KENYA NEWS

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has accused Deputy President William Ruto of using fundraisers to bribe the church. Speaking on Saturday, Odinga claimed that Ruto uses looted funds to coerce church leaders to invite him for Harambees and uses the platforms to advance his…

Suspected Kenyan drug baron Ali Punjani was on Thursday discharged from an Indian hospital where is reported to have undergone heart surgery. Doctors at Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai confirmed to an Indian newspaper, Mid-Day that the tycoon was discharged from the facility where he had been…

The 2019 Kenya population census is set to be carried out on the night of August 24th and 25th, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) announced. Kenyans who boycott or fail to surrender the required information during the decennial exercise risk a one-year jail sentence or a fine of Sh100,…

Details have emerged that Kenyan tycoon Ali Punjani, who is wanted by police over allegations of drug trafficking, funded campaigns for top politicians during the 2017 elections. Punjani allegedly bankrolled two presidential candidates, 10 governors and dozens of MPs and MCAs in the last election,…

President Kenyatta says primary school pupils will not be subjected to national examinations under the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).  Kenyatta, who made the announcement during the third National Conference on Curriculum Reforms at KICC in Nairobi on Friday, said this will ensure 100…

Police are holding two Chinese nationals who were arrested for allegedly operating an illegal chang’aa brewing plant in Athi River, Machakos County. The two; Wang Yalan and Wang Haijian were arrested on Friday by detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) following a tip-off from…

Makueni Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana says his name will be on the presidential ballot in the 2022 general elections. Speaking in Turkana during the fifth Annual Tobong’ulore Festival, Governor Kivutha said he joined the race to succeed President Kenyatta after pressure from many Kenyans. “…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has responded to a Kenyan man who spent Sh130,000 to advertise himself for Deputy Governor post. In an advert titled ‘Expression of Interest’, Philip Chogoti Chepsat pleaded with Governor Sonko to appoint him to the position that was left vacant following the resignation…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s eldest daughter, Saumu Mbuvi says an abusive relationship with the father of her daughter drove her into depression when she was only 21 years old.  Saumu, who has been advising women to walk away from toxic relationships, took to Instagram to share her experience…

Wanted Kenyan billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has obtained court orders barring the government from detaining all his movable assets over tax evasion allegations. A Nairobi court issued the orders on Thursday after Kariuki, through his lawyer Benjamin Musyoki, filed an application seeking…