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NTV Journalist Fred Muitiriri Explains How He Was Suddenly Told His Job Was Over at the Station

NTV journalist Fred Muitiriri shared the poignant story of losing his job at the TV station shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, just as the Christmas season approached. In an emotional video on his TikTok account, Muitiriri recalled being informed of the station’s closure during a meeting. “I even arrived late to that meeting and asked […]

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Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale: “If we are fighting alcohol, we must also fight Muguka! To”

Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale recently underscored the urgent need to combat the prevalence of muguka, drawing parallels with the fight against alcohol. Speaking in Eastleigh, Nairobi, on Sunday, June 2, CS Duale emphasized the detrimental impact of muguka on the youth and expressed support for counties that have instituted bans on the substance. Highlighting […]

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Brussels Airlines resumes direct flights to Nairobi kenya: What this means for Kenyans

Belgium’s Brussels Airlines has resumed direct flights to Nairobi after a nine-year hiatus.On Monday, June 3, 2024, a direct flight from Brussels took off from Zaventem Airport and landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the evening. Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok highlighted that the six weekly flights are bolstered by Kenya’s visa-free […]

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Kenyan MPs grill director of Chinese firm at the center of stalled NSSF Hazina Trade Center project

The Public Investments Committee on Social Services Administration and Agriculture of the National Assembly convened on Tuesday, June 4th, to conduct a thorough examination of the NSSF Hazina Trade Center (HTC) project. Under the leadership of Navakholo MP Emanuel Wangwe, the committee summoned representatives from China Jiangxi International Limited to address concerns regarding alleged fraudulent […]

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Nairobi Dimples Governor Sakaja lifts suspension of building plans approval by Nairobi County, forms taskforce

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has lifted the suspension on the approval of architectural building plans that had been in place since April 29, 2024. Governor Sakaja initially halted new approvals for building plans and excavations at construction sites during the recent period of heavy rainfall and flooding in the city. Additionally, the Governor mandated an […]

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Fresh new details: Autopsy on body of Kawangware man who died mysteriously in police custody to be conducted today

A postmortem is scheduled for today on the body of a 25-year-old man who died under mysterious circumstances while in custody at Kawangware Police Post on Tuesday, June 4. Chaos erupted at the police post on Tuesday when Hussein Koropisa Bacho’s family was informed that he had died while being transported to Kenyatta National Hospital. […]

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Coastal Kenya Governors set conditions for resolving Muguka ban

On Monday, June 3, 2024, governors from the Coastal region, who are part of the Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani Economic Bloc, declined to meet with Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi regarding the ban on Muguka. The governors from Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Tana River, Lamu, and Taita Taveta collectively refused Linturi’s proposal in a letter […]