Author: Eagle Reporter

Prison warden Jackson Kuria Kihara alias Cop Shakur was Monday charged in a court of law in Nairobi. He had been suspended and later allowed to work for joining Kenyans in the anti-Finance Bill protests in June last year. He appeared before magistrate Gilbert Shikwe and was charged with publishing false information. He denied the charge and was released on a cash bail of Sh50,000. According to the prosecution Shakur is alleged to have committed the offence on January 11, 2025. Shakur was arrested on January 15, and arraigned in a day later, where DCI sought to detain him for…

The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) Monday sounded an alarm over a series of rising land invasions and criminal activities targeting large-scale tea producer estates. The lobby singled out the ongoing Zimbabwe-like illegal land invasion of Sitoi Estate owned by Eastern Produce Kenya Limited (EPK) in Nandi County and the recent unlawful harvesting of trees at Sambret Estate in Kericho County. Chairperson Silas Njibwakale said at Sitoi Tea Estate, the invaders have been actively plucking the firm’s tea crop, occasioning more than Sh30 million monthly losses since August 2024 and have also taken over prime parcels of land. This includes…

Two families are mourning after three children drowned in separate incidents in Laikipia and Busia Counties. The incidents involved children aged 11, eight and 2 respectively, police said. The first incident happened in a village where two siblings drowned in a dam in Miteta, Ngarua, Laikipia County. The children aged 11 and eight were swimming in the pool of water when the incident happened on Saturday January 18 evening. Their parents said the children were in a group of friends and had ventured into Miteta Dam, which is within the village when the incident happened. Other children realized the girl…

President William Ruto Sunday responded to his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta’s recent remarks regarding Gen Z activism. On Friday, January 17, Uhuru urged the youth commonly known as Gen Z, including his daughter Ngina, to not just sit around, but instead to continue fighting for their rights. The former president said many people have become afraid of defending what rightfully belongs to them. “The problem with you is that you have become afraid, even you Ngina join the others because Gen Z is the story of the future. Fight for your rights and stop just sitting around while your hard-earned sacrifice…

A popular youth leader and outspoken government critic Richard Raymond Otieno was found dead after being killed by unknown people Otieno, also known as “Molo President”, was found dead in Molo after he was reportedly attacked by unknown assailants with an axe. He was killed and his body was discovered outside the gate to his rented apartment Saturday night, police said. Police said they are investigating claims he had received death threats by unknown people in the past days. Outraged locals stormed a local mortuary where his body had been taken, removed it, and took to the streets in protest,…

The Deputy National Security Advisor Joseph Boinnet, Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police Gilbert Masengeli and the commandant of General Service Unit Ranson Lolmodooni accompanied the 217 fresh police officers sent to Haiti. The security bosses delivered a message from Kenya to Haitian authorities after landing in Port-au-Prince. The team includes 30 female police officers who arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday aboard a chartered airplane escorted by the U.S. military. This came after months of uncertainty about whether Kenya would continue to field cops for the struggling mission in Haiti, where gang violence last year reached record levels. After disembarking,…

Relative calm returned to a section of the Narok-Mai Mahiu highway after top police commanders visited a scene where herders clashed with police on Thursday January 17 following a road accident that left 25 sheep dead. The accident prompted a clash between police and the herders that left two people dead and nine officers seriously injured. One of the officers had his hand severed in the clash and later flown to Nairobi for medical attention. On January 18, 2025, outgoing director of police operations William Yiamboi and Rift Valley Regional police commander Jasper Nyauma Ombati led a team to the…

A tanker exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say. The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday. It exploded moments after people began scooping up fuel, killing dozens and leaving 25 others injured, including rescuers, officials said. Fuel tanker explosions and accidents are common in the country – often caused by the poor state of roads and badly maintained vehicles. Those injured in Saturday’s explosion are being treated in nearby hospitals, the emergency management agency said. Nigeria has…

TikTok went offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning “you can’t use TikTok for now”. “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office,” it read. It comes after the social media platform warned it would “go dark” on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances the ban will not be enforced. President-elect Donald Trump…

ODM National Treasurer Timothy Bosire Saturday declined President William Ruto’s appointment as the non-executive chairperson of the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) board. He becomes the latest individual to decline such a presidential appointment for various reasons. In a gazette notice number 391 dated January 17, 2025, Ruto appointed Mr Bosire as the Chairperson of the NTSA for a period of three years, revoking the appointment of Dr Manoj Shah. On Saturday, January 18, Bosire said he had declined the appointment. He had also on Friday told his friends he would not take the position. This came hours after…