Kenya Power announces scheduled blackout for Sunday
Kenya Power has announced a temporary blackout scheduled to affect several areas across Nairobi, Nakuru, and Bungoma counties on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The utility company attributed this interruption to routine network maintenance. In Nairobi County, the affected areas include Ruaraka and parts of Eastleigh. Specifically, residents along Lumumba Drive, Mirema Drive, USIU, Panafric, and […]
Nakuru-bound traffic to Southern Bypass to be rerouted as KeNHA announces 10-day disruption
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced a significant temporary traffic disruption at the Gitaru interchange, a key junction on the A8 (Waiyaki Way) where the Southern Bypass intersects with the Western Bypass. The disruption is scheduled to begin on Thursday, August 29, 2024, and continue until Monday, October 7, 2024. In a notice […]
4 arrested as stolen lorry is recovered in Nakuru
Police in Nakuru have arrested four suspects of robbery with violence and recovered a lorry stolen in one of the incidences. The detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were pursuing a robbery incident reported at Naivasha police station on Valentine’s Day. They intercepted two suspects believed to be accomplices in the case, who […]
Police in Nakuru nab 575 litres of suspected ethanol
Police in Nakuru have nabbed 575 litres of suspected ethanol being transported to an unknown destination. In a statement, the National Police Service said the chemical, used to make illegal alcohol, was being transported in a Nissan note. “On 27/12/2023 at about 1300hrs NPS Officers from Elementaita Police Station impounded a motor vehicle reg. No.KDM […]
11 perish in Nakuru black spot, lorry driver flees
At least 11 people have died in a grisly road accident that occurred in Rongai, Nakuru county in the wee hours of November 6, 2023. The tragic accident involved a matatu and a lorry at Sobea along the Ngata-Salgaa road in Nakuru. The matatu was heading towards Nakuru while the lorry was being driven towards […]
Nakuru business community lauds Raila for calling off weekly protests
The Nakuru business community has lauded the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition party for calling off weekly anti-government protests. Speaking to journalists, the traders said that the Kenyan economy was hurting, which put many businesses at risk of going under, if the demos persisted. Led by Central Rift Matatu Owners Association Chairman Stephen Muli called […]
Drama as family abandons body of kin at Nakuru businessman’s hotel over Ksh400K debt
Drama was witnessed at Bondeni estate in Nakuru on Monday, February 20, after a family abandoned a casket containing the remains of their kin at a local eatery over an outstanding debt of Ksh400,000. The family dropped the coffin at the business premises in protest of what they termed as reluctance by the owner of […]