KENYA NEWS

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's nominee for the Environment docket, Sonia Birdi, has defended her poor Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) grade. Speaking during a vetting exercise by a Nairobi County Assembly Committee, Ms. Birdi says her D+ KCSE mean grade should not be used to shoot…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has invited Kenyans who were allegedly defrauded by schemes linked to televangelist David Kariuki Ngare, alias Gakuyo to record statements. In a statement on Wednesday, the DCI has summoned members of the public from Nairobi and Kiambu counties who…

President Kenyatta has nominated Hillary Mutyambai as the new Inspector General of Police to replace Joseph Boinnet. Mutyambai, who is currently the Assistant Director at the Counter Terrorism Center, has been nominated following the expiry of Boinnet's four-year term on Monday. In an Executive…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday begun his two-day official visit to Kenya. President Macron landed in Nairobi on Wednesday afternoon and proceeded to State House, where he was honored with a 21 gun-salute. Macron also inspected a guard of honor mounted by Kenya Army ahead of bilateral…

The United States is set to reduce aid funds given to Kenya by more than 50 percent in the 2020 financial year that begins in October. President Trump's proposed budget issued on Monday calls for deep cuts in US funding for sub-Saharan countries and programs. If the budget is approved, various US…

The government says no Kenyan airline operates the Boeing 737 Max 8 that has now been grounded in several countries over safety concerns. The European Union, Britain, India, Ethiopia, and China have joined other countries in grounding the Boeing 737 Max 8 after a second crash involving the model in…

Police in Juja have shot dead five suspected gangsters in a botched robbery incident. Juja DCIO Ali Samatar says the suspects were trying to raid Lexi petrol station at around 8.30 pm on Tuesday when police officers on patrol ambushed them. Samatar says the five were gunned down during a fire…

Unknown Kenyans have hanged anti-corruption banners bearing the images of President Uhuru and Deputy President William Ruto in different locations in Nairobi. The banners, which were originally posted on social media, are christened "The Face of Corruption." The banners have been spotted in…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has threatened to destroy sex toys, viagra and pornographic materials abandoned at Eldoret International Airport. In a notice, KRA has given owners of the items 30 days to collect them failure to which the agency will destroy them. The unidentified owners have…

The number of cities in Kenya is set to increase from the current three after President Kenyatta on Tuesday signed a new law that redefines city status. Kenyatta on Tuesday signed into law the Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Bill 2017. Speaking at State House after assenting to the Bill,…