KENYA NEWS

43 former KK Security employees have been awarded Sh60 million for wrongful dismissal. At the time of their sacking in 2011, the security guards were stationed at US installations in Kisumu, Kombewa, and Kericho towns. On Tuesday, Kisumu Senior Principal Magistrate, Robinson Ondieki ruled that the…

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) is set to award Kenyan High Court judge, Mumbi Ngugi with its fifth Global Jurist of the Year Award. Ngugi, who serves in the Anti-corruption and Economic Crimes Division of the High Court, will receive the award…

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has approved a request by Kenya Airways to convert a passenger Dreamliner into a cargo plane. The approval by KCAA comes weeks after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave KQ the green light to convert the Boeing 787 into a cargo carrier. “We…

ODM leader, Raila Odinga has slammed Deputy President William Ruto for dishing out wheelbarrows to unemployed youth. Speaking on Tuesday, Odinga said giving young people trolleys and bodabodas is akin to telling them to survive and not live. "Asking the youth to forget about work and instead push…

Former Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko was on Tuesday arraigned in a Kiambu court, where he denied several charges leveled against him. Appearing before Kiambu senior principal magistrate Stella Ataambo, Sonko was charged with 12 counts of robbery with violence, assault occasioning actual bodily harm…

A lobby group dubbed Linda Katiba Movement has unveiled a campaign against the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Led by Nark-Kenya leader Martha Karua, the group wants Kenyans to reject attempts to amend the 2010 Constitution through BBI, a brainchild of President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila…

Former Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko will spend Monday night in police cells pending arraignment on Tuesday. The Star reports that Sonko is likely to be charged with at least seven counts of robbery with violence and five counts of assault. One of the incidents reportedly happened at a nursery…

The refurbishment of terminals 1B and 1C at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi has kicked off. The facelift of the two terminals is being done by Chinese engineering company, China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation at a cost of Sh960 million. The launch…

Former Cabinet Minister, Simeon Nyachae has passed away following a long illness. Nyachae’s family said the 88-year-old patriarch died while undergoing treatment at the Nairobi Hospital on Monday. Addressing reporters at Lee Funeral Home, his eldest son, Charles Nyachae said burial arrangements are…

Kenyan lawyer, Paul Gicheru was on Monday released from the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention. This comes after The Hague-based court on Friday granted his request for conditional release pending the hearing of the case against him. ICC, through a statement on Monday, said Gicheru was…