KENYA NEWS

An alleged suicide note left behind by fugitive police officer Caroline Kangogo has emerged. Kangogo, who was on police radar for the murder of two people in Nakuru and Kiambu, was found dead inside a bathroom at her parents’ home in Nyawa Elgeyo Marakwet on Friday. She is suspected to have…

Deputy President William Ruto has spoken out following Thursday’s by-elections in Kiambaa Constituency and Muguga Ward. Speaking during a burial in Mathioya, Murang'a County on Friday, Ruto praised residents of the two areas for maintaining peace during the hotly contested by-elections. He termed…

Renowned Kenyan conservationist Joanna Stutchbury is dead. Joanna was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants outside her home in Thindigua, Kiambu County on Thursday evening. Award-winning conservationist Dr. Paula Kahumbu, who broke the news of her murder via Twitter, said Joanna was shot four…

The government has declared Tuesday, July 20th a public holiday to mark Idd-ul-Adha. The announcement was made by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i through a gazette notice on Friday. “It is notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-…

Fugitive police officer Caroline Kangogo, who was wanted for murder, has been found dead. Kangogo is reported to have committed suicide by shooting herself inside a bathroom at her parents’ home in Nyawa, Elgeyo-Marakwet County on Friday morning. Rift Valley Regional Police Commissioner George…

Kenya received a total of 305,635 international arrivals between January and June 2021. 96,003 of the visitors were female while 209,632 were male, according to the latest data from the Tourism Research Institute. The United States was the leading source market in the period under review with 49,…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it will break ground for a temple in Nairobi, Kenya to serve its growing followers in the region. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Nairobi temple is scheduled for September 11th, 2021 with officials at the US-based church indicating…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed charges against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru. Gicheru will be committed to trial for crimes against the administration of justice consisting in corruptly influencing witnesses of the court. The Hague-based court’s Pre-Trial Chamber on Thursday said…

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have killed 11 Al-Shabaab fighters in Somalia. The insurgents were killed during an operation in Kuday, Kismayo on Wednesday morning, according to David Goldman, the Director of Counter-Terrorism, National…

The High Court has ordered a Mandera county government official and his wife to forfeit Sh62 million held in their bank accounts. This comes after Justice Mumbi Ngugi ruled that the funds deposited in two Equity Bank accounts are proceeds of crime and theft at the county government. Justice Ngugi…