NAIROBI, Kenya β A Kenyan national who had been on death row in Saudi Arabia has been released, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. Stephen Abdukareem Munyakho, a 50-year-old former warehouse manager, walked free on Monday morning after what officials said was the βfull satisfaction of judicial decreeβ in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Foreign Affairs…
Detectives are investigating an incident in which another patient was killed inside a ward at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi. The male patient was found dead in his bed with his throat cut, police and hospital officials confirmed. The incident occurred in Ward Seven on Thursday, July 17. Other patients told police and KNH…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed the use of the long-acting injectable antiretroviral drug lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This twice-yearly injection is recommended as an additional option for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), offering a long-acting alternative to daily oral medications. Itβs given once every six months, and according to experts, it offers sustained protection against…
The High Court has ordered Faith Jematia Kiptis, an officer at the National Treasury and Planning, to refund Ksh.67 million that she received irregularly between January 2020 and June 2022.Β citizen Digital from Nairobi reports. In a judgment delivered on July 15, 2025, Justice Musyoki of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Division established that Kiptis received…
In March 2024, actress and Oscar-winner Lupita Nyongβo was celebrating one of her biggest achievements in her career – winning an academy award. Citizen Digital reports. But behind the glamour, she was privately battling with a condition that would change her perspective on womenβs health. Lupita says she discovered that she had uterine fibroids. She underwent…
Civil society organisation, Black Sash, has accused the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) of human rights violations following the implementation of a review process on grant recipients. SABC reports. The agencyβs review process, which was introduced in April, is meant to verify the eligibility of grant recipients and combat fraud. The organisation says, despite claims…
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) Chief Executive Officer, Geoffrey Monari, has revealed that the agency recovered Ksh5.21 billion in the 2024/2025 financial year. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Education Committee on Monday, July 14, Monari disclosed that the funds were recovered after HELB traced over 17,000 defaulters through a joint effort with other government…
Blessing Amidu still remembers the scepticism she faced in 2016, when she began pitching βLady Buckit and the Motley Mopstersβ. This is a whimsical tale about a curious Nigerian girl who gets transported through time and encounters a band of unusual characters, who change the course of her destiny. At the time, investors harboured doubts…
Femicide in Kenya has escalated into a national emergency, each brutal killing a chilling testament to a society that has failed its women. The rape, murder, and disposal of a 15-year-old girl in Land Mawe, in March, alongside the killing of another young girl for rejecting child marriage, are not mere tragedies; they are indictments…
Alliance Girls alumni on Thursday staged demos outside the school over alleged sexual abuse incidents by a male teacher that have taken place for an unknown period. Citizen Digital reports The teacher is accused of sexually grooming girls at the national school. He is said to have been engaged in affairs with the student. The affairs,…