KENYA NEWS

Chicago-based Loyola University has begun plans to set up a campus in Kenya, which will serve the East African region. The campus is being built on a 75-acre parcel of land in Molo, Nakuru County at a cost of Sh2.7 billion ($24 million), Nation reports. Rev Dr. Kizito Kiyimba, a representative of…

A robbery with violence suspect was on Sunday night shot dead by police officers in Kawangware estate, Nairobi. The suspect was part of a criminal gang that was robbing pedestrians of their valuables and had just accosted a man who was headed home at around 9:00 pm. Officers on patrol along Kabiru…

Nairobi businessman Stanley Livondo on Monday recorded a statement with the police over President Kenyatta’s assassination claims. Livondo was summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to shed light on the allegations he made during Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria’s thanksgiving…

The Nairobi County Assembly is mourning the death of nominated MCA Mellab Atemah Lumalah. Lumalah, who was the deputy minority leader in the assembly, passed away on Monday in India where she was undergoing treatment. Reports indicate that the deceased has been receiving treatment for cancer since…

President Kenyatta has condoled with the family and friends of Kenya's High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr. Wilfred Gisuka Machage. Machage is reported to have collapsed at his home in Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Kenyatta eulogized the 65-…

Four people were killed following an accident along Ngong Road in Nairobi on Sunday morning. The accident occurred after a four-wheel-drive car heading towards Nairobi CBD from Karen hit a roadside wall before plunging into a railway track at Dagoretti Corner. Reports indicate that two…

Former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga says ODM leader Raila Odinga will win this year’s presidential election. Speaking during an interview with Nation, Njenga expressed confidence that Odinga will garner at least 60% of votes in the Mt. Kenya region in the forthcoming elections. While dismissing…

Hotel Sonrisa in Diani, Kwale County has been demolished following a dispute over the ownership of the land on which its stands. The multi-million-shilling property was brought down on Friday in an exercise that was supervised by armed police officers. The dispute for the 1.9-hectare beachside…

NARC-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has warned President Kenyatta against attempts to cling onto power. Speaking during NARC-Kenya’s National Delegates Convention (NDC) at Ufungamano House in Nairobi on Friday, Karua urged the president to facilitate a seamless handover of power to his successor…

Kenya is set to benefit from the global messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) technology transfer program by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is among six African countries that will be supported by WHO to start local production of Covid-19 and other vaccines to combat various diseases such as…