KENYA NEWS

Kenyan administrator Sanda Ojiambo has been appointed the assistant secretary-general of the United Nations Global Compact.  Ojiambo, who has been serving as the executive director of the UN Global Compact for the past two years, was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General António…

The government has declared April 29th a public holiday to allow Kenyans to pay their last respects to former President Mwai Kibaki. The announcement was made on Saturday by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, who chairs the National Steering Committee on Kibaki’s State funeral. “The…

Former President Mwai Kibaki will be laid to rest on April 30th at his home in Othaya, Nyeri County. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, who was accompanied by Kibaki's family members, made the announcement on Saturday. Kibaki will be accorded a State funeral, with full military honors and…

ODM leader Raila Odinga and his entourage have arrived in the United States ahead of his week-long tour. Odinga, who is the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate, landed in Washington, DC, on Saturday and was received by Kenya's ambassador to the US Lazarus Amayo. Raila's…

Starehe MP Charles Kanyi Njagua, alias Jaguar, has announced he will defend his seat as an independent candidate. This is after he failed to secure a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, which was handed to East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP Simon Mbugua. Mbugua received the…

President Kenyatta has appointed 24 new ambassadors and high commissioners to head various Kenya missions abroad. Seven new ambassadors have also been appointed to serve as deputy heads of missions and four officials to the post of consul-general, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of…

Mang'u High School’s Jeriel Ndeda Obura is the overall top student in the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. Ndeda emerged the best performer with an A of 87.167 points followed by Timothy Mukuha Kamau of Alliance High School with 87.139, Job Ngara Kamau of Mang'u (87…

Comedian and radio presenter Phelix Odiwuor, alias Jalang'o, has secured the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket to run for Lang’ata parliamentary seat in the upcoming elections. Jalang'o won the ODM party nominations held on Friday after garnering 3,509 votes ahead of his closest rival…

Popular Nairobi-based blogger-cum-politician Robert Alai has bagged the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket to vie for an MCA seat in the city. Alai will fly the ODM flag in the Kileleshwa Ward Representative race after winning the party nominations held on Friday. He trounced eight other…

The government has formed a national funeral steering committee to organize the burial of former President Mwai Kibaki. Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua said the committee was created following an order by President Kenyatta, who announced Kibaki’s death earlier in the day.  The committee…