KENYA NEWS

Interior PS Karanja Kibicho has denied involvement in the blocking of Deputy President William Ruto from traveling to Uganda on Monday. Speaking on Wednesday, Kibicho made it clear that his was office was not behind the incident that saw Ruto get stranded at Wilson Airport for five hours before…

Kenyan businessman Kevin Obia, alias Kevin Kleigh, has been sentenced to one year in jail. Obia was found guilty of attempting to defraud an Australian national of Sh13.7 million on the pretext of selling him seven kilograms of gold. Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi handed the accused a one-year…

A Nairobi court has terminated a Sh50 million land fraud case against politician Cyrus Jirongo. Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi on Wednesday terminated the case dating back to 24 years ago following a Supreme Court order barring further prosecution of Jirongo. “I find merit in the notice of motion…

Former Nyeri Town MP Peter Gichohi Muriithi is dead. Muriithi passed away while receiving treatment at Outspan Hospital in Nyeri on Tuesday evening. The deceased represented Nyeri Town Constituency in parliament from 2002 to 2007, having been elected on a NARK party ticket. He previously served as…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has obtained orders freezing Sh952 million assets linked to a parastatal manager. EACC is seeking to seize the assets from the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) Coast Regional Manager engineer Benson Muteti Masila.  Muteti is accused of…

Deputy President William Ruto has faulted President Kenyatta for allowing junior government officers to demean him. Ruto, who spoke during an interview on Inooro FM on Wednesday, said he will not let his deputy be disrespected and belittled by low-ranking officials if he becomes president next year…

Deputy President William Ruto has spoken out following his botched trip to Uganda on Monday. Ruto was slated to fly to the neighboring country on a private trip but was barred from boarding a private jet at Wilson Airport where he was stranded for five hours. He was forced to cancel the trip as…

Police in Thika are holding a 25-year-old woman for allegedly refusing to breastfeed her baby. Faith Nyokabi is said to have abandoned her four-month-old child at her matrimonial home in Kiganjo estate last week, vowing not to return unless her husband Charles Kiiri pays her Sh100,000. Kiiri, a 36-…

Golden Nyakundi, the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of his girlfriend Joyce Wanjiru Nyambura has been arrested. Nyakundi, who went into hiding after committing the monstrous act last Wednesday, was apprehended on Tuesday and put under police custody pending arraignment to face murder charges…

A 42-year-old man on Tuesday evening shot and killed his wife before committing suicide at their home in Kiambu. Jonathan Mukundi Gachunga, a licensed firearm holder, is said to have shot his spouse Phelomena Njeri in the head then took his own life using the same weapon, according to a police…