Tag: Eldoret

Eldoret: Witness narrates to court how woman killed man over Ksh20 plate of githeri

A key witness in a murder case recounted in an Eldoret court how his close friend was clobbered to death by a businesswoman over a Ksh20 plate of githeri. Maurice Muthee, a casual labourer recalled that the incident in which his friend George Okoth, a carpenter, was killed happened on a fateful Sunday at around […]

Eldoret woman in court for threatening to kill her employer

A middle-aged woman from Eldoret is in trouble with authorities for allegedly threatening to kill her employer. Milly Limo, also allegedly threatened to elope with the husband of her employer while delivering the death threat. The 34-year old woman was charged at the Eldoret Law Courts where she denied the charges levelled against her. During […]

Parents cry in court as man who killed three girls in Moi’s bridge plead not guilty

Evans Juma Wanjala a serial murder suspect has pleaded not guilty to murder charges after being arraigned at the Kapenguria High Court. The suspect denied three murder charges before Kapenguria High Court judge Justus Bwonwonga. Wanjala was facing three counts of murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code […]

Senior police officer, his juniors on the spot for abating drug trafficking

Detectives have burst a drug trafficking syndicate involving senior police officers based in Eldoret and his juniors. On Saturday evening, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers raided a rented house and recovered 7kg of heroin and 15kg of bhang believed to be from Ethiopia. Brian Taabu Owuor, 26, and Cecilia Kefa, 22, were arrested […]

Two suspected drug peddlers arrested in Eldoret, several items recovered

Police in Uasin Ngishu County have arrested two people suspected to be behind illegal selling of drugs in Eldoret town. Brian Taabu Owour, 26, and Cicilia Kefa, 22, were arrested at their house at Action Area in Eldoret North sub-county. In a police statement seen by K24 Digital, several items were recovered from the house […]

3 members of gang behind series of robberies in Eldoret shot down, AK-47 recovered

The five-member gang is suspected to have been behind the shooting to death of an Eldoret-based businessman.

GITONGA: What the future of new cities in Kenya holds for us

According to the UN-Habitat Africa is urbanising at an annual rate of four percent – making it the fastest urbanising region in the world.