Author: Erastus Maleve

A political storm is brewing in Makueni County after Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse sensationally accused Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr of playing double-faced politics—pretending to oppose the government during the day while secretly cutting deals with President William Ruto’s inner circle at night. Speaking during a lively event at Kisingo Secondary School where he handed over a brand-new school bus funded by NG-CDF, Mutuse openly called out the Governor, daring him to declare his true political allegiance or risk public exposure. “Governor Mutula, you can’t keep lying to the people. You either stand with the opposition or with the government.…

A Kisumu court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after convicting him of defiling a four-year-old girl, an offence committed within the Sega Sega area of Kisumu Central on January 6, 2025. The accused faced a principal charge of defilement, contrary to Section 8(1) as read with Section 8(2) of the Sexual Offences Act No. 3 of 2006. He was also charged with an alternative count of committing an indecent act with a child, contrary to Section 11(1) of the same Act. During the trial, the prosecution—led by Mr. Newton Ochieng—produced evidence and called five witnesses whose testimonies established…

Panic and disbelief gripped Kanyonyoo in Kitui Rural Constituency last night after a police officer based at Kanyonyoo Police Station shot and killed two women in cold blood within Kanyonyoo Market. According to a local source who spoke to Channel 15 News on phone, the officer had been romantically involved with one of the victims and had been cohabiting with her inside the camp. The motive behind the deadly shooting remains unknown. “It happened at around 11 PM as bars were closing . He was living with the woman inside the police quarters but trailed his partner where she was…

At Nzoani Secondary School in Mutha Ward, Kitui South, the kitchen is nothing more than a mud-walled shack with rusted iron sheets for a roof. Firewood sits beneath soot-blackened stones that serve as stoves, while smoke coils through cracks, choking the room. The walls are crumbling, the floor uneven, and there’s no storage — only despair. Nearby stands a skeletal dining hall — roofed but windowless, with broken walls and gaping holes where doors should be. The toilets are tin-sheet cubicles perched over half-sunken pits — unstable, unsafe, and shameful. This is not a scene from a war zone. This…

Makutano village in Nguu/Masumba Ward was soaked in grief and rage on Saturday as hundreds gathered to lay to rest 33-year-old Garshon Mutisya Mwove — the young father fatally shot by police during anti-government protests in Emali on June 25. The emotionally charged funeral turned into a rallying cry against police brutality, with mourners, leaders, and family members demanding accountability over what they called “a cold-blooded execution” of an unarmed protester. Mutisya, described as a hardworking man and a devoted father to his son Samuel Muuo, was also the only child of his elderly parents, Mwove Kiyili and Josephine Masai.…

A public meeting attended by allies of former Deputy President and Democratic Change Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua in Gilgil town, Nakuru County, ended in chaos on Saturday after police officers hurled teargas canisters to disperse the gathering. The incident sparked a fiery reaction from Gachagua, who directly accused President William Ruto and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen of using state machinery to suppress dissent. “Once again, our team’s public participation meeting was rudely disrupted by the police, following clear instructions from Mr. William Ruto and his protégé Kipchumba Murkomen,” Gachagua said in a statement issued shortly after the fracas.…

A burial ceremony in Gesure Village, Kisii County, descended into chaos when police were forced to rescue a widow, Ann Wanjiru, after mourners allegedly locked her and her relatives inside a house and threatened to lynch them for defying a Gusii burial custom. The tension arose when Wanjiru reportedly refused to take part in a traditional ritual that involves throwing a handful of soil into her husband’s grave—a symbolic act of farewell in Gusii culture. Her decision angered mourners, some of whom accused her of disrespecting their traditions and planning to abandon her matrimonial home. In a dramatic twist, members…

Trevor Lamenya, the renowned Kenyan automotive and media consultant popularly known as Big Boy Trev, has died. His family confirmed his passing on Thursday, saying he succumbed after a short illness. Lamenya was a towering figure in Kenya’s motoring and media landscape, widely respected for his blend of journalistic expertise and deep industry insight. He spent years shaping public conversations around automobiles, branding, and communication, becoming one of the most recognizable voices in the space. According to his LinkedIn profile, Lamenya was an experienced journalist with a proven track record in media production, corporate communications, and marketing. He described himself…

Across Kenya, construction equipment is once again rumbling through highways and estate roads that had long been abandoned. From Nairobi’s major junctions to Kitui’s dusty rural corridors, stalled road projects are finally being revived. But this visible progress comes at a quiet but significant cost to every Kenyan motorist. Whether you drive daily or ride occasionally, you’re now paying Ksh.7 per litre of fuel into a long-term financial commitment designed to fix the very roads that were left unfinished for years. Through a process known as securitisation, the government has raised Ksh.175 billion by diverting Ksh.7 from the Ksh.25 fuel…

Members of Parliament have called for a united, multi-agency approach anchored in grassroots and community involvement to address the alarming surge in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) across the country. The urgent appeal was made during a heated session in the National Assembly following a report by the Chairperson of the Committee on Administration and Internal Security, Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo, in response to a question by Kericho Woman Representative Hon. Beatrice Kemei regarding the state of femicide and GBV in Kericho County. Hon. Tongoyo revealed that between April and July 2025 alone, Kericho recorded two cases of…