Award-Winning Standard Group Journalist Collapses & Dies
The journalist collapsed in the media houses' offices before being rushed to the hospital, where he passed away, according to reports...
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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.
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Multiple Fatal Incidents Reported on Christmas Day - December 2025
Several fatal incidents were reported across Kenya on Christmas Day. Police in Kirinyaga County are searching for a woman who allegedly stabbed and killed a man over a Ksh60 debt. In Migori, three suspects, including the husband, were arrested in connection with the murder of KDF officer Second Lieutenant Cynthia Awour Mboya at her home. The 28-year-old officer was found with deep cut wounds and signs of strangulation. Along the Kericho-Nakuru highway, five people died when a Toyota Probox collided with a truck. In Nairobi, award-winning Standard Group senior videographer Rashid Mukoya Idi died on Wednesday, December 25, after collapsing at work.
