KENYA NEWS

Kenyans have been warned against consuming Indomie noodles over safety concerns. The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) issued the warning following suspicions of toxic varieties in the country. It is feared that some Indomie variants being sold in the Kenyan market contain high aflatoxins,…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential flagbearer Raila Odinga has promised to finance aspirants in the Mt Kenya region who drum up support for his State House bid. A meeting between Odinga and Mt Kenya Azimio-allied leaders at Thika Greens Hotel on Wednesday resolved that only aspirants…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested parliament to allocate it funds for the purchase guesthouses for visiting presidents and other foreign dignitaries. Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo in a report to parliament says the move is aimed at cutting the cost of hotel…

Police in Kiambu are investigating the mysterious death of a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing two weeks ago. Maureen Wangui Kioi, a pupil at Juter Academy in Githurai 45, was first reported missing on April 20th at Githurai Mwiki police station. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie and…

Melinda Auma, the mother of slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno, has joined politics. Auma will be contesting for the Homa Bay Woman Representative seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket in the August 9th elections. She will face off with five others who are eyeing the…

Wiper MPs have vowed not to allow their party leader Kalonzo Musyoka to be interviewed for the presidential running mate post in the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition. Led by Makueni MP Daniel Maanzo, the leaders said Musyoka was Odinga’s running mate in the 2013 and 2017 elections and no…

Bakeries in Kenya have announced plans to hike the price of bread due to the rising cost of cooking oil, fuel, wheat, and packaging. Broadway Bakery, which makes Broadways bread, said it will increase the price of its 400g loaf to Sh60 from the current cost of Sh55. Similarly, the 600g loaf will…

The High Court has ordered Safaricom to pay a former employee Sh2.3 million compensation for wrongful dismissal. Michael Karanja served as the principal officer for fraud detection and analysis at Safaricom until November 2017 when he was fired over alleged involvement in graft. The telco accused…

Senator Johnson Sakaja is the most preferred candidate for the Nairobi gubernatorial seat, a new opinion poll conducted by Trends and Insights Africa (TIFA) shows. Sakaja, who is eyeing the seat on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, would garner 23 percent of votes cast if elections…

Detectives in Narok are investigating the circumstances under which the son of nominated MP David Ole Sankok shot himself dead. The 15-year-old boy, a Form Four student at Kericho High School, is said to have shot himself using his father’s firearm at their home in Ewuaso Ng'iro, Narok County on…