KENYA NEWS

Three suspects are set to be charged with the murder of renowned Nyeri millionaire businessman and philanthropist Erasmus Iguku Kinyua. They include his wife Dorcas Wambui Iguku, prison warder Benson Musili and a third suspect identified as Simon Kariuki. This comes after a Nyeri court found that…

Deputy President William Ruto has apologized to Kenyans over the controversial remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi over the weekend.  Speaking at Bomet Green Stadium on Monday, Ruto admitted that the utterances were inappropriate and urged members of his UDA party to be mindful of…

A miner who was trapped in a collapsed goldmine in Migori County for four days has been rescued alive. Noah Ongweno was trapped when the walls of Kopuodho goldmine in North Kamagambo, Rongo caved in while on a mining expedition alone. The miner was retrieved from the collapsed goldmine alive on…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has condemned the alleged incitement remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi. Speaking on Sunday, Odinga said leaders should avoid ethnic profiling and instead preach peace ahead of this year’s general elections. Odinga, who is eyeing the presidency, added that every…

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was on Sunday morning arrested over alleged incitement remarks he made at a political rally on Saturday. Linturi was picked from Rupa Hotel in Eldoret by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and was driven to Nakuru where he recorded a…

Kirinyaga Woman Representative Wangui Ngirici says she cannot return to the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party due to the humiliation she was subjected to. Ngirici ditched the Deputy President William Ruto-led political outfit last month, saying she will contest for the Kirinyaga governor seat…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered a probe into the alleged incitement remarks by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi. Haji directed Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai to investigate Linturi over the utterances he made in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County on Saturday.…

Celebrated Kenyan Lingala dancer Said Makdar, popularly known as Kanda King, is appealing for financial help from well-wishers to undergo hip replacement surgery. Kanda says he requires nearly Sh1 million to undergo the surgical operation at Ladnan Hospital in Nairobi in three weeks. Both his hips…

Deputy President William Ruto has hit back at ODM leader Raila Odinga for questioning his church and harambee donations. While defending himself against claims that he was dishing out illicit proceeds, the deputy president said he is proud of helping the needy and Odinga should refrain from…

A man was on Friday arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly defrauding an MPesa agent of over Sh87,000. Geoffrey Mugini appeared before resident magistrate William Tullel of Kibera law courts where he pleaded not guilty to theft charges. He allegedly conned Ann Nyawira of Sh87,091 in Nairobi’s…