KENYA NEWS

Police in Nairobi have gunned down Eastlands most wanted gangster Abbas.  Abbas, who was part of a dreaded criminal gang that has been terrorizing city residents, was killed during a shootout with police officers on Monday evening, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI…

Kenya’s two largest airports have been awarded for their excellence in customer service. The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Moi International Airport (MIA) were feted by the Airports Council International (ACI) on Monday. JKIA bagged the 2020 ‘Best Airport by Size and Region’ award…

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has crafted a Bill that seeks to criminalize pornography in Kenya. The Bill, which seeks to amend the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act of 2018, wants the sharing of pornographic materials on the internet banned. It also seeks to have websites that host pornographic…

Soy MP Caleb Kositany has lost his position as Jubilee Party deputy secretary-general. His removal was announced by Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju through a press release on Monday. “The Jubilee Party National Management Committee met today—1st March 2021, at the party headquarters, and in…

The murder case against 22-year-old Lawrence Warunge has been postponed after the prosecution told the court that he is still unfit to stand trial. The Mount Kenya University student was scheduled to appear at Kiambu law courts on Monday to face trial for the murder of five people, including four…

The family of Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri is mourning the death of his last-born son Arthur Kinyanjui, alias AK47. Kinyanjui reportedly succumbed to COVID-19 complications while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mombasa. Last month, several leaders led by Deputy President William Ruto paid a…

National Youth Service (NYS) scam suspect Ben Gethi’s mother Charity Wangui has lost Sh97.6 million held in four bank accounts. This comes after High Court Justice Mumbi Ngugi ordered the money be forfeited to the State on the grounds of being proceeds of crime. The court ruled that the Assets…

Deputy President William Ruto claims that the campaigns for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) have derailed the government’s development agenda. Ruto pointed out that almost all government operations have been brought to a halt as the focus shifted to the push for a referendum to amend the 2010…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims that he uses dark forces to advance his political career. Odinga insisted that he is not a witchdoctor and does not practice witchcraft as his political opponents often allege, describing himself as a staunch Christian who attends church services…

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe says the first consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the country on Tuesday. Addressing the press in Nyeri on Sunday, CS Kagwe said priority will be given to healthcare workers across the country. On Sunday, the country recorded 325 new cases of…