KENYA NEWS

Caroline Wanjiru Karugu has been picked to fill the vacant Nyeri Deputy Governor seat, which remained unoccupied since November, 2017. Karugu has been nominated by Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga and her name was on Thursday submitted to the County Assembly for vetting and approval. The position…

The court has ordered for the deportation of a Nigerian man, Okeke Patrick Godwin Chukwudu, who is accused of taking advantage of Kenyan women for survival in Nairobi. The court established that Okeke has been in Kenya for the last six months without proper documentation. In his ruling on Wednesday…

Former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo has opened up on his meeting with opposition leader Raila Odinga at his Capitol Hill office on Tuesday. Speaking to Inooro TV on Thursday, Kabogo said that the unity deal between President Uhuru and Odinga was among the issues that they discussed. Kabogo…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says he could join the opposition during the 2022 general elections. Sonko reiterated his earlier stand that he will not defend the Nairobi governorship seat in the next polls. However, Sonko stated that the fact that he will not seek reelection should not be…

Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has jetted out of the country for an official trip to Spain, days after returning to Kenya after a one-month trip to Estonia. Joho flew to Spain on Wednesday to source for funds to set up water desalination plants in Mombasa County, his office said, adding that this is…

The Agricultural Settlement Fund Trustees has been accused of refusing to disclose identities of individuals in first President Jomo Kenyatta's era including top politicians, senior state officials and business people who were settled on land purchased at Sh2.8 billion. Appearing before Parliament'…

Former powerful Kenyan cabinet minister Simeon Nyachae has been flown to South Africa after suffering a stroke. The 86-year-old former Ford People leader had been admitted at Nairobi hospital over the last one week after tripping and failing at home and suffered stroke while in the hospital, said a…

Former NTV news presenter Larry Madowo has joined BBC, weeks after he left Nation Media Group. Madowo resigned from NTV two weeks ago after almost 10-year stay and now joins BBC as a Business Editor. In a statement, the global leading news outlet announced it has hired Madowo to head its new…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has responded to Ford Kenya's Moses Wetang'ula claims that he plotted his impeachment as Senate Minority leader. In a statement sent to newsrooms by his spokesman Dennis Onyango on Tuesday, Odinga said that Wetang’ula was being dishonest and was trying to cover up his…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko claims that Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has been threatening him. Speaking during an interview with Kameme FM on Monday, the Governor said that Kibicho and three other government officials are forcing him to appoint a certain individual as the new…