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How an Ebola Facility Became the Most Controversial Part of Kenya’s US Health Partnership

Kenya’s health partnership with the United States is facing renewed scrutiny after details emerged that plans for an Ebola quarantine facility were included within the framework. The project has since been suspended b…

May 30, 2026

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American Detainee in Kenya Requests Improved Prison Meals, Not Ugali and Cabbage

An American national currently held in custody in Kenya has reportedly raised concerns over the quality and portions of food provided to him while being detained. The detainee,‎ Hodgkinson Enock Jedidah, has requested…

May 29, 2026

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High Court Suspends Controversial Lang’ata Housing Project

The Environment and Land Court has suspended construction of the Southlands Affordable Housing Project in Lang’ata, Nairobi, ruling that the government failed to meet legal requirements on public participation and env…

May 29, 2026

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Mt Kenya MPs Pressure Government Over Proposed Ebola Quarantine Centre

Kenya’s proposed plan to host a US-funded Ebola quarantine and treatment facility in Laikipia County has faced opposition from local leaders and been temporarily halted by the High Court.On Friday, Members of Parliame…

May 29, 2026

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Eight Students Arrested Over Utumishi Fire That Killed 16 Learners

Eight students have been arrested in connection with a dormitory fire that killed 16 learners and injured dozens more, according to Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).In a statement issued on Friday…

May 29, 2026

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Mother Dies in Crash While Rushing to Daughter Injured in Utumishi Girls Fire

A woman died in a road accident on the Nakuru–Gilgil highway while travelling to Utumishi Girls’ Senior School, where her daughter had been injured in a dormitory fire that killed 16 students.The woman was travelling…

May 28, 2026

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God Will Determine the Outcome, Ruto Says on 2027 Election

President William Ruto on Thursday urged Kenyans to remain calm ahead of the 2027 General Election, saying the country would maintain a peaceful and credible democratic process.Speaking at two separate events, Ruto ca…

May 28, 2026

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Fire at Utumishi Girls Academy Kills 16 Students, Dozens Injured

A fire at Utumishi Girls Academy in Gilgil, Nakuru County, killed 16 students and injured dozens more after flames swept through a dormitory early on Thursday morning.The fire broke out in the Meline Waithera Block do…

May 28, 2026

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Authorities Launch Multi-Agency Search for Two Missing Children in Komarock

Authorities are searching for two children who went missing in Komarock, Nairobi, on 13 May, with a multi-agency operation now under way.The State Department for Children Services says the case has been recorded in th…

May 27, 2026

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Government Breaks Silence on Reports of Ebola-Exposed Americans Being Sent to Kenya

Kenya’s Ministry of Health has moved to reassure the public that it is prepared to manage any Ebola-related risks, following reports that the United States could transfer Ebola-exposed patients to the country for moni…

May 27, 2026

Kenya

How Phone Theft Rings Use Repair Shops to Clean and Resell Stolen Devices

Police in Nairobi arrested five suspects in Dandora Phase III after raiding a mobile phone repair shop allegedly linked to the handling of stolen electronics.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the National Police Ser…

May 27, 2026

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AI-Powered Business Aims to Formalise Kenya’s House Help Market

In 2011, Nairobi entrepreneur Evelyne Kihia, widely known as Madam Shiko, founded Maids of Honour Africa after struggling to find reliable domestic workers for her own household. The agency has since grown into a trai…

May 26, 2026

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Gachagua Appoints Senator John Methu as DCP Secretary General

Nyandarua Senator John Methu has been appointed Secretary General designate of the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP), replacing Hezron Obaga in a leadership reshuffle announced by former Deputy President Rigathi…

May 25, 2026

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Uhuru Warns Kenya Against Return of Tribal Politics Ahead of 2027 Polls

Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned against the rise of tribal politics in Kenya, urging leaders to focus on development and the economic challenges facing ordinary citizens ahead of the 2027 General Election…

May 25, 2026

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Kenyan Chef Dorin Nyawira Appointed to Senior Culinary Role at Dutch Embassy

Kenyan culinary professional Dorin Joy Nyawira Gicuku has been appointed Residence and Private Chef to the Ambassador at the Dutch Embassy in Nairobi.In the role, Nyawira will oversee menu planning and meal preparatio…

May 22, 2026

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High Court to Rule on Gachagua Impeachment Case on June 8

The High Court will deliver its ruling on 8 June in former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s challenge to his impeachment.A three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogolla, Freda Mugambi and Anthony Mrima complete…

May 22, 2026

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Court Orders John Matara to Defend Himself in Starlet Wahu Murder Case

The High Court in Milimani has ruled that John Matara must present his defence in the case concerning the killing of socialite Starlet Wahu after finding that the prosecution established a prima facie case against him…

May 22, 2026

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Fuel Price Strike Called Off After Talks With President Ruto

Kenya’s public transport operators have called off a planned nationwide shutdown after reaching an agreement with President William Ruto in Mombasa. The deal includes a KSh10 per litre reduction in diesel prices in th…

May 22, 2026

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Woman Arrested in Nairobi for Alleged $447,000 Gold Fraud Scheme Targeting Americans

A woman has been arrested in Nairobi in connection with a gold fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded two American citizens of $447,000, which is approximately Sh55.7 million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations…

May 22, 2026

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Horror as Teen Held Over Murder of Schoolgirl

Police in Nakuru County are holding a 16-year-old boy over the killing of 12-year-old Mercy Nyambura Muriithi, whose body was found in a maize plantation in Njoro Sub-County after she went missing on her way home from…

May 21, 2026