KENYA NEWS

A section of MPs led by National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya has threatened to impeach Deputy President William Ruto. Addressing the press at Parliament buildings, the MPs warned that they are ready to remove Ruto from office if he maintains his defiance against President Kenyatta.…

A Nyeri tycoon accused of hiring hitmen to kill his son over insurance money has died. Stephen Wang’ondu is said to have died of COVID-19-related complications while undergoing treatment at Outspan Hospital in Nyeri on Friday night. His death came just a day after he was reportedly released from…

Detectives have arrested Peter Mwangi Njenga, alias Ole Sankale, the prime suspect in the murder of acting Director of Communications at National Lands Commission (NLC) Jennifer Wambua. Through criminal intelligence, detectives first forensically placed the suspect at the scene of the crime and…

Deputy President William Ruto has reacted after members of the National Assembly passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, also known as the BBI Bill. Ruto, who has been a fierce critic of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) and the attempt to amend the 2010 Constitution, said he…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has dismissed claims that the recent arrest of Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was due to his stand on the BBI Bill. Linturi was dramatically arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on April 28th while on his way to Parliament ahead of a…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria claims that some MPs were bribed to pass the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. Through his Facebook page, Kuria alleged that the MPs were paid Sh100,000 each to endorse the Building Bridges Initiative-driven Bill, which seeks…

Five people were killed after an underground goldmine in Kakamega County collapsed on Thursday evening. Authorities said the five miners died after a rockfall blocked the entrance to the goldmine in Bushiangala, Ikolomani Sub-County. "There were 15 miners in the goldmine. While they were inside the…

The National Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. Out of the 320 MPs who participated in the voting during the Second Reading, 235 endorsed the Bill while 83 voted against it, with two others abstaining. 224…

The Kisumu County government has quarantined at least 100 people over the Indian COVID-19 variant. Kisumu Health CEC Prof. Boaz Otieno-Nyunya said the 100 came into contact with the eight foreigners who tested positive for the deadly and highly infectious coronavirus variant. In a statement, the…

The High Court has quashed a legal notice banning the slaughter of donkeys in Kenya. Justice Richard Mwongo on Thursday ruled that the State failed to sufficiently defend a case challenging the notice issued by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya last year. “The government has failed to…