KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has condoled with the family of renowned lawyer Nani Njoroge Mungai. Njoroge passed away on Friday while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital following a long illness.  Kenyatta in a message of condolence and comfort eulogized the deceased as an accomplished lawyer…

Police in Nairobi are detaining six Chinese nationals for operating in the country without work permits. Acting on a tip-off, officers from the National Police Service (NPS) and the Immigration Department on Friday arrested the six suspects in Nairobi’s Imara Daima area where they were employed…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has flagged 12 Facebook accounts for publishing inciteful content. Haji on Friday directed Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai to institute an investigation against the 12 users and their Facebook group, Lamu County Politics Unlimited…

A Cameroonian national linked to the ‘wash wash’ business was on Friday arraigned in a Nairobi court following his arrest on Thursday. Timson Tiekam Babila was charged with being in possession of fake US dollar currency equivalent to $2.5 million (Sh283.5 million). The court heard that the suspect…

A wanted terror suspect believed to be armed and dangerous has surrendered to police in Nyeri, insisting that he is innocent. Robert Gathongo Ngunjiri alias Abdurahman Hija Mnubi, who lives in Baraka estate in Nyeri, turned himself in on Thursday accompanied by Nyumba Kumi leaders. The 27-year-old…

President Kenyatta has commended members of the National Assembly for passing crucial bills, including the contentious Political Parties (Amendment) Bill that was fiercely opposed by MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto. Kenyatta says the new pieces of legislation are key to improving…

Police in Nairobi have arrested a Cameroonian national accused of defrauding an Australian investor based in Kenya. Timson Tiekam Babila alias Jeremy was apprehended at a Kilimani hotel by detectives attached to the Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit (ECCU) following a tip-off from the complainant…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened a probe into Tuesday’s nationwide power outage. The agency is seeking to establish what caused the collapse of towers on the high voltage power transmission line connecting Nairobi to the Kiambere hydroelectric dam. DCI Director George…

An Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) bishop was on Wednesday arraigned in court over alleged sexual harassment.  Bishop Joel Waweru, a senior member of the clergy, is accused of sexually harassing a female congregant by trying to kiss her and touch her breast without her consent on several…

A Kenyan man is set to be released from a United States military prison where he has stayed for 16 years. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu will be freed from Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba alongside Gled Hassan Duran, a Somali national. The two, who have been at the detention facility since 2006, will…