A 27-year-old woman dies after injuries sustained in a suspected acid attack carried out by unknown assailants on May 16, 2026, in Kiritiri in Mbeere South Constituency. The victim, Jackline Wanjiru, was reportedly on her way to Kiritiri Market to carry out her daily business when she was attacked while riding on a boda boda.
The government has officially declared the Homa Bay County Commissioner’s residence a State Lodge, expanding the network of presidential residences outside Nairobi. Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen signed Gazette Notice No. 7097 on May 12, 2026, designating the residence as a State Lodge with immediate effect. “It is notified for the general
Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financier of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, has died while in custody at a United Nations detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands. Kabuga’s alleged movements while he was a fugitive have long fueled controversy, especially claims that he spent years in Kenya under protection from influential individuals. Reports and investigative accounts have