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.
Two governors from Lower Eastern Kenya have emerged among the country’s top county bosses in a new national performance ranking — marking a significant power shift in Ukambani politics — even as one of the counties faces a crippling healthcare crisis. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti ranked 6th nationally with a 47% approval rating, while Makueni’s Mutula Kilonzo Junior secured the 10th spot with 39.9%, according to a survey released by Timely Kenya on August 15, 2025. The ranking was dominated by Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani, who topped the list at 56.6%, followed closely by Murang’a’s Irungu Kang’ata (56.4%) and Homa…
Shock and mourning gripped Malava Constituency on Friday after Dr. Enock Andanje, a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant for the upcoming parliamentary by-election and former principal of Bungoma High School, collapsed and died at a widows’ empowerment forum presided over by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. According to eyewitnesses, Dr. Andanje collapsed shortly after arriving at the event. Efforts to resuscitate him failed, and he was rushed to Oasis Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. The cause of death has not yet been established, though a post-mortem examination has been ordered. The tragic incident halted the forum as…
Three individuals have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts over allegations of posing as Social Health Authority (SHA) officials and defrauding a patient’s relative of KSh 239,400 under the pretext of waiving hospital bills. The suspects — Millycent Makena Mwiti, Paul Muga Okoth, and Bildad Steve — appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego, facing multiple counts of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to Section 313 of the Penal Code. Prosecutors told the court that between June 19 and 20, 2025, the trio approached John Kariuki, whose relative was admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital, and claimed they could…
Kenya’s Parliament has slammed the brakes on electoral malpractice with a new law promising stiffer penalties for rogue officials and political operatives. The Election Offences (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, passed by the National Assembly yesterday, takes direct aim at Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officers who manipulate results, delay declarations, or tamper with ballot materials — offences that have historically fueled bitter disputes and eroded public faith in the ballot. Born out of recommendations by the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO), the legislation seeks to seal loopholes in the Elections Offences Act 2016 and “restore credibility to Kenya’s vote,”…
National Liberal Party leader Dr. Augustus Kyalo Muli has launched a scathing attack on both government and opposition leaders, accusing them of hijacking Kenya’s youth-led call for change. Dr. Muli said the recent Gen Z movement reflects frustration not just with President William Ruto’s administration, but with the entire political class that has dominated the country for decades. “When people say Ruto Must Go, for me it means they want the whole system—that is President William Ruto and the entire opposition—to go,” Muli told Channel 15 News, urging the old political brass to “pave the way for new, untainted leadership.”…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a police officer and a civilian for allegedly soliciting and receiving a bribe to act on a defilement complaint in Kibera, Nairobi. Police Constable Philip Ochieng Adongo, attached to Sarangombe Police Post, is accused of demanding KSh 4,000 from a complainant as an inducement to arrest a suspect accused of defiling the complainant’s daughter — a case reported under OB No. 16/18/07/2025. On August 13, 2025, EACC officers conducted a sting operation that resulted in the arrest of PC Adongo and civilian George Otieno Oywer. Investigators say Oywer received the money on…
The Nairobi Anti-Corruption Court has sentenced former Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) General Manager for Finance and ICT, Noah Okech Oluoch (alias Noah Oketch Oluoch), to pay hefty fines totaling over KSh 3.1 million or serve four years in prison for using a fake academic degree to secure his job. The court heard that between April 1 and August 31, 2022, Oluoch fraudulently earned KSh 1.45 million in salary and allowances after presenting a forged MBA degree certificate. For this offence, he was ordered to pay KSh 100,000 or serve one year in jail, plus a mandatory fine…
Lawmakers have questioned Kenya’s energy sector leaders over growing government arrears to Kenya Power and Lighting PLC (KPLC) and the performance of mini-grid infrastructure, amid concerns about service delivery in rural areas. The Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy (PIC-CA&E) convened a round-table meeting that included Permanent Secretaries from the National Treasury and Energy and Petroleum, the Director-General of the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), and heads of KPLC, the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company. According to Auditor-General reports covering 2018/19 to 2022/23, persistent load-shedding, especially in off-grid areas,…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has defended its decision to set by-election dates beyond the 90-day constitutional limit, citing extraordinary circumstances, logistical realities, and constitutional flexibility. Addressing growing public concern, the Commission clarified that Article 101(4)(b) of the Constitution mandates parliamentary by-elections within 90 days of a vacancy declaration. However, IEBC noted that several vacancies — including those in Baringo, Banissa, Magarini, Ugunja, Malava, Mbeere North, and Kasipul — were declared long before the current Commission was constituted, making adherence to the strict timeline impractical. “The Commission is operating under extraordinary circumstances,” the statement read, pointing to Article…
A daring phone unlocking syndicate that allegedly preyed on loan-financed smartphones has been brought to its knees after a dramatic sting in the heart of Nairobi’s CBD. Three men — Jeremiah Njoroge, Marvine Wanguno, and Victor Kimani — now face five criminal counts after prosecutors linked them to a multi-million shilling racket that targeted M-Kopa and other mobile finance firms by illegally bypassing device lock systems before loan repayments were complete. According to court documents, the gang’s latest strike happened on August 4, 2025, when they allegedly stole six smartphones worth KSh 800,000 from M-Kopa Kenya Limited — including two…