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.
The National Liberal Party (NLP) has officially opened its 35th branch in Mutomo, Kitui South, marking a major milestone in its aggressive grassroots expansion campaign. The latest launch, held amid rising political activity in the region, cements NLP’s growing presence in Kitui County and the wider Ukambani bloc. The event was attended by senior party officials, mobilizers, and local leaders who praised the party’s structured rollout and commitment to inclusive governance. Party Leader Dr. Augustus Kyalo Muli, who is currently away on a business trip abroad, addressed the occasion via phone call with Channel 15 News. “This is more than…
A tragic accident has claimed three lives at the Tafoam (Shalom) Tunnel along Mombasa Road after an overspeeding lorry lost control and rammed into a tunnel wall at the Kitengela Interchange. Eyewitnesses say the lorry was descending at high speed when the driver appeared to lose control of the vehicle. The lorry veered off the road and violently slammed into the concrete wall of the tunnel, killing all three occupants on the spot. “It was like a bomb had exploded. The vehicle was completely wrecked and pinned into the tunnel wall,” said James Ouma, a boda boda rider who was…
The Ithookwe Stadium construction in Kitui County has reached 15% completion just three weeks after breaking ground, as both county and national governments ramp up efforts ahead of the Mashujaa Day celebrations set for October 20, 2025. The 10,000-seater stadium, budgeted at Ksh 700 million, is part of a broader Ksh 2 billion national investment in Kitui, which includes a new State Lodge, road upgrades, and other infrastructure projects to facilitate the hosting of the national event. On Tuesday, Cabinet Secretary for Sports Salim Mvurya led a high-level inspection tour of the stadium construction site. He was accompanied by Kitui…
Outspoken Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist-turned-activist Agatha Atuhaire have filed a landmark case at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) against the Government of Tanzania, citing gross human rights violations during a May 2024 incident in Arusha. In the petition lodged this week, the two activists accuse Tanzanian authorities of arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, intimidation, and unlawful confiscation of personal property during their visit to Tanzania, where they had travelled to attend a pan-African human rights forum. Mwangi and Atuhaire are each seeking 129 million Kenyan shillings (approx. USD 1 million) in compensation, alongside an official apology…
A small cluster of six counties have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of Kenya’s devolved funds, receiving a combined total of more than Sh721 billion, according to reports appearing on the dailies today. The reports underscores a growing concern about inequality in devolution, as remittances to the six counties represent over a quarter of the Sh3.7 trillion shared among all 47 counties between 2013 — when devolution kicked off — and 2024. At the top of the list is Nairobi County, which received Sh169.41 billion, the highest allocation among all devolved units. Its status as the capital city and its…
Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi is set to land in Kitui South and Kitui East today for an official inspection of ongoing government electrification projects. However, his visit comes at a moment of deep grief and growing insecurity in the region, following the brutal killing of two locals in Endau Malalani earlier this week, allegedly by armed Somali herders in a fierce clash over grazing land. What was initially expected to be a celebration of rural development has instead taken the tone of a high-stakes mission—into a region battling both darkness and death. While Wandayi will be inspecting…
Wiper party leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka’s presidential ambitions received a fresh wave of endorsement on Thursday after he joined top Makueni leaders at the unveiling of the Maria Salus Infirmorum Health Facility in Kilome Sub-county. The state-of-the-art facility, funded by donors from Spain, was officially commissioned in Kiongwani in a colourful ceremony attended by Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili, County Assembly Speaker Douglas Mbilu, and senior county executives. While the event primarily marked a major milestone in Makueni’s push for universal healthcare, it quickly evolved into a political show of strength for Kalonzo, with Wiper leaders openly rooting for his 2027…
Homicide detectives have arrested Kennedy Kalombotole, the man believed to be behind the chilling ward murders at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), following the gruesome killing of a disabled patient earlier today. Kalombotole, who had been admitted to the facility since December 1, 2024, is now the prime suspect in two separate murders at the hospital, the latest being the brutal slaying of Edward Maingi Ndegwa, a patient admitted to Ward 7B, Group C (Male) on July 11. Edward was found dead around 2:00 p.m. on July 17, with blood seeping from his neck, just an hour and a half after…
PAnother shocking death has rocked Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), after a physically disabled male patient was found dead under unclear circumstances in Ward Seven earlier today. The hospital management has since confirmed the incident, which now marks the second mysterious patient death at Kenya’s largest referral facility this year. According to preliminary information from hospital officials and law enforcement sources, the body was discovered on the patient’s hospital bed by a nurse making routine rounds. Witnesses at the scene stated that the man, whose identity is yet to be disclosed, had limited mobility and required assistance for basic functions. Security…
A high-stakes bribery syndicate deeply embedded within the National Treasury’s Pensions Department has been smashed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), with an intern shockingly emerging as the face of the multi-million shilling racket. The Commission, after months of undercover surveillance, arrested four suspects on Thursday morning in what sources are calling one of the most brazen corruption networks targeting pensioners in recent years. At the heart of the operation is Wilkens Muhando Mugatsia, an intern whose role was allegedly far beyond that of a low-level trainee. Mugatsia is said to have been tasked with collecting bribes via a…