Author: Erastus Maleve
Erastus Maleve
Erastus Maleve is a Daystar University graduate with a BA in Electronic Media. He began his career as a newsreader at Ghetto Radio 89.5 before serving as a producer and radio host at Radio Thome 88.1 FM in Kitui for four years. Erastus further honed his skills with an attachment at BBC East Africa Correspondence. He is the founder of Channel 15 News, where he leads news coverage, social media management, and digital marketing. Well-versed in event organizing, Erastus combines his media expertise with a keen understanding of social media dynamics to shape local and national narratives.
In a high-voltage anti-graft crackdown, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested Esther Wanjiru Chege, a senior accountant at the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) in Kajiado, in connection with a Ksh 38 million conflict of interest scandal that has shaken the state agency to its core. Wanjiru was seized alongside three accomplices on May 2, 2025, after investigators unraveled a scheme involving the unlawful awarding of tenders to companies owned by her spouse and brother — all while she held a position of influence within the agency. EACC says Wanjiru manipulated the tendering process, awarding contracts to Reswan…
A storm is brewing in the Vatican—and at the center of it is Kenya’s own Cardinal John Njue. Conflicting statements, mysterious document changes, and allegations of age manipulation have rocked the Catholic Church just days before the crucial papal election. In a dramatic twist today afternoon just hours bere conclavemeets in Vatican to elect new Pope , Nairobi Archbishop Philip Anyolo declared that Cardinal Njue would not be attending the papal conclave in Rome due to poor health. But in a scathing contradiction, Cardinal Njue dismissed the claims and dropped a bombshell: he wasn’t even invited. “Those who go there…
President William Ruto is expected to nominate and transmit the names of the next Chairperson and Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to the National Assembly. This comes after the IEBC Selection Panel officially submitted its final report to the Head of State this morning at State House Nairobi. In a move that signals the beginning of a new electoral era — and possibly a stormy political showdown — President Ruto lauded the panel, led by Dr. Nelson Makanda, for what he termed “diligent and commendable work” in a process closely watched by all corners of the…
Two men from Kitui County are among five suspects arrested following multi-agency security operation intercepted a Meru-bound passenger bus loaded with high-grade explosives. The dramatic arrest unfolded along the Kanyonyoo–Embu Highway when officers on routine patrol stopped a long-distance bus traveling from Mombasa towards Meru. A thorough search led to the discovery of a suspicious white carton, deceptively branded with LATO Milk logos. What lay inside was far from dairy: ten water gel explosives marked EXPLOGEL V6, a detonating cord, and two IDEAL electric detonators—components that could have caused untold devastation. The bus was immediately escorted to Kanyonyoo Police Station,…
Kitui based digital journalist Emmanuel Maleve of Hopekin Media has exclusively narrated to Channel 15 News Scoop his 24-hour ordeal in the hands of Nairobi Cyber Crime detectives. In an exclusive interview, Maleve says what started as an ordinary afternoon quickly turned into a chilling ordeal involving arrest, threats, and psychological intimidation , allegedly orchestrated by DCI officers acting on political instructions. On Labour Day, May 1st, Maleve had just finished watching President William Ruto’s address when he stepped out for routine errands at Muli Mall, unaware that he was walking into a carefully planned ambush. “I entered Muli Mall…
Lawyer and activist Kebaso Morara has sparked a political storm with a fresh exposé in his hard-hitting Vampire Diaries series, targeting the stalled Tseikuru Airstrip project in Kitui County — a project closely tied to Former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka’s legacy. According to Morara, the project gobbled up a staggering Ksh 278 million between 2012 and 2016, yet remains incomplete and derelict. Breakdown of the allocations as highlighted in the exposé: According to the lawyer and documents in possession of Channel 15 News, the funds were distributed as follows: July 16, 2012: Ksh 50 million disbursed to the National Youth…
Wamunyoro, Kenya — Firebrand NLP Party Leader and Anzauni National Patron Dr. Augustus Kyalo Muli has broken his silence following yesterday’s flashy opposition show in Wamunyoro, tearing into the so-called unity parade with a brutal dose of political reality. In a statement dripping with raw truth and political fire, Dr. Muli described the gathering not as a beacon of hope—but as a well-rehearsed circus of opportunists, hungrily circling a weakened regime like scavengers. “They are not people who care about this country. They are just opportunists. They’ve seen that William Ruto’s belly is exposed, and they are biting as hard…
Detectives have arrested an 18-year-old suspect, Paul Mutongori Marwa, in connection with the shoe-throwing incident that disrupted President Ruto’s speech in Kehancha, Migori County. The incident occurred shortly after the President launched a 298-unit affordable housing project in Kuria West, when a shoe was thrown in his direction, narrowly missing him. Two other individuals, aged 20 and 22, were also apprehended for heckling the President during the same event. Authorities say investigations are ongoing to determine the motive and whether the act was coordinated. The object’s trajectory startled the crowd, but the President remained unfazed, quickly regaining composure and continuing…
Tension hanged thick in Courtroom 3 at JKIA Law Courts this afternoon as four suspects linked to the cold-blooded assassination of Kasipul MP Charles Ong’ondo Were formally arraigned. Their faces — until now hidden behind whispers and speculation — are finally revealed to the nation. The suspects, under tight escort by armed anti-terror officers, are led into the courtroom just minutes ago. Clad in civilian clothes and showing little emotion, they stand before the magistrate as the prosecution outlines preliminary details of the gruesome execution that has shaken Kenya to its political and moral foundations. Prosecutors request more time to…
A 55-year-old man from Mutwangombe Village met a gruesome death in the early hours of Monday morning after being crushed by a reversing tipper lorry at Kamunyu River, a hotspot for sand harvesting in Kitui County. The man, whose identity is yet to be released pending notification of next of kin, was part of a crew loading sand into the lorry when the tragedy occurred. According to local administrator Grace Mawia Munyoki, who spoke to Channel 15 News by phone, the incident happened just moments after the truck had been fully loaded. “It was pitch dark, and the lorry was…