KENYA NEWS

Businessman Jimi Wanjigi has accused President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga of trying to block his presidential bid. Addressing the press in Nairobi on Tuesday, Wanjigi vowed he will not be bullied into dropping out of the presidential race, stating that his name will be on the ballot on…

Monica Juma, the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Energy, has withdrawn from the race for the Commonwealth Secretary-General seat. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday cited division within the Commonwealth as the reason behind Juma’s withdrawal from the race. The ministry stated that Kenya had…

National Youth Service (NYS) scandal suspect Anne Ngirita has been detained at Lang’ata Women’s Prison. Anti-corruption court Magistrate Eunice Kagure on Tuesday ordered her detention after the surety who had stood bond for her withdrew. The man only identified as Stephen withdrew his property…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has given businessman Jimi Wanjigi 72 hours to surrender 10 firearms and over 480 rounds of ammunition in his possession. Police Superintendent Kuriah Obadiah of the DCI’s Serious Crime Unit says investigations established that Wanjigi was holding…

Chicago-based Loyola University has begun plans to set up a campus in Kenya, which will serve the East African region. The campus is being built on a 75-acre parcel of land in Molo, Nakuru County at a cost of Sh2.7 billion ($24 million), Nation reports. Rev Dr. Kizito Kiyimba, a representative of…

A robbery with violence suspect was on Sunday night shot dead by police officers in Kawangware estate, Nairobi. The suspect was part of a criminal gang that was robbing pedestrians of their valuables and had just accosted a man who was headed home at around 9:00 pm. Officers on patrol along Kabiru…

Nairobi businessman Stanley Livondo on Monday recorded a statement with the police over President Kenyatta’s assassination claims. Livondo was summoned by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to shed light on the allegations he made during Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria’s thanksgiving…

The Nairobi County Assembly is mourning the death of nominated MCA Mellab Atemah Lumalah. Lumalah, who was the deputy minority leader in the assembly, passed away on Monday in India where she was undergoing treatment. Reports indicate that the deceased has been receiving treatment for cancer since…

President Kenyatta has condoled with the family and friends of Kenya's High Commissioner to Nigeria Dr. Wilfred Gisuka Machage. Machage is reported to have collapsed at his home in Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Kenyatta eulogized the 65-…

Four people were killed following an accident along Ngong Road in Nairobi on Sunday morning. The accident occurred after a four-wheel-drive car heading towards Nairobi CBD from Karen hit a roadside wall before plunging into a railway track at Dagoretti Corner. Reports indicate that two…