KENYA NEWS

Laikipia MP Mathew Lempurkel was on Monday cleared of murder charges in a Nanyuki court for lack of evidence. The MP was arrested on March 8th and charged with participating in the March 5th murder of a former British army officer and dual British/Kenyan citizen, Tristan Voorspuy at his Sosian…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday honored Mama Sarah Obama with the the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS) honor for her dedicated service to the poor. Mama Sarah Obama, who is retired US President Barack Obama’s step grandmother, received the award for her work with the Mama Sarah Obama Foundation…

There was turmoil in the NASA (National Super Alliance) on Tuesday after Musalia Mudavadi’s ANC party accused Raila Odinga’s party, ODM, of acting in bad faith in releasing a report detailing the collation line-up for the August 8th general election. ANC Secretary General Godfrey Osotsi said such a…

A man has filed a case in court seeking to have Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho disqualified from seeking re-election. Abdalla Juma says Joho’s academic qualifications do not meet the threshold required by the constitution for a gubernatorial candidate and therefore wants the Independent Electoral…

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) in conjunction with Amisom troops on Monday killed 15 Al Shabaab militants in Somalia and wounded many others.   KDF spokesman Colonel Joseph Owuor said the militants were killed in an early Monday morning operation that saw KDF and Amisom forces attack an Asl…

Kenyan men who sired children abroad, then moved to Kenya and are not paying for their children’s upkeep will be forced to pay up if a onvention tabled in the National Assembly by the Attorney General is ratified. Attorney General Githu Muigai has tabled a convention before parliament that will…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has announced that the NASA coalition did not agree on a preferred flag bearer following Sunday night talks at Vipingo Ridge at the Coast. Addressing a rally in Kilifi on Monday, the former Vice President urged Kenyans to be a little more patient as the coalition…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader on Sunday said the only way to a NASA victory in the presidential race in August in for Raila Odinga to be the coalition’s flag bearer. Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero and Kibra MP Ken Okoth, said this in remarks after Palm Sunday service at Our Lady of…

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Op-Ed on his achievements as president in the las four years, and why he deserves a second term as Kenyans prepare to vote in the primaries in April and the General Election on August 8th, 2017. *********** April 9 is a special and solemn day for me, and for…

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) have killed an Al-Shabaab commander in Somalia. Bashe Nure Hassan was killed along with one his lieutenants when the terrorist group attacked a Somalia National Army base in Kuday, Somalia on Saturday around 3am, and KDF along with AMISOM forces went in as reinforcement…