KENYA NEWS

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) secretary-general Francis Atwoli has called for the protection of Kenyans working abroad, especially in Gulf nations. Atwoli wants the government to immediately launch a crackdown on rogue recruitment agencies that corruptly facilitate the travel of…

A pickup truck transporting Miraa from Meru to Liboi in Garissa County was on Sunday night hijacked by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. The vehicle, which had three occupants, was seized about five kilometers from Liboi town and was later seen at the Dagalema border area crossing over to Somalia.…

A Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer who was recently caught on camera assaulting a traffic police officer has been arrested. Through Twitter on Sunday, Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai said the DCI officer is in police custody and will be arraigned in court on Monday…

A policewoman lost her three kids and housemaid after fire broke out in her house in Nakuru on Saturday night. Reports indicate the Mary Wandia, a police officer attached Elementaita Police Post, had just moved into the rental house in Pipeline estate three days ago. Confirming the incident, Nakuru…

Police have opened a probe into an incident where renowned Kenyan actor Ainea Ojiambo accidentally shot two people in Nairobi CBD on Friday. CCTV footage of the Friday evening incident shows Ojiambo having a conversation with an unidentified woman outside a shop along Moi Avenue in Nairobi. Two…

A police officer is among five terror suspects who were arrested with explosives in Mtito Andei, Machakos County on Saturday. They were apprehended after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), who were on patrol within the township, received a tip-off from members of the…

A Kenyan woman claiming to be a widow of the late Italian tycoon Giovanni Forino is embroiled in a dispute over the estate left behind by the deceased. Giovanni, who died of cancer in January 2019, left behind a Sh2 billion estate in Malindi, Kilifi County. The estate includes Twiga resort in…

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu is set to visit Kenya next week, State House has announced. She will arrive in Nairobi on Tuesday for a two-day State visit that will see her meet with President Kenyatta at State House. In a statement on Sunday, State House spokesperson Kanze Dena said further…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is seeking an out-of-court settlement in a case where Interior PS Karanja Kibicho sued him for defamation. Kibicho sued Sonko early this year for linking him to the violence witnessed in Nairobi in the run-up to the 2017 general election and land grabbing. On…

Deputy President William Ruto has continued to defend his ‘Hustler’ campaign ideology ahead of the 2022 general elections.  Through Twitter, Ruto shared a screengrab of US President Joe Biden’s tweet in an attempt to justify his ‘Hustler movement’, which seeks to empower low-income earners and…