KENYA NEWS

Over 700 Kenyans have applied for the four vacant positions in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Dr. Elizabeth Muli, Chairperson of the IEBC selection panel, said the window of receiving applications for the posts elapsed on Monday. Addressing the press on Tuesday, Dr.…

The Kenyan government has been sued over the August 7th, 1998 Nairobi US embassy bombing. In a petition filed at the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday, Kituo Cha Sheria and five others are seeking compensation for victims of the bomb blast. The petitioners argue that their loved ones were killed and/…

Wajir Deputy Governor Ahmed Ali Muktar has been sworn in as the new Governor. Muktar took an oath of office during a ceremony held at Wajir County headquarters on Tuesday morning. His swearing-in follows the impeachment of former Governor Mohamed Abdi Mohamud on grounds of gross violation of the…

A suspect accused of forging a man’s burial permit was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court. Solomon Kithuka Chalo appeared before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi at Milimani law courts, where he was charged with forgery and fraud-related charges. He is accused of forging the burial permit of a…

The Rastafarian community in Kenya has filed a petition seeking to have marijuana legalized. In the petition filed at Milimani law courts on Monday, they argue that members of the Rastafari faith use cannabis as sacrament to manifest their faith. The petitioners said Rastafarians use the substance…

Police in Mombasa have opened a probe after thugs broke into a church and made away with property worth more than Sh1 million. The robbery incident occurred on Friday night at Holy Trinity Church in Africa (HTCA), located in Tudor, Mombasa. It remains unclear how the robbers managed to execute…

Dozens of Kenyans who are currently stranded in India have appealed to the government to help them return home. The group is unable to travel back to the country after the government suspended passenger flights to and from India for two weeks following a surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths in…

Attorney-General Paul Kihara has filed an appeal against a High Court ruling that declared the entire Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum process unconstitutional. Through Solicitor-General Kennedy Ogeto, Kihara also filed an application seeking stay orders of the execution of the judgment…

Popular Kenyan actress Brenda Michelle has been hospitalized after surviving an accident involving a cargo train. Brenda and her husband Jacky B, a renowned gospel music producer, were involved in the accident on Wednesday evening. Their car was hit by a cargo train at a railway crossing in Nairobi…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has spoken out following Thursday’s High Court ruling that nullified the entire Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum process. Odinga in a statement on Saturday expressed his disappointment with the decision, saying they would appeal the verdict at the Appeals Court…