Former CS Amina Mohamed’s Kakamega home demolished
Unknown persons have demolished former Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed’s home in Kakamega to pave the way for the construction of affordable houses. The house, located in Kakamega’s Milimani Estate, was demolished despite a court order stopping the government from demolishing the house. The house, registered under Lucas Nandih Shamalla, has been at the centre of […]
Kakamega: Woman dumps Rwandan lover after her husband who had been missing for 17 years returns home
Agripina Mulupi was forced to let go of her ‘come-we-stay’ husband after her spouse who had been missing for nearly two decades suddenly returned home. 42-year-old Boniface Moi Muyeshi showed up at his home in Lurambi, Kakamega County 17 years after he went missing. Muyeshi left home for Nairobi in 2006 never to be seen […]
Detectives posing as Jua Kali traders arrest 2 robbery suspects who attacked DCI officer in Kakamega
Undercover detectives on Monday, May 22, 2023, arrested two robbery suspects believed to be behind recent armed attacks on civilians in Kakamega, Vihiga and Uasin-Gishu counties. In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the sleuths disguised as Jua Kali artisans arrested the suspects in Kakamega, following a chase that culminated at river […]
Police officer accused of defiling Form One student while in custody
A police officer from Khwisero Sub County, Kakamega County is accused of defiling a 16-year-old Form One student while in custody. According to reports, the girl was arrested on April 28, 2023, alongside her friend who had accompanied her to see her boyfriend. The parents requested the police to arrest and keep her in custody […]
Kakamega: Drama as locals storm police station to beat up cop who allegedly stole from bishop
Police officers at Ematiha police station in Navakholo constituency, Kakamega county, were forced to scamper for safety after they were overpowered by a section of angry residents who invaded the station searching for an officer believed to have stolen a car battery belonging to a bishop. The officer identified as Kilwa is said to have […]
Kakamega: Residents decry forceful burial contributions by rogue boda boda operators
Kakamega residents have decried a sorry state of affairs following the extortion of their hard-earned money through forceful burial contributions by a ring of youths in the county. The aggrieved residents who hail from Butere and Mumias claim that the youths aforementioned mount illegal roadblocks before forcing them to contribute. The contributions range between Ksh20 […]
Kakamega: Woman kidnapped, raped at gunpoint because of her husband’s ‘sins’
A middle-aged woman is currently nursing injuries at the Kakamega County Referral Hospital after she was raped at gunpoint before being dumped by two unknown men. 42-year-old Evelyn Nafula was visited by the two unknown men who pretended to be looking for a house to rent at her plot. The men requested her to open […]