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Court stops MCK from collecting music royalties amid row
A court has temporarily stopped the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) from collecting music royalties.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 1 month ago
Court stops MCK from collecting music royalties amid row
Kalonzo, clergy hit out at Kenya Kwanza over unfulfilled promises
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka joined clergy members in Nakuru to criticise President William Ruto's administration for what he termed as unfulfilled promises.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 1 month ago
Kalonzo, clergy hit out at Kenya Kwanza over unfulfilled promises
Kapchebogel landslide sweeps away homes, lives and dreams
Ruto told The Standard that he lost four family members - his wife, two children, and his nephew. He is now left with three children.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago
Kapchebogel landslide sweeps away homes, lives and dreams
Court grants six siblings access to family home after bitter legal battle
The High Court in Nakuru has granted six siblings access to their family home after a nine-year land dispute.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago
Court grants six siblings access to family home after bitter legal battle
Suspect who confessed to killing Nakuru women jailed for 28 years
Justice Patricia Gichohi sentenced Evans Michori Kebwaro to 28 years in prison for the murder of Diana Opicho on June 24, 2022, at Mawanga.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago
Suspect who confessed to killing Nakuru women jailed for 28 years
Love for fine suits turns pharmacist into fashion designer sensation
Simon Wachira's insightful taste for good men's suits ignited his desire to change his career path from pharmacy to fashion design.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 2 months ago
Love for fine suits turns pharmacist into fashion designer sensation
Couple battling cerebral palsy defy odds to turn disability into fortune
The couple, who have been together for three years, has faced numerous challenges, including discrimination, victimisation and theft.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
Couple battling cerebral palsy defy odds to turn disability into fortune
Suspect confesses to killing four women, pleads for mercy
The prime suspect in the gruesome murders of four women in Mawanga, Nakuru County two years ago has pleaded for leniency.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
Suspect confesses to killing four women, pleads for mercy
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From house help to owner of thriving boutique business
Eunice Wairimu ventured into the boutique business by exploring the lucrative market of Turkish and Chinese women's wear.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
From house help to owner of thriving boutique business
Court nullifies creation of new administration units in Nakuru
The High Court in Nakuru has nullified the creation of an administrative division and two locations in Njoro sub-county.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
Court nullifies creation of new administration units in Nakuru
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Witnesses recount chilling moments that led to murder of Nakuru bar owner, waitress
A bartender at Nax Vegas Club in Nakuru, recounted the chilling moment a policeman protested paying for alcohol before shots rang out in a shooting that left two people dead.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
Witnesses recount chilling moments that led to murder of Nakuru bar owner, waitress
Court orders man to avail medical report after missing hearing
Nakuru Chief Magistrate Bildad Ochieng ordered Sam Achishire to provide the court with the medical reports after state counsel Loice Murunga informed the court that he was unwell.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
Court orders man to avail medical report after missing hearing
Baringo County rolls out mental health policy
Baringo Health CEC Solomon Sirma said that employees from both formal and informal sectors suffer from mental health-related problems.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 3 months ago
Baringo County rolls out mental health policy
Farmers urged to adopt climate-smart agriculture
Baringo Governor Benjamin Cheboi has urged farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture for sustainable economic growth.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago
Farmers urged to adopt climate-smart agriculture
Sister sues siblings for neglecting their old, ailing mother
A Nakuru woman has sued her brother and sister-in-law for blocking the family from accessing their ailing 92-year-old mother in need of medical treatment and care.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago
Sister sues siblings for neglecting their old, ailing mother
Wandayi urges farmers to adopt Shamba System
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has rallied farmers in Eldama Ravine to adopt the Shamba System in efforts to boost food security.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago
Wandayi urges farmers to adopt Shamba System
Poor roads fuel protests in Baringo
For the past two weeks, Eldama Ravine residents have twice held protests, blocking the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway to demand accountability from their leaders.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago
Poor roads fuel protests in Baringo
Floods kill one, displace families amid calls for state help
Tens of families have been left homeless after their houses were swept away by floods that also caused faultiness in in Nakuru West sub-county
By Yvonne Chepkwony 4 months ago
Floods kill one, displace families amid calls for state help
Malaria ravages Baringo villages amid shortage of health centres
Patients in Tiaty sub-county forced to seek help from the only private clinic at Kapau.
By Yvonne Chepkwony and Tim Wirth 5 months ago
Malaria ravages Baringo villages amid shortage of health centres
Survivors of Baringo mudslides, floods to receive Sh10,000
Kenya Red Cross Society-South Rift Region said it will provide Sh10,000 to each of the 1,050 families to help mitigate their suffering caused by floods, mudslides, and drought.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Survivors of Baringo mudslides, floods to receive Sh10,000
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Rongai serial killer: Teenager tells police he killed four women, child
A man suspected to be behind the killing of four women in Rongai and Nakuru West Sub-Counties confessed to the murders, citing rejection.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Rongai serial killer: Teenager tells police he killed four women, child
Kefri needs Sh22 billion to eradicate mathenge tree
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri) requires Sh10 billion to implement the national Prosopis Juliflora (Mathenge) Management Plan in eight counties.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Kefri needs Sh22 billion to eradicate mathenge tree
Mother, three children die in road accident in Nakuru
Five family members died in a road accident at Mbaruk on the Nakuru-Nairobi highway.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Mother, three children die in road accident in Nakuru
Mystery women killings put locals on edge
Florence Mueni's husband Erick Mureithi said his wife was raped, her body mutilated, with signs of strangulation and head injuries.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Mystery women killings put locals on edge
Shoddy investigation hands murder convict freedom
A convict sentenced to death over the murder of his cousin was freed by the Court of Appeal in Nakuru after establishing that the prosecution failed to link him to the killing.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Shoddy investigation hands murder convict freedom
Baringo landslide leaves four dead, two missing
Four people died while two are missing after three homes were destroyed by a landslide in Kasisit and Kapkombe villages in Baringo North.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Baringo landslide leaves four dead, two missing
Boy, 13, missing after landslide in Baringo
A 13-year-old boy has been reported missing after a landslide and floods displaced three families in Baringo on Tuesday.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 5 months ago
Boy, 13, missing after landslide in Baringo
From hashes of post-poll violence to find niche in carpentry
The business has enabled him to secure a plot with rental houses, three outlets, and a mansion within Busia County.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago
From hashes of post-poll violence to find niche in carpentry
Mudslide cuts off Kabarnet-Eldama Ravine Road
A mudslide has cut off part of the Kabarnet-Eldama Ravine Road, cutting off access to remote villages in Baringo County.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago
Mudslide cuts off Kabarnet-Eldama Ravine Road
How stolen phone led to arrest of six suspects in Nakuru killings
Evan Kebwaro gave a chilling confession before Lady Justice Hedwig Ong'udi how the gang robbed, raped, strangled to death the victims.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago
How stolen phone led to arrest of six suspects in Nakuru killings
Police errors hand death row inmate freedom
Kennedy Kemboi was convicted and sentenced to suffer death for violent robbery and attempted rape.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago
Police errors hand death row inmate freedom
Woman found guilty of murdering 10-day-old baby
A Kabarnet court has found a woman guilty of killing her niece by throwing her to the floor at Baringo County Hospital.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago
Woman found guilty of murdering 10-day-old baby
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How I turned a job loss into a thriving mitumba business
Venturing into second-hand clothes in Nakuru was not her first option. Her dream was to enroll in media school and become a journalist, but fate had different plans.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 6 months ago
How I turned a job loss into a thriving mitumba business
Family holds prayers for a cop swept by floods in Nairobi
Police Constable David Chesire was swept by floods three months ago in Nairobi after rescuing four people. His body is yet to be found.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago
Family holds prayers for a cop swept by floods in Nairobi
Sh154m AI programme promises to cure TB screening headache
The programme will see X-ray equipment at 55 hospitals countrywide upgraded with modern software.
By Yvonne Chepkwony and Jesse Sikali 7 months ago
Sh154m AI programme promises to cure TB screening headache
State opposes release of KFS rangers in murder of student
The five pleaded not guilty to causing the death of the 19-year-old before Justice Racheal Ngetich at the High Court in Eldama Ravine.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago
State opposes release of KFS rangers in murder of student
Woman, daughter-in-law battle over lawyer's Sh25 million estate
A woman and her daughter-in-law are embroiled in a succession row over a deceased lawyer's Sh25 million estate.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 7 months ago
Woman, daughter-in-law battle over lawyer's Sh25 million estate
Paedophile jailed for 100 years after appeal flops
Justice Mohochi observed that the man subjected five minors, all under seven years to a bizarre and inhuman sexual attack.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago
Paedophile jailed for 100 years after appeal flops
Love transcends language as deaf and dumb couple wed
The two met while grocery shopping and fell in love at first sight.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago
Love transcends language as deaf and dumb couple wed
Traders warn high levies will be a burden to hustlers
Caren Atieno explained that she was among traders not conversant with the Finance Bill 2024 and called on stakeholders to hold sensitisation meetings.
By Yvonne Chepkwony 8 months ago
Traders warn high levies will be a burden to hustlers