KENYA NEWS

Six Makueni Members of County Assembly (MCAs) were on Monday arrested for fraudulently receiving public funds amounting to over Sh1 million. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says the six Ward Representatives claimed and received Sh175,018.50 each in full per diem for a trip to Dubai…

Veteran comedian Walter Mong’are Nyambane has become the first aspirant to be cleared to run for the presidency in the August 9th general elections. Nyambane, who is eyeing the country’s top seat under the Umoja Summit party, was issued with a nomination certificate by Independent Electoral and…

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has defended his decision to back Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga in the August 9th elections. While dismissing claims by Deputy President William Ruto’s camp that he plans to rig the upcoming presidential election in favor…

A 58-year-old man has narrated his ordeal after losing Sh2.6 million to Sim-swap fraudsters while on a trip to Johannesburg, South Africa in February this year. Farah Bashir, a medical laboratory scientist, told Nation that he arrived in South Africa on February 5th and started receiving calls from…

Residents of Karima Ward in Nyeri County are mourning the death of their Member of County Assembly (MCA) Reuben Wahome Kabera. Wahome passed away on Monday at Mt Kenya Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness in the past two weeks.  The deceased had earlier been…

The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has withdrawn Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala’s security detail. The withdrawal follows Senator Malala’s remarks at a political rally in Kakamega last week where he opined that police officers do not need any academic qualifications as their work only…

Rabai MP William Kamoti has died in a road accident, hours after the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) cleared him to defend his seat in the August 9th elections. The accident occurred at Komaza black spot along the Kilifi-Mombasa Highway on Sunday evening, according to Kilifi…

The Wiper Party has announced that its leader Kalonzo Musyoka is still in the presidential race despite reports that he had been disqualified by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on a technicality. Earlier reports suggested that Musyoka failed to meet the stringent…

United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party Vice-Chairperson Kipruto Arap Kirwa has decamped to the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition ahead of the August 9th elections. Kirwa, a former Cabinet Minister, announced his resignation from the Deputy President William Ruto-led party during an Azimio…

Kenya Kwanza Alliance principal Moses Wetang’ula has been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to defend his Bungoma senate seat in the August 9th elections. Following the clearance, Wetang’ula says he will focus on drumming up support for the Kenya Kwanza…