KENYA NEWS

Kenya Airways is scheduled to operate a special charter flight to fly back home Kenyans stuck in India due to the COVID-19 crisis in the Asian country. The flight is expected to leave Mumbai at 9:30 am on June 10th and land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi at 1.15 pm on the same…

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to blacklist a total of 66,269 personal identification numbers (PINs) effective June 10th. The deregistration of the PINs is part of KRA’s efforts to enforce tax compliance as provided for by the Tax Procedures Act 2015. The PINs are linked to individual…

A woman and her child were killed after a Kenyan warplane reportedly bombed two towns in southern Somalia last Thursday. Four other people were wounded during the airstrikes in the Gedo area in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Jubaland, according to reports. The Federal Government of Somalia…

The government has confirmed plans to demolish the iconic Kahama Hotel in the Ngara area of Nairobi. Business Daily reports that the government is seeking to acquire the land on which the hotel sits for the construction of a new public transport terminal in Nairobi’s Globe Roundabout area. At least…

The Kenyan government has propose charging drivers a Sh6 toll per kilometer to cruise on the Nairobi-Mau Summit dual carriageway, whose construction begins in September. This translates to Sh1,398 for the entire 233 kilometers of the expected highway. If the proposal is adopted, motorists will part…

The National Police Service (NPS) has formed a special unit amid rising mugging cases within Nairobi and its environs.  Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai says the anti-mugging squad is tasked with dealing with robbery with violence incidents, including those involving boda-boda…

The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) is set to acquire 118 Armored Personnel Vehicles (APCs) from Turkey. The acquisition is aimed at bolstering KDF’s resilience power in the fight against terrorism. The armored vehicles will be supplied by Turkish defense and automotive company Katmerciler within a two-…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives are in hot pursuit of a fugitive accused of defrauding Kenyans of millions of shillings. David Kahi Ambuko, who is on the run, is wanted by DCI following a warrant of arrest issued against him by Milimani law courts in criminal case number 694…

The government has announced plans to crack down on civil servants holding fake academic papers. A preliminary assessment by the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) revealed that three in every 10 civil servants may have used forged certificates to gain employment in public service. This…

Homicide detectives have questioned the Kenyan wife of Herman Rouwenhorst, a Dutch tycoon who was found murdered in his apartment in Mombasa on Friday. The Standard reports that Riziki Cherono was interrogated by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday as her…