KENYA NEWS

Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has defended his remarks about the wearing of hijabs by Kenyan Muslim women and girls. Duale stirred up a storm on Tuesday after saying it is mandatory for Muslim women to wear hijabs in public and asked those opposed to the practice to find another country to…

Otieno Lewis Omondi Glen and Fwaro Makokha Robinson have been identified as the top candidates in the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. The two tied at position one in this year’s Standard Eight exam after garnering 431 marks out of a possible 500 points. Omondi is…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has offered to fly a three-year-old boy whose eyes were gouged out to China for eye implants. Sonko said he conducted thorough research on the best hospital that can attend to baby Junior Sagini's emergency case and settled on Dennis Lam Eye in Shenzhen, southern…

A total of 4,449 road users were killed in road accidents between January 1st and December 13th this year, according to the latest data from the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). NTSA said the death toll from road carnage rose by 161 people from 4,271 in 2021, marking a 3.77 percent…

The operator of the Nairobi Expressway has announced that speed guns have been installed on the highway as part of the measures to curb overspeeding. In a notice on Tuesday, Moja Expressway Company Limited said the guns placed at various points along the 27-kilometer dual carriageway will be…

Hundreds of patients detained in Nairobi county hospitals over unpaid bills have been given a reprieve after Governor Johnson Sakaja ordered their release. Sakaja said the county government will settle the outstanding bills to allow the patients to reunite with their families during the Christmas…

Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has told Kenyan Muslim women that they must wear a hijab or scarf in public. Duale, who spoke during the launch of the International Quran Competition at Sir Ali Muslim Club in Parkroad, Nairobi on Tuesday, said it is mandatory for Muslim women to wear hijabs in…

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s niece Nana Gecaga has left the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) after seven years at the helm. Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza on Tuesday joined KICC staff members in a party to bid Gecaga farewell as she completes her tour of…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has slammed Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over his administration’s plan to kick out matatus from the Central Business District (CBD), saying it will hurt business. Gachagua, who spoke in Nyeri on Monday, reminded Governor Sakaja that he mobilized Kikuyus to vote…

A 26-year-old man suspected to be behind the gouging out of a three-year-old boy’s eyes in Kisii last week has been arrested. Maina Ochoki, a first cousin to the victim, was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday evening and was set to be arraigned in…