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Marsabit County raises security, health concerns as Moyale border conflict escalates By Ben Kirui October 29, 2026 08:35 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The growing influx of refugees has …
Marsabit County raises security, health concerns as Moyale border conflict escalatesCitizen Digital
Eastleigh building collapse: Two survivors detected alive beneath rubble By Ben Kirui October 27, 2026 09:07 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Rescue teams at the site of the collapsed build …
Eastleigh building collapse: Two survivors detected alive beneath rubbleCitizen Digital
Families cling to hope as search continues at collapsed Eastleigh building By Ben Kirui October 26, 2026 09:22 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A Kenya Red Cross officer seen walking at the scene of collapse …
Families cling to hope as search continues at collapsed Eastleigh buildingCitizen Digital
Two people rescued from Eastleigh building rubble as search continues By Ben Kirui October 24, 2026 08:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Two people have been rescued from an 18-storey bui …
Two people rescued from Eastleigh building rubble as search continuesCitizen Digital
… By Kenneth Gachie October 24, 2026 10:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The debris from the Eastleigh building collapse on Friday, October 23, 2026. /BEN KIRUI Audio By Vocalize During a tense media briefi …
What is a 'Pancake Collapse'? Engineer explains Eastleigh building caseCitizen Digital
PHOTOS| Rescue operations continue at Eastleigh building collapse site By Ben Kirui October 24, 2026 09:20 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter The debris from the collapse of a building in Eastleigh's 9th stree …
PHOTOS| Rescue operations continue at Eastleigh building collapse siteCitizen Digital
‘I was beaten, forced to fast for a whole week at 12’: Paul Mackenzie’s son recalls childhood abuse By Ben Kirui October 20, 2026 09:03 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A side-by-side image of controversial …
‘I was beaten, forced to fast for a whole week at 12’: Paul Mackenzie’s son recalls childhood abuseCitizen Digital
Five isolation centres designated as Gov’t steps up Ebola preparedness By Ben Kirui October 07, 2026 08:32 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The Ministry of Health has stepped up Ebola prepa …
Five isolation centres designated as Gov’t steps up Ebola preparednessCitizen Digital
Tob Cohen's murder trial: Bartenders recount his final moments before disappearance By Ben Kirui September 30, 2026 06:36 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Sarah Wairimu Cohen, who is accused of killing her h …
Tob Cohen's murder trial: Bartenders recount his final moments before disappearanceCitizen Digital
‘I could write a book’: Former Tob Cohen, Sarah Wairimu employee recounts their troubled marriage By Ben Kirui September 29, 2026 08:30 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Sarah Wairimu Cohen, who is accused of …
‘I could write a book’: Former Tob Cohen, Sarah Wairimu employee recounts their troubled marriageEscalating conflict in Moyale has prompted Marsabit County to raise security and health concerns as refugee influx grows, with Governor Ali Mohamud Mohamed appealing for humanitarian assistance. The violence has disrupted cross-border trade, stranded trucks, and raised fears that fighting may spill into Kenyan territory.
29 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Escalating conflict in Moyale has prompted Marsabit County to raise security and health concerns as refugee influx grows, with Governor Ali Mohamud Mohamed appealing for humanitarian assistance. The violence has disrupted cross-border trade, stranded trucks, and raised fears that fighting may spill into Kenyan territory.
29 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Rescue teams using specialised detection equipment from China have located two people alive beneath the rubble of a collapsed Eastleigh building, with efforts underway to reach them as approximately 20 people are feared trapped beneath the debris.
27 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Families of 47 people reported missing following a building collapse in Eastleigh, Nairobi, continue vigil on the fourth day of search and rescue operations. No further rescues have been reported despite intensified efforts to reach those believed trapped beneath the rubble.
26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Two people have been rescued from an 18-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh, Nairobi — a man after 27 hours beneath the rubble and a woman later the same day. The search continues for more people believed trapped, with seven officially unaccounted for, though Kenya Red Cross reports 31 missing persons.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A structural engineer briefed media on the 16-storey building collapse in Eastleigh on October 23, 2026, explaining the "pancake collapse" phenomenon—floors stacking on top of each other as the structure fails. He translated the term into Swahili as "kuanguka kichapati" (falling like a chapati) for clarity.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Search and rescue operations continued on Saturday at a collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, with the Kenya Red Cross reporting 31 missing-person reports. Governor Johnson Sakaja said rescuers were working from the top of the structure toward the basement to reach those feared trapped, as communication with some people contacted on Friday had ceased.
24 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Dan Mackenzie, son of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, has described being beaten and forced to fast as punishment under his father's radical religious teachings at the Good News International Church. He welcomed the High Court's guilty verdict against his father and 28 others in the Shakahola murder case.
20 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Ministry of Health has designated five health facilities as isolation centres for suspected Ebola cases as the country remains on high alert. Ten people are currently in quarantine while contact tracing has identified 57 contacts, and screening has been intensified at border crossings and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Prosecution witnesses who worked as bartenders testified in the murder trial of Sarah Wairimu Cohen that the businessman spent the evening of July 19, 2019, drinking his favourite whiskey at an entertainment joint in Parklands before leaving after midnight, 60 days before his body was discovered.
30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A former employee of late businessman Tob Cohen and his wife Sarah Wairimu testified in court about witnessing heated disagreements, insults, quarrels, and physical altercations between the couple at their Kitisuru home, and stated that Cohen's alcohol use contributed to his behaviour and strained their relationship.
29 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Angela Mulwa appeared in court after re-arrest by DCI homicide detectives. Her lawyer challenged why no substantive charge had been brought against her despite investigators' alleged evidence linking her to Dr Victoria Mutiso's murder.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
All seven bodies from a helicopter crash near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County have been recovered by a multi-agency search and rescue team. Samples have been collected for forensic examination as investigators seek to establish the cause of the accident.
20 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Investigations into the murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso have revealed that those involved were promised Ksh.1.5 million to carry out the killing. Detectives are pursuing two police officers who fled after being linked to the murder, with senior security officers intensifying efforts to trace their movements and conducting searches at police posts.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, a slain psychiatrist, was remembered at a memorial service at CITAM Valley Road Church in Nairobi on Thursday. Her husband, Prof. David Musyimi Ndetei, told mourners he had chosen forgiveness and would leave vengeance to God, while their children delivered emotional tributes.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Detectives are pursuing Samuel Omondi Audi, who disappeared with a rented Mazda CX-5 a week after claiming he needed it for a 10-day trip to Mombasa. The vehicle owner discovered the GPS tracking device had been removed, prompting investigations to trace the suspect and recover the vehicle.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Investigators probing the murder of clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso have linked a Toyota Prado believed used in her fatal shooting to a vehicle that disappeared during a court-ordered demolition of her Mlolongo home in February. Detectives believe the missing vehicle could provide a breakthrough in the investigation into the well-coordinated attack in which Mutiso was shot three times in Nairobi's Upper Hill.
1 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Police arrested 10 people in Nairobi's Central Business District during Saba Saba protests on Tuesday, with the Inspector General arguing the demonstrations were unlawful due to lack of legally required notice. Civil rights groups condemned the arrests as a denial of the constitutional right to peaceful assembly, with activists saying they intended to present a petition to Parliament for compensation for victims of last year's Saba Saba protests.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Victims of 2024 and 2025 anti-government protests have raised concerns about exclusion from the second phase of a compensation programme for affected individuals. Some victims, including those allegedly abducted during the demonstrations, say they registered with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights but were omitted from beneficiary lists without explanation.
4 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An autopsy has confirmed that gospel musician Rachel Wandeto died from severe burn injuries sustained in an attack in Mwiki, Kasarani Sub-County; she had burns covering about 85 per cent of her body. A suspect, taxi driver Josiah Njeru Njiri, has been granted 10 days of continued detention by homicide detectives investigating the case.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 100 families lost their homes after bulldozers demolished multi-million-shilling houses on disputed land in Marurui along Nairobi's Northern Bypass. A court had found the land had been unlawfully subdivided and sold to unsuspecting buyers by a private company.
5 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Residents barricaded the Mwingi–Garissa Road on Wednesday to protest the recent killing of eight people in Mwingi North and Mwingi Central, attributed to suspected camel herders. The disruption triggered running battles with police, looting, and heightened tensions between communities.
29 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Seven people died and scores were injured in an inter-community attack in Kwa Kamari village, Tseikuru sub-county, Kitui County; GSU and police have been deployed to restore order, while officials report 12 deaths total from retaliatory attacks along the Kitui–Tana River border.
28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →