KENYA NEWS

Nyali MP Mohamed Ali alias ‘Moha Jicho Pevu’ has ventured into the media industry by launching his own radio station. The broadcasting station whose name is yet to be revealed is based in Mombasa and has been allocated the frequency 88.0 FM. Through his Facebook page, the first time MP announced he…

Kenya is pursuing a deal that will see top private hospitals in the country procure COVID-19 vaccines for wealthy Kenyans. Business Daily reports that the government is in talks with COVAX to allow private health facilities to buy COVID-19 jabs from the global partnership. COVAX is a global…

Former presidential aspirant Mohammed Abduda Dida has caused a stir online after bashing Kenyan university students for being lazy. Through Twitter, Dida scolded Kenyan university students for relying on their parents unlike their counterparts in the US who take up various jobs to sustain…

Kenyan media personality Lorna Irungu–Macharia has passe away from COVID-19 complications. Until her death, Lorna was serving as the Managing Director of Gina Din Group - a leading communications consultancy company that was recently acquired by Edelman, an American public relations and consultancy…

The family of ODM party leader Raila Odinga has dismissed rumors that his health condition has deteriorated after he was discharged from the Nairobi Hospital on March 14th. His sister Ruth Odinga termed the rumors as untrue, saying that Raila is strong and recovering well from COVID at home under…

President Kenyatta Monday traveled to Tanzania to attend the State funeral service of the late President John Joseph Pombe Magufuli.  Speaking during the ceremony held at Jamhuri Stadium in Dodoma, Kenyatta described Magufuli as a close friend who showed the world that Africa can be…

Three people lost their lives after a boat they were riding in capsized in Lake Victoria. The accident occurred at Arongo Beach in Seme, Kisumu County on Saturday evening. The vessel is said to have lost balance and plunged into the waters as one of the occupants tried to take a selfie, according…

Operations on the Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) were on Sunday interrupted over safety fears. This was after a mysterious bag was discovered abandoned on the tracks, forcing a train that was ferrying passengers to Mombasa from Nairobi to make an emergency stop. Nation reported that…

A centenarian is among over 700 people who are the latest to contract COVID-19 in Kenya. On Sunday, the Health Ministry announced 747 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total caseload to 120,910. The new cases comprise 710 Kenyan nationals and 37 foreigners, with 396 patients being male while 351…

Police in Makueni are holding a male teacher after he was allegedly found fondling his female pupils inside a swimming pool during a school trip. The suspect, Joseph Nduva, was arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and is being held at Mtito Andei police…