KENYA NEWS

Police in Nakuru are detaining a 39-year-old man who allegedly killed another man after finding him with his wife. Micah Nyaberi Bogomba is reported to have returned to his house in Nakuru’s Kagoto area unannounced and found Boniface Njagi Maina, 34, ‘relaxing’ with his wife Harriet Vivian Mboga.…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested fraud suspect Bonface Ouko. Ouko is believed to be the mastermind behind a fake jobs racket that has been defrauding jobseekers of their hard-earned money by promising them nonexistent jobs at the Jomo Kenyatta International…

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua is seeking the release of his passport to allow him to travel abroad. In an application filed at the anti-corruption court, the MP says he wants to travel to Dubai for parliamentary duties. Through his lawyer Gibson Kimani, Gachagua told Milimani Senior Principal…

A Kenyan businessman who went missing eight months ago has returned home. The family of Abduba Boru Waqo, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances on Christmas Day, could not hide their joy when he arrived at his home in Isiolo on Thursday morning. On the day he vanished, the businessman had…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has backed President Kenyatta’s call for Deputy President William Ruto to resign. Speaking during an interview with vernacular radio stations on Friday, Odinga accused Ruto of doublespeak, saying that he should quit the government if he is unhappy with the way it is being…

Celebrated Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo is mourning the death of his grandmother Francesca Madowo. Madowo announced the passing of the family’s matriarch through his social media pages on Friday. “My grandmother, the family matriarch, our heartbeat, my comedy partner, the dearly loved Francesca…

A woman claiming to be a widow of the late Nyeri Governor Wahome Gakuru is demanding a share of his Sh55 million estate. Wangui Mwaura, through an application filed in court on July 21st, says she cohabited with the deceased for seven years after he separated from his first wife Catherine Kirumba…

Deputy President William Ruto has faulted President Kenyatta for ignoring his advice on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Ruto noted that he is not to blame for the collapse of the constitutional review process, saying the courts affirmed his stand that the BBI had serious constitutional flaws…

Paternity tests have confirmed that Collins Toroitich Kibet is the biological father of two children whose mother sued him for child support. Results of the DNA tests conducted at Lancet Laboratories in Nakuru confirmed that Toroitich, who is the grandson of the late former President Daniel Arap…

Chuka University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Erastus Njoka is under investigation for allegedly falsifying his academic documents. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) opened a probe into the matter after receiving a complaint. On Wednesday, Prof. Njoka recorded a statement at the EACC’s…