KENYA NEWS

Dozens of Kenyans who are currently stranded in India have appealed to the government to help them return home. The group is unable to travel back to the country after the government suspended passenger flights to and from India for two weeks following a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths in…

Attorney-General Paul Kihara has filed an appeal against a High Court ruling that declared the entire Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum process unconstitutional. Through Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto, Kihara also filed an application seeking stay orders of the execution of the judgment…

Popular Kenyan actress Brenda Michelle has been hospitalized after surviving an accident involving a cargo train. Brenda and her husband Jacky B, a renowned gospel music producer, were involved in the accident on Wednesday evening. Their car was hit by a cargo train at a railway crossing in Nairobi…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has spoken out following Thursday’s High Court ruling that nullified the entire Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum process. Odinga in a statement on Saturday expressed his disappointment with the decision, saying they would appeal the verdict at the Appeals Court…

Kenyans have fundraised a total of Sh5.5 million towards the treatment of rugby legend Benjamin Ayimba. Ayimba, who is suffering from cerebral malaria, is presently admitted to Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Private Wing. President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga contributed Sh1 million each…

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Secretariat has vowed to appeal a High Court ruling that declared the entire BBI process as unconstitutional.  BBI Secretariat co-chairs Junet Mohamed and Dennis Waweru termed the decision as judicial activism that cannot derail a constitutional amendment…

President Kenyatta on Saturday arrived in Djibouti to attend the swearing-in of President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Kenyatta traveled to Djibouti in the company of Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo and other government officials. Guelleh, who has been in power since 1999, won the April…

President Kenyatta has appointed Justice William Ouko as a judge of the Supreme Court. Kenyatta announced the appointment through a gazette notice dated May 11th, 2021. Justice Ouko was recommended for the position by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) after beating six other candidates who were…

An anti-mugging squad has been deployed to the Nairobi central business district to pursue criminals who have been terrorizing pedestrians and motorists. Nairobi Police Commander Augustine Nthumbi said the move followed numerous complaints from members of the public who have fallen victim to the…

Deputy President William Ruto has reacted to the High Court ruling that declared the entire Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum process illegal. Ruto, who has been opposed to the plans to amend the 2010 Constitution through BBI, appeared to celebrate the judgment issued on Thursday by a…