KENYA NEWS

A herd of 13 African elephants is set to be moved from a zoo in Kent, England to Kenya where the animals will be released into the wild. UK conservation charity Aspinall Foundation is working with The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the Kenya Wildlife Service to ferry the jumbos more than 7,000…

The Appellate Court has temporarily blocked the swearing-in of Anne Kananu as Nairobi Governor pending the hearing of an appeal filed by former Governor Mike Sonko. The court further stopped the appointment of a deputy governor until October 22nd when the matter will be brought back in court for…

A 28-year-old man accused of shooting two police officers and a woman at Quiver’s Lounge along Thika Highway has been arrested. Dickson Njanja Mararo surrendered himself to detectives at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters on Monday .Mararo, who was accompanied by his…

A group of women in Murang’a County has raised alarm over the growing cases of married women being forced to undergo circumcision. Murang’a Women Council on Monday petitioned the government to protect women in the region following threats of traditional groups advocating for female genital…

The owner of a matatu that crushed Deputy Inspector-General of Police Edward Mbugua's daughter to death was on Monday fined Sh35,000 or serve a three-month jail term. Godfrey Gitonga Maina was handed the sentence by Milimani magistrate Esther Kimilu after pleading guilty to a charge of…

Police in Nakuru are in hot pursuit of a policewoman suspected to have killed her colleague in cold blood. 28-year-old Constable John Obweno, attached to Nakuru Central police station, was found murdered inside his car at Kasarani police quarters’ parking on Monday, with blood oozing from his ears…

President Kenyatta has canceled his scheduled two-day development tour of the Ukambani region over COVID-19 fears. Kenyatta was set to visit the counties of Machakos, Makueni, and Kitui from Tuesday to launch key government projects. Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua in a statement on Monday said the…

The murder trial of Migori Governor Okoth Obado will kick off next week, a Nairobi court ordered on Monday. Obado through his lawyers requested the court to postpone the matter citing COVID-19 issues but Justice Cecilia Githua rejected the application and ordered the hearing to commence on July…

Kenyan politician and businessman Joseph Mboya Nyamuthe is being detained in Burundi over drug trafficking allegations. Reports indicate that Mboya, who is the son of former Moi-era Permanent Secretary Hezekiah Oyugi, is being held in solitary confinement. The businessman moved to Burundi in 2019…

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has declared his bid for the presidency in 2022. Muturi, who was controversially installed as Mt Kenya spokesman in May, stated that he is ready to steer the country on a new path by restoring order. “What this country needs is order and to revisit the…