Tag: Mathare

Property of unknown value destroyed by fire in Mathare

Property of unknown value was on Wednesday, August 31 2022, engulfed by fire along Juja road in the Kampala area, Mathare. The fire is suspected to have been caused by a candle in one of the fifty houses which were destroyed. Nairobi Metropolitan Service(NMS) firefighters rushed to contain the fire after officers on patrol raised an […]

Bahati comes distant 3rd in Mathare MP race

Singer Kevin Kioko alias Bahati performed dismally in the Mathare constituency election after resisting pressure to step down in favour of a more popular candidate. Bahati broke down in tears after Jubilee Party asked him to step down for Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate Anthony Oluoch in Mathare parliamentary race. The singer begged President Uhuru […]

2 Mathare cops in trouble for allegedly assaulting city lawyer

Two officers attached to Mathare Police station are set to be arraigned at Milimani Law Courts for allegedly assaulting and injuring a city lawyer. Constables Benedict Mugo and Moses Labu Kengere are also said to have preferred false criminal charges of obstructing police officers and trespassing against the advocate. The two were arrested by the […]

Woman, her child and boyfriend found murdered in their Nairobi house

Police said that there were signs that a serious struggle ensued in the house before the three were killed.

How a selfie with Ruto shared on FB landed woman, son in trouble

Armed robbers broke into the house of a woman who shared a selfie she took with Deputy President William Ruto on her Facebook page.

Mathare: Police officers enforcing curfew accused of killing a drunk man

The residents initially blocked police officers from taking the man’s body to the mortuary, with demonstrations lasting up until the afternoon.