KENYA NEWS

Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has announced a move to block cars from Nairobi Central Business District on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Speaking to the media on Monday, CS Macharia says the move will be implemented beginning February 1st even as 64 Bus Rapid…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga is reportedly pocketing Sh800,000 monthly from the government following his handshake with President Kenyatta in March last year. The Standard reports the monthly payment is part of the hefty retirement package that he's entitled to as a former Prime Minister and…

There was a terror scare in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) on Monday after a metallic box was left unattended along Tom Mboya Street near Odeon Cinema. The box was abandoned a few meters from the location where an explosion occurred on Saturday evening, leaving two people injured. The box…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has assured Kenyans that he's well and in good health after a worrying video emerged online on Sunday evening. Odinga was attending SportPesa Super Cup final match between Kenyan sides Kariobangi Sharks and Bandari FC at Tanzania's national stadium in Dar es Salaam…

United States ambassador to Kenya, Robert Godec has bid farewell to Kenyans as he prepares to leave the country at the end of this month. Godec, who has served as America's representative in Kenya since 2012, will be succeeded by former Illinois Senator, Kyle McCarter who was nominated to the…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says she came across suspicious individuals at the DusitD2 hotel five days before terrorist attacked the premises. Speaking during the burial of Wilfred Kareithi, one of the 21 people killed by gunmen during the siege, Waiguru says she regrets not informing the…

Following Saturday evening explosion in Nairobi Central Business District, police have urged Kenyans in the city and across the country to remain alert.  In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) has urged matatu operators to make sure passengers, especially those carrying luggage, are…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has proposed a reduction in the number of counties from the current 47 to 14. In a memorandum to be submitted to the Building Bridges taskforce, the Raila Odinga-led party says reducing the number of counties will cut back the wage bill. ODM says the 14…

Children of the late former Kenya Vice President Michael Kijana Wamalwa are fighting for the multi-million-shilling estate left behind by their dad. So serious is the tussle that Wamalwa's last born daughter with the late wife, Yvonne has been forced out of school. Michelle Nafuna Wamalwa, 18, says…

An explosion has been reported at the Tom Mboya-Latema Road junction near Odeon Cinema in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). Initial reports indicate that the suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated shortly after a man reported to be of Somali descent handed over luggage to a…