Kevin Cheruiyot

Kenya, Nairobi

Journalist and Digital Reporter at Nairobi News

Journalist/Digital Reporter at @NationAffrica @Nairobi_News/Programs Producer/Music lover| God First/@Arsenal fan/ former reporter @TheStarKenya To inform

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Articles

Jubilee ya Uhuru itashirikiana na Gachagua kwa masharti, asema Kioni

1 week ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Kevin Cheruiyot

CHAMA cha Jubilee kinachoongozwa na aliyekuwa Rais Uhuru Kenyatta kimedokeza kuwa kiko tayari kushirikiana na vyama vingine vya siasa kuelekea uchaguzi mkuu wa 2027—ikiwemo kufungua mlango kwa aliyekuwa Naibu Rais Rigathi Gachagua, iwapo masharti fulani yatatimizwa.
City Hall rejects Health Ministry plan to close Lang’ata Cemetery

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kevin Cheruiyot

The Nairobi County Assembly has rejected plans by the Ministry of Health to close Lang’ata Cemetery over public health risks. The Assembly reckons that the cemetery's purview falls under the Nairobi County Government and not the Ministry. Additionally, it says an alternative burial site must be provided before the cemetery is closed. “There must be a procedure...You cannot just wake up and say that we are closing the cemetery.
Two Kenyans die in UAE tower fire

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kevin Cheruiyot

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the death of two Kenyans following a fire that broke out Sunday morning at a residential building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This follows chilling videos circulating on social media showing a fire on the 44th floor of the 52-storey high-rise. The building is in an area where several Kenyans working in UAE are living. A fire broke out at a high-rise building on Sunday morning on Bukhara Street in Al Nahda, #sharjah .
Civil society's harsh midterm scorecard for Ruto

1 week ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno |Kevin Cheruiyot

What you need to know:The first area of concern highlighted was the growing trend of state-sponsored violence and repression. The second major failure cited was the deterioration of socio-economic rights, especially in health and education.
Nairobi Speaker demands MCAs end Sakaja team’s impunity over illegal high-rise buildings

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kevin Cheruiyot

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Kennedy Ng’ondi has accused city lawmakers of failing to check the excesses of City Hall even as he blamed Governor Johnson Sakaja’s administration of approving construction of illegal high-rise buildings. Speaker Ng’ondi, in his communication to the House last week, accused Mr Sakaja’s government of overseeing development of illegal buildings since he assumed power in 2022. “Critical area of concern is physical planning and construction area.
Ruto lawyer Katwa Kigen: Why I withdrew from IEBC commissioner interviews

1 week ago | nation.africa | Kevin Cheruiyot

President William Ruto’s lawyer, Joseph Katwa Kigen, has revealed reasons why he skipped the ongoing interviews for the six members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), despite having been shortlisted by the panel. The lawyer failed to appear before Nelson Makanda led Selection Panel on Thursday that is taking place in Nairobi South C area.
Ruto’s lawyer Katwa Kigen withdraws his candidature for IEBC commissioner job

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Kevin Cheruiyot

Senior Counsel Katwa Kigen has not appeared before the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Selection Panel, which is interviewing candidates for the six commissioner's posts. Mr Kigen, who had been scheduled to appear before the Dr Nelson Makanda-led team on Thursday is said to have withdrawn citing his suitability. Dr Makanda’s team has confirmed to have received the letter of withdrawal from Mr Kigen, expressing his wish to avoid unnecessary diversion of the matter.
Aladwa sasa alenga uenyekiti wa ODM Nairobi baada ya kutamba Makadara

2 weeks ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Kevin Cheruiyot

MBUNGE wa Makadara George Aladwa Jumatano aliwasifu wanachama wa ODM kwa kudumisha amani walipokuwa wakishiriki uchaguzi wa mashinani wa chama hicho katika Kaunti ya Nairobi. Kura ya mashinani ya ODM Jumatano ilifanyika kwenye maeneobunge ya Makadara, Kibra na Westlands ambapo wanachama walishiriki shughuli hiyo kwa njia ya amani. Mamia ya wafuasi wa ODM kutoka Makadara walijibwaga barabarani kushangilia na kusherehekea Bw Aladwa kudumisha wadhifa wake wa uenyekiti bila kupingwa.
Multimedia University student was strangled to death, autopsy reveals

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Kevin Cheruiyot |Richard Munguti

A Multimedia university student whose body was retrieved inside a water tank was strangled to death, according to a postmortem examination. Sylvia Kemunto, a first year student, died of strangulation, according to government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor and family doctor Martha Mwangi, who ruled out suicide and drowning as cause of death. “Sylvia had multiple injuries which were caused by blunt object(s). There were injuries in the head and on the limbs, both upper and lower limbs.
New twist to Gachagua chaos

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Kamore Maina |Kevin Cheruiyot

At least five political allies of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have been summoned by police over violence at a Mwiki church on Sunday, as PCEA elders blamed security authorities for failing to prevent the chaos. The summonses were issued after initial investigations linked Mr Gachagua’s entourage to a group of individuals that violently disrupted a church service and fundraising event.