Nakuru police boss breaks silence after viral video of cop ‘encouraging’ lynching of thugs
Nakuru County Police Commander Peter Mwanzo has denied claims that police are encouraging killing by mob justice. Addressing members of the press, Mwanzo defended Bondeni OCS Gemenet Kimutai after comments that appeared to encourage the lynching of criminals over the weekend. Mwanzo said the officer did not encourage members of the public to take law […]
Nakuru: 3 bodies discovered in Dundori forest
Three bodies were on Friday, October 14, retrieved from Dundori Forest in Nakuru North Sub-County. The three who were discovered at around 4 pm had body injuries and are said to be young men who are yet to be identified. Confirming the incident, Nakuru North Sub-County Police Commander Samson Andanje said locals discovered them and […]
Nakuru commissioner distances himself from sister’s appointment after locals staged demos
Nakuru County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo has denied appointing his sister Sarah Kitiyo as a chief following protest from locals who demands her immediate removal. While speaking to K24 Digital, Kitiyo said the issue is local and has nothing to do with him. “It is true she is my sister but I was not involved in […]
Egerton student who confessed to killing girlfriend after breakup to serve 10 years in jail
A man who hacked his girlfriend to death in 2018 has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Edmond Ruto,28, confessed to having stabbed his university girlfriend to death in a suspected love triangle while he was a fourth-year student at Egerton university. While appearing before Nakuru High Court judge Joel Ngugi, Ruto in his […]
16-year-old girl takes own life after being asked to shave her hair as punishment
A Form three student at Langalanga Secondary School in Nakuru reportedly took her own life after a teacher asked her to shave her hair. Reports indicate that the teenager identified as Shamamcy Wanjiru committed suicide on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at their home in Kaloleni. Her family say, prior to the unfortunate occurrence, she had, […]
Nakuru: Police forced to shoot in the air to disperse residents uprooting fences at Kedong Ranch
The ownership of Kedong Ranch, an expansive prime land tucked between Narok, Nakuru and Kajiado counties took a fresh twist on Saturday after a section of the Maasai community protested blocking access routes to the ranch. They invaded the ranch and vandalized barbed wire mesh fences along the Narok-Maimahiu road in what they termed a […]
Nakuru: Police inspector kills girlfriend, shoots himself
A police inspector attached to Mau summit, Kuresoi North Sub-County is nursing serious injuries at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital after shooting himself in the head shortly after he shot dead his girlfriend. According to a police report seen by K24 Digital, Joseph Lourien Akorot shot his girlfriend identified as Janet Chebet after she dropped […]