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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 1 month ago
Hilton: Nakuru's slum where drug dealing is the better option
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 1 month ago
Widow narrates how her Form Four son was shot dead
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How bead work evolved from being symbolic to fashionable
The beading industry has transformed from a marginalized craft into a vibrant sector within the creative economy, generating significant revenue through exports, empowering many artisans.
By Ann Njoroge 1 month ago
How bead work evolved from being symbolic to fashionable
Nakuru County faces legal storm over Afraha stadium Annex Housing plan
The Nakuru County Government is staring at a possible legal showdown over its controversial plan to repurpose part of Afraha Stadium Annex for an affordable housing project.
By Kipsang Joseph and Ann Njoroge 1 month ago
Nakuru County faces legal storm over Afraha stadium Annex Housing plan
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 1 month ago
Postmortem reveals how abducted Tot men were executed
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Digital footprints, money trail turn husband into suspect in wife's murder
A frantic husband turned prime suspect after his wife's body was found days after vanishing with Sh330,000.The timing of his actions and cash described as 'suspicious' by detectives.
By Daniel Chege and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago
Digital footprints, money trail turn husband into suspect in wife's murder
Mandago offered to sell land to refund Sh1.1b education scam victims, court told
Okello was testifying in a case where Mandago and Uasin Gishu County officials Meshack Rono and Joshua Lelei are charged with misappropriation of the funds.
By Daniel Chege and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago
Mandago offered to sell land to refund Sh1.1b education scam victims, court told
Husband of murdered M-pesa woman now a suspect
The husband of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found dumped at Technology Farm in Nakuru on May 26, 2025, is the main suspect in her murder.
By Daniel Chege and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago
Husband of murdered M-pesa woman now a suspect
Man killed, woman injured in shop robbery
Residents are blaming the police for their slow response and claim the incident was the third in less than a week.
By Yvonne Chepkwony and Ann Njoroge 2 months ago
Man killed, woman injured in shop robbery
Like Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah, 'saviour' Ruto has disappointed
Macharia Munene
By Macharia Munene
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Gachagua, Ruto and Uhuru face crucial Mt Kenya by-election test
National
By Brian Otieno
39 mins ago
Why Nairobi Hospital is in battle for survival
Courts
By Nancy Gitonga
39 mins ago
Mothers at risk as bleeding detectors run out
Health & Science
By Mercy Kahenda
39 mins ago
How Ruto's policies end in confusion and resistance
National
By Lewis Nyaundi
39 mins ago
Devolution system's good, bad and ugly 12 years later
National
By Brian Otieno
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