KENYA NEWS

The family of slain model and fashion designer Edwin Chiloba has denied claims that the deceased was a member of the LGBTQ community. Speaking on Monday, the family’s spokesperson Caudentia Tanui said Chiloba was brought up in a Christian family and was even at some point nicknamed "pastor" in his…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told matatu operators to disregard the directive issued by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and continue with their businesses. Gachagua and Sakaja have been at loggerheads over the latter’s directive to relocate long distance public service vehicles from…

At least 21 people were killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for the Kenyan capital Nairobi from Uganda crashed on Saturday evening. The ill-fated bus, which was traveling from the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale to Nairobi, crashed shortly after crossing the border from Uganda, police…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has refuted reports that former President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to resign from his position as the coalition’s chairman. Odinga, who addressed reporters after attending a mass at Mombasa ACK Cathedral on Sunday, termed the reports as fake,…

A Kenyan woman who gave birth to conjoined twins in November 2021 is appealing for help to pay a Sh3 million hospital bill after the babies died two weeks ago. 21-year-old Mary Moraa said the babies, who were joined at the chest down to their abdomen, died while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta…

President Ruto has cleared the Sh4 million medical bill accrued during the treatment of the late veteran news anchor Catherine Kasavuli at Kenyatta National Hospital and The Nairobi Hospital. During an event held at the United Kenya Club in Nairobi, the fundraiser committee announced that the…

President Ruto has appointed journalist Michael Gitonga as the Secretary of State Functions. Gitonga, a former news anchor at KTN, broke the news of his appointment through his Twitter account on Saturday, expressing his gratitude to the president for bestowing upon him the honor to serve in the…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday morning took a hike to Mt Kenya for a second consecutive day to pray for the country and its leadership. Gachagua said he prayed to God to bring rain to the country, which is facing its worst drought in 40 years after four successive failed rainy…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has welcomed President Ruto’s pledge to conduct a probe into the 2022 general election, including events at the national tallying centre before the declaration of the final presidential results. Odinga said the probe into the August 9th, 2022…

Human rights groups in Kenya have condemned the killing of renowned gay activist Edwin Chiloba. In a statement on Friday, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) termed his murder as “an act of homophobic violence.” “We are saddened by the gruesome murder and death of Edwin Chiloba - a model,…