Tag: Nairobi

Public Accounts Committee launches probe into ‘non-existent’ roads in Nairobi

The Public Accounts Committee of Nairobi County Assembly has opened a probe into stale road projects that may have led to possible loss of cash by the county. The probe comes after the report by the Auditor General in 2019 that had flagged off the road projects worth hundreds of millions that probably may not […]

Nairobi: 60 people have died in road accidents in 2022

Police report indicates that, in 2022, 60 people have lost their lives in Nairobi as a result of road accidents. Out of the 60, police say 16 are bodaboda riders. In February alone, 32 people have died including two pedestrians and three cyclists who perished on Wednesday, February 9. Speaking to the press, Nairobi Regional […]

Man who almost gouged out neighbour’s eye forgiven in court to bury his grandmother

A man who injured his neighbour’s eye after an alleged disagreement has been forgiven after the complainant told a Nairobi court that he was dropping the case to allow the accused person to bury his grandmother in peace. The forgiveness came in the wake of successful reconciliation talks with the elders from Nairobi’s Shauri Moyo […]

Man in custody for allegedly threatening to kill and cut someone into pieces, DCI reports

Detectives in Nairobi are currently holding a middle-aged man for allegedly threatening to kill another man and to cut him into small pieces. According to the sleuths, Amar Dilip Shah, was arrested along General Mathenge street in Nairobi’s Westland’s area where he is alleged to have caused a scene. “A scuffle ensued as the unruly […]

Mombasa Road traffic: Screaming sirens, stalled cars, depressed motorists but this genius bodaboda guy made a kill

In recent days, there has been a hue and cry over heavy traffic snarl-up along the Nairobi-Mombasa road owing to the ongoing construction of the Nairobi Express route. Motorists have time to time spent hours stuck in the route with some forced to spend the night manoeuvring the heavy traffic only to arrive at their […]

Kicks and blows as city businessman who threw a woman out of car, supposedly assaulted and threatened to kill her charged.

A city businessman accused of throwing a woman out of his car and occasioned her head injuries, by means of kicks and blows to beat her up until she passed out and threatened to kill her was yesterday charged at a Kibera court. George Gikaru was charged with threatening to kill his alleged lover and […]

Man charged for failing to pay hotel bill after celebrating his 40th birthday with friends

A 40-year old man has been charged for holding his birthday party with friends at a hotel and failing to pay a Ksh17,250 bill. Adrian Nderitu Muchira is alleged that on August 22, 2021, at a joint within Nairobi county ordered goods and promised to pay via mobile phone but he never did. According to […]