KENYA NEWS

Five people have been confirmed dead after a light aircraft they were flying on crashed near Makutano Forest in Londiani, Kericho County on Wednesday morning. The Cesna 206-5-Y BSE was headed to Lodwar, Turkana County from the Maasai Mara nature reserve when the crash occurred. “There were five…

Famous Nairobi shopping complex, Sarit Centre has dismissed reports circulating on social media that the premises are being targeted by terrorists. In a statement on Wednesday, the management of the shopping mall has termed the security alert as fake and has urged shoppers to ignore it. “We have…

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has revoked the appointment of Jared Odoyo Kwaga as a member of the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) board. This comes after his appointment caused a storm since he's one of the prime suspects being investigated by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption…

Caroline Mwatha, a human rights activist from Dandora, Nairobi has been found dead seven days after she went missing. The body of Ms. Mwatha was found at City Mortuary in Nairobi on Tuesday afternoon. The body of the deceased was reportedly booked at the morgue by a private citizen at around 4 am…

A wild melanistic leopard sometimes referred to as "black panther”, has been spotted in Kenya for the first time in 100 years. The super-rare type of leopard was captured in the wilderness of Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia County by British wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas. "The biggest…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga's daughter Rosemary has sued her personal assistant John Oduor for allegedly stealing cash from her. Oduor is accused of stealing Sh245, 000 from Ms. Odinga's NIC bank account between November 15th, 2018, and February 5th, 2019. Rosemary, who is partially blind, asked…

Deputy President William Ruto has for the first time commented about the controversy surrounding the parcel of land where his Weston Hotel stands on. Speaking to BBC's HARDtalk show host Stephen Sackur, Ruto has admitted that the piece of land where the multi-million-shilling Nairobi hotel sits on…

Deputy President William Ruto has laughed off claims that he lost powers to Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i following his appointment to supervise all government projects. Last month, President Kenyatta appointed Matiang'i as the chairperson of a committee mandated to supervise all…

A graft suspect who is accused of colluding with Governor Okoth Obado to siphon Sh2 billion from Migori County government coffers has landed a state job. Jared Peter Odoyo Kwaga has been appointed to the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (KIMC) board by ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru. Kwaga…

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to challenge the appointment of election losers to state parastatals by President Kenyatta. In a case filed on Monday, Omtatah argues that the appointments made through a gazette notice dated February 8th are unconstitutional. He says that the appointments…