KENYA NEWS

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) says it is illegal to publish photos or videos of the country's currency without prior permission from the institution. In a recently published notice, the regulator warned Kenyans that taking images and videos of Kenyan money and publishing them anywhere is illegal…

Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo is set to leave British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for studies in the United States. Madowo took to Twitter to announce he will join Columbia University in New York as a full-time student next month. “Hard to believe that I’ve got just 3 weeks left with the BBC…

Kenyans caught loitering in Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices without the permission of Commissioner-General will be charged a fine of Sh5,000 or face a jail term of up to two years. This comes after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i officially listed KRA headquarters and its offices…

Kibra Member of Parliament Ken Okoth has returned to the country after an extended medical trip abroad. Okoth graced the annual Kibra Music Festival on Sunday alongside Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja. “Joined my brother Ken Okoth and the people of Kibra for an exciting Music Festival earlier today…

Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has dismissed claims of an alleged assassination plot against Deputy President William Ruto. Speaking in Nairobi on Monday, Kibicho termed the claims as utter nonsense, pointing out that no one has filed a complaint on the matter. "I hear assassinations…

New York Times international editor Michael Slackman has admitted to approving a controversial job advert that angered Kenyans and Africans. In the advert published last week, the US media house said it was looking for Nairobi Bureau Chief to cover ‘conflict’ and ‘unexpected stories of hope’ in the…

The government is set to carry out Kenya's first-ever paperless population census in August. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Director- General Zachary Mwangi said the exercise will be done electronically from August 24th to 25th. Mwangi said the agency has already designed, developed and…

Police in Nairobi are looking for a rogue tout who allegedly pushed out a 28-year-old Kenyan woman from a moving matatu.  Florence Wanjiru sustained serious injuries after the conductor of a Kileleton Sacco matatu plying the Kileleshwa-Lavington route threw her out of the vehicle. CCTV footage…

Kenyan Members of Parliament (MPs) have reportedly awarded themselves a night allowance of more than Sh70,000 each per week. The 416 MPs comprising of Members of National Assembly and Senators awarded themselves the hefty perks in a scheme dubbed “Domestic Subsistence Facilitation.” Under the…

President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning football legend Joe Kadenge. Kadenge, 84, passed away on Sunday while undergoing treatment at Meridian Hospital in Nairobi. In his message of condolences to family and friends of Kadenge, Kenyatta said his death was a great loss to the sporting…