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A 26-year-old man suspected to be behind the gouging out of a three-year-old boy’s eyes in Kisii last week has been arrested. Maina Ochoki, a first cousin to the victim, was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday evening and was set to be arraigned in…

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi claims his life is in danger after receiving threats from people he described as “cartels.” Speaking during a church service in Ndarugo, Gatundu South, the first-time governor said the cartels threatened to harm him or create a huge scandal in a bid to silence and…

Kenyan doctors have issued a 30-day strike notice citing the government’s failure to honor their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).  Addressing the media on Monday, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah said the CBA medics signed with…

NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has urged the Senate to throw out Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s impeachment, terming it ill-informed. Mwangaza was impeached on Wednesday after 67 out of her 69 MCAs voted in support of the ouster motion on grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has backed Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome's directive for police officers to make use of firearms when faced with danger. Gachagua, who spoke during a church at Maralal Cathedral Parish in Samburu on Sunday, stated that police officers should not hesitate…

Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has convened a special sitting on Tuesday to deliberate the impeachment motion of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. In a gazette notice, Kingi said the special sitting follows a request by the Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Meru County Assembly Speaker Ayub…

President Ruto’s allies are among the persons elected to the Board of Directors of Kenya Power in an election that saw a number of board members kicked out. Seven new directors were elected during the State-controlled power distributor's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on Friday. The new members…

Police in Nairobi are detaining two officials of a women’s group in connection with a Sh300 million fraud. On Friday, Milimani senior principal magistrate Bernard Ochoi allowed police to hold Mary Ndunge Mutuku and Mary Wanjiku Ndung’u of Mitumba Women Self-Help Group in order to grill them and…

President Ruto on Friday met with several investors at the Executive Business Roundtable and Investment Forum in Washington, DC, where he committed to diversify Kenya’s trade with the US in order to accelerate the country’s economic recovery. The president told the forum that Kenya offers the added…

Governor Kawira Mwangaza has called for the dissolution of the Meru County Assembly following her impeachment on Tuesday. This comes after a section of Meru residents asked Mwangaza to endorse their bid to have the county government dissolved over her irreconcilable differences with the MCAs. The…