KENYA NEWS

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Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has filed an application in court challenging opposition leader Raila Odinga’s decision to declare Monday a public holiday. On Friday, High Court judge Hedwig Ongudi noted that there is a laid out procedure for the declaration of public holidays in the country.…
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A Kenyan woman is embroiled in a fight for a Sh12 million matrimonial home in Malindi, Kilifi County with her estranged Danish husband.  Vivien Nasimiyu Wamalwa sued her estranged husband Wesche Simon Enna, accusing him of blocking her from accessing the property after their breakup. While the…
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Canada has committed to support Kenya in its quest for technology-driven border surveillance and maritime security. This follows a meeting between Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo and senior officials from the Canadian High Commission in Kenya, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA),…
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A Nairobi court has ruled in favor of an American woman in the battle for a company with her former husband. High Court judge Alfred Mabeya barred Jean Francois, a French national, from removing and replacing his former wife Jacqueline Damon as his co-director of Mawe Mbili Company Limited.…
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President Ruto has appointed former Soy Member of Parliament Caleb Kositany as the Chairperson of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) board of directors. Kositany, who will serve in the position for a period of three years effective March 17th, was appointed through a gazette notice dated March 15th…
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A debt officer attached to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been arrested for soliciting a Sh50,000 bribe. Ismail Ahmed Mire, who is stationed at KRA offices at JKUAT towers, is alleged to have demanded the money from a complainant in order to amend a wrongly accrued VAT tax penalty. The…
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President Ruto has nominated 50 persons to fill the position of Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) in various ministries. The list of the 50 CAS nominees has been submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval. Some of the notable names on the list include former Nairobi…
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Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has threatened to sue President Ruto for defamation. Odinga said the president has continued to tarnish his name by associating him with the 1982 attempted coup even though he was cleared of treason charges. Speaking during a public rally in…
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Two suspects believed to have defrauded an American national of $1 million (Sh130 million) in a fake gold scam have been arraigned in a Nairobi court. Nicholas Otieno Ndolo, the director of DSI Mining and Minerals Ltd, and Thomas Otieno Ngoe, the director of AFRICORP Legal Consultancy, were charged…
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has clarified the theft of electronic equipment from its warehouses. The election commission said it lost 952 electronic voter identification devices (EVID), 125 biometric voter registration (BVR) kits, and 1,315 hard disks. In its Public…