KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta was forced to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing ahead of his trip to London. Business Daily reports that the UK demanded that Uhuru and his delegation take the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test before entering the country. The move is aimed at protecting Prime…

Kitui County Governor Charity Ngilu has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus. News about her admission to the hospital was announced by her Machakos counterpart Dr. Alfred Mutua. Mutua, who spoke during a function in Gatanga, Murang’a County on Tuesday, said Ngilu is being treated at a…

CBS TV has aired an investigative report exposing the multi-million-shilling academic writing industry in Kenya. Dubbed 'Contract Cheating', the exposé reveals how American university students pay top dollar to Kenyan graduates to do academic assignments and projects on their behalf. Some of the…

An American family is appealing for financial assistance after their son fell ill while holidaying in Kenya. The family wants to airlift their son Zakariya Hassan, who is battling a severe case of Meningitis, to the US for treatment. The 11-year-old 5th-grade learner at Northrop Elementary School…

An autopsy has revealed the cause of police officer Caroline Kangogo’s death. The examination conducted by Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor showed that Kangogo died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Addressing journalists at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) mortuary in…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has raised concerns over the high number of suicide cases in the country. Police data reveals that at least 483 Kenyans took their own life between March and June this year, with Kiambu County recording the highest number. Speaking on Monday, DCI…

Ekeza Sacco has refunded a total of Sh750 million to its members in form of cash and land. The refunds were made following an out-of-court settlement that saw the government appoint investment banker Jimmy Kagoni as acting CEO of the troubled Sacco. A 2018 audit by the Commissioner of Cooperatives…

A Nairobi court has barred the media from covering a child upkeep case against Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka. Resident Magistrate F. Terer of Milimani law courts issued the order on Monday following an application filed by lawyer Danstan Omari. Omari is representing a woman who sued Lusaka…

Dr. Elizabeth Itotia has made history by becoming the first female radiopharmaceutical scientist in Kenya. Itotia recently returned to the country after completing a master’s in radiopharmacy at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Pretoria, South Africa. The 29-year-old is now stationed…

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua was on Monday arraigned in court after spending the weekend in police custody. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi at Milimani law courts, the MP was charged with unlawfully receiving more than Sh7 billion. Gachagua, who was arrested last on Friday, was…