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Police in Nakuru have launched investigations into an incident where Lands Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Kimani Ngunjiri allegedly shot a man during a confrontation over disputed land in Bahati on Monday. Ngunjiri, the former MP for Bahati Constituency, is reported to have fired three times…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has shared details of his discussion with United States Senator for Delaware Chris Coons. Coons, a close ally of US President Joe Biden, visited the country last month where he held meetings with Gachagua and Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga…

Normal operations have been restored at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after a seven-hour closure on Monday. This follows the removal of a Singapore Airlines cargo plane that stalled on the airport’s runway following a bird strike. “The JKIA runway is now opened and operations at…

Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) were on Monday interrupted for hours after a Singapore Airlines cargo plane stalled on the runway. As a result, the Kenya Airport Authority (KAA) announced the temporary closure of the airline’s only runway.  “We would like to…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga says President Ruto’s administration must lower the price of maize flour to Sh100 and not the planned Sh150. On Friday, President Ruto announced that a two-kilogram packet of unga, which currently retails at Sh230, will go for Sh150 beginning…

Kenyans living and working abroad sent home $357 million (Sh47.8 billion) in March 2022, the latest data by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. The amount represents a 15.5 percent increase compared to the $302.9 million (Sh41.6 billion) sent in February. The cumulative inflows for the 12 months…

Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has dismissed calls to have him investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes after the opposition’s Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition wrote to The Hague-based court requesting it to probe police brutality during its protests. In a…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced plans to rename the City Mortuary to The Nairobi Funeral Home once the ongoing facelift is completed. The morgue, the largest government-owned mortuary in East and Central Africa, is undergoing major renovations, which will see the facility equipped…

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei says Kenya is disturbed by United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s alleged comments about President Ruto.  Citing leaked US classified documents, BBC reported that Mohammed told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in…

Police in Malindi, Kilifi County are holding controversial pastor Paul Mackenzie of Good News International Church in connection with the deaths of four of his followers. Mackenzie was arrested on Friday evening and booked at Malindi police station and is expected to appear in court on Monday as…