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Daniel Wesangula

Judith Tebbutt: I feel an innocent man was jailed over my kidnap

Locally, the investigations were considered shut after the arrest, trial and jailing of Ali Batitu Kololo for David's murder and collision with the pirates that led to Judith's kidnapping.

By Daniel Wesangula and Kamau Muthoni 2 years ago

Judith Tebbutt: I feel an innocent man was jailed over my kidnap

From bromance to bitter fallout: The political fairytale without a happy ending

From bromance to bitter fallout: The political fairytale without a happy ending

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

It's me again, Jah: Raila goes to court- again

It's me again, Jah: Raila goes to court- again

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Yellow wave sweeps away Azimio sympathisers

Yellow wave sweeps away Azimio sympathisers

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Gaming buffet to feast on

Although a majority of the games are to be released this month, many of them reboots, sequels, and rereleases, gamers are set for an enjoyable ride.

By Daniel Wesangula and Allan Mungai 2 years ago

Gaming buffet to feast on

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison

Government won't interfere with polls, CS Mucheru says

CS Mucheru said that Kenya currently enjoys 100 per cent network coverage making it one of the leading African nations in network connectivity.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Government won't interfere with polls, CS Mucheru says

Row over parents' body as fresh elections called

This follows last year's High Court ruling that dismissed the current national representatives headed by Nicholas Maiyo.

By Daniel Wesangula and Kamau Muthoni 2 years ago

Row over parents' body as fresh elections called

How graft, greed tainted Uhuru Kenyatta's lofty plans for health

As he leaves office, the problems his father pledged to end 60 years ago are still here. Unfortunately, his grand plans only opened up key areas of service delivery to bigger corruption.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

How graft, greed tainted Uhuru Kenyatta's lofty plans for health

When the State struck back against Mwakenya

When the government cracked drawn on Mwakenya, there was nowhere to run or hide.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

When the State struck back against Mwakenya

Mwakenya the revolutionary movement that shook Kenya

The seventh of July is Kenya's unofficial anniversary of the struggle for democracy. We trace its roots to the Mwkenya Movement.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Mwakenya the revolutionary movement that shook Kenya

DCI Twitter: Where suspects are charged, declared guilty online

With a following of 1.1 million, it's a thin line between bursting crime and charging suspects on social media court. Lawyers say there should be balance between informing and rights of a suspect

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

DCI Twitter: Where suspects are charged, declared guilty online

Scientists apply art to tell climate action, land use stories

Presentations by the scientists touched on subjects such as soil fertility management, food security and reclamation of previous mines to become productive agricultural works.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Scientists apply art to tell climate action, land use stories

COP27: Africa this World Environment Day

This year's theme 'Only One Earth' seeks to remind nations of the responsibilities that await them in making decisions that protect rather that destroy the earth.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

COP27: Africa this World Environment Day

Kenyan Ivory kingpin pleads guilty to charges in a US court

He was arrested at the Moi International Airport on his way back from Yemen.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Kenyan Ivory kingpin pleads guilty to charges in a US court

Samuel Mugota: Hard questions over killing of man who lived a double life

Those who were intimate with the man knew nothing of his criminality. None of his wives knew of his arrests despite reports he had been arrested 30 times in a span of 11 years.

By Kamore Maina, Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Samuel Mugota: Hard questions over killing of man who lived a double life

Sonko's political storm descends on Mombasa

Sonko has the uncanny ability to show up at the most opportune time and though he may have come into the race late, he has proven from history that he has the legs to last the race.

By Daniel Wesangula, Bernard Sanga 2 years ago

Sonko's political storm descends on Mombasa

Kibaki's battles: The commander-in-chief did what was necessary

Between 2002 and 2012, Mwai Kibaki, a man who never publicly donned a military uniform, went to war against terrorists, secessionists, and a gang of disillusioned youths.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Kibaki's battles: The commander-in-chief did what was necessary

Mwai Kibaki, the man who changed Kenya

Mwai Kibaki was sworn into office on December 30, 2002. In him and those around him, Kenyans saw a tribalism-free nation.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Mwai Kibaki, the man who changed Kenya

Obama highlights wonders of Tsavo, as park fights off old and emerging threats

A recent docuseries by former American President Barack Obama shines light on the importance of the world’s protected areas in the fight against climate change.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Obama highlights wonders of Tsavo, as park fights off old and emerging threats

State actors take no action as hate speech spreads on social media

National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) said hate is no longer spread through political rallies alone but through social media.

By Daniel Wesangula and Jacinta Mutura 2 years ago

State actors take no action as hate speech spreads on social media

The two beasts of Kibarani and Aisha’s five-year wait for justice

Aisha's attackers stabbed, gang-raped and later tied her down to a railway line, hoping that an oncoming train would run over her and kill her.

By Daniel Wesangula and Joachim Bwana 2 years ago

The two beasts of Kibarani and Aisha’s five-year wait for justice

Living in a glass house didn’t stop Sonko from throwing stones

Sonko’s governorship was a combination of all these three things. There was some goodness in it. Some danger as well. And ultimately confusion too.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Living in a glass house didn’t stop Sonko from throwing stones

The world of Mike Sonko revisited

The US travel ban on former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is just another chapter in his life on the fast lane.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

The world of Mike Sonko revisited

When love for school cuts deep, curious case of life-long student

Gamaliel Isaac Mogoi was old enough to be a parent to some of the boys he had stood in line with at supper time at Alliance High School.

By Daniel Wesangula and Kamau Muthoni 2 years ago

When love for school cuts deep, curious case of life-long student

Nzioka Waita: President's man jumps from power axis to political jungle

As an experienced manager, he says he will not just be a politician but will work with other leaders to transform Machakos.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Nzioka Waita: President's man jumps from power axis to political jungle

My heart bleeds for everyone he hurt, mother of terrorist says

Sakina Mariam, mother of Salim Gichunge, the man who planned Dusit attack, speaks on her tribulations since incident.

By Daniel Wesangula and Kamore Maina 2 years ago

My heart bleeds for everyone he hurt, mother of terrorist says

From cremation to green burials to aquamation: Why the quiet exit

A man of meticulous planning, Charles Njonjo’s instructions were clear. He was to be cremated soon after death.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

From cremation to green burials to aquamation: Why the quiet exit

Conservation icon and former civil service boss Leakey dies at 77

Dr Richard Leakey died just hours after his close friend Charles Njonjo died and was cremated.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Conservation icon and former civil service boss Leakey dies at 77

A bloody year: Bizarre crimes that shook the nation in 2021

Although death dominated the crime scene, other bizarre acts of crime also made it to the headlines.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

A bloody year: Bizarre crimes that shook the nation in 2021

A ten-year court case, Sh4b and a bank caught in the crossfire

The judge said that I and M Bank and Cape Holdings cannot be said to be acting in good faith.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

A ten-year court case, Sh4b and a bank caught in the crossfire

Agnes Wanjiru's killing tests relationships between residents and UK army staff

Others are wooed into starting relations with the soldiers but left with children and never get help to trace them.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Agnes Wanjiru's killing tests relationships between residents and UK army staff

How Diani police caused death of British aristocrat Alexander Monson

Inquest told Alexander Monson was tortured by officers outside the cells after disagreement on bail terms.

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

How Diani police caused death of British aristocrat Alexander Monson

Sonko vows to release more controversial videos

Mike Mbuvi Sonko released a video that he said pointed towards a corrupt and rotten Judiciary that hawked justice to the highest bidder...

By Daniel Wesangula 2 years ago

Sonko vows to release more controversial videos

The untold story of Masten Wanjala

For the first time, Anthony Ndonye Musau, the man who raised Masten Wanjala, speaks of his son's upbringing.

By Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

The untold story of Masten Wanjala

Football on the pitch, death off it: Retracing Masten Wanjala case

The children who came to him for training looked at football as an escape from poverty, abuse and pressures of this world.

By Daniel Wesangula and Micah Sali 3 years ago

Football on the pitch, death off it: Retracing Masten Wanjala case

Decade of agony but Sinai oil fire survivors still hold on to hope

Residents told the court how they had been victims of negligence by companies for more than 40 years.

By Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

Decade of agony but Sinai oil fire survivors still hold on to hope

20 years later: How 9/11 changed the world

Twenty years on, events of the 9/11 attacks continue to define everyday life with endless wars, racial profiling, travel restrictions to corruption.

By Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

20 years later: How 9/11 changed the world

Man of books who sits on both sides of the world

When Prof Paul Zeleza took over at USIU as Vice Chancellor, he was not a stranger to Kenya or its education system.

By Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

Man of books who sits on both sides of the world

Jane Muthoni: I loved my husband too much to kill him

As she hopes the real killers of Solomon Mwangi will be found one day, Jane Muthoni says joint bank accounts with her husband have been drained.

By Kamore Maina and Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

Jane Muthoni: I loved my husband too much to kill him

Making of a murderer: How school principal planned and executed her husband’s killing

Jane Muthoni will serve 30 years in prison for the murder of the father of her four children in November 2016.

By Daniel Wesangula and James Munyeki 3 years ago

Making of a murderer: How school principal planned and executed her husband’s killing

Money trail: Inside the lavish lifestyles of Tecra Muigai and Omar Lali

On Christmas Eve of 2019, the couple checked into one of the Lamu Island's exclusive hotels where they had their champagne served with an early lunch.

By Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

Money trail: Inside the lavish lifestyles of Tecra Muigai and Omar Lali

Mombasa struggles to stay afloat amid beaten nightlife

From a struggling tourism sector to long effects of drug abuse to the emergence of criminal gangs and terror attacks, Mombasa can’t breathe.

By Daniel Wesangula and Benard Sanga 3 years ago

Mombasa struggles to stay afloat amid beaten nightlife

Informers who paid for the truth with their lives

Whistleblowers in Kenya have ended up being punished for exposing grand corruption and political and economic crimes.

By Daniel Wesangula 3 years ago

Informers who paid for the truth with their lives

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