KENYA NEWS

Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili, known as Babu Owino, has been admitted as an advocate of the High Court. Owino has been one of Kenya’s most controversial politicians, facing several high-profile criminal cases over more than a decade. None of these cases has resulted in a lasting conviction, allowing…

A constitutional petition has been filed at the High Court in Nairobi seeking to ban the playing of loud music in public service vehicles, arguing that the practice violates commuters’ constitutional rights. The petition was lodged by lawyer Samuel Borongo Nyamari, who says excessive noise in…

Kenya’s security agencies seized 149,565 units of contraband and counterfeit goods between September 2024 and August 2025, a drop of more than 50 percent from the previous year, according to a report tabled in Parliament. The Annual Report on the State of National Security, presented by President…

National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has said that calls for a constitutional referendum by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi do not reflect the official position of the Kenya Kwanza administration. Speaking on 30 December, Ichung’wah said Mudavadi’s remarks on constitutional…

Suna East MP Junet Mohamed has publicly embraced the label “washenzi” after ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna criticised party members who support President William Ruto’s Broad-Based Government, deepening divisions within the Orange Democratic Movement. The disagreement centres on ODM’s…

Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has rejected claims that he is seeking to take control of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and warned the government against weakening Kenya’s multiparty system. Speaking on 30 December at the funeral of former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo in Kakamega County, Mr…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two traffic police officers in separate operations in Murang’a and Mombasa counties over alleged bribery. The arrests were carried out on Tuesday, 30 December, following public complaints about corrupt practices by traffic officers…

A Nairobi court has given a 58-year-old man a one-year suspended sentence after he admitted lying to police about being carjacked at gunpoint. Chief Magistrate Dolphina Alego delivered the ruling at Milimani Law Courts, sentencing Kishan Sachania after considering his age and physical condition.…

Senior leaders of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) have issued differing public statements over party leadership and internal discipline. Speaking at the funeral of veteran politician Cyrus Jirongo in Lumakanda, Siaya Governor James Orengo reaffirmed the legitimacy of ODM’s current leadership…

Former Lugari MP Cyrus Shakhalaga Khwa Jirongo was honoured at a memorial service where emotional tributes highlighted his influence as a political figure and family man. Jirongo died on 13 December at the age of 64 after a road accident involving his private vehicle and a passenger bus on the…