KENYA NEWS

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Saturday arrested a woman who allegedly drugged a man before robbing him. 24-year-old Beatrice Mueni Mbiu is said to have spiked the victim's drink, stole his phone and later transferred Sh1.7 million from his bank account. The DCI…

Deputy President William Ruto appears to have changed his stand on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report. Taking to Twitter, Ruto expressed support for a new article introduced in the BBI report, saying it will address the needs of ordinary Kenyans.  “New article 11A in the BBI…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has reacted to the fresh plot by a section of MCAs to impeach him.  On Thursday, Kileleshwa Ward MCA Michael Ogada tabled a notice of motion for Sonko’s ouster in the County Assembly. 86 out of 122 Nairobi MCAs are said to have appended their signatures in support…

A Nairobi court has dismissed an application by blogger Dennis Itumbi seeking to privately prosecute Interior CS Fred Matiang’i over the Ruaraka land scandal. Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti on Friday ruled that Itumbi’s application failed to meet the constitutional and statutory threshold. Ogoti…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested two Nairobi businessmen in connection with a fake gold scam. The two, Jackson Maina and Awuyene Mbombo were apprehended after sleuths from the DCI’s Special Crime Unit (SCU) raided house No. 91 in Nairobi’s Convent Drive,…

The High Court has lifted an order stopping the burial of the late Matungu MP Justus Murunga. Murunga was set to be interred on November 28th but a woman named Agnes Wangui filed a petition in court claiming she had two children, a boy and a girl, with the deceased. She sought to be recognized as…

A one-year-old Kenyan boy is currently fighting for his life in hospital after his mother chopped off his genitals under unclear circumstances. After committing the cruel act, the monster woman identified as Winnie Mutheu fled her home at Kamandura village in Tigoni, Kiambu County, leaving the…

A motion of impeachment against Governor Mike Sonko has been tabled at the Nairobi County Assembly. The notice for the motion was filed on Thursday by Kileleshwa Ward MCA Michael Ogada, who doubles up as the minority leader in the assembly. Reports indicate that 86 out of 122 Nairobi MCAs have…

Residents of Mutaga village in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County were on Wednesday left in shock after a 65-year-old man was buried inside his house. Villagers turned up at the deceased Simon Muriithi’s homestead in large numbers to witness the bizarre funeral—the first of its kind in the area. Muriithi, a…

President Kenyatta has hit out at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over plans to revive the 2007/2008 post-election violence cases. Kenyatta, who spoke on Wednesday during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) signature collection, said the move amounts to reopening…