KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has announced new changes in various government ministries in a bid to improve service delivery. In an Executive Order dated August 22nd, 2019, Kenyatta announced the merging of Interior and Immigration Departments under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of Government.…

A Kenyan man was on Thursday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly hacking into Family Bank systems. Geoffrey Oduor Ojow alias Jojo Odukuzi alias Jeff Mzee was arraigned before Milimani Law Courts Magistrate Zainab Abdul to face cyber-crime charges. Oduor was accused of illegally gaining…

Kenya’s giant telecommunications company, Safaricom has pledged to plant five million trees in a move aimed at increasing the country’s forest cover. Safaricom Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Steve Chege said the company, in collaboration with Kenya Forests Service, will plant the trees within a…

Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph Karanja were on Friday released on cash bail after they pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of tax fraud. Appearing before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi, the two and Keroche Breweries Limited were charged with evading taxes…

President Uhuru has announced the end of public commemoration of the death of Kenya’s founding president, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Speaking during the 41st memorial service at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi on Thursday, Uhuru said this would be the last public memorial of the late Mzee Kenyatta. “As…

National carrier Kenya Airways is facing accusations of canceling scheduled flights without prior notice to customers. A section of Kenyans took to social media to complain about the airline’s disorganization and poor communication. Kenyan radio presenter Adelle Onyango called out Kenya Airways…

A Kenyan woman and her one-year-old son are currently detained at an Indian hospital after she failed to settle a medical bill amounting to Sh1 million. Lydia Achieng from Homa Bay County took her son to MIOT Center for Children’s Cardiac Care in India, where the boy underwent specialized surgery.…

Embattled Kenyan billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has broken his silence over allegations that he evaded taxes amounting to Sh41 billion. In a statement dispatched to the media on Tuesday, the tycoon termed the accusations as an attempt to taint his name, saying they were “untrue, without…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Keroche Breweries Limited proprietors Tabitha Karanja and her husband Joseph Karanja in connection with tax evasion. In a statement, Haji said an audit by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) established that the two,…

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has threatened to stage mass demonstrations if Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i fails to reinstate licenses of betting companies. Speaking during a media briefing at Serena Hotel in Nairobi on Tuesday, MP Owino claimed that betting funded his…