KENYA NEWS

President William Ruto has delivered the 13th State of the Nation Address in Parliament amid heightened security in central Nairobi. He arrived at Parliament alongside First Lady Rachel Ruto and was received by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Chief of Defence Forces General Charles Kahariri.…

A Grade One pupil has died and seven others have been injured after a swarm of bees attacked a group of children in Michacha Village, Samba Sub-location, Suba South Constituency, Homa Bay County. Local authorities say the pupils were playing near their homes when they may have accidentally stirred…

A shop at Kanyuambora shopping centre was looted on Thursday morning as campaigns intensified ahead of the Mbeere North by-elections. Footage shows several people, many wearing green campaign reflectors, forcing their way into the premises and removing goods before scattering. The motive for the…

Kenya’s electoral commission says the upcoming 22 by-elections will cost an estimated Sh700 million. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) stated that most of the funding will be used for the deployment and training of election officials, as well as the transport of staff and…

A church youth leader in Kericho County collapsed and died during a Sunday service on 15 November, weeks before her planned wedding. Dorcas Cherono, 20, was leading praise and worship at Kipsege Church of God when she clutched her chest and fell to the floor. Congregants attempted to assist her…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has intensified his campaign against gender-based violence, calling the rise in reported cases a national crisis that demands immediate action. Sonko says he has received a growing number of distress calls from survivors and families across the country, describing…

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has urged ODM members to drop renewed calls for mass protests and instead pursue dialogue. In a televised interview on Wednesday, Mbadi warned that demonstrations could reopen old political divisions and undermine the party’s aim of providing stability and…

Rival political teams in Mbeere North have intensified their campaigns ahead of the 27 November parliamentary by-election, using assertive tactics to secure voter support. The seat fell vacant after Geoffrey Ruku was appointed Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, turning the race into a high-…

Opposition leaders have filed a constitutional petition challenging the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s handling of presidential election results. A coalition led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka wants presidential results to carry…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet, reassigning ten chief officers across key departments. The changes come less than two months after Sakaja survived an impeachment attempt and signal an effort to reinforce control within his administration amid…