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A yellow line cab parked along Moi Avenue within Nairobi's CBD. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA

Why Nairobi women can’t sit pretty in taxis at night

The use of taxis has always been the best option for most Nairobi dwellers who have to move from one place to the other especially at...

March 28th, 2019
The wreckage of the matatu which was involved in a road accident with a lorry near Masimba market in Kajiado County. The accident claimed six lives. PHOTO | COURTESY

Death toll from road accidents hit 32 within just five days

By Hilary Kimuyu At least 32 people have been killed in the country in three separate grisly road accidents in the last five days...

March 27th, 2019
A pedestrian scales over a road barricade to cross the Thika Superhighway instead of using a nearby footbridge nearby. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO

Why pedestrians still risking their lives to cross Thika Superhighway

By Evelyne Musambi Pedestrians crossing sections of the Thika Superhighway are still risking their lives almost one year after the...

March 27th, 2019
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Nairobi call girls exposed to new dangers as prostitution goes digital

By Amina Wako As the sun sets beyond the skyscrapers of Nairobi, many Nairobians rush to catch buses to their homes after a busy day at...

March 27th, 2019
Taxis parked along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi obstruct pedestrians and other motorists entitled to use the space. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO

Beware! Theft of car parts still thrives on the streets of Nairobi

By Nyaboga Kiage When Mr James Simba parked his car outside Bazaar building along Kimathi Street, he didn't imagine that he would return...

March 26th, 2019
The wreckage of the matatu which was involved in a road accident with a lorry near Masimba market in Kajiado County. The accident claimed six lives. PHOTO | COURTESY

Six die in grisly accident along Nairobi-Mombasa road – PHOTOS

At least six people have been killed in a grisly road accident near Masimba market in Kajiado County, along the busy Nairobi-Mombasa...

March 26th, 2019

Brace for traffic nightmare, contractor set to close parts of Ngong Road

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) has warned city motorists to expect traffic disruption on Ngong Road as construction works to expand...

March 23rd, 2019
Matatus along Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi in this photo taken on October 26, 2018. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE

Why matatus will no longer pick or drop passengers on Tom Mboya Street

Public Service Vehicles will no longer be allowed to pick or drop passengers on Tom Mboya street. Governor Mike Sonko has directed that...

March 23rd, 2019

11 passengers in city-bound matatu die in Kikopey accident – PHOTOS

At least 11 people have died after a 2NK matatu they were travelling in was hit by a truck at Kikopey in Gilgil on the Nairobi-Nakuru...

March 22nd, 2019

One killed, 7 injured in morning road accident

One person was killed and seven injured on Kisii-Keroka road on Saturday morning, when the driver of a matatu lost control and landed in a...

March 16th, 2019