Also known as: Eng. Joseph Mbugua · Roads Principal Secretary Eng. Joseph Mbugua
Naivasha businessman whose decomposing body was discovered in a cave in Ereri area in July 2026 after a five-day search.
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Capital News
… The suspects, Peter Gachiku, James Tanki, Joseph Mbugua, David Kipsoi, Joseph Mbaya, John Kamau, Hillary Kipchumba, Stephen Matunda, Simon Gikonyo, Paul Muriithi, Bonface Mtulia, Elikana Mugendi, Fredrick Kamau, John Mavhari and Michael Bett, face charges including kidnapping wit …
DPP files 17 fresh charges against DCI, NIS officers over 2022 kidnapping of two Indians and Kenyan driverCapital News
… The suspects are Peter Gachiku, James Tanki, Joseph Mbugua, David Kipsoi, Joseph Mbaya, John Kamau, Hillary Kipchumba, Stephen Matunda, Simon Gikonyo, Paul Muriithi, Bonface Mtulia, Elikana Mugendi, Fredrick Kamau, John Mavhari and Michael Bett. …
DPP files 17 new charges against DCI, NIS officers over 2022 kidnapping of two Indians and Kenyan driverCapital News
… The committee brought together Roads PS Joseph Mbugua, Interior and National Administration PS Raymond Omollo, PPP Directorate Director-General Kepha Seda and senior officials from the Kenya National Highways Authority, the Public Debt Management Office, Budget and Economic Affai …
Government moves to fast-track Mau Summit-Eldoret-Malaba road projectCitizen Digital
… Joseph Mbugua on the approved project ahead of its submission to the National Government Cabinet for consideration. …
Sakaja explains Nairobi’s first underground metro project to Senate, says will end traffic gridlockCitizen Digital
… Joseph Mbugua to brief him on the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System (NMRTS) and discuss the way forward. …
National Gov't, County Officials move to fast-track Nairobi Mass Rapid Transit projectThe Standard
… The trader Joseph Mbugua went missing last week after receiving a call from unknown people only to be found brutally murdered in Ereri area off the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road.The trader is suspected to have been tortured before he was strangled using a wire and stabbed him on the ch …
Body of missing Naivasha businessman found dumped in caveCapital News
… The latest rankings put him ahead of Roads and Transport Joseph Mbugua, who came second with a net score of +1,762, while Sports PS Elijah Mwangi finished third with +1,650. …
Raymond Omollo tops new PS performance rankingsCitizen Digital
… Joseph Mbugua described it as "the most important development project undertaken in the region since independence." During his Wajir tour, the President inspected the 64-kilometre Tarbaj–Kotulo section and the upgrading of the 90-kilometre Odda–Bute–Danaba–Wajir road. …
Ruto in Wajir: Inside Ksh.100B infrastructure push for Northern KenyaCitizen Digital
… Joseph Mbugua described it as "the most important development project undertaken in the region since independence." During his Wajir tour, the President inspected the 64-kilometre Tarbaj–Kotulo section and the upgrading of the 90-kilometre Odda–Bute–Danaba–Wajir road. …
Ruto in Wajir: Inside Ksh.100B infrastructure push for Northern KenyaThe Standard
… Principal Secretary for the State Department of Roads Joseph Mbugua observed that Kenya’s infrastructure and transport systems face challenges that require research-driven responses.He highlighted challenges, including road safety, drainage failures, technological and performance …
Engineers challenged on road designsThe Director of Public Prosecutions has filed 17 fresh charges against 15 officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and National Intelligence Service over the alleged 2022 kidnapping of two Indian nationals and a Kenyan driver. The suspects face charges including kidnapping with intent to murder, conspiracy, and subjecting a person to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
28 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Director of Public Prosecutions has filed 17 fresh charges against 15 officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and National Intelligence Service over the alleged 2022 kidnapping of two Indian nationals and a Kenyan driver. The suspects face charges including kidnapping with intent to murder, conspiracy, and subjecting a person to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
28 August 2026 · Capital News →
The Director of Public Prosecutions has filed 17 new charges against 15 officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the National Intelligence Service over the alleged kidnapping of two Indian nationals and their Kenyan driver in July 2022. The suspects face charges including kidnapping with intent to murder, conspiracy, and cruel treatment.
27 August 2026 · Capital News →
An inter-agency committee chaired by Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo has directed state agencies to urgently resolve outstanding issues for the Mau Summit–Eldoret–Malaba road project, which aims to upgrade a Northern Corridor link to improve movement of people and goods from Mombasa through western Kenya to Uganda and the wider East African region.
18 August 2026 · Capital News →
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja told the Senate that the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System, including the capital's first underground metro line, will address chronic traffic congestion and transform Nairobi into a "20-minute city." Sakaja said the project had been approved by the Nairobi City County Executive Committee, with the National Government fast-tracking implementation.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Senior National Government officials held high-level meetings to coordinate the rollout of the Nairobi Metropolitan Mass Rapid Transit System (NMRTS) after Nairobi County approved the transport initiative, signalling growing collaboration between the two levels of government on what is expected to become one of Kenya's most ambitious urban transport infrastructure projects.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A five-day search for missing Naivasha trader Joseph Mbugua ended with the discovery of his decomposing body in a cave in Ereri area off the Naivasha-Mai Mahiu road. Police suspect he was lured to his death by phone call, tortured, strangled with wire, and stabbed in the chest; his mobile phone was missing from the scene.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
Principal Secretary for Interior and National Administration Raymond Omollo emerged as the best-performing PS in the Politrack Performance Matrix with 75 per cent positive ratings, ahead of more than 50 other senior government officials. The ranking is based on public evaluations, with Omollo receiving 3,048 positive votes versus 1,011 negative votes.
1 July 2026 · Capital News →
President Ruto visited Wajir for Madaraka Day celebrations as Kenya pursues the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project, a 750-kilometre highway budgeted at Ksh.100 billion connecting Isiolo through Wajir to Mandera. Jointly financed by the World Bank and the Kenyan government, construction began in August 2024 and reached 40 per cent completion by February 2026, with completion targeted for January 2028.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Ruto visited Wajir for Madaraka Day celebrations to highlight the Horn of Africa Gateway Development Project, a 750-kilometre highway budgeted at Ksh.100 billion connecting Isiolo through Wajir to Mandera. The road, jointly financed by the World Bank and Kenyan government, is Kenya's longest single road project since independence; construction began in August 2024 and was 40 per cent complete by February 2026, with completion targeted for January 2028.
23 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenya's Principal Secretary for Roads has called on engineers to design roads that address climate change impacts, including floods and drainage failures, and to rethink standards and specifications with scientific precision. The government is also adopting Intelligent Transport Systems to improve traffic management and protect infrastructure.
17 June 2026 · The Standard →