KENYA NEWS

Former Kenyan Consul-General in Los Angeles Ambassador Njeri Karago has passed away at the age of 62. Her death was confirmed by the Consul-General at the Kenyan Consulate in Los Angeles Thomas Kwaka, alias Big Ted, who took to social media to mourn her passing. “We honor the life of Madam…

Embattled IEBC commissioner Justus Nyang'aya has resigned from the electoral commission hours after President Ruto suspended him and three others to pave way for an investigation by a tribunal. In a letter addressed to President Ruto on Friday, Nyang’aya said he was grateful for the opportunity to…

President Ruto has suspended the four embattled IEBC commissioners and appointed a tribunal to consider a petition seeking their removal from office. In a gazette notice dated December 2nd, Ruto said IEBC Vice Chairperson Juliana Cherera, and commissioners Justus Nyang’aya, Irene Masit, and Francis…

President Ruto has appointed former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu as a member of the Nairobi Rivers Commission. Waititu, who was impeached from office in 2020 over graft-related charges, will be part of the nine-member commission tasked with coming up with initiatives for the protection,…

Embattled Eastleigh 'crime-buster' Corporal Ahmed Rashid has petitioned the High Court to stop the State from prosecuting him over the murder of two suspected gangsters. Through his lawyer Danstan Omari, Rashid wants the court to issue orders restraining the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP…

President Ruto has directed that junior secondary schools—Grades 7, 8, and 9—be domiciled in the existing primary schools. Ruto issued the directive on Thursday after receiving an interim report from the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform, which was set up on September 30th and tasked…

A man who pushed a woman off the 12th floor of a building in Nairobi’s Central District (CBD) on a date gone sour was on Thursday sentenced to five years in prison. Moses Njoroge was handed the sentence by Magistrate Esther Kimilu of Milimani law courts after he was found guilty of causing bodily…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has rejected calls to shut down churches and mosques located in residential areas within the city over noise pollution. Sakaja has been under pressure to close noisy places of worship following last week’s decision to revoke the licenses of all nightclubs operating…

The government is set to appeal the High Court order that stopped the importation and distribution of genetically modified crops in Kenya. Livestock Principal Secretary Harry Kimutai expressed confidence that the Appeals Court will rescind the order since the government engaged all stakeholders…

Kenyans borrowed over Sh400 million in less than 24 hours following the launch of the Hustler Fund by President Ruto on Wednesday. As of 8.45 a.m. on Thursday, 1.14 million Kenyans had been registered under the scheme and Sh408 million disbursed, according to figures released by Cooperatives and…