KENYA NEWS

The government has confirmed that 18 of its websites were hacked on Monday. In a statement to newsrooms, government spokesperson Col. Cyrus Oguna assured that the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), which was among the websites intruded by hackers, is safe and secure. Oguna…

A group of Indonesian cyber attackers Kurd Electronic Team has hacked several Kenyan government websites. 17 Kenyan government websites including the Integrated Financial Management and Information System (IFMIS) portal have been affected. The infiltrators placed their logo on the affected websites…

Police officers have arrested a driver attached to the Samburu County government after he was found transporting more than Sh1 million in cash. Confirming the arrest, Samburu County Police Commander Karanja Muiruri said the 38-year-old suspect could not account for Sh1,099,000 found in a county…

Drama unfolded during Madaraka Day Celebrations in Nairobi on Saturday after Woman Representative Esther Passaris walked off as Governor Mike Sonko addressed the crowd. In her speech during the ceremony held at Pumwani Secondary School, Passaris accused Sonko of refusing to work with her, saying…

United States envoy to Kenya Kyle McCarter has hailed the unveiling of new Kenyan banknotes. Taking to social media, Ambassador McCarter welcomed the Central Bank of Kenya's announcement that the old Sh1,000 will cease to be legal tender from October 1st. The envoy said the move is the right step…

The Bishop in charge of Mombasa Neno Evangelism Centre has left the church following Pastor James Ng’ang’a’s recent outburst. The Standard reports that Bishop Robert Wafula tendered his resignation on Friday, a day after a video of televangelist Ng'ang'a admonishing his bishops went viral on social…

An image of founding President Jomo Kenyatta on the newly unveiled Kenyan banknotes has sparked an online debate among Kenyans. The front of the new Sh1000 and Sh500 notes bear the image of the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC). A section of social media users claim the new banknotes…

A 23-year-old Kenyan man was acquitted of rape charges after Facebook chats with the complainant showed they were in a love affair. On Thursday, Meru Chief Magistrate Lucy Ambasi set free the accused person Timothy Syengo Mutua, who had been charged with raping Phyllis Kasyoka in Imenti North, Meru…

The High Court has issued orders stopping the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) from paying MPs the contentious Sh250,000 monthly house allowance. The orders were issued on Friday by Justice John Mativo following an application filed by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). The…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected to be behind the murder of Hellen Kwamboka, a police constable attached to Parliament Police Station. The suspect identified as Erick Onyono Nyakundi was nabbed on Saturday at his hideout in…