KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has spoken out on supporting Deputy President William Ruto’s presidential bid. Speaking on Friday at Sagana State Lodge, where he met over 500 MCAs drawn from 10 counties, Uhuru stated that he has never publicly declared that he would renege on his promise to back Ruto in 2022. “…

A Kenyan woman accused of defrauding five people with a false promise of securing them jobs abroad has been arraigned in court. Mercy Wamucii Wangari appeared before Principal Magistrate Esther Bhoke of Kibera law courts, where she was charged with obtaining money by false pretense. She is accused…

A 40-year-old foreign national collapsed and died while trying to climb Mount Kenya on Thursday morning.  The Irish national is said to have developed breathing complications at one of the stopovers, Australian hut, according to the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS). A KWS rescue team was…

A Nairobi court has ruled that Busaa is not an illicit liquor, but a traditional brew. The ruling was made on Thursday by Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate, Esther Bhoke in a case in which a woman was charged with selling and being in possession of five liters of Busaa.  Ann Kayila, a mother…

President Kenyatta on Friday arrived at Sagana State Lodge in Nyeri ahead of his four-day tour of the Central Kenya region. He was received by leaders from the region, led by Nyeri Deputy Governor Caroline Karugu. During the visit, the president will launch several complete national government…

The government has revealed plans to seize a multi-million-shilling palatial house belonging to the family of slain Kenyan drug baron, Ibrahim Abdallah Akasha. The property, which is classified as proceeds of crime, is located in Mombasa’s upmarket area of Nyali and is valued at over Sh400 million…

US technology giant, Google has announced a $10 million (Sh1.1 billion) grant to support Kenya’s post-COVID-19 recovery plans. The package was announced by Google CEO, Sundar Pichai during a virtual meeting with President Kenyatta on the sidelines of a public discussion on digital transformation in…

A Kenyan pilot has been arraigned in court for allegedly forging a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) certificate. Appearing before Milimani Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku on Tuesday, Ahmad Nassir Dirie Olow was charged with making a false certificate for the 2007 KCSE examination,…

A Kenyan woman is facing fraud-related charges for allegedly stealing over Sh40 million from an American charity. Appearing before a Kiambu court on Wednesday, Mwanaidi Kheyo Makhoha was charged with forging receipts to embezzle Sh40.6 million from Real Medicine Foundation (RMF) between 2011 and…

ODM leader, Raila Odinga has finally addressed claims by his political rivals that he does not believe in God. Speaking on Thursday during a town hall meeting with religious leaders in Nairobi, Odinga affirmed his belief in God and rubbished claims that he engages in witchcraft.  He added that…