Ode Francis

May 07, 2026 08:39 (EAT) • 4 days ago

Families plead for help as 8 Kenyans seeking for jobs arrested in Libya

The security guards are said to have come up with trumped-up charges of possession of crude weapons, abduction of security guards and use of alcohol against the Kenyans.Those six are John Okutohi - Kakamega, Victor Gathua – Nakuru, Keneddy Wanyehia – Nyeri, Juma Njehia – Mombasa, Kevin Riguini...

May 05, 2026 08:20 (EAT) • 6 days ago

Nairobi Hospital Director Job Obwaka died of Cardiac Arrest, postmortem confirms

Three pathologists—Johansen Oduor for the government, Peter Ndegwa for the suspect, and Joseph Ndungu for the family—all agreed on the cause of death.

May 02, 2026 10:12 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Family in Kibera seeks answers as daughter goes missing in Saudi Arabia

The 28-year-old Hellen Ayuma Busiega left home in August 2022 through an agency, but after working with several employers, she ended up weak, voiceless, and abandoned on the streets of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

April 29, 2026 11:05 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Inside Constance Githinji’s final hours: DCI homicide detectives take over probe

The detectives on Wednesday revisited a short-stay apartment in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, where the student reportedly died, as they intensified efforts to establish what happened on the night of the incident.

April 27, 2026 07:00 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

Police probe death of 22-year-old woman who fell from sixth floor in Kileleshwa

The woman, identified as Consolata Githinji, is said to have fallen from apartment C601. Police have arrested a 33-year-old man believed to have been in her company as investigations continue.

April 20, 2026 09:22 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s Faye calls for African-led security and resource control at Dakar peace forum

In his opening address in Dakar, Faye said Africa must stop being “the centre of rivalries between major powers” and instead become an active player in shaping global balances.

April 16, 2026 08:16 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

Autopsy reveals man arrested by KFS officers collecting firewood was beaten to death

A post-mortem indicates he suffered severe brain bleeding consistent with blunt force trauma. He was taken to hospital a day after his arrest, following a court order.

April 14, 2026 08:53 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

Agony as Kenyan truck driver killed in DRC, family learns of death online

Edwin was driving a truck from Mombasa to Congo, a distance of 1,642 kilometres. On April 3, at exactly 2:22 p.m., his phone went silent.A day earlier, he had spoken to his cousin in Mombasa. In his final call, Edwin described the danger he was facing after his truck broke down in Bunia.

April 09, 2026 09:22 (EAT) • 1 month ago

Australian investor loses Ksh.77 million in Nairobi gold scam

The complaint detailed how a syndicate of fraudsters posing as lawyers and brokers orchestrated a sophisticated scheme involving fake gold, forged insurance, and bogus storage facilities. It began with a promise of fortune, six hundred kilograms of gold, bound fo...

April 05, 2026 09:09 (EAT) • 1 month ago

Repeat offender accused of stabbing matatu conductor to death in Dandora

Mwangi was stabbed to death approximately 100 metres from his house. In his hands, he was carrying two packets of milk and a cake for his supper.