KENYA NEWS

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has fired back at opposition leader Raila Odinga over claims that President Ruto is a puppet of foreign nations. Speaking in Garissa during the launch of the government’s Drought Response Plan, Gachagua said Odinga does not have the moral authority to question the…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru is embroiled in a court battle that could see her lose a Sh200 million mansion in Nairobi’s upmarket estate of Kitisuru. This comes after lawyer Chris Kabiro moved to court claiming ownership of the multi-million-shilling home, which Waiguru bought at Sh80.6 million…

Police in Nairobi are holding a 29-year-old man who was found in possession of 275 smartphones suspected to have been stolen from members of the public. The suspect was arrested in Kasarani estate on Monday after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) raided his house…

Jennifer Kamau, the owner of a building that collapsed in Ruaka, Kiambu County last week and killed two people has been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while attempting to flee to the United States. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Kamau, 59, was…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has been re-elected the Vice President of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) for a fourth term of four years. Atwoli, 72, was unanimously approved by more than 2000 delegates during the ongoing trade union…

Quack doctor Mugo wa Wairimu has been sentenced to 29 years in jail after he was convicted of running an illegal clinic and sedating patients to abuse them sexually. While delivering the sentence on Monday, Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Michemi described Mugo as a danger to society, thus should…

The National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) will on Thursday commence the process of removing four IEBC Commissioners who disowned the outcome of the August 9th presidential election terming it opaque. The committee is expected to scrutinize the four petitions filed against the…

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Strathmore University graduate Keagan Githua. Feelings Devone Mboya Odero was apprehended in Githurai on Saturday evening following an investigation into the murder case, according to the Directorate of Criminal…

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has weighed in on the debate about the government’s move to allow the importation of genetically modified maize. On Thursday, Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria announced the government will allow the import of six million bags of both GMO and no-GMO maize in the next six…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on Kenyans to reject President Ruto administration’s plan to import genetically modified organism (GMO) foods. Addressing the press on Sunday, Odinga accused the government of lifting the ban on GMO foods without consulting the public and warned of its…