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Ben Kirui

2026-04-282026-09-23

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  1. April 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    Transport paralysed on Mwingi–Garissa Road as residents protest killings By Ben Kirui April 29, 2026 09:16 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Transport along the Mwingi–Garissa Road was broug

    Transport paralysed on Mwingi–Garissa Road as residents protest killings
  3. Citizen Digital

    Calm returns to Tseikuru as GSU deployed after deadly Kwa Kamari attack By Ben Kirui April 28, 2026 08:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize alm is gradually returning to Kwa Kamari village i

    Calm returns to Tseikuru as GSU deployed after deadly Kwa Kamari attack

Friday 21 August

  1. Angela Mulwa rearrest in Dr Victoria Mutiso murder investigation

    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

Thursday 20 August

  1. All seven bodies recovered from Mt Ololokwe helicopter crash

    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

Saturday 8 August

  1. Police officers linked to Dr. Mutiso murder promised Ksh.1.5M

    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

Thursday 6 August

  1. Psychiatrist's family forgives killers at memorial service

    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

Wednesday 5 August

  1. DCI searches for suspect linked to vehicle theft and drug trafficking

    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

Saturday 1 August

  1. Detectives link missing Toyota Prado to psychologist's murder

    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

Tuesday 7 July

  1. Police arrest ten during Saba Saba protests in Nairobi CBD

    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

Saturday 4 July

  1. Protest victims claim exclusion from Kenya compensation program

    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

Friday 22 May

  1. Autopsy confirms gospel singer Rachel Wandeto died from burns

    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

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Over 100 families displaced in Marurui land demolition

    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

Wednesday 29 April

  1. Transport halted on Mwingi–Garissa Road amid killing protests

    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

Tuesday 28 April

  1. GSU deployed to Tseikuru after deadly Kwa Kamari inter-community attack

    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

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