KENYA NEWS

Police in Nairobi are holding a 41-year-old Congolese national over an alleged $97,500 (Sh10 million) gold scam. Ledivin Mupanga was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The foreigner is alleged to…

Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o is currently on a tour to the United States to market the lakeside city as a tourism and investment destination. On Tuesday, Nyong’o held talks with Randy Knaak, the Mayor of Menomonie, a city in Dunn County in the western part of the state of Wisconsin.  "…

The Senate on Wednesday approved President Kenyatta administration’s bid to raise Kenya’s debt ceiling to Sh9 trillion. This comes barely a month after the National Assembly also voted on October 11th to increase the government’s borrowing limit to the same amount. On Wednesday afternoon, 30 out of…

At least 40 constituencies are at risk of being scrapped when Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) reviews boundaries. The said constituencies have failed to meet the population quota, which is arrived at after dividing the total national population with the 290 constituencies.…

A Nairobi-bound Kenya Airways aircraft was forced to turn back to Johannesburg, South Africa after a stowaway was allegedly discovered midair. The KQ761 aircraft was airborne when the pilot was alerted of the presence of a maintenance engineer aboard the flight, according to the Aviation Herald. “……

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria on Tuesday admitted that leaders have been lying to Kenyans about the country’s debt burden that now stands at Sh6 trillion. Kuria, a member of the parliamentary budget committee, owned up that both Parliament and the Executive have failed in restricting the country’s…

The United Kingdom has issued a travel advisory to its citizens over the use of airlines that operate from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport following increased cases of flight mishaps. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) urged British nationals to review the safety records of planes that mostly serve…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Tuesday caught on camera beating up a journalist at Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) headquarters. Sonko had been summoned to Integrity Centre to shed light on information he submitted to the commission two years ago to be cleared to run for Nairobi…

The 2019 Population and Housing Census report released on Monday shows that there are 1,524 intersex persons in the country. This was the first time the census took into account the third gender following a recommendation by the Kenya Law Reform Commission and Intersex Task Force.  Nairobi and…

President Trump’s administration has unveiled a Sh40 billion concessionary credit line for American and Kenyan companies seeking to boost exports to the US. The fund will be managed by America’s Export-Import Bank, according to the US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter. McCarter said the credit…