KENYA NEWS

Kuria East MP Marwa Maisori has drafted a bill seeking to amend the constitution to increase the number of counties from the current 47 to 52 through a referendum. The bill seeks to amend Article 98 of the Constitution to include five additional counties that MP Maisori says will solve the…

Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has demanded an apology from a pastor who referred to her as a witch. Through her lawyer Danstan Omari, Jumwa wrote a letter to River of God’s Reverend Tony Kiamah asking him to issue an apology, failure to which she will…

Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi has donated $1 million (Sh120 million) to help support families affected by the ongoing drought in the country. Speaking on Saturday during a consultative meeting presided over by President Ruto to discuss the current drought situation, Mwangi urged the government to…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is mourning the death of one of their members of staff, who died after falling off the Times Towers building, which houses the agency's head office. In a statement on Friday, the KRA deputy commissioner for marketing and communications, “It is with deep regret that…

The High Court has ordered former Tourism Principal Secretary Rebecca Nabutola and two others to refund Sh8.9 million acquired fraudulently from the government. Nabutola, Dr. Ong’ong’a Achieng (CEO, Catering and Tourism Development Levy Trustees) and Duncan Muriuki (Director, Maniago Safaris)…

President Ruto has directed police to tackle insecurity in the country, particularly the recent spate of mugging incidences witnessed in Nairobi. Speaking at State House, Nairobi when he met the new Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, who took the oath of office on Friday, Ruto said police…

The Political Parties Tribunal has issued an order staying the Registrar of Political Parties' gazette notice dated November 4th on the distribution of Sh1.48 billion political parties fund. This follows an application by the President Ruto-led United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party contesting the…

Mount Kenya University has launched a new program in which Kenyans will be trained as healthcare assistants for German hospitals starting January 2023. Dubbed the Certificate in Healthcare Assistant for German Hospitals, the 28-week program will be offered at the university’s main, Thika and…

President Ruto has pledged to transform Kibera from a slum into a ‘real estate’ by the end of his term in 2027 through the ongoing affordable housing program, which seeks to build 200,000 units annually. Speaking during the Association of Pension Trustees and Administrators of Kenya stakeholders'…

Kenya’s new Inspector-General of Police Japhet Koome has clarified that he is not related to Chief Justice Martha Koome. Speaking during his swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court on Friday, Koome dismissed claims of blood ties with the chief justice, saying it was only a coincidence that they…