KENYA NEWS

Deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna is mourning the death of his father-in-law, Mzee Benson Omolo Awange. Miguna took to social media to break the sad news about Awange’s demise, saying he passed away in Migori on Thursday morning. "Mourning my father in law Mzee Benson Omolo Awange who…

American airlines have been warned to exercise caution when flying over the Kenyan airspace due to possible attack by extremists. The advisory was issued last week by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to American civilian airliners and all operators of US-registered aircraft.  FAA said…

Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen has been accused of linking President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga to narcotics trade. This comes after Murkomen, the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County, claimed that prominent Kenyans accused of being involved in drug trafficking and…

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua says he will launch his presidential campaign this year ahead of 2022 general elections. While making the announcement on Twitter, Governor Mutua said he will seek to “offer Kenyans a new way of looking at the world and doing things.” “I will officially launch my…

More than 40 Kenyan nationals were arrested in Uganda after they were allegedly caught trying to join the country’s military. Ugandan authorities busted the Kenyans during a military recruitment exercise on Monday following a tip-off from local residents, Uganda’s Daily Monitor reported. Residents…

A Kenyan man convicted of drug trafficking on Monday shocked the court after he dismissed the prosecutor’s attempt to have him handed a lesser sentence instead of life imprisonment. Appearing before Makadara Law Court, Moses Wasilwa pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking 12 rolls of bhang along…

The dreaded Flying Squad police unit has been disbanded by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti. The decision to disband the squad is aimed at ensuring effective and efficient prevention of crime in the country, DCI said in a statement on Tuesday. The Flying Squad Unit will…

Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju says the party will not come to the rescue of embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko if MCAs decide to impeach him. Tuju stated that the governing party will not stand in the way of an ouster motion against Governor Sonko if the grounds will be the corruption…

Makerere University in Uganda has defended the decision to honor Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto with a leadership institute. Makerere, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Africa, faced heavy criticism with scholars such as US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua…

President Kenyatta appeared to confirm that the government will not stand in the way of deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna’s return to Kenya next week. Speaking during the funeral service of the late Kenyan politician Charles Rubia in Kandara, Murang’a County on Monday, Uhuru hinted that…