KENYA NEWS

Eldoret, Kenya, is now home to the American Spaces Bus, a mobile innovation hub designed to bridge the digital divide and empower Kenyan youth.  The initiative, launched on Monday, represents a novel approach to international educational collaboration between the United States and the Kenya…

A matatu traveling along the Litein-Kericho route was involved in a serious accident near Litein in Kericho County on Tuesday, resulting in multiple casualties. The crash, involving a Nakuru Line matatu on Tuesday morning, allegedly stemmed from a traffic officer's attempt to solicit a bribe,…

A cloud of suspicion hangs over Budonga Police Post following the death of 33-year-old Raymond Nachibati, who died shortly after being detained. His family vehemently disputes the official police account, alleging a cover-up and calling for an independent, transparent investigation into the…

A harrowing case of alleged child trafficking in Mombasa has brought into sharp focus the inadequacies within Kenya’s maternal healthcare system and the dangers lurking within informal support networks.  The ordeal began when Zainab Mwamini Juma, recently released from prison and heavily…

A private helicopter ferrying Ida Odinga, wife of prominent political figure Raila Odinga, to collect her daughter Winnie from a university in Homa Bay has triggered a wave of criticism and commentary regarding the optics of wealth within Kenyan politics.  The arrival of the aircraft at Tom…

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has issued a scathing rebuke of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's recent pronouncements made during a visit to the United States.  Speaking in Busia County, where he was officiating the opening of new classrooms and a vital solar-powered water…

The government has signalled plans to build a new airport in Kenya to replace the ageing Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The government is doubling down on plans to construct a new international airport and upgrade existing infrastructure, signalling a decisive shift towards modernising…

Men in Kenya outpace women in internet usage across all age groups, the 2023/24 Kenya Household Survey (KHS) by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has revealed. Recent data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reveals that men consistently outpace women in internet usage…

Tragedy has struck the Kobungu clan of Nyakach in Kisumu County after a horrific road accident claimed the lives of 26 people. What began as a journey of collective mourning for the late Risper Akeyo Ogendo has transformed into an unfathomable tragedy, leaving a rural community reeling from…

Nairobi is bracing for a transition in leadership as Neil Wigan, the British High Commissioner to Kenya, prepares to conclude his two-year tenure at the end of August.  Wigan's departure marks the end of a period of intensified collaboration between the two nations. He is set to take up the…