KENYA NEWS

Gospel singer Jimmy Gait has weighed in on the mistreatment of Kenyan immigrant workers in the Middle East. Gait, who runs a recruitment agency that places Kenyans in jobs abroad, claimed that indiscipline was the main reason why Kenyan domestic workers are abused by their employers in Gulf. …

Nearly 20,000 Kenyans who were registered as refugees have sued the government seeking to be removed from the database and issued national identity cards. The 14,762 people from Garissa County and 4,952 from Wajir were listed as refugees as children or were put in the database in order to access…

Kenyan MPs are pushing for the installation of saunas and jacuzzis in parliament to help them improve their wellbeing. In a report, the Committee on Services and Facilities wants a state-of-the-art health and wellness facility normally available at major hotels and spas fixed in parliament. The MPs…

The Supreme Court is on October 5th set to hear a petition on the extradition of former Cabinet minister Chris Okemo and former Kenya Power managing director Samuel Gichuru to Jersey Island to face graft and money laundering charges. The apex court is expected to determine who between the Attorney-…

The National Assembly ICT Committee has endorsed a bill seeking to criminalize pornography in Kenya. The House team approved the bill sponsored by Garissa MP Aden Duale despite intense lobbying against the proposed law. Rights groups including bloggers, journalists, and human rights defenders urged…

Kenya Airways (KQ), through its subsidiary Fahari Aviation, is set to introduce flying taxis in Nairobi. On Wednesday, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA announced its flying taxi unit Eve had signed an agreement with Fahari Aviation to develop operating models in its key markets. The…

The death toll from the poisonous illicit brew in Hodi Hodi village in Bahati, Nakuru County has climbed to 10. This is after two more people passed away while receiving treatment at Nakuru County Referral Hospital on Thursday. The 10 victims include nine men and an expectant woman who turned blind…

Edgar Tony, the best performing candidate nationwide in the 2012 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam, has died. Reports indicate that Tony was found dead in Homa Bay County on Wednesday. His step-brother Odongo Odol told a local news outlet that Tony’s lifeless body was found…

Former Kwale County Woman Representative Zainab Chidzuga has passed away aged 65. Zainab died while undergoing treatment at Nairobi Hospital on Thursday, according to her son Hassan Chidzuga. President Kenyatta in a message of condolence eulogized the deceased as a steadfast leader and astute…

The International School of Kenya (ISK) has been ordered to pay Sh1.4 billion in unpaid taxes to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). This is after the tax appeals tribunal dismissed the institution’s bid to block KRA from recovering the unpaid taxes citing diplomatic immunity. The tax authority demanded…