KENYA NEWS

Hours after President Kenyatta lifted the nationwide night curfew, the National Police Service (NPS) has issued a statement on the operation of bars. The NPS clarified that the order to close bars by 7:00pm remains in effect, adding that police officers will continue to ensure the measures are…

Deputy President William Ruto has pledged to protect President Kenyatta’s legacy if he is elected president in 2022. Ruto, who spoke on Wednesday during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga, said he will use his bottom-up economy approach to accomplish Uhuru’s Big Four Agenda…

Traders at Gikomba market in Nairobi are counting losses after a fire razed down property worth millions of shillings on Wednesday. The inferno broke out at the southern part of the market, opposite Jua Kali a few minutes past midnight, according to witnesses. Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan said…

President Kenyatta has lifted the nationwide night curfew that has been in place for 18 months. Kenyatta made the announcement in his speech during Mashujaa Day celebrations at Wan’guru Stadium in Kirinyaga on Wednesday. The president said the decision to vacate the restriction was informed by the…

An autopsy has revealed that slain long-distance athlete Agnes Tirop died of stab wounds on the neck.  It also established that the 25-year-old Olympic star was hit on the head with a blunt object. The postmortem examination was conducted at Iten County Referral Hospital mortuary on Tuesday by…

Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja has decided to join politics after over 30 years in business. The 57-year-old businesswoman declared her bid for Nakuru senatorial seat during a media briefing in Naivasha on Tuesday. Tabitha pointed out that she arrived at the decision after months of…

Police in Nyeri have opened a probe into the death of a 75-year-old German national.  Weise Klaus Armin was found dead at his home in Nyeri, hours after an argument with his wife Rosemary Wangui, 38.  The foreigner’s body was found hanging from the door frame of the master bedroom,…

A middle-aged woman gave birth by the roadside on Monday morning after she was caught up in Nairobi traffic.  The lady was on her way to the hospital but could not make it due to the heavy traffic snarl-up on Outering Road. The private vehicle ferrying her to the hospital was stuck in the jam…

The government has brought in more doctors from Cuba in the second phase of procurement of medics from the Caribbean nation. On Monday, the Council of Governors (CoG) said 79 Cuban doctors in different specialties arrived in the country recently and have already completed their induction program at…

President Kenyatta has hinted at lifting the nationwide night curfew following public pressure. Speaking in Karatina on Monday, Kenyatta said he will make an announcement regarding the dusk to dawn curfew in the coming days. “In the days to come, we will look at it, I’m working, and very soon, you…