Gen Z protesters used JKIA as decoy to occupy Nairobi CBD?
As police fortified Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and its access routes in anticipation of planned demonstrations on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, most protesters chose to bypass the nation’s main airport and instead converged in large numbers in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). In a departure from previous protests that often resulted in violent clashes […]
Transport crisis looms as Sakaja moves to lockout ‘unauthorized’ vehicles from CBD
A transport crisis is looming in Nairobi after Governor Johnson Sakaja ordered a crackdown on unauthorized vehicles operating in the city’s Central District (CBD). The county boss said the directive which takes effect immediately affects vehicles operating illegally in the CBD including Voxy, Noah, Sientas and TukTuks. Speaking during a deliberations meeting with Public Service […]
Bodaboda rider who allegedly kidnapped, raped foreigner arrested
Police in Nairobi have arrested a man who allegedly kidnapped and later raped a foreigner in Oloolua Forest in Rongai, Kajiado County. According to Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Protas Onsongo was arrested in Ngong while trying to flee the city on Saturday afternoon. “Earlier at around 4:30am, the woman in the company of two […]
Bodaboda operators riot in CBD after colleague was allegedly shot dead by police over Ksh50 bribe
Police were on Saturday, September 25 forced to lobby tear gas canisters within the city centre as they engaged bodaboda riders who were demonstrating over the death of one of them. K24 Digital has established that the unidentified bodaboda rider was shot along the busy Kirinyaga Road after differing with police officers. Speaking to the […]