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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has addressed criticism directed at him, as political exchanges between him and President William Ruto continue to draw attention. Speaking on Saturday during the funeral service of Mwalimu Jackson Karua, father of PLP leader Martha Karua, Uhuru told mourners he was unbothered by the names being used against him. "I hear some people insulting me & calling me sponsor, a rebel leader, a drunkard, or whatever they may call me tomorrow. You are wasting your time," Uhuru said. His remarks come against the backdrop of recent public exchanges in which Ruto has accused Uhuru of sponsoring opposition activities and referred to him as a rebel leader. Uhuru had previously responded to the "sponsor" label at a funeral in Murang'a in September, where he jokingly referred to himself as "sponyo." At the Gichugu funeral, Uhuru joined several political leaders, including Kalonzo Musyoka, Edwin Sifuna, Fred Matiang'i, Eugene Wamal...

President William Ruto has responded to growing questions surrounding the Sh2.2 trillion Dangote East Africa Refinery, saying those seeking official information should follow established government and parliamentary procedures. Speaking in Lamu on Saturday, October 3, Ruto questioned why critics were raising issues about the project at political gatherings instead of using Parliament and other formal channels to seek clarification. His remarks come amid renewed scrutiny of the agreement between the Kenyan government and Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote. Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has been among those calling for the terms and commitments surrounding the investment to be made available to lawmakers and the public, citing Article 35 of the Constitution, which guarantees citizens' right to access information held by the State and requires information affecting the country to be made public. Ruto said lawmakers wanting to examine the agreement should initiate the appropriate proces...

Panic gripped residents along the Olkeri–Matasha Road in Kajiado County after a human body was discovered inside a vehicle that had been completely destroyed by fire. The incident was reported at around 10.30pm on October 2, 2026, drawing police officers to the scene after members of the public raised the alarm. Officers established that a white Toyota Fielder had been reduced to ashes after catching fire at about 7.30pm, parked inside a private farm roughly 50 metres off the main road. Inside the burnt vehicle, officers found a gas cylinder and the body of a woman, burnt beyond recognition. Witnesses claimed the victim may have been tied inside the car before it was set alight, sparking fears of foul play. Crime Scene Investigation officers from Ongata Rongai documented the scene before the remains were transferred to Nairobi City Mortuary for preservation and further examination. Police are investigating several aspects of the case, including the cause of the fire, how the woman ende...

President William Ruto has cautioned mama mbogas and other ordinary Kenyans against politicians who ask them for campaign contributions while allegedly living lavish lifestyles in Nairobi. Addressing residents, Ruto urged Kenyans to be cautious of leaders who portray themselves as struggling when seeking financial support at the grassroots. He claimed some politicians present themselves as poor when interacting with citizens locally, yet allegedly enjoy expensive lifestyles once back in the capital. "When they come down here, they pretend to be poor, yet when they are back in Nairobi, they take expensive drinks," Ruto said. His remarks centred on political fundraising and the relationship between leaders and ordinary citizens, particularly small-scale traders who work daily to support their families. He urged Kenyans to question requests for campaign contributions and weigh whether politicians genuinely need financial help before giving away their earnings. The comments come ...

A relationship that was headed toward a breakup instead ended in two deaths, leaving families and friends mourning Veronica Kerubo Morande and Vincent Mosioma Michieka. The incident happened at around 11pm, when most businesses in Kisii Township had closed for the night. Veronica, a 30-year-old businesswoman, was still at her shop, Credit Building Glassmatt, where she ran a growing business dealing in glass, building fixtures, and MDF boards, alongside two lorries she had invested in to transport goods across the region. That night, Vincent reportedly went to the shop where Veronica was working. The two were said to have been in a relationship that people close to them described as having become complicated. According to reports, Veronica had allegedly discovered that Vincent was married with two children and had begun distancing herself, intending to end things. Police investigations indicate an argument broke out after Vincent allegedly accessed Veronica's phone and found message...

The death of 32-year-old Abigael Nafula has turned into a murder investigation after a postmortem examination contradicted the initial account that she had taken her own life. Nafula, a mother of one from Kimilili, Bungoma County, was reported missing after travelling with her estranged husband, a Kenya Defence Forces officer, shortly after the two had taken their daughter back to boarding school. Her family has called for justice as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding her death. According to Nafula's sister, Lilian, Nafula met the KDF officer while in Form Three, and their relationship began after she completed Form Four. The two married in 2013. Lilian said the marriage had its difficulties over the years, but tensions reportedly worsened in December 2025 after Nafula told her family that her husband had allegedly been involved with another soldier. The dispute reportedly became serious enough for Nafula to leave their home in Gilgil, Nakuru County, and move to R...

 A pregnant woman has died and her husband suffered serious injuries after the couple were allegedly thrown from a moving police vehicle in Kirinyaga County. The incident reportedly happened at night in Mugamba Ciura Village, Mwea East, under circumstances that remain unclear. Initial reports indicate police officers had detained the couple before driving off, though what happened inside the vehicle has not been established. Witnesses claimed the couple were later ejected from the moving vehicle along a local road. The pregnant woman sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene, while her husband reportedly suffered fractures and other serious injuries. News of the incident sparked anger among residents, with some gathering at the scene to demand answers. Reports indicate protesters blocked parts of the road with logs and burning tyres as tensions rose over the circumstances of the woman's death. Local leaders have called for a thorough investigation into what happened before, du...

A quiet morning in Bunju A, Dar es Salaam, turned tragic after a woman was found dead inside her home following a reported shooting involving her husband. Jennifer Kweka was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head at the couple's residence on Mkoani Street in Senzere on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The incident reportedly happened at around 5:15am, leaving neighbours trying to make sense of what had happened inside the house. The situation came to light after the couple's housemaid alerted people nearby. Agustino Shirima, chairwoman of the neighbourhood unit, said she received a call about the incident and went straight to the residence, where several neighbours had already gathered outside. Shirima said she spoke to the housemaid, who told her that Jennifer had been shot by her husband, Raulent Kweka. She then contacted officers at Mabwepande Police Station, who arrived at the scene. According to Shirima, Jennifer was found lying beside the bed when authorities entered the h...

The former Nairobi governor made the allegations under oath in his defence in a KSh20 million graft trial. Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta is not shown to have responded in the coverage reviewed. Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has told the Anti-Corruption Court that retired High Court Judge Said Juma Chitembwe confided in him that former President Uhuru Kenyatta had directed him not to grant orders that could have stopped Sonko's impeachment. The claims were made while he testified in his own defence before Magistrate Isabellah Barasa in the KSh20 million graft case. They are allegations made under oath and have not been established as facts. Sonko told the court that Chitembwe showed him communication that he said contained the former president's instructions. He also alleged that the judge had prepared a draft ruling finding the impeachment improper for lack of quorum, that he was not allowed to keep a copy, and that the draft was later destroyed on Kenyatta's allege...

Two men have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of defiling 13-year-old schoolgirls in separate cases in Kwale County, according to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). The account below is based on the ODPP's description of the proceedings and has not been independently verified. In the first case, 22-year-old Mboga Abubakar Bedera was convicted under Section 8(1), read with Section 8(3), of the Sexual Offences Act. Principal Magistrate Rose Ombata found him guilty of defiling a girl in the Malalani area of Biani Location, Msambweni Sub-County, on December 30, 2022. The prosecution, led by Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Collins Orwa, called four witnesses. The ODPP said the magistrate found their evidence credible and supported by medical evidence, and that the case was proved beyond reasonable doubt. The girl later disclosed what happened, her parents were informed, and the matter was reported to police. She was examine...

A 22-year-old man from Wakiso District has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of repeatedly assaulting his parents and threatening to kill them, according to a report that credits an unnamed source. The report says Lawrence Barugahare was convicted on Monday by Judge Happy Monica of the Kajjansi Court and ordered to serve his sentence at Kigo Prison. This account has not been independently confirmed, and details such as the date and charges should be checked against court records or other news outlets. His mother, Namanya Dina, told the court that her son began drinking alcohol while still in Primary Three, and that his drinking worsened over the years and was followed by violent behaviour at home. She and her husband said the beatings left them living in fear and unable to enjoy peace in their own home. They also said he threatened to kill them. After the sentencing, the parents said they welcomed the decision and could now live without the constant fear of a...

New details have surfaced about how an Officer Commanding Station allegedly deceived the parents of a 16-year-old girl before allegedly assaulting her at their Kakamega home. The OCS, based in Lumakanda, is under investigation over accusations of sexually assaulting the Grade Eight student in the Kambi Moto area of Lugari Constituency. According to a police report, the officer contacted the girl's mother, Linet Minayo, around 11pm on Saturday and allegedly warned her of an impending night operation by a multi-agency team in the area. He advised her and her husband, Sammy Wanjala, to spend the night away from home. He reportedly offered to drive them to White House Bar in Musembe to wait it out, and the couple accepted, since they knew him from past dealings tied to their alcohol business. He drove them to Musembe, saying he would return for them around 5am. Minayo grew anxious and convinced her husband to go home instead. On their way back by motorcycle, they noticed the officer...

A Sh700 debt has ended in a double tragedy in Migori County after a woman who left home to collect the money was found dead, and the man she had gone to see was later killed by an angry mob, before police could establish whether he had any role in her death. Kennedy Onyango Juma left his home in Kamunga Village on the morning of September 30, 2026, leaving his wife, Mercela Anyango, behind. According to a report by Daily Nation, Anyango had told her husband she was going to collect Sh700 from their neighbour, Oburu Owino, to help settle some bills. What began as an ordinary attempt to recover a small debt soon turned tragic. When Juma later went to look for his wife at Owino's home, he found that neither she nor Owino was there, and he headed back toward his own home. On the way, he found his wife's body lying in a nearby sugarcane plantation and raised the alarm. Residents gathered at the scene as news of her death spread through the village. Suspicion quickly turned to Owino,...

For three weeks, Mvone Okwaro had been working as a housemaid for a couple in Nairobi after travelling from Kakamega in search of work. She never imagined the job would expose her to a night she would struggle to forget. In August 2025, Mvone says she found herself trapped inside the couple's house as an argument between the husband and wife turned deadly. According to her account, the husband attacked his wife during the fight, and she collapsed. He then warned Mvone against speaking out or seeking help. Terrified for her own life, Mvone stayed silent while the couple's child slept nearby. She says the man continued attacking his wife over the course of the night, and at one point ordered Mvone to bring him a knife, which she did, fearing refusal could make her a target too. Throughout the ordeal, Mvone says she could only watch, believing any attempt to intervene could cost her life. Afterward, the man cleaned the weapon, had her return it, and began cleaning the house. The o...

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 65-year-old Evelyn Mukiri Mbaabu, who was attacked at her home in Kithoka, Imenti East Sub-County, Meru County. Mbaabu was killed on August 7, 2026, while preparing supper with her 13-year-old grandson. According to investigators, an unknown man entered the compound at around 7 p.m. and went to the kitchen, asking for drinking water. The teenager was sent to attend to the visitor before he heard his grandmother screaming for help. He rushed to the kitchen and found her lying in a pool of blood. The attacker then turned on the boy, striking him on the hand with a panga before fleeing the compound. Mbaabu was rushed to Grace Park Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. The case remained under investigation for several weeks before detectives arrested Solomon Kathurima Kairemia on September 21. The DCI said officers from the County Criminal Investigations Office and DCI Imenti North used forensic analysis and intelligence-led i...

A video recorded nine days before Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo died in a helicopter crash has resurfaced online, and many are finding it difficult to watch in hindsight. The footage, filmed on September 21, 2026, shows Chivayo's brother approaching the pilot of a red-and-white helicopter at an outdoor gathering. He appears to be checking in with the pilot, seemingly making sure the flamboyant businessman would reach his destination safely. Crowds of onlookers surrounded the aircraft, phones raised, capturing the lively atmosphere. Buses bearing the name "Johane Masowe Chishanu" are visible in the background, suggesting the gathering was linked to the religious community. In the clip, Chivayo's brother speaks directly to the pilot, in what comes across as a protective gesture toward his sibling. Chivayo was confirmed dead on September 30, 2026, after a helicopter crash in Marondera Rural, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean authorities said the aircraft was carrying six pe...

Two years after Constable David Kibet Chesire disappeared into raging floodwaters in central Nairobi, his family is still waiting for answers. Chesire, who was 33 at the time, vanished on the night of March 24, 2024, while responding to an emergency near Country Bus Station, close to Muthurwa Market and Kamukunji. Heavy rainfall had caused severe flooding across the city that evening. Around 10 p.m., Chesire and two colleagues, Jared Kemboi and James Mutea, were on patrol when they received reports of people trapped inside stalls. The officers rushed to the scene and managed to rescue three women and a child after part of a concrete slab connecting the stalls to a pedestrian walkway collapsed. Chesire then returned to help secure the stalls. That was the last time his colleagues saw him. The remaining section of the slab reportedly gave way, or he may have stepped into an open manhole, before being swept away by the powerful current. His AK-47 rifle, loaded with 30 rounds, was also car...