KENYA NEWS

Jane Muthoni, who was sentenced to 30 years in jail for the murder of her husband, insists she is innocent. Muthoni is serving her sentence at Lang’ata Women’s Prison after she was found guilty of killing her husband Solomon Mwangi, who was the principal of Kiiru Boys High School. She was handed…

Deputy President William Ruto’s allies claim that there was an assassination attempt against blogger Dennis Itumbi on Friday night. United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party Director of Communications Wanjohi Githae was the first to report about the incident, saying Itumbi survived the 8:00 pm attack…

Police in Juja, Kiambu County are detaining a 37-year-old man over the gruesome murder of his estranged wife. Evans Kamau is accused of killing his wife Esther Njigi Nyaga, 35, by stabbing her multiple times with a kitchen knife. Police say the deceased was stabbed 17 times on August 8th and died…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to pay its employees an extra one-month salary as a reward for surpassing the 2020/21 financial year targets. KRA Commissioner-General Githii Mburu in an internal memo said the bonus payment equivalent to one month’s salary was approved by the authority’s board…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary-general Francis Atwoli has been elected the chairperson of the Global Workers Awareness Fund based in Sydney, Australia. Atwoli will serve in the position for a term of three years and is expected to fly to Australia for his acceptance speech.…

Siaya Senator James Orengo has asked MPs to summon Deputy President William Ruto over his links to deported Turkish man Harun Aydin. Orengo wants Ruto to appear before the National Assembly Committee on National Security to shed light on his relationship with Aydin, whose activities in the country…

Gospel singer Jimmy Gait has weighed in on the mistreatment of Kenyan immigrant workers in the Middle East. Gait, who runs a recruitment agency that places Kenyans in jobs abroad, claimed that indiscipline was the main reason why Kenyan domestic workers are abused by their employers in Gulf. …

Nearly 20,000 Kenyans who were registered as refugees have sued the government seeking to be removed from the database and issued national identity cards. The 14,762 people from Garissa County and 4,952 from Wajir were listed as refugees as children or were put in the database in order to access…

Kenyan MPs are pushing for the installation of saunas and jacuzzis in parliament to help them improve their wellbeing. In a report, the Committee on Services and Facilities wants a state-of-the-art health and wellness facility normally available at major hotels and spas fixed in parliament. The MPs…

The Supreme Court is on October 5th set to hear a petition on the extradition of former Cabinet minister Chris Okemo and former Kenya Power managing director Samuel Gichuru to Jersey Island to face graft and money laundering charges. The apex court is expected to determine who between the Attorney-…