KENYA NEWS

Uganda’s Internal Security Organisation (ISO) has announced that it is holding controversial Nairobi-based self-declared South Sudanese  tycoon Lawrence Lual Malong Yor Jr. Malong was reported missing on November 22nd, with members of his family claiming that he was arrested by Ugandan…

Seven suspects, including three senior Chinese officials and four Kenyans have been arrested in connection with a multi-million shilling Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ticket scandal. The seven were arrested on Friday after allegedly attempting to bribe Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)…

The Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet says Kenyan police officers will begin wearing new uniforms on December 12th. Boinnet says the National Youth Services (NYS) was awarded the contract to make and supply the new uniforms launched by President Kenyatta in September. Boinnet says NYS is…

Police have announced a Sh3 million cash reward to anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of three suspects linked to the abduction of a 23-year-old Italian volunteer. Silvia Costanza Romano, an aid worker at Milele Africa - an NGO based in Kilifi County was kidnapped from a…

The United States' Somali Embassy has clarified reports about moving the Mission's offices from Nairobi, Kenya to Mogadishu. On Friday, reports by a section of media  quoted the newly-appointed US Ambassador to Somalia saying that the Mission to Somalia, which currently operates from the…

Chief Justice David Maraga claims that there is a scheme by powerful individuals to taint the image of the Judiciary. Maraga says the group of individuals, who have lost cases in court, have embarked on a smear campaign aimed at painting the Judiciary as corrupt.  While admitting that there…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday evening arrested National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Mwangi. Mwangi was arrested alongside NHIF Director in charge of Finance Wilbert Kurgat over ongoing investigations into alleged…

The US is set to relocate its Somalia embassy from Nairobi to Mogadishu, newly appointed American Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto has announced. Yamamoto, who spoke during an interview with Voice of America (VOA) on Friday, says this could be done before the end of 2018. The move comes three…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has disbanded the Firearms Licensing and Control Board and ordered all licensed guns be returned. Matiang'i says the move comes after discussions with the National Security Advisory Committee, which is chaired by the President. Matiang'i says the board will…

Suspected Quack doctor James Mugo Ndichu, popularly known as Mugo wa Wairimu, has been charged with operating an illegal clinic in Nairobi's Kayole Estate. Appearing before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Friday, Mugo has pleaded not guilty to the charges and asked the court…