Tag: Kajiado

Kajiado: Police launch manhunt for gang of 4 who robbed businesswomen of cash

Police officers in Kitengela, Kajiado County, have launched a manhunt for a gang of four men who robbed two businesswomen of cash and valuables in a dramatic manner. The gang, armed with rungus and pangas, first accosted Jane Njeri, 39, at her home before moving to her neighbour’s house in a robbing spree. The gang […]

Medics raise alarm over number of people going blind in Kajiado

Kajiado county has 7,500 blind people according to the ministry of health. According to medics, 80 per cent of the cases of blindness in Kajiado would have been prevented if those affected sort early treatment. Speaking while marking the World Sight Day at Kajiado referral hospital, stakeholders say lack of awareness, poor eye hygiene, lack […]

Governor Ole Lenku bans hawking in Kitengela town

The County Government of Kajiado has banned hawking activities in Kitengela town. The Governor Joseph Ole Lenku-led administration says the move is aimed at restoring order in the populous town, which was recently elevated to a municipality. Over 700 hawkers eke a living by selling their wares along the town’s feeder roads. Some feeder roads […]

Kajiado: Police free serial killer’s look-alike after wrongful arrest

Police have released a 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of being a serial killer in Kitengela, Kajiado County. Police said Edward Kireeria was arrested at an entertainment joint in Kitengela on Friday, October 7, on suspicion of being a serial killer who has been on the run for the last three weeks. The man was […]

Kajiado: Police warn public against mob justice as search for serial killer intensifies

Police in Kajiado have sent a stern warning to members of the public to detest from engaging in mob justice in pursuit of suspected criminals. This comes amid intensified search for a suspected serial killer who murdered two brothers in the Purko area, Kajiado Central in two separate incidences. The suspect, who is on the […]

Traders counting losses as fire guts stalls in Kajiado

Traders in the fast-growing busy Ilbisil town, Kajiado Central, have been left counting losses after a fire razed down their business premises on Sunday night. At least thirty businesses were reduced to ashes in the 10:00 pm inferno believed to have been caused by an electric fault. According to the devastated traders, the fire was […]

Kajiado: Shock as Form One student found dead in school septic tank

Police in Kajiado have launched investigations after a Form One student was found dead at Almakutum Girls Secondary School. Preliminary investigations indicate that the 17-year-old female student took her own life within the school compound in unclear circumstances. Body found in septic tank She was reported to have gone missing on Thursday evening before her […]