KENYA NEWS

Details have emerged on how tech-savvy criminals stole Sh14 million from four Barclays Bank ATMs in Nairobi last weekend. Citizen TV reports that detectives from the cybercrime unit suspect that the robbers jack-potted the machines to spit money. Jack-potting is a technique used by hackers to…

The family of the late Juliah Mwashi, who was among the 36 Kenyans who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in March, is embroiled in a fierce fight for the compensation to be paid by the airline. Mwashi's husband Henry Macharia and her parents in Kakamega are fighting over who should…

State House has refuted reports claiming that the Huduma Namba card is linked to the US multinational financial services company, MasterCard. State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita has dismissed the reports as false, stating that there is no link between Huduma Namba card and the global payments…

A Nairobi-based Dutchman has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Inspector General of Police over harassment by his estranged Kenyan wife. Tob Cohen, the CEO of Tobs Company accuses his estranged Kenyan wife of using police and the justice system to harass and intimidate…

Former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner-General John Munge has passed away. Munge passed on while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital on Tuesday. President Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family and friends of Munge following his death. Kenyatta has described Munge…

Deputy President William Ruto has vowed to continue donating cash to churches even as pressure mounts on clerics to reject politicians' contributions. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Ruto says nothing will stop him from giving away money to churches, stating that his faith comes first before '…

The pathetic state of Nairobi's drainage system has once again been exposed following a downpour on Tuesday that has left many parts of the city flooded. City residents have taken to social media to criticize Governor Mike Sonko for failing to fix the menace that has now become an annual occurrence…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested five people in connection with the theft of millions of shillings from Barclays Bank ATMs in Nairobi. The five suspects are employees of Barclays Bank and G4S Security Company. The Daily Nation reports that the five…

Deputy President William Ruto has denied claims of profiling the Luo community after a controversial video surfaced on social media. A section of Kenyans online and leaders have accused Ruto of spouting hatred against Luos after the recording went viral. "Kwani hawa watu wanatuambia saa hii stori…

A US-based law firm has announced it will offer subsidized legal services to families of Kenyan victims who lost their lives in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in March. 36 Kenyans died after the Nairobi-bound flight went down six minutes after leaving Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa,…