KENYA NEWS

Four suspects, among them three Kenyans, have been found guilty of the 2012 murder of Venezuelan Ambassador to Kenya Olga Fonseca. Fonseca, who was the Latin American nation’s acting ambassador at the time, was strangled at her official residence in Runda, Nairobi in July 2012. The High Court in…

A man in Minnesota, USA has pleaded guilty to his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Liban Yasin Alishire, 43, of Brooklyn Park, used two organizations named Community Enhancement Services and Lake Street…

The Senate Education Committee has opened a probe into allegations of massive cheating in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam. Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu, who chairs the committee, said the probe was prompted by complaints that some schools from one region recorded a…

Pope Francis has urged Catholic bishops to welcome members of the LGBTQ community into the church.  In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, the pontiff termed laws that make homosexuality a criminal offense as "unjust”, insisting that God loves all his children. "Being homosexual…

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested a woman with over 200 cartons containing thousands of bottles of counterfeited alcohol. Teresia Nyokabi Ngatia was arrested after detectives acting on intelligence leads raided a residential property in Nairobi’s Ruai estate on Monday. During the operation,…

Former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has passed away after a short illness. The 71-year-old died at Nairobi Hospital on Tuesday evening, Nairobi Hospital CEO James Nyamongi confirmed in a statement to newsrooms. “Professor Magoha collapsed at home and was rushed to the Nairobi…

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and Transparency International Kenya have moved to court to challenge the appointment of former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu as a member of the Nairobi Rivers Commission. The two petitioners argue that Waititu is incompetent and unfit for appointment to any…

Former IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati claims he was offered a bribe to alter the results of the 2022 presidential election in favor of Azimio candidate Raila Odinga or force a run-off. Chebukati made the revelation on Tuesday while testifying before the tribunal appointed to probe the conduct of…

At least three people were killed following an explosion at a gold mine site in Tinderet, Nandi County, on Monday. Police said the Monday afternoon incident at Karebe Gold Mines in the Kibisem area left six other people with serious injuries. Officers were informed that there was a loud blast from…

Azimio coalition leader Raila Odinga has vowed to hold more public rallies to demand electoral justice, insisting that the 2022 presidential election was rigged in President Ruto’s favor. Addressing a charged public rally at Kamukunji grounds on Monday, Odinga dismissed claims by President Ruto…