KENYA NEWS

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Wednesday paid a courtesy call to President Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. State House said Uhuru and Muhoozi, who is the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defense Force, discussed several bilateral and…

Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga would defeat his main competitor Deputy President William Ruto if elections were held today, according to a new poll by Infotrak Research. The poll released on Wednesday shows that Odinga, 77, would garner 9.3 million votes,…

The High Court has barred the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) from imposing taxes on tithes, offerings, and donations made to churches by their congregants. Justice David Majanja upheld a ruling by the Tax Appeals Tribunal that blocked KRA from demanding taxes from houses of worship. The tribunal…

The High Court has frozen $1 million (Sh117 million) wired to a Kenyan woman by a company registered in Mauritius. The money believed to be proceeds of crime was sent to a Standard Chartered Bank account belonging to Isabel Nyaguthii Wanjohi, who works at Platinum Credit Limited. Justice Esther…

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested an international fugitive who is facing organized crimes charges in Sudan.  Mohamed Nagi Mohamed Magzoub, who was in possession of a Sudanese passport, was flushed out of his hideout at the University of Nairobi staff quarters on Monday evening by…

The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has written to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) raising questions about an alleged report showing that Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential candidate Raila Odinga will win the August 9th elections. Details of the alleged intelligence…

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja has received the green light to run for the capital’s gubernatorial seat in the August 9th general elections. Sakaja, who is vying on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket, was cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday…

A Nyandarua politician was on Tuesday arraigned in court for allegedly defrauding an elderly man of over Sh800,000 in a fake United States trip. Martha Wangari Kamau, who is eyeing the Ndaragwa Member County Assembly (MCA) seat in the August 9th elections, appeared before Kibera law courts resident…

Kenyan fugitive Badru Aziz Saleh is set to be extradited to the United States to face drug and wildlife trafficking charges. Saleh, who was arrested on May 30th near the Kenya-Somalia border while trying to flee the country, did not oppose extradition charges when he appeared in a Nairobi court on…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revoked the clearance certificate of the Umoja Summit Party presidential candidate Walter Mong’are. Mong’are, who was the first candidate to be cleared to vie for the presidency on June 2nd, had his nomination rescinded on Monday after it…