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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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