KENYA NEWS

Governor Mike Sonko says that only two candidates are currently being considered for the vacant Nairobi Deputy Governor seat. Sonko says there is likelihood that Jane Weru or lawyer Karen Nyamu may occupy the seat that fell vacant after the resignation of former holder Polycarp Igathe early this…

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has termed as fake letter warning of an imminent terror attack in Nairobi. A section of local press quoted the brief purportedly released by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) claiming that terrorists were targeting two major buildings in…

The court has issued a temporary injunction barring the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (Kawu) from ordering Kenya Airways employees to stay away from the much awaited maiden direct flight to the United States. The decision comes after Kenya Airways, through CEO Sebastian Mikosz moved to the…

Kenyan security authorities have issued an alert over planned terror attacks targeting two major buildings in Nairobi. Police say they have received intelligence reports showing that terrorists are planning to stage attacks on Times Tower and Treasury buildings in Nairobi. Police say a suspect…

The government has moved to enforce the famous Michuki rules in a bid to curb the high number of accidents on Kenyan roads.  Consequently, all Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) have been ordered to comply with the rules within a period of two weeks failure to which they will face the law. In a…

Embattled Migori Governor Okoth Obado has spoken following his release from jail on Thursday. The Governor has thanked everyone who stood with him when he was being incarcerated and promised to strictly adhere to bail conditions issued by High Court Justice Jessie Lesiit. He has also assured Migori…

Royal Media Services, which operates Citizen TV has come to the defence of its employee, Jacque Maribe who is charged with the murder of business lady Monica Kimani. The media house, through its Managing Director Wachira Waruru, has urged the court to release the news anchor on bail. In a letter to…

The office of the Attorney-General has drafted a new Bill that proposes a reward of 10 percent of recovered money or assets acquired through looting to whistleblowers. The Bill proposes creation of a Whistleblower Reward Fund financed by the exchequer and donors, from which whistleblowers will be…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says he will push for the construction of a Trans-African highway that includes a 6,000-kilometre Mombasa-Lagos highway. The Trans-African Highway project, which proposes construction of nine highways to cover a combined 60,000 kilometres across the continent,…

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday defended his PhD thesis at the University of Nairobi (UON). Ruto's thesis focuses on the impact of human activities on riparian reserves at Saiwa Swamp, Trans-Nzoia County. "This morning, at the University of Nairobi, School of Biological Sciences, I…