KENYA NEWS

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced plans to rename the City Mortuary to The Nairobi Funeral Home once the ongoing facelift is completed. The morgue, the largest government-owned mortuary in East and Central Africa, is undergoing major renovations, which will see the facility equipped…

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei says Kenya is disturbed by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s alleged comments about President Ruto.  Citing leaked US classified documents, BBC reported that Mohammed told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in…

Police in Malindi, Kilifi County are holding controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church in connection with the deaths of four of his followers. Mackenzie was arrested on Friday evening and booked at Malindi police station and is expected to appear in court on Monday as…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition’s move to invite the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe police brutality during its protests. In a letter to the Office of the ICC Prosecutor, the Raila Odinga-led coalition asked The Hague-based court to…

Senior Counsel Gibson Kuria Kamau is seeking the government’s protection following the invasion of his residential home in Karen, Nairobi by unknown assailants on Friday. Kuria said he fears for his life and wants Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome to provide security to himself his family…

Kenyan conservationist Wanjira Mathai has been named in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world 2023—the only Kenyan who made it to the list. Wanjira, who is the daughter of the late Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Cabinet Minister Prof. Wangari Maathai, was recognized for her…

Kenya's first operational earth observation satellite Taifa-1 was on Saturday successfully launched into space after three failed attempts due to unfavorable weather conditions. The satellite was delivered into orbit alongside 50 other space crafts aboard SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket from Vandenberg…

President Ruto says the prices of maize flour will go down starting next week when the country receives a shipment of imported maize. Ruto, who spoke on Friday after commissioning the Mavoko water supply project in Machakos County, assured Kenyans that his administration is committed to lowering…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition has written to the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking a probe into police excesses during the coalition’s anti-government protests. Through lawyer Paul Mwangi, the Raila Odinga-led coalition wants the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal…

The government has announced plans to construct a new state-of-the-art terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to ease congestion and increase efficiency. Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the airport has stretched its capacity to serve passengers, leading to…