KENYA NEWS

State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita has defended President Kenyatta’s numerous trips abroad. On Wednesday through Twitter, Waita downplayed concerns over Kenyatta's frequent foreign trips despite the country’s financial shortage. He said the international trips are part and parcel of the…

Murder suspect Sarah Wairimu Cohen on Wednesday requested the court to allow her to access her Nairobi’s Kitusuru home. In an application through her lawyer Philip Murgor, Ms. Wairimu lamented that she is spending a lot of money buying new clothes and wants to be allowed to get her clothes from the…

The National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee has backed President Kenyatta’s recommendation to do away with interest rate capping.  The committee chaired by Kipkelion East MP Joseph Limo, however, recommended the protection of existing borrowers from being affected until they…

30 witnesses are set to testify against Migori Governor Okoth Obado in a case where he is charged with the murder of Rongo University student, Sharon Otieno. The hearing of the case has been scheduled for December 2nd and 3rd this year. The prosecution said the 30 witnesses include two protected…

The family of retired President Daniel Arap Moi has dismissed reports claiming that he is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Nairobi Hospital. In a statement issued by Moi’s Press Secretary Lee Njiru on Tuesday, the family faulted a section of the media for publishing what it termed as “…

Murder suspect Peter Karanja was on Tuesday released on bond after spending more than 30 days in remand. Karanja, who is accused of killing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen, was freed on a cash bail of Sh2 million or an alternative bond of Sh4 million with two sureties of Sh2 million each. The prosecution…

Retired President Daniel Arap Moi was on Monday taken back to Nairobi Hospital for another medical examination.  Moi was readmitted to Nairobi Hospital about a week after he was discharged from the same medical facility having been admitted on Sunday, October 13th. A report by The Star…

Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) says it has launched an audit on Silverstone Air Services following a series of air incidents involving the company’s aircrafts. This follows Monday’s incident where a Silverstone Air plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Eldoret International…

Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has filed a complaint to British Airways after she lost a suitcase during her recent trip from the UK to Nairobi. Karua says the incident happened on October 26th, 2019 after one the airline’s officers checked in her bag, saying it was too large to fit in the…

A London-based hospital where the late Bomet Governor Dr. Joyce Laboso was treated for cancer in June this year is demanding Sh2 million from her family. Speaking during an interview with The Star, Laboso’s widower, Edwin Abonyo said he recently received a call from the UK hospital demanding Sh2…