KENYA NEWS

A politician eyeing the Bungoma governor’s seat is up in arms after the UDA party allegedly threw him under the bus. Zachariah Baraza wants the Deputy President William Ruto-led party to refund the Sh500,000 he paid as nomination fees after learning that the party covertly resolved to back his…

The remains of a 22-year-old Kenyan woman who died in Saudi Arabia in February have arrived in the country ahead of burial. The body of Stella Nafula arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Monday and was shuttled to Cherengany Nursing Home Hospital mortuary in Kitale, where a…

A woman in Kakamega County collapsed and died upon receiving news of her daughter’s death in the Middle East, where she worked as a house help. A family representative said Joyce Felesia Shitawa fainted and was rushed to a local hospital, where she died from a heart attack days later. Her daughter…

Popular comedian Jasper Muthomi, alias MC Jessy, has shelved his bid for the Imenti South parliamentary seat. Muthomi, who was eyeing the seat under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, stepped down from the race in favor of his competitor Mwiti Kathaara. Deputy President William Ruto, who…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru was forced to apologize after publicly referring to Deputy President William Ruto as the leader of the Azimio coalition. Waiguru was making her speech during the signing of a coalition agreement by 12 political parties under the Kenya Kwanza alliance at the Ngong…

A Kenyan businesswoman has sued a British man for allegedly maligning her character on social media. Mercy Mwanzia, through a case filed at the High Court in Nairobi, accuses the Briton named Alan J Rhoades of using her photo and that of her child without her consent. She produced in court a…

Doctors at Mediheal Hospital in Nairobi have performed a successful heart valve transplant, the first of its kind in Kenya and the region. The Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) was done on an 83-year-old Catholic priest at a cost of Sh7 million and took two hours to complete. The…

An officer attached to the elite presidential escort unit has died by suicide in Kiambu County. Police Constable Samuel Ngatia reportedly shot himself in the head in his house within the General Service Unit (GSU) Recce Squad camp in Juja on Monday. Ngatia, who was attached to Deputy President…

Former presidential aspirant Ekuru Aukot has filed a petition seeking to have ODM leader Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka of Wiper and ANC's Musalia Mudavadi barred from running for the presidency in this year’s elections. Aukot, who is the party leader of Thirdway Alliance, argues that Odinga,…

Casual workers at Deputy President William Ruto’s expansive farm in Mata, Taita Taveta County on Monday downed their tools over the non-payment of their wages.  Nation reports that the workers held a protest outside Kisima farm’s gate, demanding the immediate payment of their salaries of six…