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Denish Ochieng

PHOTOS: Standard journalist injured after being pushed out of moving police car

Justus Macharia was arrested by police quelling demonstrations against the Finance Bill

By Denish Ochieng 5 months ago

PHOTOS: Standard journalist injured after being pushed out of moving police car

It's agony for poor patients seeking help at Mama Lucy

It's agony for poor patients seeking help at Mama Lucy

By Denish Ochieng 7 months ago

Deserted KNH turns into centre for few helpless critical patients

Deserted KNH turns into centre for few helpless critical patients

By Denish Ochieng 7 months ago

Ruined lives of Mathare's poor as illicit brewers mint millions

Ruined lives of Mathare's poor as illicit brewers mint millions

By Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

7-day passport clearance still elusive for hundreds turning up at Nyayo House

Collusion between middlemen and corrupt officers within the immigration department remains a significant obstacle to efficient passport processing.

By Benjamin Imende and Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

7-day passport clearance still elusive for hundreds turning up at Nyayo House

Whereabouts of tycoon Rai still unknown a day after kidnapping

Ruto in thinly-veiled attack cautions businessman against meddling in the sugar sector. CCTV from an adjacent building shows a man pulled out of a vehicle and forced into another.

By Hudson Gumbihi and Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Whereabouts of tycoon Rai still unknown a day after kidnapping

Maandamano Wednesday: Mathare protests in pictures

Youth engage police in running battles in Mathare, Nairobi County during demonstrations on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

By Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Maandamano Wednesday: Mathare protests in pictures

Family seeks justice after kin dies after arrest by police

Police claim the man collapsed at the police booth when he went to report a case. Family says taxi driver was arrested before his body was found at Mama Lucy Hospital

By Denish Ochieng and Wesley Koech 1 year ago

Family seeks justice after kin dies after arrest by police

Teacher squeezes boy's testicle over watch

The records from the hospital indicate that he was discharging blood and had suffered testicular dysfunction, a condition caused by injury and trauma to the testicles.

By Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Teacher squeezes boy's testicle over watch

Police go after ACK bishop at his home in Kisumu, it turns out he is in Nairobi

Police on Tuesday morning, April 4 raided the home of Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Bishop David Kodia over reasons yet to be known.

By Olivia Odhiambo and Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Police go after ACK bishop at his home in Kisumu, it turns out he is in Nairobi

Azimio mass action: Police put out bonfires lit by protesters

Protesters lit bonfires along the roads in Kibra and Ngong Rd, Nairobi, during demonstrations on Monday, March 27.

By Sara Okuoro and Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Azimio mass action: Police put out bonfires lit by protesters

Karachuonyo where money-crazed sand miners don't spare graves

In some places, bones and clothes of the dead have been left exposed. Sand has been over-harvested and now the village is staring at natural calamities like flooding.

By Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Karachuonyo where money-crazed sand miners don't spare graves

Father John Pesa's spiritual dungeon where the sick walk around in chains

John Pesa has employed a number of youth to mete out atrocities on hapless detainees who he describes as 'patients'. All this is done in the name of spiritual healing.

By Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Father John Pesa's spiritual dungeon where the sick walk around in chains

Photos: Grade 5 pupil braves hilly road to take hawker mum home

Faith Adhiambo, a Grade 5 pupil at Victoria Primary School in Kisumu, pushes her mother, Lilian Onyango, uphill along Kenyatta Avenue as they head home after a day of hustle.

By Denish Ochieng 1 year ago

Photos: Grade 5 pupil braves hilly road to take hawker mum home

Mashujaa Day celebrations in pictures

Photos: 2022 Mashujaa Day celebrations

By Elvis Ogina, Denish Ochieng, Standard Team 2 years ago

Mashujaa Day celebrations in pictures

Revealed: Why Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital has become a monument of shame

Mama Lucy Hospital, honoured with former first lady's name, faces a shortage of personnel, some relatives of patients want recent deaths investigated saying they were preventable.

By Rosa Agutu and Denish Ochieng 2 years ago

Revealed: Why Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital has become a monument of shame

Tears after baby dies on first day at care centre

The woman said she suspected all was not well when she didn't get phone calls from the caregiver as expected because the baby was new.

By Denish Ochieng 2 years ago

Tears after baby dies on first day at care centre

DAP-K debacle: Why Wetangula has the last laugh

Wamunyinyi and Eseli were defeated by Ford-K candidates in Kanduyi and Tongaren respectively. Wetang'ula had vowed to teach them a lesson after they attempted to topple him in 2020.

By Denish Ochieng 2 years ago

DAP-K debacle: Why Wetangula has the last laugh

Shocking tale of fake Tanzanian beggars on the prowl in Nairobi

Matatu tout reveals how he was surprised when nearly all the passengers in the bus one morning alighted in Eastleigh and began crawling.

By Denish Ochieng 2 years ago

Shocking tale of fake Tanzanian beggars on the prowl in Nairobi

PHOTOS: How pedestrians flirt with danger along Outering Road

Last week, a pedestrian was knocked down by a car at the same spot as he tried to cross. Dozens more have tales to tell after a close shave with death.

By Denish Ochieng 2 years ago

PHOTOS: How pedestrians flirt with danger along Outering Road

Stun gun torches sold openly amid fears owners do not have permits

When deployed, a stun gun can deliver up to 50,000 volts, which causes muscle spasms, pain and paralysis that can last for up to 15 minutes.

By Denish Ochieng 2 years ago

Stun gun torches sold openly amid fears owners do not have permits

Grandmother at 28, woman joins group seeking to end FGM

At the time of her husband’s death, Namunyak’s firstborn aged 14 years was pregnant. Women’s group aims to eliminate poverty and illiteracy.

By Denish Ochieng and Pkemoi Ngénoh 2 years ago

Grandmother at 28, woman joins group seeking to end FGM

Grandmother at 28: Widow joins group to end FGM cycle

Lilian Namunyak lost her husband Leonard Lenina in a road accident last year, leaving her with four children.

By Denish Ochieng and Pkemoi Ngénoh 2 years ago

Grandmother at 28: Widow joins group to end FGM cycle

Pakistan job seekers using Nairobi for transit

For weeks now, Kenyans on various platforms have been speculating about an influx of Pakistani nationals in Nairobi and its environs.

By Pkemoi Ng’enoh and Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Pakistan job seekers using Nairobi for transit

Sewage bags pose health threat to clueless buyers

Women from Mukuru kwa Reuben collect carrier bags discarded as waste.

By Pkemoi Ng’enoh and Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Sewage bags pose health threat to clueless buyers

Six city schools under probe as parents decry illegal charges

The Ministry of Education has dispatched a team of auditors to probe the schools, following complaints from parents.

By Denish Ochieng and Pkemoi Ng’eno 3 years ago

Six city schools under probe as parents decry illegal charges

City brewery using water from sewage [Photos]

The brew made here is classified into two: 'Biko' (the cheap one), sold to the residents, and the better one is supplied in upmarket estates.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

City brewery using water from sewage [Photos]

Photos: Heavy downpour disrupts business at Gikomba market

A sewer line serving the market has blocked, pushing out filth at the junction of Kinyanjui Street near Solidarity Building.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Photos: Heavy downpour disrupts business at Gikomba market

Police recruitment in pictures

The countrywide recruitment kicked off with rigorous exercises.

By Denish Ochieng 3 years ago

Police recruitment in pictures

Kisumu man goes into hiding after killing and eating hyena

The animal’s skin hanging on a rope behind his house is what raised suspicion that the man could have slaughtered the animal.

By Kevine Omollo and Denish Ochieng 4 years ago

Kisumu man goes into hiding after killing and eating hyena

MCA faces probe over threat to journalist

Market Milimani Ward Representative Seth Kanga reportedly had a confrontation with Kevine Omollo, a journalist based in Kisumu.

By Denish Ochieng 4 years ago

MCA faces probe over threat to journalist

13 die in Awasi road accident

13 people have died and several others injured in a road accident involving an Eldoret Express bus and a truck at Awasi.

By Denish Ochieng and Kepher Otieno 5 years ago

13 die in Awasi road accident

Six-year-old from Lupita village shines on runway

She may not represent Kenya in upcoming competitions abroad due to lack of money.

By Denish Ochieng 5 years ago

Six-year-old from Lupita village shines on runway

Manhandled: Youths operating car washes near beach arrested

When Kisumu County Government mounted an operation to apprehend those operating car wash business at Lwang'ni beach on January 11,2019, a number were rounded up

By Denish Ochieng 5 years ago

Manhandled: Youths operating car washes near beach arrested

PHOTOS: Bizarre human voice inside a billboard shocks Kisumu residents

When a voice resembling that of a human being was heard by people around City Square in Kisumu on Saturday inside a billboard post, everyone including the polic

By Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

PHOTOS: Bizarre human voice inside a billboard shocks Kisumu residents

Preach unity, Sapit tells clergy

Sapit challenges clergy to take a lead in uniting Kenya

By Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

Preach unity, Sapit tells clergy

PHOTOS: Clerk struggles to stay awake in court as 'learned friends' argue their cases

During the hearing of Migori governorship appeal in Kisumu, this man was determined noyt to miss out as learned friends argued their cases

By Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

PHOTOS: Clerk struggles to stay awake in court as 'learned friends' argue their cases

PHOTOS: Residents call police after spotting gun in sleeping man's car

This man parked his car wrongly and when a parking attendant looked inside yesterday morning, he saw the man and two female companions deep asleep and a pistol placed between the passenger’s and the driver’s seats

By Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

PHOTOS: Residents call police after spotting gun in sleeping man's car

PHOTOS: The agony of mothers carrying children trying to cross Outer Ring Road

In the absence of footbridges along Outer Ring Road, these pedestrians spotted on the stretch between Donholm and Taj Mall risked their lives to cross the busy highway in all manner of ways

By Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

PHOTOS: The agony of mothers carrying children trying to cross Outer Ring Road

Homa Bay officers accused of extortion at roadblock

Motorists plying the Oyugis-Kendu Bay road have accused police officers manning an illegal roadblock of extortion.

By Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

Homa Bay officers accused of extortion at roadblock

PHOTOS: Parents violently evict head teacher over poor performance in exam

<p >While it’s understandable for parents to be upset when their children perform dismally in national exams , it is illegal and shows a total lack of common decency for parents to attack headteachers

By Denish Ochieng/ Robert Abong'o 6 years ago

PHOTOS: Parents violently evict head teacher over poor performance in exam

PHOTOS: Girl and her little brother look death straight in the eye as New Year celebrations in Kisumu almost turn tragic

<p >As the New Year was ushered in and many went out to make merry and have fun, a young girl and her brother chose to end their celebration on a merry-go-round swing

By Denish Óchieng' 6 years ago

PHOTOS: Girl and her little brother look death straight in the eye as New Year celebrations in Kisumu almost turn tragic

Two arrested over three year old boy pushed out of moving matatu

Police arrested two men in connection with an incident in which a three-year-old boy was pushed out of a moving matatu

By Harold Odhiambo and Denish Ochieng 6 years ago

Two arrested over three year old boy pushed out of moving matatu

[PHOTOS] Miscalculated kick: Police officer falls flat in an attempt to punish a protester

When this suspected protester was cornered at Kondele in Kisumu and duly apprehended, another officer who seemed agitated came with rage and with an intention t

By Denish Ochieng 7 years ago

[PHOTOS] Miscalculated kick: Police officer falls flat in an attempt to punish a protester

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