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.
President William Ruto has announced a series of fresh appointments to boards of key state corporations and regulatory bodies, signaling a renewed push to streamline governance and strengthen oversight across institutions. In a Gazette notice released on Friday, the Head of State revoked the appointment of former Senate Deputy Speaker Kembi Gitura as Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) Board, replacing him with James Kibugu Wambu. At the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), Pius Ang’asa, the General Manager of Nokia Kenya, has been named as a board member for a four-year term. Meanwhile, Dr.…
Kericho Governor Dr. Erick Mutai has survived a second impeachment attempt after the Senate ruled that the threshold for his removal from office was not met. Senators determined that the County Assembly failed to achieve the constitutional requirement of 32 MCAs to pass the motion. During the Senate vote, 16 Senators voted Yes, 26 voted No, while one abstained, effectively nullifying the County Assembly’s decision and securing Governor Mutai’s stay in office. The Senate proceedings took an unexpected turn when Kericho MCA Hillary Kibet, testifying in support of the Governor, claimed he had been lured with promises of Ksh. 200,000…
Women Representatives Dr. Irene Kasalu (Kitui), Rose Museo (Makueni), and Joyce Kamene Kasimbi (Machakos) have mounted pressure on Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, demanding accountability in the troubled Social Health Authority (SHA). Speaking during a Women and Youth Empowerment NGAAF event at ACK Grounds in Machakos, the three Wiper leaders urged the Ministry of Health to restore access to the SHA website, disclose how funds have been disbursed to hospitals, and hold those responsible for mismanagement to account. They lamented that despite Kenyans enduring monthly salary deductions to finance SHA, citizens continue to be turned away from hospitals. “The public…
Equatorial Guinea’s ruling dynasty has been shaken this week after two close relatives of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo were jailed in separate corruption scandals, marking one of the country’s most dramatic crackdowns on elite impunity. Ruslan Obiang Nsue: Presidential Son Convicted Over Plane Sale On Tuesday, August 26, a provincial court in Bioko found Ruslan Obiang Nsue, the president’s 50-year-old son and former head of the national airline Ceiba Intercontinental, guilty of the illegal sale of an ATR 72-500 aircraft. The plane, which had been undergoing maintenance in Spain since 2018, disappeared after Nsue allegedly sold it to a…
A middle-aged woman from Kilimu village in Kitui West Constituency has been killed by her husband in a shocking incident that has left Kabati Market residents in grief. The woman, who earned her living at Kabati Market, was allegedly stabbed to death by her estranged husband. Police reports indicate that after the brutal act, the man threw her body into Kiteeti River in Kauwi Location before taking his own life just a few meters away from the scene. Confirming the incident to Channel 14 News via phone, Kauwi Location Chief Thomas Munyao expressed sorrow over the tragedy and emphasized the…
The High Court has stopped the government from building a permanent church or any religious structure within the premises of State House, Nairobi, or at any other State House or State Lodge across the country. Justice E.C. Mwita of the Constitutional and Human Rights Division at the Milimani Law Courts issued a conservatory order, saying the case raises “fundamental constitutional and legal questions touching on State and religion.” The order will remain in effect until November 18, 2025, when the matter is scheduled for highlighting of submissions. The ruling comes after a petition was filed by a coalition of civil…
In a dramatic crackdown on corruption, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has today swooped on four traffic police officers accused of turning the Nairobi–Nyeri–Embu Highway into a money-minting den of extortion. Acting on intelligence from furious motorists and long-haul truck drivers, EACC undercover officers staged a daring operation that caught the rogue law enforcers red-handed as they allegedly pocketed bribes from drivers desperate to avoid harassment on the road. Those nabbed in the sting include Georgina Syokau (service number 85527), Robert Mwenda (service number 84890), and Gladys Cherono (service number 105724), all from the notorious Makutano Traffic Base, as…
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has charged a Siaya County Government accountant with embezzling more than KSh 14 million through fictitious transactions. Appearing before Kisumu Principal Magistrate Hon. Matutu, Hezron Junior Opiyo, alias Hezron Opiyo, was accused of fraudulently acquiring KSh 14,113,230 between 27th September 2017 and 27th September 2022. The funds were allegedly paid out as facilitation for non-existent activities. Opiyo is also facing 22 additional counts of acquisition of proceeds of crime under the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act, with the prosecution arguing that the accused received money in his personal bank account that he…
Gospel singer Stephen Kasolo has once again found himself at the center of controversy after a video of him making emotional threats during his step-grandmother’s funeral in Kitui Central went viral. Kasolo, who was attending the burial of his step-grandmother Kakunike in Mulango, Kitui Central Constituency, stunned mourners when he launched into a tirade against those who had taken him to court in Nairobi. In the clip, the visibly agitated musician is heard warning that the ongoing legal battle is doing him more harm than good, insisting that he is depended upon not only by his immediate family but also…
Nairobi, August 27, 2025 — Harambee Stars midfielder and Ulinzi Stars captain Boniface Muchiri has been promoted from Senior Private to Corporal by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Charles Muriu Kahariri, in recognition of his outstanding performances at the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The colourful ceremony was presided over by General Kahariri, who hailed Muchiri as a model soldier-athlete whose discipline, commitment, and consistency had not only lifted the Kenya Defence Forces’ (KDF) reputation but also brought pride to the country. Muchiri was one of Kenya’s standout players at CHAN, guiding the Harambee Stars to the quarter-finals with…