Sinkhole on Nakuru-Eldoret Highway linked to volcanic action

Traffic was temporarily affected along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on Wednesday evening through Thursday morning after a sinkhole emerged, cutting off a section of the highway.

By Ken Gachuhi 20 days ago

How a faulty transformer sparked ethnic clashes in Tipis

The elders claimed that there has been a longstanding dispute over the land in Mutukanio area, which one of the communities terms as their ancestral land.

By Ken Gachuhi 23 days ago

Government to spend Sh2.7B on youth empowerment next month

President William Ruto revealed this when he presided over the passout parade of 18,000 recruits at the National Youth Service (NYS) paramilitary academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County.

By Ken Gachuhi 27 days ago

Fear as Ndarugu River turns dumping ground of suspected murder victims

Njoro residents have raised alarm over rising cases of bodies recovered from River Ndarugu believed to be victims of unsolved murders spanning over the last one month.

By Ken Gachuhi 28 days ago

Call for caution as Timboroa accident claims another life

The wreckage of the trailer cabin was strewn all over the highway.

By Ken Gachuhi 1 month ago

Man kills four-year-old son, hangs himself after fight with wife

The body of Dennis Nthenge, 28, was found dangling in the bathroom while his four-year-old son, Neville Michael, was found lifeless on their bed.

By Ken Gachuhi and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago

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Hilton: Nakuru's slum where drug dealing is the better option

Many parents are confronted with difficult choices when speaking out on drug dealing. The jobless youth have to choose between involvement in robberies and selling drugs.

By Ken Gachuhi and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago

I will lead Mt Kenya from Kamiti, Gachagua dares arrest

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dared President William Ruto to arrest him or deny him freedom of movement in and outside the country.

By Ken Gachuhi and Ann Njeri 2 months ago

Community rejects geothermal exploration plans

Residents of villages surrounding the Menengai Crater in Nakuru have vowed to reject any attempts by the Geothermal Development Company to conduct steam exploration on their farms.

By Ken Gachuhi 2 months ago

Widow narrates how her Form Four son was shot dead

Police shot Dennis Njuguna, a student at the Njenga Karume Secondary School, as he was heading home in Turi village from Molo town, Nakuru, for the half-term break.

By Ken Gachuhi and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago

Police confirm arrest of panga-wielding protester, say he's Ugandan

A daring machete-wielding man filmed confronting the police during protests in London, Nakuru West on Tuesday has been arrested.

By Ken Gachuhi 3 months ago

Postmortem reveals how abducted Tot men were executed

A postmortem exercise on the bodies of two men abducted in Kerio Valley and later executed has revealed the extent of torture they underwent at the hands of suspected law enforcers

By Ken Gachuhi and Ann Njoroge 3 months ago

Police officer killed, two others injured in Nakuru crime patrol

Constable Josphat Ruto died after being shot in the pelvis during an operation targeting a violent gang in Nakuru.

By Ken Gachuhi 3 months ago

Fourth shopkeeper killed by armed gang in Nakuru

A four-man armed gang has continued to terrorise Nakuru residents, with the number of people they have killed now rising to four in the last ten days, with several others injured.

By Ken Gachuhi 3 months ago

Two tortured bodies found dumped in Rongai as killings rise in Nakuru

Soin Ward representative Degaulle Naburuki, who condemned the incident, said that the bodies were fresh and the victims had been tortured to death.

By Ken Gachuhi 3 months ago

Mystery deepens over Father Ndegwa's death as post-mortem yields no answers

The officer also disclosed that internal organs were sent for further toxicological testing to determine if Father Ndegwa, who was found in a near-lifeless state, had been poisoned.

By Ken Gachuhi 4 months ago

Ten killed in Njoro-Molo road crash

At least ten people have died in a road crash involving a 14-seater matatu and a lorry in the Arimi area along the Njoro-Molo road on Thursday evening.

By Ken Gachuhi 4 months ago

KMPDU warns counties over non-compliance with return-to-work formula

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union has issued a seven-day ultimatum to three counties over failure to implement various 2024 agreements.

By Ken Gachuhi 4 months ago

Sorry state of Nakuru level five hospital amid shortage of staff

Recent death of a new mother has exposed the wanting situation. The challenges coincide with the governor's long absence from the county.

By Ken Gachuhi and Antony Gitonga 5 months ago

Chaos at Egerton University after machete attack on female student

The incident which is said not to be the first one sparked outrage among the students, those living inside and off campus hostels.

By Ken Gachuhi 5 months ago

Deputy Governor reveals date of Kihika's return from maternity leave

Nakuru Deputy Governor David Kones indicated that the tentative date of Kihika's return may vary based on medical grounds.

By Ken Gachuhi 5 months ago

Farmers decry rationing of subsidised fertiliser

Farmers in Nakuru county have decried rationing of subsidised fertiliser for the planting season as long rains set in.

By Ken Gachuhi 6 months ago

Medics receive training to curb maternal mortality in rural areas

Nurses, midwives, doctors and clinical officers from the Rift Valley region have undergone training in efforts to curb maternal mortality, in Nakuru.

By Ken Gachuhi 6 months ago

Nakuru family appeals for help as woman goes missing in Iraq

Onesmus Musyoka and his two daughters, aged 17 and eight, have lived in anxiety since September last year following the mysterious disappearance of his wife in Iraq.

By Ken Gachuhi 6 months ago

DCI forwards missing fisherman's file to DPP

Odhiambo was arrested by the rangers on January 18, 2025, outside the park for the offense of trespassing into the protected area.

By Ken Gachuhi and Hilda Otieno 7 months ago

Body of a seven-month-baby disappears at a hospital morgue

A deaf couple in Nakuru was left heartbroken after the body of their seven-month-old baby vanished mysteriously at a morgue it was being preserved three days after her death.

By Ken Gachuhi 7 months ago

Suspect freed by citizens in suspected case of abduction in Nakuru

Irate members of the public confronted men who claimed they were civilian-dressed police who arrested and cuffed a man in Nakuru city.

By Ken Gachuhi 8 months ago

Police in a spot after probe shows suspect died of head injuries

Tough questions await police officers at Bondeni Police Station in Nakuru after postmortem of a suspect allegedly assaulted in custody revealed that he died of head injuries.

By Ken Gachuhi 8 months ago

Police hunt suspect after woman found dead in rental house

Police in Nakuru have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to be responsible for the murder of a middle-aged woman.

By Ken Gachuhi 8 months ago

Livestock vaccination to open global market: Ruto

President William Ruto has defended the ongoing nationwide vaccination campaign for livestock, stating that the vaccines are safe and locally made.

By Ken Gachuhi 9 months ago

Leaders support efforts to anchor NG-CDF in law

As the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) faces the risk of being scrapped over its constitutionality, a section of leaders has vowed to back a proposal to save it.

By Ken Gachuhi 9 months ago

Leaders back efforts to anchor NG-CDF in law

As the National Government Constituency Development Fund faces the risk of being scrapped over its constitutionality, a section of leaders has vowed to back a proposal to save it.

By Ken Gachuhi 9 months ago

Man dies after wife allegedly doused him with acid

A family in Kaptembwo, Nakuru is mourning after their patriarch was doused in acid by his wife.

By Ken Gachuhi and Sophia Matoya 9 months ago

Hundreds stare at eviction after influential officials invade land

Hundreds of families living on the border of Nakuru and Narok counties are staring at evictions in an exercise whose legitimacy is in question.

By Ken Gachuhi 9 months ago

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Nakuru South Cemetery: A final resting place where the dead no longer find peace

At the Nakuru South Cemetery graves are dug between three and four feet to avoid digging out previously buried human remains.

By Hilda Otieno and Ken Gachuhi 9 months ago

Gachagua skips two events in Nakuru after Limuru attack

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has skipped two public events he was to grace in Nakuru on Saturday and Sunday last week following the ugly scenes in Limuru, Kiambu County.

By Ken Gachuhi 9 months ago

Paedophile arrested for defiling children, filming the act for sale

A suspected paedophile who filmed himself defiling children and storing the clips on his mobile phone has been arrested in Nakuru.

By Sophia Matoya and Ken Gachuhi 10 months ago

Alarm over rising defilement, teenage pregnancy cases in Kuresoi

Nakuru County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara has raised concern over rising cases of defilement and early pregnancy among girls in Kuresoi North and Kuresoi South.

By Ken Gachuhi 11 months ago

Puzzle of MKU student found murdered in Nakuru

A 22-year-old MKU student was found murdered in Kiamunyi, Nakuru. A receipt in her handbag shows she left Thika for Nakuru on Saturday afternoon.

By Ken Gachuhi 11 months ago

Mau settlers to get title deeds after bitter legal battle

The court upheld the validity of a 2001 cut line which defines the boundary between the Eastern Mau Forest and six settlement schemes established in 1995

By Ken Gachuhi 11 months ago