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Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to Kenyans over the offensive tweets posted by his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday. Kainerugaba, a high-ranking Ugandan army commander, threatened on Twitter to invade Kenya and capture Nairobi. “It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to…

The High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to bar Kenya Airways (KQ) from training its pilots abroad. Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, in his petition, faulted the national airline for sending its trainee pilots outside the country yet there are aviation schools in Kenya. KQ pilots have been…

A woman who interrupted President Ruto’s speech during the burial of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s brother Jack Reriani in Nyeri on Tuesday has spoken out. Lucy Wangui says she wanted to seek financial assistance from Ruto to enable her son John Kairo Gichuhi, 37, to travel to the United…

Police in India are detaining two Kenyan nationals after they were found in possession of suspected narcotic drugs. The two, Mwanje Faridah, 42, and Cilian Awar Nyanzangu were arrested by customs officials at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on Sunday, The Times of India…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pledged to remain loyal and submissive to President Ruto during their reign at the helm of the country’s leadership. Speaking at the burial ceremony of his eldest brother Jack Reriani in Nyeri on Tuesday, Gachagua said he would never betray Ruto, whom he…

President Ruto has appointed Colonel Fabian Lengusuranga from the Kenya Army as his Aide-De-Camp (ADC). Col. Lengusuranga takes over from Stelu Lekolool, who has been serving as the ADC to former President Uhuru Kenyatta since 2018. Lekolool was promoted to the rank of Brigadier a few months ago…

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary nominee Mithika Linturi has had an attempted rape case against him withdrawn by the complainant. Linturi, a former Senator for Meru County, had been charged with attempting to rape a 36-year-old woman at Maiyan Villas Hotel in Nanyuki on January 30th, 2021. The…

Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has distanced itself from President Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s controversial tweets that caused a storm online on Monday. Kainerugaba, who is the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defense Force, posted a series of tweets about Kenya,…

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Monday caused a storm after making a series of controversial tweets about Kenya. In one of the posts, Kainerugaba, a high-ranking Ugandan Army commander, warned that his army would only need less than two weeks to capture Kenya’s…

Jacob Ocholla, who claims to be the first-born son of the late former president Mwai Kibaki, has said he is ready to undergo a DNA test to prove that the deceased was his biological father. His lawyers Morara Omoke and Peacela Atim told Justice Maureen Odero of Milimani law courts that such a…