KENYA NEWS

Authorities in Hong Kong are detaining a Kenyan woman for smuggling a narcotic substance believed to be cocaine into the Chinese city. Hong Kong police said the cocaine, which was concealed inside the 35-year-old’s woman body, was held in 67 pellets and has an estimated street value of HK$900,000 (…

Some of the sheep that were stolen when goons raided the Kenyatta family’s Northlands farm in Ruiru, Kiambu County on March 27th have been returned, according to reports. Nation reports that five of the sheep were on Wednesday night found abandoned at Dandora police station, with security managers…

Kenya is seeking a $286.1 million (Sh38.3 billion) loan from China to upgrade Kiambu Road into a dual carriageway. Roads Principal Secretary Joseph Mbugua said the project will be funded by the Kenyan government in partnership with China through the China Exim Bank. The Kenya Urban Roads Authority…

Keroche Breweries Limited CEO Tabitha Karanja on Thursday pleaded not guilty to fresh tax evasion charges. This is after the prosecution requested to amend the charge sheet in the Sh14.5 billion tax evasion case against Karanja and her company. Karanja, who is the senator of Nakuru County, denied…

The highly-anticipated launch of the Taifa-1 Sat, a satellite developed by Kenyan engineers, has been delayed once again due to unfavorable atmospheric conditions in the upper atmosphere. Space Regulation, Exploration and Utilization Acting Director Col Andrew Nyawade on Wednesday said the launch…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are seeking the public’s help to arrest a suspected international serial fraudster behind a series of fraud cases in Australia, Uganda, and Kenya. The suspect, who is believed to be a South Sudanese national, goes by several names…

East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Winnie Odinga says her job at the regional parliament is not her primary source of income. Winnie, who is the last-born daughter of opposition leader Raila Odinga, said she earns most of her income from her digital communications company dubbed The Brick…

British troops who commit murder in Kenya will face trial in the country if recommendations by a Parliamentary committee are adopted. The proposed changes to the Defense Cooperation Agreement between Kenya and the UK await ratification after they were debated in the National Assembly. The…

The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has confirmed that its network was infiltrated in a cyberattack. A KAA official who sought anonymity told NTV that the cyberattack by a notorious group called Medusa occurred in February, adding that it did not have a ‘significant’ operational and financial impact…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX company has delayed the much-anticipated launch of Kenya’s first earth observation satellite by 24 hours due to unfavorable weather conditions at the launch base in California, USA. The satellite named Taifa-1 was set to be deployed aboard a Falcon 9 rocket alongside other…