KENYA NEWS

A video of a machete wielding gang trying to attack motorists along a yet to be known rough road in Nairobi has surfaced online.       In the video widely shared online, three men carrying machetes are seen running behind a matatu as another vehicle approaches from the opposite…

Controversial Kenyan economist David Ndii says he is ready to sell all his property and leave Kenya if Deputy President William Ruto becomes President in 2022. In a tweet, the National Super Alliance (Nasa) chief strategist says he will sell his property worth $2.5 million (Sh250 million) and move…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has suspended the contentious order that barred Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) from accessing the Central Business District.  Sonko has bowed to pressure from commuters, matatu operators and a section of Nairobi leaders led by Senator Johnson Sakaja, barely hours…

The court has declined to suspend orders issued by the Nairobi County government barring Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) from entering the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD).  This comes after 21 matatu saccos filed a case seeking to have the ban, which took effect on Monday morning,…

Governor Mike Sonko says he will nominate a candidate to take up the vacant Nairobi Deputy Governor seat in two months. Sonko who appeared before the Senate County Public Investment Committee on Monday morning, further said he will unveil a new Cabinet within the same period. The Nairobi Deputy…

Three Chinese nationals accused of offering a bribe in an attempt to influence an ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-million shilling Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ticketing scandal have been released on bond. The three, Li Gen, Li Xiaowu and Sun Xin have been freed on a Sh500,000 bond…

The government is set to abolish boarding primary schools in a new proposed education curriculum to be rolled out beginning January, 2019. A taskforce appointed by the Ministry of Education proposed the introduction of a new education system christened 2-6-3-3-3 to replace the current 8-4-4…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has told off Members of Parliament over their push for increased pay perks. Odinga has termed the MPs' attempt to raise their salaries and benefits as grand larceny and impunity. In a statement dispatched to newsrooms through his spokesperson Dennis Onyango, the…

Siaya Senator James Orengo says President Kenyatta will throw his weight behind opposition leader Raila Odinga's 2022 presidential bid. Orengo, the Senate Minority Leader, says Odinga is the 'surprise' presidential candidate Kenyatta talked about a few weeks ago. “At the end of the day, we’re…

Owners of buildings with the Nairobi Central Business District have been ordered to repaint their premises over the December Holiday. Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says the move is part of the beautification project launched by his administration earlier this year to restore the city's lost glory as…