KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has mourned the death of former Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda. Banda, who served as the fourth president of Zambia, passed away in Lusaka on Friday after a long battle with colon cancer. In a message of condolence to President Hakainde Hichilema, the people of the…

Four people were killed following an attack by Al-Shabaab militants on a construction site in Lamu County on Friday. Reports indicate that one Chinese national also went missing following the attack that occurred in the Bodhei Majengo area. The victims include workers constructing the highway from…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has defended himself over the controversial ‘madoadoa’ remarks he made during a rally in Wajir on Wednesday. Speaking on Friday during his tour of Kisumu County to drum up support for his presidential bid, Odinga refuted claims that his utterances were intended to stir up…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Gideon Moi of Kanu, and Nark-Kenya’s Martha Karua have officially signed a coalition agreement bringing together six political parties under the One Kenya Alliance (OKA). Other parties who signed the agreement include Cyrus Jirongo’s United Democratic Party (UDP),…

Police in Juja, Kiambu County have arrested three suspects and recovered vandalized Kenya Power equipment worth millions of shillings. Johana Thuku, Stephen Githitu, and Patrick King’ori were arrested after detectives acting on intelligence raided a scrap metal yard in Juja's Matangi area on…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has officially resigned from the ruling Jubilee Party ahead of the August 9th elections.  Sonko in a resignation letter sent to Jubilee said the decision to quit the President Kenyatta-led party was prompted by the need for him to belong to his party of…

Rwanda has formally submitted a request for the extradition and surrender of a Kenyan-American businessman wanted there for fraud. Appearing before Milimani magistrate’s court on Thursday, Senior State Prosecutor Catherine Mwaniki said a request has been duly made to Kenya by the Prosecutor General…

The Ministry of Health has lifted the mandatory wearing of facemasks in public spaces and restored full in-person worship for vaccinated persons.  The relaxation of the Covid-19 containment measures that have been in place since 2020 follows a big decline in coronavirus cases, fatalities, and…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has been summoned by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) over alleged hate speech remarks. Odinga, who is eying the presidency in the August elections, is required to appear before the commission to shed light on the “madoadoa” remarks he made during a…

Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airport have been ranked the best airports in Africa for the second year in a row. The two largest airports in the country were feted by the Airports Council International (ACI) for their exemplary customer service.  JKIA…