KENYA NEWS

Governor Mike Sonko has announced a 33 percent reduction in parking fees for motorists in Nairobi. Sonko says motorists will from next month be charged Sh200 to park their cars, down from the current Sh300. “After consultations with various stakeholders, including ward representatives, we have…

Deputy President William Ruto is next month set to graduate with a doctorate degree from the University of Nairobi (UoN). This comes after the institution's senate approved his name and those of six other PhD students for graduation, Daily Nation reports. The Deputy President has been pursuing a…

Prime suspect in business lady Monica Kimani's murder Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu has reportedly been moved to Kamiti Maximum Prison. His lawyers claim that Irungu was transferred from Industrial Area Remand Prison to Kamiti under unclear circumstances and that he is being tortured. “My client has…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji says his office will fully cooperate with United States authorities investigating more than 10 prominent Kenyans linked to Akashas drug trafficking syndicate. Speaking to Daily Nation, the Chief Prosecutor says he knows the identities of the…

Kyle McCarter, the man nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next US Ambassador to Kenya has spoken about the delayed approval of his nomination by the senate. McCarter says he remains patient even as a section of members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee continue to block his…

Three Chinese nationals accused of attempting to bribe detectives investigating the alleged multi-million shilling Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ticket scandal have been arraigned in court. The three, identified as Li Gen, Li Xiaowu and Sun Xin, are said to have offered Ethics and Anti-Corruption…

Deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna now claims that President John Pombe Magufuli turned down opposition leader Raila Odinga's request to have him sworn-in as ‘people’s president’ at the Kenyan High Commission in Tanzania on January 30th. In his newly released book dubbed ‘Treason: The Case…

Deputy President William Ruto and former Bomet Governor Isaac Rutto have put their differences aside and pledged to work together. The two, who fell out ahead of the 2017 general elections, attended a church service in Siongiroi, Bomet County on Sunday, where they announced their reconciliation.…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for the arrest of three Kenyans accused of interfering with witnesses in order to withdraw their testimonies. ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says the three; lawyers Paul Gicheru and Phillip Kipkoech Bett as well journalist Walter Barasa are…

Police have seized a consignment of 1,000 illegally imported firearms at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. Police say the automatic rifles were imported from Belgium by a local dealer whose license has been suspended by the Firearms Licensing Board (FLB) and are estimated…