KENYA NEWS

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has dismissed Deputy President William Ruto’s claims that there is a plot by the government to interfere with next week’s elections. Addressing the press on Friday, Matiang’i termed the allegations by the deputy president as cheap and ridiculous, saying…

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has warned Kenyans and corporates against using memes for commercial purposes without obtaining consent from the owners. In a statement on Friday, KECOBO executive director Edward Sigei said that the use of memes by some Kenyan corporates on social media platforms…

Police in Nairobi have launched a search for robbers who broke into the home of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji on Thursday night and stole some valuables. The unknown assailants are said to have gained entry into the residence through the main gate and made their way to the…

A former director at a Nairobi-based children's home has been sentenced to 100 years in jail after he was found guilty of defilement. Stephen Nzuki Mutisya, a former director at Scream Africa Safe Child, was handed the sentence by Nairobi principal magistrate Zainab Abdul on Thursday after he was…

President Kenyatta has drummed up support for Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga, saying he is the only leader fit to continue his development agenda. Speaking on Thursday in Mombasa where he launched several infrastructure projects including the Sh4.5 billion…

Deputy President William Ruto claims that there is a scheme to intimidate voters and stir chaos in his Rift Valley backyard during the August 9th general elections. Addressing the media on Thursday, the UDA party presidential candidate alleged that President Kenyatta is aware of the scheme…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has hit out at Deputy President William Ruto for linking President Kenyatta to an alleged plot to rig him out in the upcoming election. While dismissing the rigging claims as false, Odinga termed the deputy president’s attacks…

American labor outsourcing company ONQ has hired 200 Kenyan youths to work at its newly opened office in Nyeri town. ONQ, which provides medical billing services to US-based companies, says the office located at KDS Centre will deal directly with American patients, providers, and payers, according…

Deputy President William Ruto has obtained a court order allowing him to hold his final campaign rally at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on August 6th. High Court Judge Joseph Sergon on Thursday issued a temporary order allowing the Kenya Kwanza Alliance to hold the meeting in the stadium…

The High Court has quashed a decision by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to scrap the use of manual voters’ register in the August 9th general elections. Justice Thande Mugure on Thursday declared the move unconstitutional and ordered the electoral commission to reinstate…