Author: Nyaboga kiage
On Tuesday, the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) called for Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru to be held in contempt of court for failing to reinstate 49 clinical officers, despite a court ruling mandating their return to work. Led by Chairman Peterson Wachira and Secretary General George Gibore, the union demanded the Governor’s arrest for disregarding the court orders. This comes after two court orders and directives from the Public Service Commission (PSC) instructed Waiguru to reinstate the officers, who had been dismissed. Gibore emphasized that this was the third time the union had raised the issue, stressing that no…
The 2024 rankings of MPs and Senators showcase a mix of strong performers and those who have remained largely inactive. Babu Owino (Embakasi East) and Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) topped the list, with impressive scores of 72 percent and 71 percent, respectively, based on Infotrak’s Elected Leaders Performance Index. Other top MPs include Joseph Kalasinga (Kabuchai), Robert Mbui (Kathiani), and Peter Salasya (Mumias East), who also scored highly in the survey. On the other hand, a report from Mzalendo Trust revealed that 20 MPs were notably silent in the House last year, contributing nothing to debates or discussions. Among them were…
There have been a number of tragic incidents that on Tuesday took place in the country. From the man run over by the train in Kibera to the baby who perished in a fire in Nandi County, it’s been a rough week for many families. The investigation into the train incident, including the possibility of suicide, is important to understand what led to such a horrific event. Similarly, the other reports highlight the unfortunate and sometimes unexplained tragedies that happen in different communities. It must be a difficult time for the families involved, especially the ones who lost loved ones…
Police officers in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County are investigating an incident in which a cancer patient who went missing from hospital was found mauled by dogs. The 53-year-old male patient who was suffering from throat cancer had been admitted at the hospital but disappeared from the ward on January 21, 2025. Me Benjamin Mwanthi, who is the Uasin Gishu County police commander said that they had received reports of the disappearance of the patient from his family. “The body was found in a bushy area near a river which passes near the hospital where the patient had been admitted,” said…
Two police officers are being investigated by their bosses after they raided a residence of a woman searching for Sh20 million that had been stolen from a senator. The woman told the police that she was tortured and even threatened during the raid that took place at her home in Kamulu. Police sources said that the senator hails from a county located in Rift Valley. Nairobi Post cannot name him for now. “She was picked up from her house by five police officers who said that they had been sent by the lawmaker to collect the money,” a police source…
The National Police Service has said that a notice cautioning officers of a planned terror attack in Nairobi is fake. Through its official social media pages, NPS said that it did not send a cautionary letter that was addressed to all police bosses in Nairobi over the attack. The letter which bore the signature of Dagoretti North police boss Kivinda Kilonzo claimed that Al Shabaab was planning an attack within the city. In the letter, there were claims that the first move that was made by the militia group is when they abducted five chiefs in Mandera county. The abduction…
A Mpesa agent was on Thursday attacked and robbed of Sh100,000 in Rongo Town, Migori County. According to the woman, she was headed home when a gang on a motorbike followed her, hit her before making away with the money. Police reports indicate that this happened at Kasere Trading Center. The woman only identified as Faith, had already closed her shop and was heading home when the incident took place. On arrival at Kasere Market, the woman and the rider were attacked by two men. One of the assailants was armed with a pistol, police said. In her statement to…
Police officers in the city have launched a manhunt for a gang that allegedly robbed a woman Sh3.6 million in Industrial Area. The woman informed the police that she was standing outside a petrol station located along Lunga Lunga Road when the gang approached her before making away with the money. “They threatened me with death if at all I tried to raise any alarm,” the woman said in a statement recorded at the Industrial Area police station. According to her, she had withdrawn the cash from the bank and was headed home with plans of boosting her business when…
Full details of a phone call between President Ruto and a senior US official can now be revealed. On Thursday evening the Head of State held a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio where they discussed about security matters. The discussion also centered on the Haiti mission in which Kenya is leading a Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in which President Ruto said that he was assured of support. President Ruto in a communication said that he was assured that America had not stopped its support for the mission. “Our discussion confirmed that the United States has specifically…
Kenya has deployed the first team of an elite all-female SWAT team to Haiti to join an ongoing Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission. The team of officers who were 144 in number arrived in the Caribbean based country on Thursday, February 6, 2025 where they were welcomed by the MSS Commander General Godfrey Otunge. The all-female SWAT team is highly skilled and tactical and will be of great help in the ongoing mission whose main aim is to restore peace in Haiti. “I saw off an additional 144 police officers comprising 120 men and 24 women to bolster the 600…