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The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has withdrawn a conspiracy to a murder charge against Migori Governor Okoth Obado. This means that the embattled Governor will only face a murder charge in the slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno's case. The decision by the…

Colonel (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna has been appointed as the new Government Spokesperson. His appointment was announced by ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru in a communiqué on Tuesday morning. Oguna, a career military officer, takes over the position from Eric Kiraithe with immediate effect. “In line with…

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has suspended the establishment of new public universities in the country. Speaking on Monday during a forum on University Education, CS Magoha argues that there is no reason why the country should have many institutions of higher learning offering…

The cause of seven-month-old baby Ethan Muendo's death at Shalom Hospital in Athi River has been revealed. Speaking at the hospital on Monday evening, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) Chairman Prof. Fredrick Were says the child was killed by an overdose of morphine — a pain…

Human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has been released hours after his arrest on Monday morning. Mwangi was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at his home in Nairobi and was driven to the Central Police Station for questioning. A statement signed by…

A Kenyan government delegation is in the United States for bilateral talks with President Donald Trump's officials in Washington. The Kenyan team is under the leadership of Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i (Interior) and his counterpart Dr. Monica Juma (Foreign Affairs). The two Cabinet…

Shalom Hospital in Machakos has been closed following the death of a seven-month-old baby on Sunday. The child, Ethan Muendo, passed away hours after staff at the facility administered a lethal injection to him to relieve the pain of a minor scalding In a statement on Monday, Governor Alfred Mutua…

Nairobi-based human rights activist Boniface Mwangi has reportedly been arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). In a tweet on Monday, Mwangi says the sleuths stormed his house and whisked him away. He says he has been taken to the Central Police Station but has…

A junior Kenyan police officer has shot dead his boss for allegedly transferring him from his duty station. The yet to be named cop reportedly killed his boss at their police camp in Maralal town, Samburu County on Saturday. Confirming the incident, Samburu County Police Commander Karanja Muiruri…

A suspected kidnapper has been shot dead in Kiandutu slums in Thika, Kiambu County. Confirming the incident, Kiambu County Police Commander Ali Nuno says a pistol containing four rounds of ammunition was recovered during the operation. The suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Dennis Kimani…