KENYA NEWS

There was a scare during the commissioning of the new Lamu Port after an intruder tried to charge towards President Kenyatta. The incident, which was captured on live TV, happened as Kenyatta was giving his speech at the function. The president was startled and briefly paused his speech, with his…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday presided over the operationalization of the first berth of the new Lamu Port.   Kenyatta witnessed the docking of the first two ships at the harbor, which is part of the Sh2.5 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project…

Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo has explained why he left the BBC to become CNN’s Nairobi-based correspondent. In an interview with Bizcommunity, Madowo said the decision to take up the new job was informed by his desire to raise the standards of foreign media coverage of Africa. “We’ve discussed my…

Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai is reportedly admitted to a Nairobi hospital. People Daily reports that Mutyambai fell ill last Thursday and was taken to the Aga Khan Hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). He was transferred to the high dependency unit (HDU…

Jubilee Party’s bid to retain the Juja parliamentary seat has flopped. The ruling party suffered defeat at the hands of George Koimburi of the People’s Empowerment Party (PEP), whose leader is Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria. Koimburi was on Wednesday declared the winner of the Juja parliamentary by-…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has decried the abuse of police powers in Tuesday’s Juja and Bonchari parliamentary by-elections. Odinga termed what was witnessed in the two by-elections as an arrogant display of impunity by a few “overzealous and bellicose government functionaries.”  “An election…

President Kenyatta has appointed Martha Koome as the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. Her appointment comes after the National Assembly approved her nomination earlier on Wednesday after the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), which vetted her last week, found her suitable to hold…

MPs allied to Deputy President William Ruto have rejected a proposal to impeach President Kenyatta following last week’s High Court ruling on the BBI referendum process. A five-judge bench declared the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) unconstitutional, ruling that Kenyatta violated Chapter 6 of…

June Mbuthi, daughter of slain Kiiru Boys High School Principal Solomon Mwangi Mbuthi has pleaded with the court to release her mother Jane Muthoni, who was convicted of murder. Speaking during a virtual court session on Tuesday, June appealed to Justice Joel Ngugi to consider setting her mother…

A car belonging to missing Nairobi-based Somali-American businessman Bashir Mahmoud has been found. Bashir was last seen driving out of Miale entertainment joint in Lavington, Nairobi on May 13th. The shell of his burnt Range Rover was allegedly discovered in Kibiku area in Ngong’, Kajiado County.…