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Two tortured bodies found dumped in Rongai as killings rise in Nakuru

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-06-01 18:57:16

Soin Ward representative Degaulle Naburuki, who condemned the incident, said that the bodies were fresh and the victims had been tortured to death.

Fourth shopkeeper killed by armed gang in Nakuru

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-06-02 09:09:17

A four-man armed gang has continued to terrorise Nakuru residents, with the number of people they have killed now rising to four in the last ten days, with several others injured.

Police officer killed, two others injured in Nakuru crime patrol

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-06-03 11:51:09

Constable Josphat Ruto died after being shot in the pelvis during an operation targeting a violent gang in Nakuru.

Police confirm arrest of panga-wielding protester, say he's Ugandan

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-06-13 12:15:30

A daring machete-wielding man filmed confronting the police during protests in London, Nakuru West on Tuesday has been arrested.

Community rejects geothermal exploration plans

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-07-01 11:13:01

Residents of villages surrounding the Menengai Crater in Nakuru have vowed to reject any attempts by the Geothermal Development Company to conduct steam exploration on their farms.

Call for caution as Timboroa accident claims another life

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-08-10 10:11:29

The wreckage of the trailer cabin was strewn all over the highway.

Fear as Ndarugu River turns dumping ground of suspected murder victims

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-08-28 14:25:36

Njoro residents have raised alarm over rising cases of bodies recovered from River Ndarugu believed to be victims of unsolved murders spanning over the last one month.

Government to spend Sh2.7B on youth empowerment next month

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-08-29 09:47:42

President William Ruto revealed this when he presided over the passout parade of 18,000 recruits at the National Youth Service (NYS) paramilitary academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County.

How a faulty transformer sparked ethnic clashes in Tipis

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-09-02 13:28:52

The elders claimed that there has been a longstanding dispute over the land in Mutukanio area, which one of the communities terms as their ancestral land.

Sinkhole on Nakuru-Eldoret Highway linked to volcanic action

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-09-05 13:01:17

Traffic was temporarily affected along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway on Wednesday evening through Thursday morning after a sinkhole emerged, cutting off a section of the highway.

Top Nakuru county officials face EACC in Sh22m scandal

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-09-08 00:00:00

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has summoned eight high-ranking officers who have served in various departments of the Nakuru County Government.

Double tragedy for Ichung'wah in loss of father, uncle two days apart

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-09-10 00:00:00

National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has always worn the face of a strong man, but this month has not been kind to him after losing two close relatives.

Family demands probe into Lanet hit-and-run death

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-09-18 11:27:55

The family of a woman who died in an alleged hit-and-run accident in Lanet, Nakuru, that left her husband also maimed has disputed the account of police on how the incident occurred.

New policy to guide protection of marginalised, minority groups

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-09-22 11:29:00

Despite the Constitution of Kenya 2010 recognising these groups under Article 56, there currently exists no guiding policy to implement this constitutional provision.

Arama distances himself after viral video of man assaulted in Nakuru

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-10-05 15:36:59

The victim reveals that this was the second time the goons had assaulted him over his divergent view on political matters in the constituency.

Teenager stuck in hospital over medical bill after heart surgery

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-10-08 08:45:00

After battling a severe heart complication for four years, which placed Naomy Awot’s life on the line, doctors at Tenwek Mission Hospital made a breakthrough in a delicate surgery.

County fights malnutrition despite high food productivity

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-10-14 21:11:15

Statistics at the Nakuru Level Five Hospital, the county’s referral facility, indicate that every month, an average of 250 children are brought in due to malnutrition.

Family demands justice for kin found murdered in Nakuru

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-10-22 13:09:25

Residents of Kapsoton village in Ingobor, Nakuru West, have decried rising insecurity following a spate of murders and incidents of bodies being dumped in the area.

Shock as elderly couple is brutally murdered in Salgaa, nothing stolen

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-11-04 00:00:00

Residents of Salgaa in Rongai, Nakuru County, are reeling in shock following the gruesome murder of an elderly couple at their home in Muthiga village.

Resettlement process of 966 IDP families kicks off

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-11-06 08:06:00

The Ministry of Lands yesterday deployed surveyors to install beacons on the two parcels.