KENYA NEWS

Detectives investigating the murder of Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen have questioned Kenyan businesswoman Nancy Kigwe Wettstein. Investigators believe Ms. Nancy could shed more light on the ongoing investigation into the killing of the 71-year-old businessman, Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI)…

A Kenyan woman has forgiven and withdrawn assault charges against her husband who stabbed her several times early this year. On Monday, Ms. Peninah Wangechi told Karatina Principal Magistrate Alice Mwangi that she had forgiven her husband, Samuel Ndirangu and wants to withdraw the charges facing…

More than 24 hours after a car with two occupants slid from a ferry at the Likoni Channel and sunk into the Indian Ocean, the operation to retrieve their bodies is yet to begin. On Monday, Coast Regional Coordinator John Elungata said the operation was delayed over lack of equipment to pull out the…

The deadline for the withdrawal of old-generation Sh1,000 notes expires at midnight on Monday even as Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) maintains the period will not be extended. The old Sh1,000 notes will become obsolete after midnight, meaning they will be useless pieces of papers, CBK Dr. Governor…

Kenyans will be required to obtain licenses for fundraisers, popularly known as Harambees if a newly proposed bill gets the approval of Parliament. The Public Fundraiser’s Bill 2019 is sponsored by Ndaragwa Member of Parliament Jeremiah Kioni. It also seeks to lockout State officials such as…

Four Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) officers were killed after a vehicle they were traveling in was involved in a grisly road crash on Sunday night. The driver of the vehicle carrying the military officers is said to have lost control before colliding head-on with an approaching private car at Matunda…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has taken a swipe at the Kenyan Judiciary for failing to convict known drug traffickers. Speaking on Monday, CS Matiang’i said Kenyan courts should be ashamed that Akasha brothers were convicted with drug trafficking after being extradited to the US.…

A vehicle slid off MV Harambee ferry and sunk into the Indian Ocean in Mombasa on Sunday evening. Rescue operation for the occupants of the car was launched immediately after the 6.15 pm incident but was called off about an hour later due to darkness, Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) said.  The…

The United States Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter on Sunday received backlash from a section of Kenyans online over his tweet condemning corruption in the country. In a tweet, Ambassador McCarter said the government’s next move in the war against graft should be to go for the big fish. McCarter…

Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi says he is the right candidate to succeed President Kenyatta in 2022. Mudavadi, who is currently on a tour to the United States to popularize his 2022 presidential bid, said he is ready to take Kenya to the next level. He spoke on Friday during…