KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has mourned the death of veteran Kenyan politician Charles Rubia, who passed away on Monday at the age of 96. Rubia, who was the first African Mayor of Nairobi, died at his home in Nairobi’s Karen estate, according to his family. In his message of condolence to the family and…

Former Starehe Member of Parliament and multi-party crusader Charles Rubia is dead. Rubia, who was the first African Mayor of Nairobi, passed away on Monday at his home in Nairobi’s Karen Estate aged 96. Rubia, a former political detainee, served as MP for Starehe from 1969 to 1988. He was arrested…

A section of Nairobi MCAs have threatened to impeach County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi over her refusal to convene a special sitting requested by Minority Leader David Mberia last week. Mberia had written to Speaker Elachi asking for a special sitting where an impeachment motion against…

Sleuths from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday night nabbed a wanted fraud suspect at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. Jackson Njau Kinyanjui, who is wanted in connection with fraud in the Arror and Kimwarer dams’ scandal, was arrested at the airport upon…

Deputy President William Ruto has played down claims by Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua that he threatened him at State House, Nairobi on December 11th. Speaking on Sunday in Budalang’i, Busia County, where he attended a sports event, DP Ruto laughed off the allegations, terming them a non-issue. “…

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen claims that the government is using the war against corruption to punish Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) critics and leaders supporting DP William Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid. Murkomen, who is also the leader of the majority in the Senate, accused State…

The government has announced that the construction of the Mau Mau Road that will traverse four Central Kenya counties will commence in January next year. The 150-kilometer road will start at Gataka in Githunguri, Kiambu County, and terminate at Njengu, Nyeri County where it will join the Nyeri-…

Detectives have opened an investigation after papers used for rolling marijuana were seized from a shop belonging to a Member of Kirinyaga County Assembly (MCA). The more than 700,000 rolling papers, which were in two boxes, were found inside Kabare Ward MCA Chomba Nyaga’s shop in Kutus town,…

The Ministry of Health has put 12 counties on high alert following cases of Cholera outbreak in different parts of the country  The counties include Narok, Kajiado, Nairobi, Garissa, Mandera, Machakos, Embu, Wajir, Mombasa, Turkana, Makueni and Kisumu, according to a report from the ministry.…

Makerere University in Uganda on Saturday unveiled the William Ruto Institute of African and Leadership Studies in honor of Kenya's Deputy President. DP Ruto laid a foundation stone for the institute at the university’s main campus in Kampala. The institute’s goals are to among others, develop…