KENYA NEWS

A Nairobi court has detained a man who used his deceased friend’s phone to extort his family in the United States for 21 days to allow police to complete investigations into his death. Stephen Karanja, who was arrested on January 13th by Kasarani police officers for impersonating Victor Wangai, has…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Wafula Chebukati, who is set to leave office on Tuesday, says he is a “contented man”. Speaking on Monday during the launch of the Post‒Election Evaluation Report for the August 2022 Election, Chebukati stated that he is satisfied…

Kenya Airways (KQ) has warned members of the public of a fake recruitment notice making the rounds on social media platforms. In a statement on Monday, the airline stated that a poster inviting applications for clerks, cleaners, and toll attendants in the company was fictitious, adding that their…

A Kenyan man has been found guilty of a conspiracy to bomb the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in January 2019. Victor Odede Bwire was convicted of the offense by a Nairobi court on Monday and is set to be sentenced on February 8th. Bwire was charged that jointly with others, he…

Mukami Kimathi, the widow of Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi has finally been discharged from Nairobi Hospital. This comes after President Ruto settled the Sh1,045,883 medical bill that made the health facility detain her. On Sunday evening, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua visited her at the…

Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Hassan Wasswa Galiwango has died in Nairobi after a short illness. Wasswa, who doubled up as Uganda′s High Commissioner to Seychelles, passed away while undergoing treatment at Nairobi Hospital. His death was confirmed by Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and…

President Ruto has announced there will be no more tax waivers for Kenyans due to pressing development needs. Ruto, who is seeking to expand annual revenue collections as part of the efforts to tame ballooning public debt, said other alternatives should be considered before waiver requests. “We all…

The government has launched a bird control operation to exterminate millions of the destructive quelea birds that have invaded rice farms in Kisumu. The operation spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture aims to eliminate at least 5.8 million birds in nine locations, according to Kisumu County…

President Ruto has pledged to set up a software factory in Bomet in a bid to keep the infamous Mulot SIM swap scammers positively productive. Ruto made the pledge after Kericho Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot requested the government to build a Sh1 billion software factory to accommodate the…

President Ruto has apologized to Kenyan-Canadian attorney Miguna Miguna for the violation of his rights by the Jubilee administration. Ruto and Miguna met on Saturday during the president’s three-day development tour of the Nyanza region.  "I am sorry for what the government did to you. I am…