Tag: Kahawa West

County govt must address root cause of these incidents – Babu on collapsed Kahawa West building

Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino has condoled with the families of those affected by the collapse of a seven-storey building in Kahawa West area, Nairobi. In his statement, Babu expressed his support for the families of the victims and wished a quick recovery to those injured in the unfortunate incident. Additionally, Babu […]

‘Casualties are expected to be minimal’ – Sakaja issues update on collapsed Kahawa West building

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has provided an update on the collapsed building in Kahawa West. In his second update regarding the situation on Sunday, October 20, 2024, the Nairobi County boss assured the country that minimal casualties are expected. Sakaja announced that so far, one lady had been rescued who was injured while outside the […]

Cop shot dead, another injured after confrontation with thug in Kahawa West

One police officer was killed and another injured during an operation in Kamae, Kahawa West, Nairobi, on Monday, July 4, 2022. The officers were pursuing a suspected burglar in Kahawa West at the time of the incident. In a police report seen by K24 Digital, the suspect identified as Ibrahim Ali Mwarabu alias Stepa refused […]

Shooting at Kahawa West protest over demolitions leaves 1 dead, heavy GSU presence

One tuk-tuk driver has been allegedly shot dead by police in Kahawa West protests where residents were demonstrating over demolitions of their kiosks. Residents say Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) police started destroying their business kiosks at around 3 am in the morning prompting them to react. They say there was no prior notice ahead of […]

Foreigner who ‘robbed’ Kenyan woman, 25, on the first date after hooking up online arrested

The man whom police say is a Sierra Leonean allegedly wooed the young Kenyan woman on Badoo dating site only to rob her.

3 arrested for ‘stealing cars from party-goers after stupefying them in Nairobi nightclubs’

Police confiscated a Toyota Probox, several smartphones, SIM cards and psychotropic drugs in the Saturday raid.