KENYA NEWS

The court has ordered Safaricom to pay a blind man Sh6 million for failing to hire him. Wilson Macharia, an ICT graduate, sued the Nairobi-headquartered giant telecommunications company for violating his rights and discrimination. The petitioner told High Court Justice James Makau that Safaricom…

A family in Nairobi has sued Mater Hospital for detaining the body of their deceased kin over a Sh6.6 million unpaid medical bill. 37-year-old Robert Ndirangu Mwangi, a lawyer, an international chess champion, and a person living with disability, died of coronavirus-related complications while…

Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has been arrested over assault allegations. Havi was picked from his office in Nairobi on Tuesday and driven to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices for questioning, according to LSK Vice-President Carolyne Kamende. He is accused…

One person was killed and two injured after a light aircraft crashed in Naivasha on Monday evening. Confirming the incident, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said the aircraft registration number 5Y-BCL went down at Ndabibi area in Naivasha. Through a statement on Tuesday, KCAA Director-…

A Kenyan doctor who earned praise for performing a surgical operation while carrying her baby has spoken out years later. Photos of Dr. Swabra Swaleh Briek, a gynecologist, conducting a cesarean section on an expectant woman while carrying her son on her back went viral on social media, triggering…

Kenyan taxpayers may be forced to cough millions of shillings for the purchase of free laptops for MPs if a new proposal is adopted. The parliamentary Broadcasting and Library Committee tabled a report in the National Assembly last week recommending the acquisition of laptops to enable MPs to…

The hunt for suspected killer cop Caroline Kangogo has entered week two with detectives admitting that it is becoming hard to track her down. Sources privy to the investigations said the search is complicated by the fact that she is no longer using her phone and Sim cards. Nakuru East sub-county…

Pauline Waithira, the widow of a former Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldier could not hide her joy after she was handed keys to a newly built house on Saturday. The putting up of the Sh2.6 million house in Bahati, Nakuru County was funded by the Military Wives Association of Kenya (MWAK) in…

Deputy President William Ruto says he is not ashamed of his faith and will continue donating money to churches. Ruto, who spoke at New Breed City Chapel in Kiambu on Sunday, declared that nothing will stop him from supporting the church. He observed that some of his critics appear to have a problem…

There was tension in Kiambaa on Sunday as Jubilee Party and United Democratic Alliance (UDA) members clashed over a campaign venue. Both parties were competing for Karuri Primary School grounds where they planned to hold their rallies ahead of Thursday’s parliamentary by-election. While Jubilee…