KENYA NEWS

Former Gem Member of Parliament Jakoyo Midiwo has died aged 55. His family said the politician passed away on Monday evening at the Nairobi Hospital after a battle with illness. Midiwo’s death comes three days after the passing away of his sister, who is scheduled to be laid to rest on Saturday.…

Harambee Stars goalkeeper Patrick Matasi is appealing for financial assistance from well-wishers following a road accident two weeks ago. Matasi, 33, was involved in a grisly road accident at Lessos in Kapsabet, Nandi County on June 1st.  He was driving to Kakamega from Nairobi in the company…

President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the death of prominent businessman Christopher John Kirubi. The 80-year-old tycoon died at his Nairobi home on Monday afternoon after a long battle with cancer.  Kirubi, who was a director at Centum Investment Company - a business conglomerate…

Prominent Kenyan business mogul Dr. Chris Kirubi has died at the age of 80. Kirubi passed away at his home at around 1 pm on Monday following a long illness, his family announced. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Christopher J. Kirubi (1941-2021) who passed away today,…

Kenyan Nobel Laureate Prof. Richard Samson Odingo is dead. The renowned scientist and scholar passed away over the weekend while undergoing treatment at a Nairobi hospital aged 86. Prof. Odingo served as the Vice Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for many years.…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed talks of a possible alliance between ODM leader Raila Odinga and his Wiper counterpart Kalonzo Musyoka. On Friday, Odinga hinted at the possibility of running for president in the 2022 general elections and pledged to team up with Musyoka to save the…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has weighed in on the heightened schism between the Judiciary and the Executive arm of the government. Through a statement on Saturday, Odinga urged President Kenyatta to lay bare the integrity issues that led to the rejection of six of the 40 judges recommended by the…

US President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of American special troops to Kenya to support counter-terrorism efforts in East Africa. In a letter to Congress, Biden said the troops will collaborate with the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) in combating Al-Shabaab terrorists. "In furtherance of…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru’s Kitisuru mansion is set to be auctioned to recover rent arrears owed to developers of Kihingo Village.  This comes after the High Court gave the developers—Frame Consultants—a greenlight to auction the Sh80 million house over the debt amounting to Sh4.5…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has hinted at the possibility of running for president in the 2022 general elections. Speaking during the burial of former Kibwezi MP Kalembe Ndile on Friday, Odinga pledged to form an alliance with the Wiper party ahead of next year’s elections. He said he is keen on…