KENYA NEWS

An autopsy has revealed that slain long-distance athlete Agnes Tirop died of stab wounds on the neck.  It also established that the 25-year-old Olympic star was hit on the head with a blunt object. The postmortem examination was conducted at Iten County Referral Hospital mortuary on Tuesday by…

Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja has decided to join politics after over 30 years in business. The 57-year-old businesswoman declared her bid for Nakuru senatorial seat during a media briefing in Naivasha on Tuesday. Tabitha pointed out that she arrived at the decision after months of…

Police in Nyeri have opened a probe into the death of a 75-year-old German national.  Weise Klaus Armin was found dead at his home in Nyeri, hours after an argument with his wife Rosemary Wangui, 38.  The foreigner’s body was found hanging from the door frame of the master bedroom,…

A middle-aged woman gave birth by the roadside on Monday morning after she was caught up in Nairobi traffic.  The lady was on her way to the hospital but could not make it due to the heavy traffic snarl-up on Outering Road. The private vehicle ferrying her to the hospital was stuck in the jam…

The government has brought in more doctors from Cuba in the second phase of procurement of medics from the Caribbean nation. On Monday, the Council of Governors (CoG) said 79 Cuban doctors in different specialties arrived in the country recently and have already completed their induction program at…

President Kenyatta has hinted at lifting the nationwide night curfew following public pressure. Speaking in Karatina on Monday, Kenyatta said he will make an announcement regarding the dusk to dawn curfew in the coming days. “In the days to come, we will look at it, I’m working, and very soon, you…

Detectives have arrested a third suspect in connection with the murder of Kenyan Olympic star Agnes Tirop. The suspect whose identity is yet to be revealed is believed to have crucial information that can aid in investigations. The other two suspects include Tirop’s husband Ibrahim Rotich and his…

ODM leader Raila Odinga on Sunday visited Mukami Kimathi, the widow of Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi. Odinga lauded Mukami as an embodiment of Kenya's struggle for independence, saying that she was detained together with the wives of other freedom fighters.    "She was detained…

Detectives in Murang’a have arrested a man who vandalized Safaricom telecommunication equipment worth more than Sh2 million. Posing as a Safaricom engineer on a maintenance mission, Leny Ng’ang’a is said to have convinced a guard to grant him access to a transmitter station in Murang’a. After a…

The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed reports that Inspector-General of Police Hilary Mutyambai is ailing. Through a statement posted on its Twitter handle on Sunday, NPS stated that Mutyambai was “health and on duty.”  “Contrary to social media speculation through a post by Opera.…