3 things you shouldn’t do if you want to save money

Courtesy Beryl Oywer The holidays are approaching very fast and we are all bound to spend more than we have budgeted for. But if you don’t want to be on...

New and rare HIV strain discovered

A new subtype of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has been discovered, Abbott Laboratories has confirmed. In a report published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) on Thursday,...

UoN lecturer Hannah Inyama declared not fit to stand trial in sons death

  A university lecturer who kept her dead son in her house for allegedly more than two weeks is not fit to be charged. Hannah Inyama was arrested last month...

‘The memories kill me’ Late Joyce Laboso’s husband in tell all interview

His caught the country by surprise when he announced at Nairobi Hospital on July 29 the death of his wife, Bomet Governor Joyce Laboso. It was only hours after doctors...

‘It gives me panic attacks’ Women talk of their horrible experience with P2

Two Kenyan women have shared their experience with the morning after pill commonly known as P2 among them being unwanted pregnancies and painful abdomens. Three years ago, Erica* (not her...

‘Court battle started by Ida is malicious,’ Shouts Fidel Odinga’s secret bae

Phoebe Akinyi Gweno, who is said to have delivered Fidel Odinga’s twins, has emerged and disowned a suit filed by Ida Odinga. Akinyi has termed the court battle started by...

Colgate, pills, powder: Weird things women are using to remain ‘tight’

Kenyan women have resorted to using ‘The magic stick’ which is made of grounded herbal plants to allegedly help tighten their private parts. The stick cost Sh20,000 and is reusable for...

Mariam Kigenda and daughter Amanda died embracing each other

The bodies of Mariam Kigenda and her four-year-old daughter Amanda were found in an embrace in the back seat of their car. Investigators on Friday said they had a hard...

‘The pressure became too much’ – David Rudisha on battle with alcoholism

Double Olympic Champion David Rudisha has opened up on coping with personal tragedy and battle with divorce and alcohol in his career. During a candid interview with the BBC, Rudisha vowed...

‘I yelled, I begged,’ Kibera man tells of how his daughter was gang raped

A Kenyan man has narrated how he begged intruders to spare his 13-year-old daughter, as they dragged her into the night and gang-raped her. But that was not before they...

Women experiencing partner violence more likely to abuse alcohol – study

  Women beaten by spouses are 2.3 times more likely to have alcohol use and 2.6 times more likely to experience depression or anxiety. A study by the Commonwealth Secretariat...

RIP: Lugari man holds the most elaborate burial for his ‘BFF’ chicken

  A man from Maji Mazuri village in Lugari subcounty conducted a funeral for his favourite hen and cemented its grave. He promised to hold anniversary rites for his bird....

Sarah Cohen left penniless by her late husband Tob Cohen in his last will and testament

Murdered city tycoon Tob Cohen did not leave any of his property and money to his widow Sarah Cohen according to his will. Cohen gave their Sh400 million matrimonial home,...

Cop burnt with acid by angry wife to get plastic surgery

  Dan Matakaya was fast asleep when his wife poured sulphuric acid solution on his face. Matakaya was a police officer in Kisii at the time of the ordeal on...

Kitany to attend father in laws burial today

  Marriane Kitany, the former chief of staff in the Office of the Deputy President, has said she will attend her father in-law’s burial on Tuesday in Igembe Meru. Despite...

Beth Mugo’s romantic poem to husband on 61st wedding anniversary

    At their family home in Kitisuru, Nairobi, guests including family members, friends and dignitaries among them Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka are seated. Nominated Senator Beth Mugo and her...

‘He used me’ Saumu Mbuvi’s bae accused of dumping woman after relationship 

  After meeting on Facebook, a woman has accused Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip of using and dumping her. The beginning of Saumu Mbuvi and Lamu Senator Anwar Loitiptip’s love story...

Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen’s body found at his city home

The body of Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen has been found at Kitisuru home, police have confirmed. Last month, the former Philips Electronics East Africa chairman Cohen had complained of harassment...