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President William Ruto's government has recorded a fresh resignation after Paul Waiganjo stepped down as the President's Advisor on Development Matters. Waiganjo announced his decision at a press briefing at Sports View Hotel in Nairobi on Friday, September 25, 2026, saying he officially submitted his resignation at 3 p.m., bringing his time in the role to a close. He explained that he had taken on the advisory position hoping to drive development across the country, with a particular focus on his home county of Nyandarua. His plans reportedly included supporting school construction, improving hospitals, drilling boreholes, installing street lighting, and creating jobs. However, Waiganjo said his time in government revealed that the position had real limitations, leaving him without enough room to effectively pursue the development agenda he had envisioned. Before making his decision, he said he consulted religious leaders, professionals, businesspeople, community representativ...

A sombre mood has settled over Ilesi village in Shinyalu Constituency, Kakamega County, after a 25-year-old woman was killed, allegedly by her brother-in-law, on Thursday, September 24. The deceased, Patience Penenzi, was attacked while walking her four-year-old child to school. She was reportedly cut several times with a panga by Desmond Kirishi, her husband's brother. Her child was also injured in the attack and remains admitted at Mukumu Hospital in critical condition. Residents allege the suspect had been a source of frustration for his sister-in-law, with some describing him as struggling with drug addiction, though this has not been independently confirmed. The two reportedly lived in the same compound while Patience's husband was working in Qatar. Ilesi Location Chief Ben Mulinya said the suspect had previously been linked to criminal activity and associations with illegal gangs in the area. Kirishi reportedly fled the scene after the attack but was later arrested by pol...

A family in Kakamega is mourning after a woman was fatally attacked, allegedly by her brother-in-law, in an incident that has left Ilesi village in Shinyalu Constituency in shock. Patience Penenzi, 25, was allegedly attacked on Thursday, September 24, by Desmond Kirishi, her husband's brother. According to witnesses, Patience was walking her four-year-old child to school when Kirishi allegedly confronted her and attacked her with a panga, inflicting fatal injuries. Her child was also injured in the attack and was rushed to Mukumu Hospital, where the child remains admitted in critical condition. Villagers said Kirishi had allegedly been making life difficult for Patience prior to the attack. The two reportedly lived in the same compound while her husband was working in Qatar. According to people familiar with the situation, Kirishi had allegedly made advances toward his sister-in-law that she turned down, and some believe that rejection may have contributed to tension between them —...

A 23-year-old woman was killed in a suspected panga attack allegedly carried out by her brother-in-law in Lutoto Village, Kakamega East, on Thursday morning. The deceased, identified as Patience Mapenzi Sulubu, was reportedly attacked while escorting her three-year-old daughter to school. According to police, the suspect is the brother of the deceased's husband. The two were living in the same compound along with her daughter, while her husband was reportedly working in Dubai. Police said the attack occurred early in the morning when the suspect allegedly confronted Sulubu at the compound's gate and attacked her with a panga. She reportedly attempted to run toward the house but collapsed outside the compound and died from her injuries, sustaining deep cuts to her neck and head. Her three-year-old daughter was also injured in the attack, suffering a cut to the head. The child remained responsive and was rushed to hospital in serious condition by members of the public. Sulubu...

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen was at the Kenyan coast to oversee the destruction of more than 1,000 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, valued at KSh 8.2 billion, at the Bamburi Cement Factory in Mombasa. Murkomen confirmed his presence at the facility on Thursday, September 24. "Arrived at Bamburi Cement Factory, Mombasa, to preside over the destruction of narcotics worth KSh 8.2 billion. The more than 1,000kg of methamphetamine was seized by our multi-agency security team last October in the Indian Ocean," he said. Senior Officials Witness the Destruction The CS was joined by a roster of senior security officials, including Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Deputy Inspectors General Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, and Director of Criminal Investigations Mohammed Amin, alongside local leaders. Ahead of the destruction, a multi-agency convoy transported the narcotics consignment to the Mombasa facility under heavy security. The disposal had been pendin...

A year-long murder investigation has taken a troubling turn, with detectives now alleging that two separate, high-profile killings in Nairobi — lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu and Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso — may be connected through a network involving serving police officers. The breakthrough came with the arrest of Police Constable Julius Cheruiyot, suspected of being the gunman behind Mbobu's killing on September 9, 2025, along Magadi Road. Detectives recovered the Ceska pistol issued to him, and ballistic testing has since confirmed it was the weapon used in the shooting. But what makes this case bigger than a single arrest is who investigators believe was behind it. According to the DCI, Inspector Kenneth Sang — still at large — allegedly coordinated the operation, working with Rose Mbithe, a suspect already in custody over the separate killing of Dr. Mutiso in Upper Hill on July 29, 2026. That overlap has pushed the investigation beyond a single case, raising a harder question fo...

 The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has arrested a police officer suspected of being the gunman who killed prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu in Nairobi, marking a major breakthrough in a case that has remained under investigation for a year. Police Constable Julius Cheruiyot was arrested following extensive investigations into Mbobu's fatal shooting along Magadi Road on September 9, 2025. Detectives also recovered a Ceska pistol that had been issued to Cheruiyot at the time of the incident. According to the DCI, a ballistic examination confirmed that the recovered firearm was used in the shooting that killed Mbobu. Detectives have also linked Inspector Kenneth Sang, who remains at large, to the alleged planning of the attack. Sang is believed to have coordinated the operation with the help of Rose Mbithe, who is already in custody in connection with the killing of Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. Dr. Mutiso was shot dead on July 29, 2026, in Upper Hill, Nairobi, in what inves...