KENYA NEWS

A Kenyatta University (KU) lecturer has had his doctorate degree revoked after it was established that he acquired it fraudulently. KU canceled the PhD awarded to the don in 2018 after it was proven that he plagiarized thesis of a senior lecturer at Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Nigeria. In a…

Kenyan cement tycoon Chetan Vyas was on Tuesday found brutally killed at his house in Kericho County. The lifeless body of Vyas, who is the proprietor of Rai Cement, was found inside his bedroom at his home located within Rai Cement factory premises in Sigowet, Kericho County. Confirming the…

The proprietor of Nairobi’s Precious Talent School whose classroom structure collapsed on Monday killing eight pupils failed to follow construction regulations while putting up the building. This was revealed by the Secretary, National Building Inspectorate Moses Nyakiaongora who toured the site on…

Slain Dutch national Tob Cohen’s estranged wife Sarah Wairimu on Tuesday vowed to defend herself against accusations that she murdered her husband. Wairimu, who is the prime suspect in the killing, spoke at the burial of the late tycoon which was held at the Jewish cemetery along Wangari Maathai…

Murdered Dutch businessman Tob Cohen was on Tuesday finally laid to rest at the Jewish cemetery in Nairobi. Sarah Wairimu, the estranged wife of Cohen and who is accused of killing him, was among mourners who attended the tycoon’s burial. Wairimu was escorted by prison officers to the cemetery…

Sarah Wairimu, the estranged wife of slain Dutch national Tob Cohen is among mourners who attended the tycoon’s burial on Tuesday. The 71-year-old businessman was buried at the Jewish Cemetery on Wangari Maathai Road on Tuesday afternoon in accordance with Jewish traditions. Wairimu, who is the…

A Member of Parliament has drafted a new bill that seeks to censor the use of social media platforms in Kenya. The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is proposed by Malava MP Malulu Injendi, seeks to compel Kenyans to seek the approval of Communications Authority of…

The death toll following the collapse of classrooms at Nairobi's Precious Talent School on Monday has risen to eight. Government spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna had on Monday morning confirmed that six pupils were killed after the walls of the classroom structure caved in at around 7:50 am. On Monday…

The burial of slain Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen, which was set to take place at the Jewish cemetery along Wangari Maathai Road in Nairobi on Monday has been deferred to Tuesday.  In line with the Jewish religion, the deceased is supposed to be buried in the presence of 10 priests and a Rabbi but…

Detectives have opened investigations into an incident where a Nairobi-based businessman was robbed of $150,000 (Sh15 million) last weekend. The businessman, who operates a forex bureau in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area, was reportedly approached by a broker who claimed to have a client who was seeking…