KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta is reportedly set to make a major reorganization in his government in the coming weeks. The changes will involve top government officials including a reshuffle in the Cabinet where up to six Cabinet Secretaries and several Principal Secretaries will be affected, the Standard…

Retired President Daniel Arap Moi was on Monday evening discharged from Nairobi Hospital after doctors gave him a clean bill of health. Moi was admitted at the hospital on Thursday last week for what his physician Dr. David Silverstein said was routine medical check-up. In a statement, his…

Kenyan Members of Parliament spent a staggering Sh508 million on foreign travel in a period of three months in 2018. In a report, the Controller of Budget (CoB) says MPs and other top Parliament officials spent 508.6 million in the three months to September 2018, representing a 398 percent increase…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka says that he joined the government in order to remain relevant following March 9th handshake between President Kenyatta and Raila Odinga. Kalonzo says that the unity pact between Kenyatta and Odinga left the rest of National Super Alliance (Nasa) co-principals in the…

The United States is reportedly set to make formal requests for extradition of prominent Kenyans implicated in the Akashas drug trafficking syndicate to face charges related to smuggling of narcotics. The Star reports that as this happens, the group of wealthy Kenyans being sought by the Federal…

Top politicians drawn from President Kenyatta's Jubilee party and Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) are among prominent Kenyans who are on United States authorities' radar over links to Akashas drug trafficking syndicate. The Star reports that among those in the Federal Bureau of…

Attorney-General Paul Kihara Kariuki is set to file an appeal against High Court ruling that ordered Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i and Immigration Principal Secretary Gordon Kihalangwa to compensate Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Sh7.2 million for illegal deportation. Citizen Digital reports…

Construction of an overpass from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) will begin in March 2019, the government has announced. Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia says the 28-kilometer flyover will link JKIA with Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) and end at…

Implementation of the new 2-6-6-3 Kenya education system is set to cost Kenyan taxpayers a whopping Sh356 billion in four years. The Standard reports that an estimated Sh90 billion will be used to roll out the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) annually for a period of four years. The bill caters…

More than 80 drivers were arrested in Nairobi on Saturday morning following the introduction of daytime alco-blow tests on Friday. Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet says daytime breathalyzer tests will continue throughout the festival season to nab motorists endangering lives through drunk…