Ken Gachuhi

Inside 9 months of pain for Ogiek families after Mau East evictions

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-08-14 07:15:39

From a life of plenty to depending on relief supplies is the sharp contrast in the story of hundreds of families from the Ogiek community evicted from East Mau Forest.

Armed cop arrested with 10kg ivory

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-08-22 16:04:19

A 28-year-old police officer attached to Nakuru Central Police Station has been arrested by his colleagues while allegedly in the process of selling game trophies in Molo.

Nakuru MCAs kick out Majority Leader, citing sabotage

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-09-11 21:33:01

A supremacy battle is brewing at the Nakuru County Assembly following the decision by Ward Reps to oust Leader of Majority Alex Langat, a close ally of Governor Susan Kihika.

Mau settlers to get title deeds after bitter legal battle

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-10-08 13:28:01

The court upheld the validity of a 2001 cut line which defines the boundary between the Eastern Mau Forest and six settlement schemes established in 1995

Puzzle of MKU student found murdered in Nakuru

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-10-15 16:00:00

A 22-year-old MKU student was found murdered in Kiamunyi, Nakuru. A receipt in her handbag shows she left Thika for Nakuru on Saturday afternoon.

Alarm over rising defilement, teenage pregnancy cases in Kuresoi

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-10-22 11:02:19

Nakuru County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara has raised concern over rising cases of defilement and early pregnancy among girls in Kuresoi North and Kuresoi South.

How a father, four sons killed neighbour over land dispute

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-11-11 09:22:29

They tricked their victim that he was going to meet elders for mediation only to turn on him and chop him to pieces using machetes

From love to ruin: Unmasking romance that ended in hospital and police cells

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-11-28 08:35:10

Last week, a bitter altercation left Wanjiku hospitalised with life-threatening injuries allegedly inflicted by Mutugi.

Gachagua skips two events in Nakuru after Limuru attack

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-11-30 14:05:19

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has skipped two public events he was to grace in Nakuru on Saturday and Sunday last week following the ugly scenes in Limuru, Kiambu County.

Hundreds stare at eviction after influential officials invade land

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-12-11 06:00:00

Hundreds of families living on the border of Nakuru and Narok counties are staring at evictions in an exercise whose legitimacy is in question.

Leaders back efforts to anchor NG-CDF in law

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-12-15 00:00:00

As the National Government Constituency Development Fund faces the risk of being scrapped over its constitutionality, a section of leaders has vowed to back a proposal to save it.

Leaders support efforts to anchor NG-CDF in law

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-12-16 12:30:16

As the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) faces the risk of being scrapped over its constitutionality, a section of leaders has vowed to back a proposal to save it.

Livestock vaccination to open global market: Ruto

By Ken Gachuhi   2024-12-18 18:00:00

President William Ruto has defended the ongoing nationwide vaccination campaign for livestock, stating that the vaccines are safe and locally made.

Police hunt suspect after woman found dead in rental house

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-01-07 08:42:35

Police in Nakuru have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to be responsible for the murder of a middle-aged woman.

Police in a spot after probe shows suspect died of head injuries

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-01-08 00:00:00

Tough questions await police officers at Bondeni Police Station in Nakuru after postmortem of a suspect allegedly assaulted in custody revealed that he died of head injuries.

Suspect freed by citizens in suspected case of abduction in Nakuru

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-01-13 19:05:49

Irate members of the public confronted men who claimed they were civilian-dressed police who arrested and cuffed a man in Nakuru city.

Widow of marathon legend Samuel Wanjiru fights to reclaim stolen property

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-02-01 18:00:34

Teresia Njeri, the widow of the late marathoner Samuel Kamau Wanjiru, is seeking to reclaim property in Nyahururu town that allegedly fell into the hands of a local businessman.

Body of a seven-month-baby disappears at a hospital morgue

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-02-07 15:08:27

A deaf couple in Nakuru was left heartbroken after the body of their seven-month-old baby vanished mysteriously at a morgue it was being preserved three days after her death.

Nakuru family appeals for help as woman goes missing in Iraq

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-03-10 12:48:29

Onesmus Musyoka and his two daughters, aged 17 and eight, have lived in anxiety since September last year following the mysterious disappearance of his wife in Iraq.

Medics receive training to curb maternal mortality in rural areas

By Ken Gachuhi   2025-03-24 16:54:38

Nurses, midwives, doctors and clinical officers from the Rift Valley region have undergone training in efforts to curb maternal mortality, in Nakuru.