KENYA NEWS

The government has suspended the ongoing exhumation exercise at Shakahola forest in Malindi, Kilifi County due to bad weather. While announcing the move on Friday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the current weather conditions are unsuitable for the exhumation of bodies for judicial…

The Kenya Investment Authority (KIA) has inked a partnership with Cable News Network (CNN) to support investment promotion. The partnership with the multinational news channel is expected to support the positioning of Kenya as an attractive investment destination and to promote export.  It…

President Ruto has promoted Lieutenant General Francis Omondi Ogolla to the rank of General and appointed him Chief of the Defense Forces. Ogolla, who until Friday served as the Vice Chief of the Defense Forces, takes over from General Robert Kariuki Kibochi whose tenure has come to an end, having…

The Senate has formed an Ad-hoc committee to propose laws aimed at bringing sanity to religious institutions in the country. Following a motion tabled by Kakemega Senator Bonny Khalwale on Thursday, the 11-member committee was tasked to investigate circumstances leading to the death of followers of…

Two flights carrying a total of 342 evacuees arrived in Kenya from Sudan on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs confirmed. The evacuees included Kenyan nationals and personnel of the United Nations, Agencies, the Diplomatic Corps, and International and Regional…

The death toll from the Shakahola starvation cult has crossed the 100 mark, with the exhumation exercise set to enter its eighth day on Friday. On Thursday, detectives exhumed the decomposed remains of 11 people, among them five children, bringing the toll to 109. At the heart of the massacre is…

Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has called for the prosecution of controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie, who is accused of manipulating his followers to fast to death. Speaking during a feeding program for widows at the House of Grace Church Nairobi on Thursday, Pastor Dorcas noted that Kenya is…

Televangelist Ezekiel Ombok Odero of New Life Prayer Centre and Church was on Thursday arrested over the alleged deaths of his followers in Malindi, Kilifi County. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said the preacher is being processed to face criminal charges related to the “mass killing…

Over 360 people have been reported missing as investigations into a cult linked to Pastor Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church continue. Kenya Red Cross Coast region manager Hassan Musa said the missing persons were reported at the organization’s Public Information, Tracing and Support…

A businessman was on Wednesday charged with forging documents of parcels of land belonging to former presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi. Sammy Njuguna appeared before Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi of Milimani law courts where he pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of forgery. Njuguna is accused of…