KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta on Thursday signed the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021 into law. The National Assembly approved the bill early this month before it was referred to the Senate where it was passed on Wednesday without amendments. The new piece of legislation introduces the concept of…

A Nairobi court has suspended the hearing of a money laundering case against a college student who received Sh102 million from a Belgian national. This comes after two women appeared in court claiming to be Felesta Nyamathira Njoroge whose account received the money from Belgian man Merc De Mesel,…

The High Court has frozen two prime properties linked to Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria suspected to have been acquired from funds siphoned from the county government. The freezing orders were issued on Wednesday by Justice Esther Maina pending the determination of a petition seeking to have the…

ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi has fired back at President Kenyatta for faulting his decision to work with Deputy President William Ruto. Kenyatta was quoted as saying that Mudavadi disappointed him by joining forces with the deputy president ahead of the August 9th general elections.  …

A Nairobi court has allowed embattled businesswoman Mary Wambui, who is facing tax evasion charges, to travel abroad. Wambui had filed an application seeking the court’s approval to travel to Turkey in February for the purchase of furniture for a hotel she is putting up in Nairobi. On Wednesday,…

Detectives in Nairobi on Wednesday arrested two suspects who are wanted in the United Kingdom over murder. The two, Mohamud Siyad Abdihakim (24) and Tariq Kennedy Mangal (21), were apprehended in Nairobi’s upmarket Kilimani area, where they have been hiding since sneaking into the country in 2019.…

Tabitha Karanja, the CEO of Keroche Breweries has joined the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ahead of the August 9th general elections. Karanja was welcomed to the party by Deputy President William Ruto during a rally at Nakuru ASK grounds on Wednesday. The 57-year-old beer tycoon announced…

Collins Kibet Toroitich, the eldest grandson of former President Daniel Arap Moi has lost a bid to settle a child upkeep case out of court. Kibet had filed an application before Nakuru Resident Magistrate Benjamin Limo seeking to be allowed to engage Gladys Jeruto Tagi, the mother of his two…

Police in Nairobi are investigating the mysterious death of former LinkedIn Africa manager Thogori Chege Karago. Karago, 33, was discovered dead in her third-floor room at Ibis Styles Hotel in Westlands on January 21st. Police officers found her body lying motionless when they accessed her room,…

A Nairobi court has denied bail to a Kenyan man wanted in the United States over fraud. Milimani Chief Magistrate Wendy Michieni on Tuesday directed that Abdulrahman Imran Juma alias Abdul Rahaman, be remanded at Gigiri police station pending hearing and determination of the extradition application…