KENYA NEWS

Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has released a list of VIPs who are entitled to special clearance on Kenyan roads during traffic jams. The five-category list has named all persons who should get special treatment on roads and highways during traffic snarl-ups.     …

Two people have been arrested for reportedly kidnapping a four-year-old girl in Nairobi and demanding ransom to release her. The suspects named Christopher Mwaula Kathinzi, 22, and Teresia Mwongela Kioko, 20, were arrested on Tuesday by detectives from the Serious Crime Unit. DCI George Kinoti said…

The wave of killings witnessed in various parts of the country in the recent past has caught the attention of President Kenyatta.  On Wednesday, Kenyatta directed law enforcement agencies to move with speed and stop the killings. Uhuru issued the directive in his message of condolence to the…

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetang'ula has spoken out for the first time since his name was mentioned in the fake gold scam. Earlier media reports indicated that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had summoned Wetang'ula on Wednesday for questioning over his role in the fake gold business.…

Nigerian police are holding a Kenyan woman after she was arrested while trying to smuggle narcotics into the West African country. 33-year-old Angela Wairimu was arrested on Monday night while attempting to sneak 6.5 kilograms of cocaine into Nigeria through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport…

Weiteithie Member of County Assembly (MCA) Julius Macharia will spend the next five days in police custody. Macharia was arrested on Tuesday alongside his driver for displaying a portrait of Deputy President William Ruto in military uniform on his vehicle. The van also had displays of the Coat of…

Kenyan dairy company, Brookside has apologized to a customer who was sold packets of milk that appears to be diluted with water. This comes after a video shared by a Twitter user @blakaende2 went viral on social media. In the video, the customer is seen opening packets of Brookside milk and pouring…

Troubled Shalom Hospital has been reopened, three weeks after it was closed by government authorities. Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) CEO Daniel Yumbya and Chairperson Dr. Eva Njenga said the facility was allowed to reopen after making the recommended changes. The KMPDB…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has trashed claims by Deputy President William Ruto that he helped him secure a job at the African Union (AU). Speaking in Naivasha on Sunday, Ruto claimed he helped President Kenyatta to lobby for Odinga's appointment as the AU envoy for…

A man accused of impersonating Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i in the Sh400 million fake gold scam has presented himself to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Joseph Ogendo, a politician who unsuccessfully run for the Nyando Parliamentary seat in the 2017 elections,…