KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has revealed plans to help the National Youth Service (NYS) graduates to secure jobs in the upcoming World Cup tournament in Qatar. Kenyatta indicated that the government is working on a plan to have some NYS graduates sent to the Gulf state as part of the team that will provide…

Deputy President William Ruto has made 10 key promises to Kenyan women if he ascends to power after the August 9th general elections. Ruto, who is eyeing the presidency on a UDA party ticket, outlined his plan for women during the Kenya Kwanza Women charter conference at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on…

Two young men have been slapped with a life sentence after they were found guilty of robbing a pedestrian in Nairobi two years ago. Humprey Minyata Muhambe, 24, and Timothy Jahani Muzami, 28, were captured on a CCTV camera committing the offense on June 25th, 2020, along Rosewood Avenue in Nairobi’…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed the latest Infotrak opinion poll results ranking Raila Odinga as the most popular presidential candidate. The survey released on Wednesday shows that Odinga, who is the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate, would garner 9.3 million…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is set to remove at least 1.18 million names from the voters’ register ahead of the August 9th general elections. This is after a preliminary audit report by KPMG raised a number of issues in the voters’ register that need to be addressed…

The United States government has assured Kenya of its support in ensuring that the August 9th general elections are free, fair, and peaceful. On Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commended the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for successfully overseeing the…

A Kenyan woman who is presently stranded in India is appealing for help to return home after her passport was allegedly confiscated by her compatriot. In a video shared on social media, Anne Wanjiku Kariuki says a Kenyan woman identified as Rosemary Wairimu invited and facilitated her travel to…

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Wednesday paid a courtesy call to President Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. State House said Uhuru and Muhoozi, who is the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defense Force, discussed several bilateral and…

Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga would defeat his main competitor Deputy President William Ruto if elections were held today, according to a new poll by Infotrak Research. The poll released on Wednesday shows that Odinga, 77, would garner 9.3 million votes,…

The High Court has barred the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from imposing taxes on tithes, offerings, and donations made to churches by their congregants. Justice David Majanja upheld a ruling by the Tax Appeals Tribunal that blocked KRA from demanding taxes from houses of worship. The tribunal…