KENYA NEWS

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reacted to the linking of his brother Muhoho to the contraband sugar scandal. Speaking during the United States Chamber of Commerce Summit at the United Nations headquarters in Gigiri, Nairobi on Thursday, the President said he will not protect anyone in the fight…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially flagged off the 100 Cuban doctors to the 47 counties after they completed an induction at the Government School of Science in Nairobi.  The medics arrived in the country on June 6th amid a court case challenging their hiring. Three jobless medics had…

Members of Parliament on Wednesday debated a motion seeking to bar police from arresting them on Fridays and during public holidays.  The motion, tabled by West Mugirango MP Vincent Kemosi seeks to stop legislators from being apprehended and detained on the aforementioned days.  In his…

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has defended President Uhuru Kenyatta’s brother Muhoho against claims that his company imported contraband sugar. On Tuesday, Aldai MP Cornelius Serem alleged that Protech Investment Limited, a firm reportedly owned by Muhoho, imported 180,000 metric…

A delegation of 60 businesspeople from the the United States has landed in Kenya for a three-day visit. American embassy in Nairobi said the delegation, which is led by US Under Secretary for International Trade Gil Kaplan, arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday. “…

Deputy President William Ruto's close allies have reportedly registered two political parties, a move that further escalates rumors of split of Jubilee Party split. The Registrar of Political parties Lucy Ndung’u on Tuesday confirmed that she recently issued United Green Party (UGP) and Grand Dream…

President Kenyatta is set to make his maiden tour to Nyanza region since he assumed office for his second and last term in office. The visit comes months after the famous March 9th handshake between him and opposition leader Raila Odinga. The President will first land in Migori county on Friday…

A section of Kikuyu Council Elders have announced that the community has no preferred presidential candidate for 2022 elections.  The elders say the community will listen and negotiate with all candidates offering themselves for the country's top seat and chose who to support based in the deal…

There was a heated debate at a Parliamentary Committee sitting on Tuesday after a Member of Parliament linked Muhoho Kenyatta, President Uhuru's younger brother, to the contraband sugar scandal. The Committee had summoned Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i to shed more light on the illegal…

The United States embassy in Nairobi is set to vet Kenya Airways staff ahead of its inaugural nonstop flight to New York in October. The US embassy has summoned over 820 employees of Kenya Airways for background checks as part of routine aviation safety measures, reports Business Daily. In a memo,…