KENYA NEWS

Water Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui's Personal Assistant has on Thursday been arraigned in court where he has been charged with defiling a minor. Reuben Kiborek was arrested on December 23rd and detained at Bondeni Police Station in Nakuru for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl, who is said…

Jubilee party Vice-Chairperson David Murathe says Deputy Present William Ruto should exit the political arena together with President Kenyatta when his term expires in 2022. Murathe, a confidant of President Kenyatta, further says that the ruling party doesn't have a memorandum of understanding (…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has slammed those dragging his name into 2022 succession debate saying that he will not be a presidential candidate in the next election. Odinga, who was recently appointed African Union's special envoy in charge of infrastructure development, says his focus is on…

The Chinese government has refuted reports claiming that it may take over Mombasa port if Kenya fails to service loan taken from China Exim Bank for construction of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). In a statement, China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has termed as false reports that the…

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has directed the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to carry out speedy investigations into the killing of Leeds University student Carilton David Maina by police officers in Kibera. While police say the 23-year-old was part of a gang that has…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has declared war on drunk-driving, warning that motorists found steering vehicles while drunk will face the consequences. Matiang'i says police officers have been deployed across the country at night as well as during the day to nab those driving under the…

A 23-year-old Kenyan student studying at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom has been gunned down in Nairobi. Carilton David Maina was allegedly shot dead by police officers in Line Saba area, Kibra Estate on Sunday morning. Carilton scored an A plain from Maseno School and his love for…

Police say abducted Italian aid worker Silvia Romano is still alive more than one month after her kidnapping. Ms. Romano was kidnapped by gunmen in Malindi, Kilifi County on November 21st and efforts to rescue her have been fruitless since then. Coast Regional Police Commander Noah Mwivanda says…

Gatundu South Member of Parliament Moses Kuria has urged President Kenyatta to take advantage of his handshake with Raila Odinga and reduce the country's huge wage bill. Kuria says Kenyatta should take the opportunity and send home 50 percent of government workers in a bid to cut back recurrent…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji says that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) had information about the September 21st, 2013 terror attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi. Haji, however, claims that the country's intelligence agencies failed to share and act on the information…