KENYA NEWS

The Russian Embassy in Kenya has dismissed reports that the subsidized fertilizer currently being sold by President Ruto’s administration was a donation by Russian company UralChem. The embassy flagged as fake a press release purported to have been issued by UralChem protesting the alleged sale of…

Over 250 passengers were left stranded on Saturday after a Kenya Railways commuter train en route to Kisumu from Nairobi derailed.  The train derailed at Mamboleo junction where the railway intersects the Kisumu-Kakamega road, causing a huge traffic snarl-up, according to Kisumu Railways OCPD…

22 Kenyan nationals have been rescued from human trafficking cartels in Laos, a country in Southeast Asia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the 22 were rescued alongside a Ugandan and Burundian following a joint effort between Kenya, Laos and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).…

A Kenyan family is appealing for help to bring back the remains of their kin who died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia four weeks ago. Pauline Murugi, 25, from Kieni, Nyeri County, passed away just three months after arriving in the Gulf state, where she was employed as a domestic…

The Ministry of Health has warned Kenyan women against the use of an illegal and dangerous ‘birth control’ drug said to be from China. The drug is sold in the local market as a Chinese herbal contraceptive pill that should be taken once per month, according to the ministry. The ministry said the…

The United States government has donated Sh23.4 billion to aid the battle against the ongoing drought in Kenya. The funds donated through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be used by the World Food Programme (WFP) to offer food and nutrition assistance to thousands…

President Ruto on Thursday night met with his United States counterpart Joe Biden in New York City. Biden hosted Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto at a reception during the ongoing 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The two leaders agreed to strengthen ties between Kenya and…

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani has dismissed claims that President Ruto inherited a broke government from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta last week. Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei claimed that Ruto, who took over as the country’s fifth president on September 13th, found only Sh93.7 million…

President Ruto on Wednesday held talks with the United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. Blinken said they discussed the ongoing efforts between Kenya and the US to tackle food insecurity, as well as…

Outgoing Cabinet Secretaries and Principal Secretaries have been barred from traveling abroad during the transition period unless approved by President Ruto. Through a memo, Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua said CSs and PSs who served in Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration will remain in office…