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A former worker at a salon and spa located along **Moi Avenue in Nairobi's Central Business District** has come forward stating that delayed commission payments, intimidation of workers and what she describes as increasingly hostile treatment of both employees and clients. The former employee, who has requested complete anonymity, says she worked at **Ponkies Nail Spa and Salon**, located at…
Residents of **Lenya Village in Central Sakwa, Bondo Sub County**, have raised fresh concerns over the proposed nuclear power plant in Siaya, saying the community that stands to be directly affected by the project must be given a genuine opportunity to express its views before decisions concerning the project are made. The concerns come at a time when public participation and stakeholder…
Nairobi City County has issued a seven-day notice asking members of the public to identify and collect 59 unclaimed bodies lying at the Mama Lucy Kibaki Funeral Home. The notice, issued by the county's Health, Wellness and Nutrition department, states that the bodies have remained at the facility from their respective dates of admission while awaiting identification and collection. The county has…
Ecuador has declared three days of national mourning following the death of National Intelligence Center Director General Michele Sensi-Contugi, who was killed alongside his wife, Stephany Hollihan, in a helicopter crash in Samburu County, Kenya. President Daniel Noboa paid an emotional tribute to the couple on Thursday, August 20, describing them as close friends whose deaths had left a profound…
Intelligence report says at least 500 youths were mobilised for Homa Bay violence An intelligence report says at least 500 youths were mobilised to barricade roads and prevent members of the Linda Mwananchi movement from entering Homa Bay Town. Police reportedly recovered about 500 machetes and other crude weapons believed to have been distributed to youths involved in the clashes. The DCI is…
Agripreneurs working under the **Machakos County Department of Agriculture** have raised concerns over delayed payments for work they carried out in July, with affected workers saying they have yet to receive their July payments despite completing their assignments. The agripreneurs say they have also not been paid for **maize survey work conducted in July**, leaving them frustrated after…
Kenyans may soon have to rethink the way they pay for internet if a proposed amendment to the Kenya Information and Communications Act becomes law. At a time when mobile users are already complaining that their data bundles appear to disappear faster than before, the **Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2025**, sponsored by Aldai MP **Marianne Kitany**, is proposing a major…
Victims of the **Kenya Pipeline Company bus and Kenya Railways train collision in Naivasha** say they have reached the one year mark without receiving the compensation they were promised, despite being assured through a conference meeting involving KPC and its insurer that their claims would be settled within 90 days. The victims say August 7, 2026 marked exactly one year since the accident,…
**A luxury safari flight in northern Kenya ended in catastrophe on August 19 when a helicopter carrying seven people crashed near Mount Ololokwe, killing every person on board. ** **What initially appeared to be another fatal aviation accident quickly assumed an international dimension as investigators identified an Ecuadorian intelligence chief, his wife, and four American citizens among the…
Embakasi East MP **Babu Owino** has accused Homa Bay Governor **Gladys Wanga** of bearing responsibility for the death of **Noureen Nalwanga**, who reportedly died after being run over by a campaign vehicle during the Linda Mwananchi rally in Homa Bay on Sunday. Babu made the statement after Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga visited Nalwanga’s family at **Mbuni Estate**, where she condoled with…
Workers at **Hallmark Marketing Management** have raised fresh concerns over what they describe as a recurring pattern of delayed salary payments, disciplinary action against employees who demand their wages and failure to remit statutory deductions, with some employees now afraid to speak openly because they fear losing their jobs. A worker who contacted Nyakundi Report has requested that their…
Residents living around **Masinga Dam and communities downstream of the Tana River Bridge along the Nairobi to Meru Road** have raised serious concerns over the deteriorating condition of water they rely on. Residents have accused KenGen of dumping industrial green waste and sewage waste from upstream areas of Kirinyaga County, which is finding its way into the river system and eventually reaching…
A traveller has accused immigration officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport of preventing him from boarding an international flight. According to his odeal, the immigration officers were telling him to first travel back to Uganda and begin his journey from there, despite having entered Kenya legally and holding the necessary travel documents. The traveller, identified on X as **Henry**,…
Former Migori Governor **Okoth Obado** has reportedly reached out to the family of murdered university student **Sharon Otieno** as part of reconciliation efforts. A probation report before court says Obado maintains that he had nothing to do with Sharon’s murder and did not participate in the killing. The report says members of Obado’s family, including **two brothers and a sister**, visited…
The government plans to import approximately **2.25 billion kilograms of maize**, equivalent to around **25 million 90kg bags**, to avert a looming food shortage. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary **Mutahi Kagwe** says drought has affected production in several maize growing areas. Kagwe says arrangements are being made to import the maize because large parts of the country have experienced drought.…