KENYA NEWS

The government has revealed plans to roll out a second mass Huduma Namba registration exercise. Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, government spokesperson Col. Cyrus Oguna said the registration drive will be launched by the end of April. He indicated that a total of 37 million Kenyans,…

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has approved a proposal to give MCAs a car grant of Sh2 million each. SRC said the decision was informed by principles of equity and fairness, adding that the facility will not increase the expenditure ceiling since the existing Sh4.5 billion car loan…

A Kenyan man who chopped off his wife's hands five years ago has been slapped with a 30-year prison sentence. Stephen Ngila was handed the sentence by Senior Resident Magistrate Brenda Bartoo of Machakos law courts on Tuesday after he was found guilty of the offense. He was charged with attempted…

Kisumu County Assembly has unanimously passed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020. MCA Seth Okumu, who chairs the Administrative of Law and Justice Committee, tabled a report on the Bill during a special sitting held on Tuesday. The committee compiled the…

A Congolese national has been charged with the murder of 33-year-old Kenyan lawyer Elizabeth Koki. Christian Mwambay Kadima appeared before Machakos High Court on Tuesday, where he denied the murder charge and will remain in custody pending a ruling on his bail application on March 2nd. He is…

A section of British MPs has questioned the exclusion of Kenya from the recently released UK COVID-19 ‘red list.’ Travelers from the 33 “high-risk” countries named in the list are required to undergo 10-day mandatory quarantine in government-designated facilities upon arrival in the UK effective…

Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata has been removed as the Senate Majority Whip. He was stripped of the position following a parliamentary group meeting held at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Tuesday. Speaking during a press briefing at KICC, Jubilee secretary-general…

Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been released on bond after spending eight nights in police cells. On Tuesday, Kiambu Senior Principal Magistrate Stella Ataambo freed Sonko on a bond of Sh300,000 with a surety of a similar amount. The ruling was in relation to a case in which the politician…

Jubilee Party has dispelled claims that there is a plot to impeach Deputy President William Ruto. Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju asserted that the governing party has never held any discussions to plan Ruto’s ouster. He added that if such a motion existed,…

]Kenya Airways (KQ) is expected to operate its maiden cargo flight on the repurposed Boeing-787 Dreamliner. KQ becomes the first global airline to convert the wide-body original passenger jet into a freighter following regulatory approval from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) and the US…