Police in Kirinyaga County are searching for a woman who allegedly stabbed and killed a man over a Ksh60 debt on Christmas Day. The victim died at a local drinking joint after a dispute escalated into a fatal confrontation.

• The victim sustained deep stab wounds during a quarrel with the woman, believed to be his lover.
• The incident occurred after the victim reportedly refused to pay a Ksh60 bill and assaulted the woman.
• This incident adds to a series of violent altercations over minor debts in Kirinyaga County, including a Ksh50 debt killing in November 2025 and another fatal domestic dispute in 2023.

Five people died on Christmas Day in a tragic road accident along the Kericho-Nakuru highway when a Toyota Probox collided with a Mercedes-Benz Actros truck. This incident contributes to a troubling increase in road fatalities during the festive season.

• Five individuals died on the spot, with two others critically injured and transported to Kericho County Hospital.
• The accident occurred at approximately 5 AM near Kedowa Trading Centre, Kericho County, on December 25.
• According to police commander James Nyatich, the Probox was suspected of overspeeding, carrying six young men believed to be from the same family and returning from holiday celebrations.
• The incident brings the total number of road fatalities in 72 hours to 36, as reported by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).
• Between December 20 and December 25, 2025, the NTSA identified 1,702 violations and arrested 42 drivers for non-compliance.

Award-winning senior videographer Rashid Mukoya Idi of the Standard Group died on Wednesday, December 25, after collapsing at work and being rushed to a Nairobi hospital. Just two weeks prior, Head of Radio Mayienga Festus Amimo of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) also passed away.

• Mukoya joined the Standard Group in 2013 and won the 2016 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year Award.
• Festus Amimo was known for hosting the popular Mayienga FM morning show (Gari Mokinyi).
• While the cause of Mukoya's death is unknown, Amimo's passing was sudden, occurring hours after a social media tribute.

Three suspects, including the husband of Second Lieutenant Cynthia Awour Mboya, a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer, have been arrested in connection with her murder on Christmas Day at her Migori home. The 28-year-old officer, attached to Gilgil Barracks, was found dead with deep cut wounds and signs of strangulation.

• Three individuals have been arrested: the husband, his mother, and his brother.
• Investigators recovered key exhibits, including a panga with red stains from the husband's shop and clothing items suspected to belong to him.
• The husband claimed to have found his wife's body around 1:00 a.m., with two mobile phones reported missing from the scene.