KENYA NEWS

Kenya’s first female marine pilot Elizabeth Marami has passed Britain’s coast guard oral exams, which makes her a certified UK Chief Officer Unlimited/ master 3000GT.  Marami, 30, becomes the first Kenyan woman to attain the certification which allows her to serve onboard a cruise ship. “It’s…

President Ruto has said the government will employ over 11,000 youths from January to participate in a tree-planting program in Nairobi. Speaking during Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Monday, the president said the youths will plant a minimum of 1.5 million trees in the city’s open…

President Ruto has defended his proposal on the creation of an office of the official leader of the opposition. In a memorandum to Parliament on Friday, Ruto urged MPs to consider amending Chapter 9 of the Constitution to establish the office of official leader of the opposition, whose functions…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has hit out at President Ruto over his proposal to amend the Constitution to create the office of the official opposition leader. In a statement on Sunday, Odinga said the proposal by Ruto to make changes to the Constitution seeks to re-…

President Ruto has promised that every Kenyan who attends Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium on Monday will receive a free paid course from the University of Arizona. Ruto, who spoke on Sunday at the Jamhuri Tech and Innovation Summit held at KICC in Nairobi, said his administration is…

Kenyan middle-distance runner David Rudisha was on Saturday involved in a plane crash in Kajiado county.  Rudisha, a 2012 and 2016 Olympic 800m champion, and his team were reportedly returning to Nairobi after attending Maasai Olympics held at Kimana Wildlife Sanctuary when the light aircraft…

Britain’s Prince William has mourned wildlife reservist Mark Jenkins and his son who died in a plane crash at the Tsavo East National Park in Kenya on Thursday. Through social media, Prince William said he lost a friend who dedicated his life to protecting wildlife in some of East Africa’s most…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have found a British national who had been reported missing in Nairobi. Nelson Newberry disappeared on Tuesday and had last been seen at around 11 a.m. at Sarit Centre, where he had gone to do a SIM card replacement. ‘Since then,…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition Youth League Chairperson Solomon Kuria has resigned from the position, citing the planned anti-government protests.  In a resignation letter to Azimio leader Raila Odinga, Kuria said he was never consulted regarding plans to hold nationwide protests against…

The Engineers Board of Kenya has warned Kenyans against using the title “Engineer” or “Eng” before their names if they are not professional engineers or consulting engineers legally registered by the Board.  In a notice dated December 8th, the board’s CEO Eng. Margaret Ogai said the misuse of…