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Topic: 5-year-old

Joy Kanini murder: Detectives recover missing 25-year-old's head from pit latrine

By Boniface Mithika   2026-07-15 11:43:21

Detectives recovered Joy Kanini Gathu’s head from a 20-foot pit latrine in Nyeri after the murder suspect led investigators to the site. The suspect has been remanded for 21 days.

Githurai: 15-year-old girl confesses to kidnapping 2-year-old in exchange for phone

By Molly Chebet   2026-05-24 13:17:47

A two-year-old child abducted in Kiuu, Githurai, was rescued after CCTV footage led police to a teenage suspect who allegedly confessed and guided officers to the child.

Court orders exhumation of 35-year-old man's body in Kisumu burial dispute

By James Omoro   2026-04-23 14:45:46

A court has ordered the exhumation of a 35-year-old man’s body after a burial dispute between his family and a woman accused of burying him without consent.

75-year-old Mukuru grandmother appeals for help after decades of struggle

By Manuel Ntoyai   2026-02-26 16:59:27

Despite battling multiple illnesses that require her to take several pills daily, Mama Rukia still steps out under the scorching Nairobi sun to hawk innerwear and shukas.

Deadly scholarship: How 25-year-old was lured to serve in Russian military

By Julius Chepkwony   2026-02-20 13:01:26

In 2023, Kevin Njehia told his father he was applying for a scholarship in Russia which required mandatory military service for between six and twelve months.

Shock after 15-year-old girl throws child into Embakasi River

By Silas Nyamweya   2026-01-07 22:13:27

Residents of Tassia Estate in Nairobi’s Embakasi were left in shock after a 15-year-old girl threw a two-year-old child into Embakasi River in an incident that nearly claimed the toddler’s life.