KENYA NEWS

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.…

Several Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers are feared dead after a vehicle they were traveling in hit an improvised explosive device (IED). The incident occurred at the Baure area in Lamu County on Tuesday morning, according to Lamu County Commissioner Irungu Macharia. Irungu said the officers…

Over 700 Kenyans have applied for the four vacant positions in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Dr. Elizabeth Muli, Chairperson of the IEBC selection panel, said the window of receiving applications for the posts elapsed on Monday. Addressing the press on Tuesday, Dr.…

The Kenyan government has been sued over the August 7th, 1998 Nairobi US embassy bombing. In a petition filed at the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday, Kituo Cha Sheria and five others are seeking compensation for victims of the bomb blast. The petitioners argue that their loved ones were killed and/…

Wajir Deputy Governor Ahmed Ali Muktar has been sworn in as the new Governor. Muktar took an oath of office during a ceremony held at Wajir County headquarters on Tuesday morning. His swearing-in follows the impeachment of former Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud on grounds of gross violation of the…

A suspect accused of forging a man’s burial permit was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court. Solomon Kithuka Chalo appeared before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi at Milimani law courts, where he was charged with forgery and fraud-related charges. He is accused of forging the burial permit of a…

The Rastafarian community in Kenya has filed a petition seeking to have marijuana legalized. In the petition filed at Milimani law courts on Monday, they argue that members of the Rastafari faith use cannabis as sacrament to manifest their faith. The petitioners said Rastafarians use the substance…

Police in Mombasa have opened a probe after thugs broke into a church and made away with property worth more than Sh1 million. The robbery incident occurred on Friday night at Holy Trinity Church in Africa (HTCA), located in Tudor, Mombasa. It remains unclear how the robbers managed to execute…