KENYA NEWS

The High Court in Kitui has slapped a man with a life sentence after unsuccessfully appealing a 45-year prison term. Jacob Mutunga was jailed for 45 years by a magistrate court in January 2020 after he was found guilty of defiling a minor. He was accused of sexually assaulting a neighbor’s 10-year-…

Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi on Sunday formally launched his bid for Nairobi gubernatorial seat in the 2022 general election. Wanyonyi, who will contest for the seat under the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket, said he has enough experience to lead Nairobi, having served as an MP and councillor…

NARC-Kenya leader Martha Karua says President Kenyatta’s administration has performed terribly, especially on the fight against graft.  Karua, who spoke to Sunday Nation, expressed her reservations about the multi-billion-shilling projects undertaken by the Jubilee government.  While…

Mvita MP Abdullswamad Nassir is mourning the death of four of his employees who perished in a grisly road accident in Lamu. The four were heading to Lamu County for official duties when the vehicle they were traveling in rolled multiple times following a wheel burst along the Lamu-Witu-Garsen road…

A Kenyan university student was arraigned in court for allegedly stealing a phone, passport, and cash from a foreign national. Veronica Njeri, a third-year student at a local university, is accused of stealing from Kabba Ibrahim, a diplomat who hails from Sierra Leone.  Appearing before Kibera…

The office of the Deputy President has dispelled reports that security officers attached to his residences were being denied food. In a letter dated November 11th, Internal Security Secretary Wilson Njenga requested the deputy president’s office to either provide food to the officers or allocate…

Kenya’s Prof. Phoebe Okowa has made history after securing a seat in the International Law Commission (ILC). Prof. Okowa, who garnered 162 votes in an election by the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday, becomes the first African woman to join the commission. She will serve as a…

The Ministry of Health has refuted reports claiming that the UK government has halted the recruitment of Kenyan healthcare workers. This follows an earlier notice by the UK Health department stating that Kenya had been added to its recruitment amber list.  In a joint statement, Kenya’s…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested a couple linked to a fake diamonds syndicate that has been defrauding unsuspecting victims. Peter Mboya (52) and Redempta Nduku (34) are alleged to have conned a Nairobi-based woman who works as a management consultant of over…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to tour Kenya next week in his first official visit to Africa. Blinken is also expected to visit Nigeria and Senegal during the five-day Africa tour between November 15th and November 20th. The US State Department said Blinken’s visit to the three…