Hired goon exposes how MP funded All Saints Cathedral attack, claims police were involved
One of the men allegedly hired to disrupt a post-budget…
Hired goon exposes how MP funded All Saints Cathedral attack, claims police were involved
One of the men allegedly hired to disrupt a post-budget meeting at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi has broken his silence, revealing chilling details of how the operation was planned, financed by a sitting Member of Parliament, and executed with the alleged involvement of plain-clothes police officers. Speaking to Citizen TV, the man narrated how…
Israel lifts Ebola-related entry restrictions on Kenya after diplomatic protest
Israel has reversed its decision to include Kenya on a list of countries subject to Ebola-related entry restrictions, drawing a warm response from Nairobi after a brief diplomatic row between the two nations. Citizen Digital reports Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Korir Sing’Oei, welcomed the move in a post on X. “We welcome very…
Jimi Wanjigi rejects opposition budget, claims it copies state borrowing model
Safina Party leader Jimi Wanjigi has criticised the United Opposition’s proposed “People’s Budget”, arguing that it closely mirrors the government’s approach to taxation, debt and borrowing. Speaking to the media in Nairobi, Wanjigi said the proposals would do little to address the challenges facing ordinary Kenyans and urged opposition leaders to present alternative solutions that…
Machakos: Sorrow as brothers mistaken for criminals, killed by mob after Arsenal-PSG match are buried
A sombre mood engulfed Nyaani Village in Wamunyu, Mwala Constituency, as relatives, friends and neighbours gathered to bid farewell to two brothers who were killed in a mob attack in Machakos town nearly two weeks ago. The brothers, Kennedy Katuu Muthungu, 29, and Stanley Mbithi Muthungu, 22, were laid to rest on Friday amid tears,…
Mother, child awarded Ksh.20K in damages after ‘unlawful’ hospital detention over Ksh.921K unpaid bill
A court has found that a mother and her minor child were unlawfully detained at a hospital after they were prevented from leaving due to an outstanding medical bill. Citizen Digital reports The court ruled that the hospital’s action amounted to constructive detention and violated their constitutional right to freedom and security of the person…
A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola’s patient zero
By the time the truck pulled away from the morgue in Bunia, the morning heat hung heavily over the road to Mongbwalu. The body of a 44-year-old Congolese pastor lay inside a wooden coffin strapped into the back of an aging Nissan SUV with the backseats pushed flat. A group of young relatives were crammed…
All eyes on High Court as judges rule on Gachagua impeachment case
The ruling, set to be delivered nearly 20 months after Gachagua’s impeachment, will determine whether the court upholds or overturns the Senate’s decision to remove him from office. The former Deputy President is challenging the legality and constitutionality of the impeachment process, arguing that he was denied a fair hearing and that the proceedings failed…
Dennis Onyango opens up on Raila’s last days and unfinished dreams
A close aide to the late Raila Odinga, Dennis Onyango, has revealed that the veteran opposition leader had expressed a wish to be buried within 72 hours of his death, a request that was later honoured according to his will. Citizen Digital reports Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV’s Sunday Live, Onyango recounted intimate…
Three British men have admitted killing a restaurant owner in Canada.
Robert Evans Jr, 25, pled guilty to the manslaughter of Sharif Rahman, 44, after a row over an unpaid restaurant bill in the town of Owen Sound in August 2023.BBC reports His father Robert Busby Evans, 49, and uncle Barry Evans, 56, pled guilty to being accessories to the crime and have been sentenced to…
African migrants flee into the mountains as South Africa’s xenophobic violence surges
Four days ago, Mozambican immigrant Lado Amido answered a knock at his door in the South African town of Kleinmond. Outside, an angry crowd told him foreigners such as him had to leave. They went door-to-door delivering the same message. Amido fled and spent two nights in the mountains. Now he is sheltering in a…
