KENYA NEWS

Power supply has been restored in most parts of the country following a nationwide outage on Tuesday mid-morning. Kenya Power in a statement said the blackout was caused by collapsed towers on a high voltage transmission line connecting Nairobi to the Kiambere hydroelectric dam. The company did not…

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court seeking to have sitting public officers, including the deputy president, barred from running for president. Omtatah, in a petition filed at the High Court on Monday, argues that any public officer among them a sitting deputy president, governor, deputy…

Two people have been killed and several houses torched following a fresh attack by unknown assailants in Lamu County. The Sunday night attack in the Majembeni area forced residents of Juhudi, Salama, and Widhu to flee their homes and spend the night in the cold. Affected residents sought refuge in…

A Nairobi court on Monday detained a suspect accused of defrauding Kasarani OCPD Peter Mwanzo of Sh600,000 in a Sim-swap scam. The court granted the prosecution’s request to detain the suspect named Gideon Mark for eight more days to allow police to complete investigations. Mark, who was arrested…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered a probe against Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka over incitement claims. Haji wants police to investigate a video in which Onyonka is captured uttering alleged inceteful remarks while addressing a gathering in Kisii. “Reference is made…

Three suspects are set to be charged with the murder of renowned Nyeri millionaire businessman and philanthropist Erasmus Iguku Kinyua. They include his wife Dorcas Wambui Iguku, prison warder Benson Musili and a third suspect identified as Simon Kariuki. This comes after a Nyeri court found that…

Deputy President William Ruto has apologized to Kenyans over the controversial remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi over the weekend.  Speaking at Bomet Green Stadium on Monday, Ruto admitted that the utterances were inappropriate and urged members of his UDA party to be mindful of…

A miner who was trapped in a collapsed goldmine in Migori County for four days has been rescued alive. Noah Ongweno was trapped when the walls of Kopuodho goldmine in North Kamagambo, Rongo caved in while on a mining expedition alone. The miner was retrieved from the collapsed goldmine alive on…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has condemned the alleged incitement remarks made by Meru Senator Mithika Linturi. Speaking on Sunday, Odinga said leaders should avoid ethnic profiling and instead preach peace ahead of this year’s general elections. Odinga, who is eyeing the presidency, added that every…

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was on Sunday morning arrested over alleged incitement remarks he made at a political rally on Saturday. Linturi was picked from Rupa Hotel in Eldoret by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and was driven to Nakuru where he recorded a…