KENYA NEWS

A wanted terror suspect believed to be armed and dangerous has surrendered to police in Nyeri, insisting that he is innocent. Robert Gathongo Ngunjiri alias Abdurahman Hija Mnubi, who lives in Baraka estate in Nyeri, turned himself in on Thursday accompanied by Nyumba Kumi leaders. The 27-year-old…

President Kenyatta has commended members of the National Assembly for passing crucial bills, including the contentious Political Parties (Amendment) Bill that was fiercely opposed by MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto. Kenyatta says the new pieces of legislation are key to improving…

Police in Nairobi have arrested a Cameroonian national accused of defrauding an Australian investor based in Kenya. Timson Tiekam Babila alias Jeremy was apprehended at a Kilimani hotel by detectives attached to the Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit (ECCU) following a tip-off from the complainant…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened a probe into Tuesday’s nationwide power outage. The agency is seeking to establish what caused the collapse of towers on the high voltage power transmission line connecting Nairobi to the Kiambere hydroelectric dam. DCI Director George…

An Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) bishop was on Wednesday arraigned in court over alleged sexual harassment.  Bishop Joel Waweru, a senior member of the clergy, is accused of sexually harassing a female congregant by trying to kiss her and touch her breast without her consent on several…

A Kenyan man is set to be released from a United States military prison where he has stayed for 16 years. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu will be freed from Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba alongside Gled Hassan Duran, a Somali national. The two, who have been at the detention facility since 2006, will…

President Kenyatta on Wednesday made a surprise visit to the Kisumu port where he stayed for close to three hours. The president reportedly landed at the port in three Kenya Air Force helicopters at around 2.45 pm and was picked up by a convoy of about 10 vehicles. He was then driven towards the…

ODM leader Raila Odinga is this week expected to launch his presidential campaign ahead of the August 9th elections. Odinga, who will be giving his fifth stab at the presidency, will launch his campaign at a mega rally in Thika, Kiambu County on Saturday. On Tuesday, Odinga met a group of youth…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced the acquisition of geo-mapping technology to monitor landlords’ tax payments in major towns across the country. KRA Commissioner for Legal Services and Board Co-ordination Paul Matuku told Business Daily that a block management system that uses a…

Two accredited coronavirus testing labs have been suspended for issuing fake Covid-19 PCR test results to travelers. This is after an investigation by the Ministry of Health revealed that a majority of doctored Covid-19 results came from the two laboratories—Checkup Medical and Meditest. The probe…