KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has told those seeking to succeed him in 2022 not to expect his support. Speaking on Friday during a tour to Nyandarua County, where he launched various development projects, Kenyatta stated that he will not be involved in the 2022 succession race. “Anyone vying in the 2022…

The government has revealed plans to roll out a fresh Huduma Namba registration drive following Thursday’s court ruling that approved the implementation of the program. In a ruling, a three-judge High Court bench validated the legitimacy of the National Identity Integrated Management Systems (NIIMS…

Vivian Ntimama, the last-born daughter of the late Kenyan Cabinet Minister and politician William Ole Ntimama is dead. Vivian, 41, is reported to have collapsed and died while having a shower at her home in Nairobi on Friday morning, her elder sister Lydia Ntimama confirmed while speaking to K24…

Police on Friday arrested a South African national who works for Deputy President William Ruto. Arie Dempers, the manager of DP Ruto’s expansive farm in Taita-Taveta County, was arrested following a public outcry over illegal water connection at the farm. He was arrested after a daylong inspection…

The father of Felix Orinda, populary known as DJ Evolve and who was shot and wounded by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, has spoken out. In an interview with K24 on Thursday night, John Orinda said he has never met MP Babu but thanked him for rushing his son to Nairobi Hospital immediately after…

A Kenyan student who was quarantined at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after arriving in the country from China has tested negative for coronavirus. The student was taken to KNH after he exhibited coronavirus-like symptoms after landing at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday…

Kenyan Chris Mburu has been appointed as the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mburu, who holds a master’s degree in law from Harvard University in the United States, was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with the…

A controversial American preacher has claimed that God sent swarms of locusts to Kenya as a punishment for runaway corruption. Rick Wiles, a far-right conspiracy theorist and non-denominational senior pastor at Flowing Streams Church in Florida, claims that he was forced to pay a bribe while doing…

Kenyan radio presenter Mwalimu Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Muthoni, was on Friday charged with robbery with violence. Mwalimu Rachel, who was arraigned at Kikuyu Law Courts on Friday, is accused of using violence to rob a man identified as Martin Mbugua Njeri out of Sh103,500 in property and…

A 32-year-old Kenyan woman suspected of killing her 78-year-old German lover has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Mary Mwikali Kavuu, was arrested on Thursday evening by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) homicide unit in Diani, Kwale County. The German man…