KENYA NEWS

The National Assembly ICT Committee has endorsed a bill seeking to criminalize pornography in Kenya. The House team approved the bill sponsored by Garissa MP Aden Duale despite intense lobbying against the proposed law. Rights groups including bloggers, journalists, and human rights defenders urged…

Kenya Airways (KQ), through its subsidiary Fahari Aviation, is set to introduce flying taxis in Nairobi. On Wednesday, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA announced its flying taxi unit Eve had signed an agreement with Fahari Aviation to develop operating models in its key markets. The…

The death toll from the poisonous illicit brew in Hodi Hodi village in Bahati, Nakuru County has climbed to 10. This is after two more people passed away while receiving treatment at Nakuru County Referral Hospital on Thursday. The 10 victims include nine men and an expectant woman who turned blind…

Edgar Tony, the best performing candidate nationwide in the 2012 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam, has died. Reports indicate that Tony was found dead in Homa Bay County on Wednesday. His step-brother Odongo Odol told a local news outlet that Tony’s lifeless body was found…

Former Kwale County Woman Representative Zainab Chidzuga has passed away aged 65. Zainab died while undergoing treatment at Nairobi Hospital on Thursday, according to her son Hassan Chidzuga. President Kenyatta in a message of condolence eulogized the deceased as a steadfast leader and astute…

The International School of Kenya (ISK) has been ordered to pay Sh1.4 billion in unpaid taxes to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). This is after the tax appeals tribunal dismissed the institution’s bid to block KRA from recovering the unpaid taxes citing diplomatic immunity. The tax authority demanded…

The government has begun upgrading Angama Airstrip in the Maasai Mara game reserve to an international airport. The move is aimed at directly connecting foreign tourists to the world-famous game reserve, thereby boosting the country’s tourism sector. The upgrading of the airstrip to a fully…

The Sudanese government is set to hand over former President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face trial. Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi on Wednesday announced that al-Bashir will be handed over alongside other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict. Bashir,…

Eight people have died after consuming illicit liquor in Bahati, Nakuru County. Some of the victims were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital on Tuesday while others died while undergoing treatment. Among the eight deceased persons a brewer, a woman alleged to be his girlfriend, and six other…

Former Kamukunji MP George Gregory Wilson Nthenge has died at the age of 94. Nthenge, an independence-era politician and former Cabinet Minister, passed away on Tuesday at his home in Nairobi’s Buruburu estate. His son Edward Musembi Nthenge said his father was recuperating at home after being…