KENYA NEWS

Laikipia Woman Representative Cate Waruguru has rejoined Deputy President William Ruto’s ‘hustler movement.’  Waruguru ditched Ruto’s camp in June 2020 and declared her support for President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga. She vowed to work with the two leaders on national issues,…

A Kenyan domestic worker who was thrown from a second-floor balcony by her Saudi Arabian employer has spoken out. Mary Wanjiru, 32, sustained serious injuries during the incident and was admitted to a hospital in the Saudi Arabia capital Riyadh for weeks. In August, a video of frail-looking…

Kenya and the UK have formed a joint team to investigate the death of Agnes Wanjiru, who was allegedly murdered by a British soldier in Nanyuki nine years ago.  This follows Friday’s meeting between Kenya’s Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti and Brigadier Ronnie Westerman…

A Nairobi court has sentenced former Laikipia North Member of Parliament Mathew Lempurkel Lekidime to one year in prison. This comes after he was found guilty of assaulting Sarah Korere, who is the current MP for Laikipia North Constituency. Lempurkel was accused of attacking Korere at Harambee…

Kakamega Boys High School was on Saturday closed indefinitely following a fire incident. Two dormitories were burnt down during the 6:00 am inferno whose cause was not immediately established. The hostels went up in flames when students were in classes for morning studies and no casualties were…

Kandara MP Alice Wahome has vowed to sue President Kenyatta for what she termed as militarizing the government. Wahome criticized the recent move by the government to hand over Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) to the military, saying it was inappropriate and should be reversed. The MP stated…

Safaricom has announced that M-Pesa services will be unavailable between Saturday midnight and early Sunday morning. The telecommunications company said the mobile money service will undergo a scheduled maintenance during the four-hour outage. “We are constantly investing and innovating M-Pesa to…

Kenyan homicide detectives are set to travel to the UK to gather information and evidence on the murder of Agnes Wanjiru. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said investigators are seeking to tighten the case before narrowing to the main suspect (s). The lifeless body of Wanjiru was…

The United States has raised the alarm over alleged plans by China to set up a military base in Kenya. The Pentagon claims the planned military base in Kenya is part of China’s bid to establish a global military logistics network to counter the existing interests of the US and other superpower…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says the government will not shut down the internet during next year’s general elections despite a worrying trend of abuse and misuse of social media. Matiang’i described Kenya as a mature and strong democracy, saying the country cannot resort to such…