KENYA NEWS

The United States government has frozen the assets of 19 Kenyans linked to terrorism and drug trafficking. Their names are contained in the Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) and Blocked Persons List published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday. The US blocks the assets…

President Kenyatta on Wednesday held talks with US billionaire businessman Dr. Fisk Johnson. Fisk, Chairman and CEO of American multinational SC Johnson and Sons Company, paid President Kenyatta a courtesy call at State House, Nairobi. During the meeting, Fisk expressed his company’s interest in…

Starehe MP Charles Njagua, alias Jaguar, has dismissed reports that he has dropped his re-election bid ahead of the August 9th elections. Jaguar, who was elected on a Jubilee Party ticket in 2017, is seeking to defend the seat under the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. Reports emerged on…

Keroche Breweries heiress Anerlisa Muigai has been ordered to pay businessman Benson Kangangi Sh2 million for tarnishing his name.  Kangangi sued Anerlisa for defamation over a post she made on her social media pages in 2018, referring to him as an unscrupulous and untrustworthy businessman…

The High Court has ordered the freezing of Sh5.6 billion in six accounts at Equity and UBA banks over alleged money laundering. Business Daily reports that the money is linked to two Kenyans and two Nigerian nationals suspected to enjoy the backing of a powerful Kenyan politician. High Court judge…

A magistrate who was allegedly caught defiling a minor at a hotel in Bomet last week has filed a petition seeking to stop his prosecution. Senior Principal Magistrate James Ongondo of Kehancha law courts says the woman is 22 years old and not 17 as alleged. In documents filed in court through his…

Former Jubilee Party secretary-general Raphael Tuju has been appointed the executive director of the Azimio secretariat. The secretariat Communications Director Dennis Onyango said Tuju accepted the appointment and will assume the role with immediate effect. “As Executive Director, Hon. Tuju will…

The family of a 34-year-old man who was boiled to death at a metal factory in Thika, Kiambu County on March 25th is set to sue for compensation. Caleb Otieno was killed after he fell into a vat of molten steel at the Blue Nile Rolling Mills Ltd, where he worked for seven years.  The deceased’s…

Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe has warned Kenyans against electing Deputy President William Ruto as the country’s fifth president. Murathe, a close ally of President Kenyatta, said Ruto will ruin the country should he ascend to power, describing the deputy president as a greedy leader.…

Mombasa politician Ali Mwatsau is fighting for his life in hospital following an assassination attempt in Tudor on Tuesday night. Nation reports that the politician was heading home from a local mosque when he was ambushed by gunmen near JCC Buxton at around 10:00 pm. The assailants, who arrived in…