KENYA NEWS

A post-graduate medical student at the University of Nairobi committed suicide over the weekend by injecting herself with anesthesia-inducing drugs. Dr. Lydia Wahura Kanyoro was found dead inside her car at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) parking lot on Saturday. The 35-year-old was a postgraduate…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a temporary ban on the entry of dogs from Kenya. CDC listed Kenya among 113 countries considered to be at high risk for importation of dog rabies in the US. “These countries and political units are considered high risk for…

An officer attached to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) has been arraigned in court for allegedly defrauding a man of Sh350,000. 37-year-old Simon Wanjau Mwaura appeared before senior resident magistrate Jane Kamau at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on Monday. He was charged with…

Kenyans without university degrees are set to be barred from running for political positions in the 2022 General Election. On Monday, IEBC Chairperson Wafula Chebukati said Section 22 of the Election Act, which requires aspirants for the six elective seats to be degree holders, will take effect…

Former Gem Member of Parliament Jakoyo Midiwo has died aged 55. His family said the politician passed away on Monday evening at the Nairobi Hospital after a battle with illness. Midiwo’s death comes three days after the passing away of his sister, who is scheduled to be laid to rest on Saturday.…

Harambee Stars goalkeeper Patrick Matasi is appealing for financial assistance from well-wishers following a road accident two weeks ago. Matasi, 33, was involved in a grisly road accident at Lessos in Kapsabet, Nandi County on June 1st.  He was driving to Kakamega from Nairobi in the company…

President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the death of prominent businessman Christopher John Kirubi. The 80-year-old tycoon died at his Nairobi home on Monday afternoon after a long battle with cancer.  Kirubi, who was a director at Centum Investment Company - a business conglomerate…

Prominent Kenyan business mogul Dr. Chris Kirubi has died at the age of 80. Kirubi passed away at his home at around 1 pm on Monday following a long illness, his family announced. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Christopher J. Kirubi (1941-2021) who passed away today,…

Kenyan Nobel Laureate Prof. Richard Samson Odingo is dead. The renowned scientist and scholar passed away over the weekend while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital aged 86. Prof. Odingo served as the Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for many years.…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed talks of a possible alliance between ODM leader Raila Odinga and his Wiper counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka. On Friday, Odinga hinted at the possibility of running for president in the 2022 general elections and pledged to team up with Musyoka to save the…