KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta on Tuesday held talks with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces. During the meeting held at the Sea Palace of Abu Dhabi, the two leaders discussed the…

Anne Ngirita, a prime suspect in the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal, has declared interest in the Nakuru woman representative seat. On Tuesday, Ngirita decamped to Jubilee Party from Deputy President William Ruto's United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Speaking to reporters outside Jubilee Nakuru…

Kenyan teachers are set to enjoy extended maternity and paternity leave in new changes announced by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Female teachers have been granted an additional month of maternity leave following childbirth while their male counterparts will get an extra week of paternity…

Dr. Joe Muriuki, the first Kenyan to go public about his HIV positive status, has died in Nairobi after living with the virus for 35 years. Muriuki, 62, passed away while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital at around 8:00 pm on Monday, according to Nelson Otuoma, the National…

A police officer was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court over theft of materials used in the construction of the Nairobi Expressway. Thomas Odira Musasa, who is attached to the Criminal Investigation Patrol Unit (CIPU), was charged alongside four other suspects for stealing pipes worth Sh275,200…

President Kenyatta has kicked off a three-day working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with strengthening trade ties between Kenya and the Gulf state being his main agenda. Kenya’s Ambassador to the UAE Kariuki Mugwe says the president is expected to grace a high-level Kenya-UAE business…

The Kenyan government has reiterated its commitment to ensure a smooth transition of power ahead of the August 9th elections. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i in a statement on Monday assured development partners that plans are in place to ensure that there will be a peaceful handover of…

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha insists that gay students should not be allowed in boarding schools. Speaking in Nairobi on Monday, Magoha stressed that such learners should be in day schools closer to their parents where responsibility will be prioritized. "I said if you are a…

Human rights defenders and parents have demanded a probe into alleged cases of sodomy at Aquinas High School in Nairobi. They want the principal to step down pending investigations into the matter even as they accused the school administration of trying to cover up and avoid taking responsibility…

Four members of the same family were on Monday killed in a grisly accident on the Namanga-Kajiado highway. Kajiado Central police commander Joseph Mutira said the four perished after the vehicle they were traveling in rammed a trailer at Maili Tisa area. One person sustained injuries in the…