KENYA NEWS

A Nairobi court has suspended the appointment of former Othaya MP Mary Wambui as the Chairperson of the National Employment Authority (NEA). The appointment was suspended on Wednesday following a petition filed by Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association. In its petition, the association chaired by…

A Nairobi-based lawyer has filed a case against mobile service providers, Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom Kenya over the high cost and expiry of unused internet data bundles. Adrian Kamotho, who is also an ICT practitioner, filed the complaint before the Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal…

President Kenyatta on Tuesday attended the enthronement of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo. Among world leaders invited to the ceremony were members of royal families from across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascension to the throne in an elaborate ceremony…

Giant telecommunications operator, Safaricom has once again been ranked as the best company to work for in Kenya in a newly released report.  The annual report titled; Best 100 Companies to Work for 2019, was released on Wednesday by Brighter Monday. Safaricom retained its top spot as the best…

The government has directed all civil servants to wear Kenyan-made clothes to work on Fridays and during public holidays. In a circular dated October 17th, Solicitor-General Ken Ogeto indicated that the move was part of President Kenyatta’s ‘Buy Kenya, Build Kenya’ initiative which promotes…

Reports claiming that the JKIA-Westlands expressway whose construction was commissioned last week by President Kenyatta will cut through Uhuru Park grounds have angered Kenyans online. The building of the 27-kilometer highway will commence at JKIA and end at James Gichuru Road along Waiyaki Way in…

Retired President Daniel Arap Moi on Sunday celebrated Mashujaa Day at his home in Kabarnet Gardens, Nairobi a week after he was admitted to hospital. Moi was taken to Nairobi Hospital on Sunday, October 13th for a routine medical checkup and was reportedly discharged during the course of last week…

The fight between ODM leader Raila Odinga’s wife, Ida and her late son Fidel Odinga’s widow, Lwam Bekele has taken a new twist. This is after the mother of the twins allegedly sired out of wedlock by the late Fidel turned against Ida, terming her case against Ms. Bekele as malicious and which is…

Detectives investigating the murder of Catholic Priest Michael Maingi Kyengo have recovered bank withdrawal receipts from the house of the main suspect. The receipts were generated after cash was withdrawn from accounts held by the cleric following his disappearance on October 8th. The receipts…

Details of some of the key proposals the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has recommended have emerged even as the country waits for President Kenyatta to make the final report public. The BBI taskforce was formed in the aftermath of the March 9th, 2018 handshake between President Uhuru and Orange…