Author: Channel 15 News

Police in Uganda’s Ntugamano district have arrested a 110-year-old man for allegedly killing his 109-year-old wife after she denied him sex. A report appearing on Uganda’s Monitor Newspaper indicate that the suspect reportedly stabbed his wife to death using a billhook after the deceased rejected her husband’s request to join him in bed on December 14. Confirming the incident, Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson Samson Kasasira said that her granddaughter heard a commotion in the suspect’s house before rushing there , only to find him holding a hornbill and ordered her to go out, forcing her to seek help from neighbors.…

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By Dr Kyalo Muli It’s so sad that our community is only blessed with a lot of selfish and greedy leaders who care nothing about the community, but only care how to fill their own bellies and line up their pockets. And this is why we are still lagging behind in almost everything except witchcraft. You see, because of selfishness, we had to develop witchcraft so that anyone who shines in our community can be quickly eliminated. If your neighbours’s child is cleverer than yours, use witchcraft. If their animals and crops are doing better than yours, use witchcraft. If…

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Ten people have been reported dead and seven others seriously injured following a tragic road accident this evening, that occured at Red Sea area , in Kwa-Mbisu along Kikima-Mbooni -Machakos road. Confirming the six o’clock accident , Mbooni West Deputy Commissioner Stanslaus Apwoka said ten passengers died on the the spot after the 14 seater they were traveling in lost control, veered off the road before rolling several times. Several other passengers who were seriously injured were rushed to Mbooni Sub-County Hospital.

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Controversial gospel artist famed for “twendi twendi ” hit song Justina Syokau , has secured a job with a local vernacular television Station . Syokau will be hosting a marriage and relationship show every Thursday starting at 7:30pm at Ngumbau Tv. Dubbed “Mwaki Wa Mutwaano” , which translates to “Vibrant marriage” , the show will discuss matters affecting marriages and relationship in modern society. “Have you ever been heart broken in marriage . Are you in toxic marriage ? Do you want your husband back or your wife . Do you want your marriage to heal? Do you want to…

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A missionary priest from Catholic Diocese of Kitui has died in a grisly road accident, Channel 15 News has learned. Fr Martin Mutunga Kavisu who untill his death was was working in Archdiocese of Lilongwe in Malawi attached to Saint Patrick’s Missionaries , passed on last night at 10:00pm following a road accident. Confirming the sad news, Catholic Diocese of Kitui bishop Joseph Mwongela said :” It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden death of Fr Martin Kavisu of Saint Patrick’s Missionaries. He passed on last night at 10:00pm in Malawi in a road accident.” Fr Martin…

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Fuel prices in the country have gone down according the latest review by The Energy And Petroleum Authority (EPRA’s) monthly review announced this afternoon. In the period under review, the maximum allowed petroleum pump price for Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene have decreased by 𝐊𝐬𝐑𝐬.πŸ“.𝟎𝟎, 𝟐.𝟎𝟎 and πŸ’.𝟎𝟏 per litre respectively. In Nairobi, Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will now retail at Kshs.212.36, 201.47 & 199.05 effective midnight for the next 30 days. “The prices are inclusive of the 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) in line with the provisions of the Finance Act 2023, the Tax Laws (Amendment) Act 2020…

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Celebrated Kamba Journalist Sylvester Peter alias “Ithaa Kasome” has made a U-turn back to his ex- station days after getting involved in unmaterialized deal with rival station, Mbaitu Fm. A close source privy to the switch deal has told Channel 015 News , that Mbaitu Fm didn’t meet the journalist demands resulting to collase of the deal. “Yes , i can confirm that a deal between the station and the journalist didn’t materials. It’s normal in these kind of engagements, there is nothing to read much ” said the source. The Ex-County FM breakfast show switched to Kamba FM mid…

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Kitui County executive committee are headed to Mombasa County for a one week bonding retreat , Channel 15 News can report. The retreat for Kitui County executive members will be led by Governor Julius Malombe and the Speaker of the County Assembly Hon. Kevin Katisya Kinengo and is expected to run from 11th-18th December. A close source privy to the preparations of the retreat, told Channel 15 News that the one week long retreat is a bonding session aimed at taking stock of the work done by the two arms of the local government for the period of one year…

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Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of EAC , Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development Peninah Malonza, had a rough time adressing angry mourners during the burial of celebrated Mbaitu Fm Presenter James Malombe alias “Musungu Kyumbe” who succumbed to cancer late last month. While speaking to mourners in Chuluni, Kitui East Constituency , Malonza a fomer Deputy governor in Kitui County faced it rough after she tried to defend President William Ruto’s constant abroad trips and the rising high cost of living. Malonza’s attempts to defend the head of state that he was adressing the high cost of living got…

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Athiani FM star and voice of the people, James Malombe who passed away on November 28th after a long battle with kidney related disease has been laid to rest at his Chuluni home in Kitui East Constituency. Kyumbe a household name in the media industry with a thriving career spanning to close to two decades , had worked with Syokimau Fm, Athiani Fm and Mbaitu Fm as breakfast presenter. The burial was attended by who is who in the media and political scenes , who eulogized Kyumbe as a man of the people. Some of the notable leaders who attended…

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