KENYA NEWS

Former First Lady Mama Ngina Kenyatta has broken her silence following the recent tax evasion allegations against her family. Mama Ngina, 89, dismissed the allegations as false and challenged the government to seize and auction her property if she has indeed evaded paying any taxes. “I am surprised…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga has called for a devolved electoral system similar to the one in the United States. Odinga argues that devolving the electoral commission would increase credibility and transparency as opposed to the current system that is…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told off former President Uhuru Kenyatta, accusing him of meddling with the Kenya Kwanza administration. Gachagua said Kenyatta lacks the moral authority to lecture the Kenya Kwanza administration on what to do, saying the former president wasted his two terms…

President Ruto has made several appointments in various government parastatals and other bodies. In a gazette notice dated February 3rd, Ruto appointed former Chief of Defense Forces General Samson Mwathethe as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) for a…

Kenya-Italy relations will receive a boost next month when Italian President Sergio Mattarella visits the country. On Friday, President Ruto said Mattarella’s visit will enhance cooperation between the two countries in key sectors such as water, agriculture, and tourism. "President Mattarella's…

President Ruto on Friday said at least 800,000 Kenyans have defaulted on their Hustler Fund loans. While giving an update on the Hustler Fund, Ruto indicated that the defaulting was recorded between November 30th, 2022, when the fund was unveiled, and February 2nd. “About 800,000 are behind…

Kenyatta family-linked NCBA Group has responded to claims that it has been evading taxes. While admitting that NCBA benefitted from a Sh350 million tax waiver during the merger between NIC Group PLC and Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) in 2019, the lender’s Managing Director John Gachora dismissed…

Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has denied reports that the government has withdrawn the security detail attached to former President Uhuru Kenyatta. Speaking in Mombasa on Friday, Koome said Kenyatta’s security has only been scaled down in line with the law. He explained that the…

A team of medics at Maragua Level IV Hospital in Murang’a has removed a surgical blade that was left in the abdomen of a woman 11 years ago.  Felistah Nafula, 36, started experiencing abdominal pains in 2012 after delivering her first child through a Cesarean Section surgery at Kitale District…

Former Soy Member of Parliament Caleb Kositany has responded to reports that President Ruto has appointed him as the new Kenyan ambassador to the United States. Kositany, through a statement on Thursday, dismissed the reports, stating that government appointments have official procedures that they…