KENYA NEWS

Jennifer Kamau, the owner of a building that collapsed in Ruaka, Kiambu County last week and killed two people has been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while attempting to flee to the United States. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Kamau, 59, was…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has been re-elected the Vice President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) for a fourth term of four years. Atwoli, 72, was unanimously approved by more than 2000 delegates during the ongoing trade union…

Quack doctor Mugo wa Wairimu has been sentenced to 29 years in jail after he was convicted of running an illegal clinic and sedating patients to abuse them sexually. While delivering the sentence on Monday, Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Michemi described Mugo as a danger to society, thus should…

The National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) will on Thursday commence the process of removing four IEBC Commissioners who disowned the outcome of the August 9th presidential election terming it opaque. The committee is expected to scrutinize the four petitions filed against the…

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Strathmore University graduate Keagan Githua. Feelings Devone Mboya Odero was apprehended in Githurai on Saturday evening following an investigation into the murder case, according to the Directorate of Criminal…

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has weighed in on the debate about the government’s move to allow the importation of genetically modified maize. On Thursday, Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria announced the government will allow the import of six million bags of both GMO and no-GMO maize in the next six…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on Kenyans to reject President Ruto administration’s plan to import genetically modified organism (GMO) foods. Addressing the press on Sunday, Odinga accused the government of lifting the ban on GMO foods without consulting the public and warned of its…

President Ruto will leave the country on Sunday evening for a one-day official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Korea, State House announced. In a press release, State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said Ruto will meet with his host President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa to…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed reports of an impending fallout within the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, accusing the media of falsifying information to meet their agenda.  Speaking at the Outspan Medical College graduation ceremony in Nyeri on Saturday, Gachagua said the differences…

Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has told off Kenyans who castigated him over his remarks on the government’s move to authorize the importation of Genetically Modified (GMO) maize. Insisting that the government will not backtrack on its decision to allow the import of GMO maize to…