KENYA NEWS

The National Police Service (NPS) has issued a statement regarding the withdrawal of General Service Unit (GSU) officers guarding the official residence of Deputy President William Ruto in Karen, Nairobi. Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso in a statement to newsrooms termed the replacement of the…

The security detail guarding Deputy President William Ruto’s official residence in Karen, Nairobi has been replaced. The elite officers from the GSU G Company were withdrawn on Thursday are replaced by Administration Police Security of Government Buildings Unit (AP SGB), according to reports. Ruto’…

Nine people were killed after a crane collapsed at a construction site in Hurlingham, Nairobi on Thursday. Kilimani OCPD Andrew Mbogo, who confirmed the incident, said the victims include seven Kenyans and two Chinese nationals. Mbogo indicated that the contractor was removing the crane after…

Six police officers accused of killing Embu brothers Benson Njiru and Emmanuel Mutura are seeking to have the bodies of the two exhumed. In an application filed under a certificate of urgency, the six further want the court to order an inquest before any charges are preferred against them. “When…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka intends to sue Deputy President William Ruto over claims that he grabbed land in Yatta, Machakos County. Musyoka said Ruto injured his reputation when he accused him of illegally acquiring a 200-acre parcel, adding that he will seek heavy damages. He noted that the…

Police are in pursuit of a prison warden reported to have fled with a gun with the intention of killing his wife. Edwin Omuse, a warder at Kangeta Prison in Meru County, was seen with a G3 rifle stashed in a sack at Kangeta shopping center on Tuesday evening, according to a police report. The…

At least six people died in a grisly road crash along the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway on Wednesday. The head-on collision involving a North Rift shuttle and a lorry occurred near Greensteads International School a few minutes past 7:00pm.  Confirming the incident, Nakuru County Police…

India’s Supreme Court has sought the help of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to trace a Kenyan businessman who is wanted over kidnapping allegations. The unidentified businessman, a dual citizen of Kenya and the United Kingdom, is believed to be hiding in Kenya. The Times…

President Kenyatta’s look-alike Michael Njogo Gitonga says he would like to have a DNA test to confirm whether they are related by blood. In an interview with TV47, Gitonga alias ‘Uhunye’ said he is still yearning to meet with the president and his family. “I think he is my brother (blood brother…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka presented himself at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi over land grabbing allegations. Musyoka, who arrived at the DCI land fraud offices on Wednesday morning in the company of his lawyers James Orengo and Mutula Kilonzo Jr, said…