KENYA NEWS

Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Philip Anyolo as the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nairobi. Anyolo, who has been serving as the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kisumu, replaces Cardinal John Njue who went on retirement in January.  His appointment was first announced on Thursday…

An American philanthropist is appealing to the government to help her recover millions of shillings she donated to an orphanage in Kenya. Avis Goodheart claims her Kenyan partner Pastor Esther Wambui, who runs the children’s home, gave false information about the number of orphans she has been…

A Nairobi court on Wednesday heard that Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has never registered as a student at Kenya Institute of Management (KIM). John Kutima Matseshe, the former head of examination at KIM, told magistrate Felix Kombo that the diploma certificate Sudi claims was issued by the institution is…

The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) says Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi’s Form Four certificate is forged. A Nairobi court on Tuesday heard that details on Sudi’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) document contradict the records in its database.  Testifying before magistrate…

Detectives have identified Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri as a person of interest in the murder of renowned environment activist Joanna Stuchburry. Stutchbury, 64, was attacked by unknown assailants near her home in Thindigua, Kiambu County on July 15th this year. Neighbors said she was driving home…

Police in Nairobi have arrested a Chinese woman for allegedly faking her kidnapping and demanding a ransom from her boyfriend. 30-year-old Yuan Thi Hua was flushed out of an apartment in Nairobi’s Parklands area, where she had been hiding for four days.  The suspect is said to have left…

Kisii Governor James Ongwae has formed a taskforce to investigate the lynching of elderly people in the county on suspicion of practicing witchcraft. This comes in the wake of an incident where four grannies were set on fire in the Marani area last week over accusations of being involved in…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria is set to sue Ceragem Ltd, a Nairobi-based company behind an electric mat that burned his feet, leading to his hospitalization. Kuria, who is still admitted in hospital, said he also contacted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate the matter.…

Food For Education founder Wawira Njiru has been named the United Nations in Kenya Person of the Year. The UN in a statement said Wawira was recognized for her efforts in providing meals to more than 33,000 public school children from poor backgrounds at subsidized prices. A plaque given to Wawira…

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has announced he will run for the presidency in 2022 on a Democratic Party of (DP) ticket.  Muturi accepted to be the party’s presidential flag bearer during a meeting with delegates at Kabiru-ini Grounds in Nyeri on Tuesday. "We have spoken with DP and…