KENYA NEWS

Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) phase 2A has entered the final stages, Chinese and Kenya Railways Cooperation officials say. The officials say the 120-kilometer railway line between Nairobi and Naivasha will be completed by May 31st, 2019. Kenya Railways Cooperation acting Managing…

Zambia's High Commissioner to Kenya Brenda Muntemba-Sichilembe has passed away in Nairobi. The envoy passed on at Nairobi Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Tuesday. Her death comes three weeks after she was involved in a grisly road accident near Lukenya along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway on…

A Nairobi County Assembly Committee has rejected Governor Mike Sonko's Cabinet nominee for Environment, Sanjeev Sonia Birdi. In a report, the Assembly's Select Committee on Appointments says the nominee was found to have no knowledge on key issues about the environment sector. The committee further…

The Parliamentary Committee on Appointments has approved the nomination of Prof. George Magoha as Education Cabinet Secretary. In a report tabled before the House, the committee says Magoha's nomination complies with the Public Appointments Act. The Speaker Justin Muturi-led committee also says it…

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has issued a ban on non-woven polypropylene shopping bags in Kenya. In a notice, the environment agency says the ban takes effect on March 31st, 2019. “This single-usage of these bags will eventually lead to heavy environmental consequences due…

Police in Nairobi have launched a manhunt for a foreigner videotaped threatening to shoot a security guard in Kileleshwa. In the video that has surfaced online, the foreigner is seen brandishing a gun at the guard after a disagreement over a parking spot. The foreigner was part of a group…

Officers from the Flying Squad have impounded 2 billion shillings stashed inside a safe at Barclays Bank Branch in Nairobi CBD. Three suspects, including one foreigner and two Kenyans, have been arrested during the operation carried out at the Barclays Bank, Queensway Branch in Nairobi’s…

An ailing Kenyan woman is currently stranded at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after she was allegedly ejected from a flight. The Standard reports that Ms. Wangare Ndumia, 25, was seeking to travel to India for specialized treatment but was kicked out of the flight minutes before…

Details about Likoni Member of Parliament Mishi Mboko brother's death in Havana, Cuba have emerged. The Star reports that Dr. Hamisi Ali Juma, who was found dead on Sunday, committed suicide because of depression. Dr. Juma is among a team of 50 Kenyan medics sent to Cuba under government…

Deputy President William Ruto has denied he had any links with the four American nationals who perished in a helicopter crash in Turkana two weeks ago. Ruto has disowned the four following reports that they were his campaign strategists. The four were identified as Brandon Hower Stapper, David Mark…