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.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has told Parliament that preliminary investigations have cast doubt on some of the claims made in a recent BBC Africa Eye documentary alleging child sex trafficking in Mai Mahiu, Nakuru County. Speaking before the National Assembly on Wednesday, 13th August 2025, Murkomen said officers from the Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit were deployed on 6th August to verify the claims aired in Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade. The documentary, broadcast on 4th August, alleged a network of truck drivers and traffickers exploiting minors in the busy transit town. Gilgil MP Martha Wangari, who…
Livestock Development Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke has openly admitted that his inability to speak the Kamba language was a decisive factor in his loss during the 2022 Kitui gubernatorial race. Speaking on Musyi FM this morning in an interview hosted by Sir Mwenge Mwenge, Mueke said Kitui residents opted for a leader fluent in the local vernacular despite his endorsement by then Deputy President William Ruto. “Kitui people were told I don’t know Kamba. The then Deputy President, now President, wanted me as governor to front UDA Party policies, but Kitui people chose otherwise,” Mueke said. He explained that President…
Renowned lawyer Philip Murgor has been elected as the new Chairman of the Senior Counsel (SC) bar, succeeding Fred Ojiambo, who has retired after years of distinguished service. The announcement came during the Law Society of Kenya’s Annual Conference in Kwale County, where legal professionals gathered under the theme “Protecting Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law – Ensuring Accountability.” Wiper Democratic Front Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, who attended the event, praised Murgor’s election and called on the legal fraternity to embody courage in defending justice. “I’m delighted to be attending the Law Society of Kenya’s Annual Conference today in Kwale. The…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen was on the defensive in the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon as MPs grilled him over the government’s handling of the violent June 25 and July 7 demonstrations that left 42 people dead, more than 600 injured, and public and private property worth millions destroyed. Responding to a question from Molo MP Kimani Kuria, Murkomen said the unrest was “well-orchestrated and coordinated” by certain actors intent on inciting instability. He recounted widespread destruction, including the burning of 16 police stations and posts, the looting of supermarkets in Naivasha, Ruiru, Nyeri, Kasarani, Eldoret, Meru, and Kirinyaga,…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has slapped Kenya with a USD 50,000 (about Ksh 6.5 million) fine for multiple safety and security breaches during the national team’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) clash against Morocco at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani. The CAF Disciplinary Board found the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) culpable of failing to enforce critical match-day security protocols, including inadequate deployment of personnel within the stadium perimeter and failure to observe designated road closures. In a stern warning, CAF said persistent non-compliance could force it to move Kenya’s future home matches to neighbouring countries such as Uganda or…
The National Assembly has been forced back to the drawing board after Dr. Duncan Oburu Ojwang, President William Ruto’s nominee for Chairperson of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), declined the appointment. In a communication to the House on Tuesday, 5th August 2025, Speaker Moses Wetang’ula informed MPs that Dr. Ojwang had formally written to reject the nomination, citing personal reasons and a potential conflict of interest. The lawyer, renowned for his expertise in national and international human rights law, policy, and constitutional matters, had been shortlisted by the President and referred to the Departmental Committee on Justice…
The National Liberal Party (NLP) has fired a fresh warning shot in Kenya’s political arena after launching two new offices in Kitui County in just 48 hours, catapulting its national tally to an impressive 36 branches. On Monday, the party cut the ribbon on its 35th branch in Mutomo, Kitui South, and barely caught its breath before storming into Miambani Ward, Kitui Central, on Tuesday to unveil its 36th branch. The Miambani office will anchor NLP’s political grip across Mutula, Mutukya, Kanguu, Kithumulani and surrounding villages — effectively covering a vast belt of grassroots voters long considered a key swing…
Nominated Senator Hezena Lemaletian has obtained temporary court orders shielding her from her estranged boyfriend, Musa Hussein Lenyumpa, whom she accuses of harassment and defamation. The orders, issued by Magistrate Festus Terer, prohibit Musa from assaulting, threatening, harassing, or in any way interfering with the Senator’s well-being. The court also restrained him from contacting her, either directly or indirectly, pending the determination of the case. In her suit, the Senator alleged that Musa — whose marriage proposal she had rejected — continued to claim publicly that she is his wife, despite the two never having been married. She told the…
A healthcare nightmare is unfolding in Machakos County, where two of the region’s largest public hospitals—Machakos Level 5 and Kangundo Level 5—have been reduced to ghost towns. For five agonizing days, medical services have ground to a halt as health workers down their tools, leaving hospital beds eerily empty and corridors silent. The strike, which began on August 7, 2025, has left desperate patients stranded. Many have been discharged prematurely, while others have been turned away at the gates. Inside the hospitals, abandoned wards tell the story of a county in crisis—once-bustling treatment rooms now stand still, operating theatres lie…
Kibwezi, Makueni County – A Makueni family is reeling from a devastating loss after a road accident along the Kitui–Kibwezi Road at Kisayani claimed the lives of a bride-to-be, her daughter, and two other relatives. Madam Jackline Musyoki, a Mathematics and Business Studies teacher at St. Mary’s Kinyambu Secondary School, died alongside her daughter, mother-in-law, and another woman reported to be her sister-in-law. The tragedy struck as the family was travelling home from a dowry payment ceremony for Madam Jackline in Kitui, held in preparation for her wedding scheduled for this coming Sunday. In a condolence message, Festus Muthoka, the…