KENYA NEWS

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) is on the spot after it emerged that drugs worth Sh1.2 billion have expired or are about to expire even as hospitals countrywide grapple with a severe shortage of medicines. Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has summoned top Kemsa officials led by CEO…

The Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) has revealed how a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student transferred more than Sh40 million from a local bank to his account. Documents filed in court by ARA show that Timothy Kang’arua registered more than 300 Sim cards using…

President Kenyatta has linked the rampant cases of corruption and theft of public resources in the country to get rich quick mentality among Kenyans. Speaking in Murang'a during the burial of Mzee Kamau Kabugi, Kenyatta says the increased cases of corruption by government officials is due to the…

Over 600 officers in the Ministry of Lands have been transferred to other ministries over links to corruption. Lands Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Gideon Mung’aro says a probe into their role in the theft of public land has been launched. Mung’aro also says there will be an overhaul of all…

Bomet East Member of Parliament Beatrice Kones’ son has passed away in what is alleged to be suicide. Collins Kipyegon, 40, was rushed to the War Memorial Hospital in Nakuru on Friday morning after allegedly consuming poison at his home in Kiamunyi estate. Kipyegon was pronounced dead moments after…

The High Court has issued orders blocking Ekeza Sacco founder and chairman David Kariuki Ngare alias Gakuyo from selling his assets to refund members' savings. This comes after the Commissioner of Cooperatives Mary Mungai filed an application seeking to block the sale of the property. In her…

Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa has been expelled from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. The decision to kick out the 'rebel' MP has been made by the Raila Odinga-led party’s National Governing Council following a meeting on Friday. Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart Suleiman…

President Kenyatta on Friday morning made a mini-Cabinet reshuffle that has seen Cabinet Secretary in charge of Sports, Rashid Echesa fired. In an executive directive, President Uhuru has replaced Echesa with Ambassador Amina Mohammed, who has been the Education CS. "In accordance with Article…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed claims that Sh21 billion have been lost in the Arror and Kimwarer dam projects. Ruto says only Sh7 billion is in question in the two multi-purpose dam projects in Elgeyo-Marakwet. Describing the claims as a "flat lie", Ruto says theirs is a “responsible…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has called for an investigation into Nairobi's faceless crime buster 'Hessy wa Dandora'. Speaking in Kayole, Nairobi on Thursday, Haji said the shadowy crime buster must be investigated over allegations of extrajudicial killings. Haji said he…