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Not fair: How Kenyan woman sacked from KSh 123k job sued ex-boss, won millions
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (949+ words) Elijah Ntongai is an experienced editor at TUKO. co. ke, with more than four years in financial, business, labour and technology research and reporting. His work provides valuable insights into Kenyan, African, and global trends. The Employment and Labour Relations…...
"Body was a skeleton": DNA confirms missing Meru teacher's family's worst fears
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (428+ words) A family in Igembe is mourning after DNA tests confirmed that remains found hanging from a tree inside Nyambene Forest belong to their missing kin, Fredrick Gitiye, who was a teacher at Kindani High School. Gitiye reportedly disappeared in December…...
Scuffle turns deadly: Tragedy as 25-year-old barmaid is stabbed to death in bar
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (240+ words) Kisii " Police have launched investigations into the alleged murder of a 25-year-old bar attendant in Kenyenya sub-county. The victim, identified as Joy Chebet Melody, was allegedly stabbed to death following a scuffle at a bar in Magena Market. According to…...
Our children: Parents of Utumishi Girls fire suspects protest at police station
7+ hour, 26+ min ago (437+ words) Tension and anguish unfolded outside a police station as parents of students linked to the deadly Utumishi Girls Senior School dormitory fire demanded answers about the fate of their children. In a video circulating online, the visibly angry parents were…...
Love led me to prison: Kisumu man jailed 5 years over wife's affair with friend
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (334+ words) Benard Ouma, a man from Kajulu Hills in Kisumu, has recounted a painful chapter of his life that began in 2016 when he left his family home in search of work in Mombasa. At the time, Benard says he travelled to…...
Major breakthrough: DCI positively identifies 7 girls who set dormitory on fire
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (132+ words) Nairobi " The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has issued a further update on investigations into the deadly fire incident at Utumishi Girls Senior School which claimed the lives of 16 students. In a statement on Sunday, May 31, DCI said the investigating team…...
Video: Panic as fire breaks out at cafeteria at Shell petrol station in Makuyu
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (379+ words) Nancy Odindo is a current affairs writer at Tuko. co. ke (joined in 2023). She has one year of experience in print and more than five years in digital media. Murang'a: Panic had erupted at Magunas Shell Petrol Station in Makuyu…...
"Recovered 22 phones": Social media ad leads to arrest of 2 theft suspects
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (173+ words) Nairobi " A social media advert on a popular platform today set in motion a chain of events that culminated in a major recovery of stolen mobile phones and the arrest of two suspects in Nairobi's Central Business District. In a…...
"Miili yanatatanisha": 10 students killed in Utumishi fire suffocated to death
13+ hour, 22+ min ago (302+ words) Nancy Odindo is a current affairs writer at Tuko. co. ke (joined in 2023). She has one year of experience in print and more than five years in digital media. Nakuru: A postmortem examination on the bodies of 16 students who died…...
"It's very sad": Parents share photos, names of students killed in Utumishi fire
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (345+ words) Nancy Odindo is a current affairs writer at Tuko. co. ke (joined in 2023). She has one year of experience in print and more than five years in digital media. Nakuru: Parents have continued to mourn 16 students who painfully died after…...