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6 days ago | 
nation.africa | Eric Matara |Mercy Koskei
Ms Mary Muthoni is an established businesswoman in Nakuru City running several mobile money transfer agencies. Recently, she enhanced the security features in all her shops by barricading the cashiers from clients with grills and opaque glass at the counters. Asked why she opted to reinforce her businesses, Ms Muthoni said it was due to rising robbery cases in Nakuru. She also adheres to a strict schedule for opening and closing her shops.
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2 weeks ago | 
nation.africa | Mercy Koskei |Florah Koech
Fears of abduction have gripped two families after separate incidents in Nakuru and Baringo counties, where men disappeared after alleged interactions with undercover police officers. In Nakuru, 46-year-old hawker Mohammed Sherif from Bondeni Estate disappeared on June 3 under mysterious circumstances. Mr Sherif had left home to buy medication for his ailing mother but never returned.
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2 weeks ago | 
nation.africa | Eric Matara |Mercy Koskei
Ten junior police officers have been arrested over the shooting of a 35-year-old man in Nakuru's London estate on Monday. Nakuru County Police Commander Michael Mwaura revealed that the police officers were questioned by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations as part of the investigations into the shooting of Duncan Nderitu. Mr Nderitu's killing sparked protests for the second day in Nakuru's London area.
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1 month ago | 
nation.africa | Waikwa Maina |Mercy Koskei
Conflicting accounts and secrecy continue to cloud the exact events that led to the death of Igwamiti Parish Priest, John Maina. In the absence of a conclusive post-mortem report that would guide investigators trying to ascertain the cause of his death, police are now relying on the accounts of those who spoke with Fr. Maina in the hours leading up to his death.
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1 month ago | 
nation.africa | Waikwa Maina |Mercy Koskei
A priest, a housekeeper and a friend of a murdered Catholic priest have been interviewed by detectives as investigations into his killing intensify, even as accounts of his last movements emerged. The body Fr John Maina of Igwamiti Catholic Parish in Nyandarua was found at Kikopey along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Thursday, May 15.
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2 months ago | 
nation.africa | Anthony Njagi |Mercy Koskei
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has said teachers and officials who flout rules and regulations in co-curricular activities will face disciplinary action. He said co-curricular activities are educational events and will be governed by policies, guidelines, and regulations set out by the Ministry of Education.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Eric Matara |Mercy Koskei
What you need to know:On a good night, a fisherman reveal they can make between Sh800 and Sh1,000 enough to feed a family. Many have drowned while fleeing KWS officers while others have been mauled by wild animals. Under the cover of darkness, fishermen sneak into Lake Nakuru driven by poverty and the high cost of living.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Eric Matara |Mercy Koskei
Under the cover of darkness, fishermen sneak into Lake Nakuru driven by poverty and the high cost of living. They cast their nets despite the ever-present danger of ferocious hippos, deadly crocodiles and armed Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers determined to keep them out of the protected waters. It is an illicit trade, but the profits are hard to ignore. On a good night, a fisherman reveal they can make between Sh800 and Sh1,000 enough to feed a family. However, it comes at a deadly price.
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mercy Koskei |Francis Mureithi
What you need to know:A deaf couple is in distress after the body of their seven-month-old baby disappeared from the Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary, with hospital staff unable to provide answers. A deaf couple is in agony after the body of their seven-month-old baby mysteriously disappeared at the Nakuru Teaching and Referral Hospital Mortuary where it was being preserved.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
nation.africa | Mercy Koskei |Joseph Openda
Chaos rocked more than three estates in Nakuru for the fourth day in a row as angry residents protested over the disappearance of Brian Odhiambo, a man who was arrested by security officers before going missing. The protests disrupted activities in Manyani, Kivumbini and Flamingo estates as they demanded to know Odhiambo's whereabouts. At one point, the angry residents, numbering more than 500, set fire to part of Lake Nakuru National Park as they demanded answers from the police.
