KENYA NEWS

The political differences between President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto played out during the 59th Madaraka Day celebrations at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi on Wednesday.  In an apparent breach of protocol, Kenyatta snubbed Ruto and failed to acknowledge his presence at the function…

This year’s Madaraka Day celebrations cost Kenyan taxpayers approximately Sh70 million, according to Interior Principal Secretary (PS) Karanja Kibicho. Kibicho pointed out the event’s budget is considerably much lower than other past government functions, saying that a huge chunk of the expenditure…

A Kenyan fugitive who was being hunted by Kenyan and the United States authorities for alleged involvement in narcotics and wildlife trafficking has been arrested. Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh was apprehended in Nairobi on Monday, just five days after the US government offered a USD$1 million (about…

President Kenyatta has mourned the death of Senior Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Wanini Kireri. Wanini, who made history by becoming the first-ever female Commandant of Prisons Staff Training College, died on Tuesday at AAR Hospital along Kiambu Road where she was undergoing treatment after a…

Marble Arch Hotel in Nairobi is facing demolition after the court dismissed a petition seeking to block the Nairobi County government from bringing it down Marble Arc proprietor tycoon Mike Maina filed the petition in 2018 after former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko’s administration threatened to…

Wilberforce Murunga, the man who recently hit media headlines after getting a dowry refund from his former in-laws, spent a night at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) last week after falling prey to a fraudster. Murunga was set to travel to the United States on May 26th but was shocked to…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has issued a nomination ticket to the late Rabai MP William Kamoti's younger brother following his death. Kamoti, who was set to defend his seat in the August 9th elections on an ODM party ticket, had just been cleared by the Independent Electoral and…

Kajiado Central Member of Parliament Elijah Memusi has lost his wife in a car accident. Stellah Memusi died on the spot after the vehicle she was traveling in rammed into a stalled truck near Isinya along the Nairobi-Namanga highway on Monday night. Confirming the incident, Kajiado police commander…

A house help was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly stealing Sh104 million and other valuables from her employer identified as Samar Al-Kindy. Shelmith Kiprono, alias Jerop, appeared before magistrate Elector Riany at Kibera law courts following her arrest in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has opened an investigation into cases of irregular transfer of voters ahead of the August 9th general elections. Citizen TV reports that the electoral commission detected some transfer of voters in its electronic register which were allegedly…