KENYA NEWS

A man accused of conning Kenyans of millions of shillings while masquerading as a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officer has been arrested and charged in court. Sammy Ngugi Kabiruri alias Benson Njoroge has reportedly been luring unsuspecting victims to give him cash with promise of selling them…

President Kenyatta has announced reinstatement of Presbyterian University of East Africa's (PUEA) letter of interim authority. The President says the government is satisfied with the efforts made by the institution to meet the required standards for the reinstatement of the operating license.…

Sarova Hotels Chairman Saveer Vohra has passed away in a road accident while travelling to Nairobi from Mombasa. Vohra died together with his wife, sister and daughter-in-law during the crash that occurred at at Kiungwani area, Makueni County along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway at around 3pm on…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has left the country for a one-week visit to the United States. During his visit, Odinga is expected to deliver a talk at Duke University in North Carolina, his spokesperson Dennis Onyango says. He is also scheduled to hold meetings with Kenyans from the Raleigh area…

Officers from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) have seized 1.7 tonnes of banned plastic bags in Mombasa. Nema Mombasa boss Stephen Wambua says the 8.5 million pieces of polythene bags were sneaked into the country from Tanzania by a suspect who has since gone missing. “But…

Kenya's Immigration Department is on the spot after a woman's uncollected passport was found on the streets of Nairobi. The woman, identified as Joy Muya, says she was shocked to learn on the internet that her 'lost' passport had been taken to Parklands Police Station by a good Samaritan after…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has landed a top role at the African Union (AU). Odinga has been appointed as the High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa by the African Union Commission. In a communique, AU Commission’s chairperson Moussa Faki says the appointment of the Kenyan…

A Nairobi clergyman has used money from his own pocket to rehabilitate a road in his area after years of neglect by the government. Pastor Godfrey Migwi, the head of House of Hope Ministries in Kayole, says he made the decision after the County government of Nairobi ignored numerous calls by…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a Recce Squad officer in connection with the murder of business lady Monica Kimani. The officer, identified as Jennings Orlando Odhiambo, was arrested in Nairobi on Thursday evening and driven to Muthaiga police station…

A policeman captured on Camera cornering two robbery suspects in Nairobi's Westlands area has received praises from Kenyans on social media. In a video that has gone viral online, the Administration Police officer identified as Constable Joash Ombati is seen shooting in the air before ordering the…