‘It’s quite a shame to witness’ – Edwin Sifuna condemns arrest of striking university lecturers
Nairobi county senator Edwin Sifuna has condemned the forcible arrests made against the striking university lecturers on Monday, September 23, 2024. Chaos erupted in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) Monday afternoon after the police lobbed teargas canisters at a section of members of the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU), […]
Striking university lecturers teargassed, arrested in Nairobi CBD
Police in Nairobi on Monday, September 23, 2024, lobbed teargas canisters at a section of members of the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) as they were headed to parliament. The members including lecturers were marching to parliament to present their petitions on the delay in finalizing an agreed-upon Collective […]
Police officer beaten up, robbed in Nairobi CBD
A police officer attached to Rhamu Police station is nursing injuries after he was on Sunday, August 28, 2022, attacked at the bus station in the Nairobi Business District (CBD) by unknown persons. Constable Felix Nyachio was robbed of his valuables including a phone, national identity card, and a driving license. “While at Nairobi bus […]
Nairobi CBD exempted as bodaboda crackdown suspended
After days of growing concerns on enforcement of a nationwide crackdown on bodabodas, the National Police Service (NPS) has finally suspended it in all regions apart from Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) to give room for consultations. In a press statement made by NPS spokesperson Bruno Shioso, suspension of the crackdown will allow the multi-sectoral […]
DCI issues new directive over surge in thuggery activities in Nairobi CBD
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) now wants members of the public who have fallen prey to thuggery activities in the Nairobi central business district to file a report on the cases. In a statement, the DCI says most of the victims who have shared their horrific ordeal on social media fail to report the […]
Court suspends CBD parking fee hike
High Court Judge James Makau has on Wednesday, December 4, temporarily stopped implementation of new Nairobi County parking fees. This follows an application by Consumer Federation of Kenya (Cofek) who claimed that County Parking Services Director, Tom Tinega, has no authority to set timelines for commencement of Nairobi County Financial Act 2019. Motorists were set […]
Parking fees to go up in Nairobi
Motorists in Nairobi will start paying more for parking with effect from next month. Finance CEC Charles Kerich said the reduction of parking fees from Sh300 to Sh200 by Governor Mike Sonko has drastically reduced revenue collections. Besides, Kerich said, the move has increased congestion within the Central Business District. “To solve the two problems, and to […]