KENYA NEWS

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has for the first time responded to those who link him to witchcraft. While responding to Deputy President William Ruto, who has often referred to him as a 'mganga' (witchdoctor), Raila says he has never engaged in witchcraft or sought the services of a witch doctor…

A photo of one of the buses to be used in Nairobi's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service has emerged. The image of the high-capacity bus imported by the government from South Africa has been obtained by The Star. Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says that the first batch of…

75 Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials were on Friday arrested on allegations of abetting tax evasion and bribery. The officials were allegedly found to have colluded with certain individuals to evade payment of taxes and reduce tax liability as well as issuing fraudulent tax compliance…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has warned foreigners of a fake gold scam. In a statement on Friday, DCI boss George Kinoti has urged foreign Embassies and High Commissions to alert their nationals coming to Kenya for gold business. Kinoti says unsuspecting foreign nationals have…

Troubled Ekeza Sacco has announced that it has begun refunding members' savings. Ekeza founder and Chairman Bishop David Kariuki Ngari, popularly known as Gakuyo says the society will refund members' deposits in five different phases starting with those whose savings are below Sh5,000. “By end of…

Kenyan taxpayers could lose more than Sh17 billion to a Chinese company over the cancellation of a tender awarded to it. The firm, ACEG-CAT JV is demanding Sh17.6 billion from the government following the cancellation of a contract to construct Greenfield Terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International…

An animal lobby group has protested Governor Sonko administration's plan to kill over 50,000 stray dogs roaming in Nairobi. This comes after the Nairobi county government announced it had set aside Sh100 million to eliminate the animals. World Animal Protection has opposed the plans and wants City…

President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are set to earn higher salaries and allowances beginning in June this year. Quoting National Treasury documents, Business Daily reports that the two leaders are set to get a pay rise of 3.9 percent. The increase will see their combined annual…

An American national has died under mysterious circumstances in a Nairobi hotel. Businessman Carlson Matthew Fredrick, 42, was found dead in his room at a city hotel on Wednesday morning. Fredrick, who was in Kenya for a business-related trip, is reported to have booked a room at the hotel on May…

Three Shalom Hospital employees have on Thursday been arraigned in court over the death of a seven-month-old baby at the facility on Sunday. The three are Vincent Njau Nganga, Irene Katete Mutinda, and Odhiambo Kennedy. Appearing before Senior Resident Magistrate Irene Kahuya, the three suspects…