KENYA NEWS

The government through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is set to import 11 second-hand commuter trains from Spain at a cost of Sh10 billion. The Sunday Nation reports that some of the used trains are as old as 25 years. The newspaper says that each of the low-capacity diesel commuter…

A Kenyan high school teacher is among 10 finalists for the 2019 edition of Varkey Foundation Global Teacher Prize. Peter Tabichi Mokaya, a Mathematics and Physics teacher at little-known Keriko Secondary School in Nakuru County is the only tutor from Africa who has made it to the final list. Mokaya…

A house gifted to a Nakuru single mother whose son cracked President Kenyatta's ribs during a function at 3KR army barracks in Lanet in 2014, will be given to another needy family after they rejected it. Nakuru North Deputy County Commissioner Mutua Kisilu says he has received instructions to give…

President Kenyatta was on Sunday been caught on camera driving himself in Nairobi. Kenyatta, who was driving what looks like a bulletproof V8, was reportedly headed to Masai Lodge in Rongai, where he often enjoys his favorite dish - nyama choma. In the photo shared by State House Director of…

Authorities are investigating Iranian Ambassador to Kenya Hadi Farajvand after he was allegedly busted trying to free two terror suspects. The Sunday Nation reports that the envoy was allegedly involved in a scheme to free from police custody two Iranian nationals Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammed and Sayed…

Mt. Kenya leaders allied to Deputy President William Ruto have dismissed Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria's 2022 presidential bid. Speaking in Nyeri during the second death anniversary of the late Governor Nderitu Gachagua, the leaders have termed Kuria as a joker who can't be taken…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested seven suspects for allegedly impersonating a senior government official and socialites. The suspects are accused of defrauding members of the public while masquerading as socialites as well as a top government official.…

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) has clarified that police officers will not be used to track down loan defaulters as earlier stated by Education Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. HELB Chief Executive Officer Charles Ringera says the board will use its own officers to pursue the defaulters,…

Obadoh Obadoh, the founder and owner of Café Deli chain of restaurants in Nairobi has opened up about his journey to becoming one of the most successful restaurateurs in the city. Born in a polygamous family in Budalang'i, Busia County, Obadoh was brought up by his stepmother alongside 13 siblings…

Police have arrested four members of a gang that was captured by CCTV cameras breaking into a car at Jambo Hotel in Murang’a. The four, including three women and one man, have been apprehended after a video showing them break into a vehicle at the hotel went viral on social media. In the video, the…