Author: Ezekiel Ikatwa

Ruth Njeri, after spending over 72 hours locked up at Pangani Police Station NAIROBI. In what can only be described as the most dramatic episode of “Law & Order: Nairobi Cyber Unit,” activist and code-slinger Ruth Njeri has been released on a personal bond of Ksh 100,000 after spending over 72 hours locked up at Pangani Police Station, reportedly with only tea, tears, and tweets for company. Her crime? Allegedly giving the government a cyber-induced migraine by building a rogue website that allowed everyday Kenyans to shout “HELL NO!” to the 2025 Finance Bill from the comfort of their smartphones.…

Former CS Fred Matiangi is gearing up for a grand political comeback, with his return to Kenya expected before June 21, just weeks after bidding farewell to his international post at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. After clocking out officially on May 30, sources close to the former CS say he’s now free to make his next bold move: pursuing the presidency in 2027. Matiang’i jetted out of the country on May 18 to wrap up his tenure at the World Bank, where he’s been serving since September 2022. Just days before his departure, on May 2, he sent…

In a thrilling turn of events straight out of an action movie (minus the Hollywood glamour), Nakuru’s most feared gang of gun-toting goons has finally met its match courtesy of Kenya’s finest crime-busting brains and boots. Dubbed the “Terror Five” by locals, the group had turned Nakuru County into a nightly horror series, featuring surprise gunfire, daylight machete madness, and vanishing shop profits. But the credits rolled for the villains this weekend when detectives from DCI’s Operation Action Team, joined by their Crime Research Bureau cousins, stormed in like a Netflix finale and busted them out of hiding. The intel-driven…

Madaraka Day celebrations in Trans Nzoia County took an unexpected and dramatic turn after members of the general public staged a silent protest during the official reading of President William Ruto’s speech. As County Commissioner Gideon Oyagi began delivering the President’s message, attendees, primarily members of the public,abruptly walked out of the venue, leaving rows of empty chairs behind. The mass exit was a clear expression of displeasure, highlighting growing tensions between the national leadership and segments of the local population. Caught off guard by the walkout, Mr. Oyagi was left addressing only Chiefs, security personnel, and a handful of…

In the quiet stillness of the early morning, as most of Nakuru town lay asleep, tragedy struck. A routine police patrol turned fatal when a group of armed assailants ambushed officers in the Free Area of Nakuru town at around 1:29 a.m., leaving a trail of sorrow in their wake. The lifeless body of a brave officer now lies still a son, a friend, a protector, gone too soon. He was attached to the Bondeni Police Station, and his final moments were spent doing what he had vowed to do. serve and protect. His identity remains undisclosed as authorities work…

NAIROBI. If your car has a secret habit of cozying up on pedestrian walkways, you might want to sit it down for a serious chat because Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has officially declared war on rogue parkers! In what might go down as the most dramatic breakup between cars and pavements in Nairobi’s history, the county boss has announced that the Nairobi City County Government will be deploying an army of tow trucks to hunt down and haul away vehicles illegally parked on pedestrian walkways. Yes, you heard that right if your car is caught lounging where people are meant…

In what can only be described as a dramatic, chaotic, and borderline Shakespearean showdown at the RFUEA Grounds, Kenya Rugby Union’s (now ex) chair, Sasha Mutai, stunned everyone by pulling a classic “you can’t fire me, I quit!” move just moments before facing a fiery no-confidence vote. Picture this: Friday afternoon, storm clouds overhead (both literal and political), angry delegates muttering under their breaths, and an air thicker than a rugby scrum in the 89th minute. The much-anticipated Special General Meeting was supposed to be the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning for Sasha Mutai. But…

In what sounds like the plot of a low-budget action comedy, a Dutch national recently got more than he bargained for, literally, after flying into Kenya chasing shiny dreams of gold, only to end up broke, bruised, and bewildered in what police are calling a textbook “gold scam deluxe”. The hapless treasure hunter, fresh from Dubai and presumably clutching his passport and a hopeful grin, landed in Nairobi before catching a flight to Kisumu International Airport. There, a man identifying himself as “Smith” (because, if you’re conning someone, go for the most believable fake name) picked him up and chauffeured…

Police in Kitale have launched an investigation following the mysterious killing of a 19-year-old youth, who was allegedly murdered for allowing a herd of cows to graze in a maize farm in Bidii village. Villagers have expressed anger at the suspects, who fled the scene before the lifeless body of the herdsboy, Enock Omoi, was found in the nearby Sabwani River. Omoi had journeyed from Kisii County, seeking greener pastures in Trans Nzoia. also read He found work as a herdsman in Bidii village, a role he embraced with hope. But a simple mistake, cows grazing on a few stalks…

Nairobi. In what sounds more like a blockbuster plot than real life, three men—Eric Munene Kaburu, Dennis Jerah Ombogo, and Morris Muriithi Mugambi—are now cooling their heels in custody after allegedly staging a high-tech, low-key digital heist that saw Ksh 10 million vanish from the Safaricom Sacco account at Cooperative Bank. The suspects reportedly waved their cyber wands and executed unauthorised cash transfers, sprinkling the stolen millions into a network of bank and M-Pesa accounts like they were planting money trees. The whole scheme was so slick, even the bank’s security systems had to blink twice before sounding the alarm.…