KENYA NEWS

New United States envoy to Kenya Kyle McCarter is on Saturday set to be crowned as an elder of Tharaka community. Ambassador McCarter and his family lived with the Tharaka community for several years before returning to the US. McCarter's family, who lived in Mukothima area, are celebrated and…

Deputy President William Ruto has celebrated the defeat of Raila Odinga's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in the Embakasi South and Ugenya by-elections. Julius Mawathe of Wiper clinched the Embakasi South seat after trouncing ODM’s Irshad Sumra. In Ugenya, Raila's political bedrock, David Ochieng…

Controversial Kenyan televangelist James Maina Ng'ang'a of Neno Evangelism Center has been angered by media reports about his arrest. Ng'ang'a was reportedly arrested on Thursday evening and spent the night at Central Police Station before being released on a police bond on Friday morning. The city…

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has cleared Nuteez peanut butter two months after the product was declared unfit for human consumption and recalled from the shelves. The agency says it has lifted the ban imposed on the brand after the manufacturer, Jetlak Foods Ltd, complied with the required…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday impounded a luxury car belonging to flamboyant Nairobi politician Steve Mbogo.   In a statement, the DCI says duty for the Range Rover was not paid and has a registration number belonging to a Toyota Probox. "…

A Chinese company has left residents of Katikit location in Baringo County excited after donating several cartons of alcohol to starving locals.  Chuanshan International Mining Company also donated food items including 300 bags of maize and cooking oil to the residents, who are grappling with…

Controversial televangelist James Maina Ng'ang'a spent Thursday night at Central Police Station in Nairobi. The Neno Evangelism preacher was arrested at his home in Nairobi on Thursday evening for allegedly defrauding a businessman of Sh3.6 million. Pastor Ng'ang'a has been released on Friday…

Thousands of Kenyan graduates who earn a living from academic writing could find themselves on the receiving end after the British government moved to clamp down on essay mills. Academic writers are usually paid by lazy university students from developed countries to do class assignments or write…

The government is planning to import more Cuban doctors into the country, Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki says. CS Kariuki explains that this would help the government bridge the health human resource gap in the country. She also points out that the move would also help the Ministry achieve…

President Kenyatta on Thursday afternoon delivered this year's State of the Nation Address before a joint sitting of Parliament. In his speech, Kenyatta addressed a number of key issues including the war on corruption, the Big Four agenda, national unity and development, devolution as well as the…