KENYA NEWS

A Kenyan lawyer whose hands were slashed by a policewoman on October 7th has died. Onesmus Masaku succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Sunday. His passing was confirmed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) chairman for the south-eastern branch,…

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has lost his elder brother, Dubow Bare in a tragic road accident. Bare died after the Toyota Harrier he was traveling in crashed along Mwingi-Garissa road on Sunday morning.  Reports indicate he was headed to his camel ranch in Tana River from his Garissa home…

Two young men killed during the October 4th political violence in Kenol, Murang’a County have been laid to rest. The joint funeral service for the two, 15-year-old Peter Mbothu and 21-year-old Christopher Kariuki, was held at Mt Kenya University grounds in Thika on Friday. Their bodies were later…

A video showing how a helicopter carrying Narok Governor Samwel Ole Tunai crashed on Saturday has emerged on social media. The 59 seconds footage captured through a phone camera shows the green-colored aircraft struggling to take off from a wheat farm as villagers watch from a distance. It then…

Reports that Felix Orinda, alias DJ Evolve, who was shot and wounded by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, wants to withdraw a case facing the politician has angered Kenyans online.  Orinda through his lawyer Kenneth Mumbo filed an application in court seeking to have the attempted murder case…

President Kenyatta has asked leaders to shelve their political ambitions to allow the government to deliver on its pledges. This, Uhuru said, would allow the government to leverage on the existing tranquility brought about by the handshake between him and ODM leader Raila Odinga. “Why can’t we just…

The government through the Registrar of Persons has published new rules to guide the issuance of Huduma Namba identification cards. The National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) Rules, 2020, aim at providing mechanisms for the operation of NIIMS and issuance of Huduma Namba IDs. “The…

Narok Governor Samwel Ole Tunai was on Saturday rushed to the hospital after he was involved in a helicopter crash. The aircraft crash-landed in Eldamat area in Narok County a few minutes after taking off, according to reports. Governor Tunai had attended a burial at Enenkipejus village in Melili,…

A photo of Interior CS Fred Matiang’i receiving President Kenyatta as Deputy President William Ruto watches from a distance has caused a stir on social media. Matiang’i was the first in line to welcome Kenyatta after his chopper landed at the Kenya Wildlife Service Law Enforcement Academy in…

A disk jockey (DJ) who was shot and wounded by Embakasi East MP Paul Ongili, alias Babu Owino early this year wants the attempted murder case against the politician withdrawn. Felix Orinda, popularly known as DJ Evolve, filed an application to have the case withdrawn through his lawyer Kenneth…