KENYA NEWS

The government says it may be forced to reintroduce tough Covid-19 containment measures due to the rising number of infections. Health CAS Dr. Rashid Aman on Tuesday raised alarm over a worrying spike in the number of daily Covid-19 cases in the past few days with the positivity rate moving above…

A former Kenyan security guard who sued his employer seeking Sh714,000 for wrongful dismissal has won Sh1,000 as compensation after a five-year court battle. Daniel Mwanzau filed the case in 2015 after his employer Brink Security Services fired him for reporting to work while drunk. He had worked…

Nark-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has hit out at President Kenyatta accusing him of sidelining Deputy President William Ruto. Karua, who spoke during an interview with Citizen TV on Tuesday, said Kenyatta should resign and allow Kenyans to elect a new government if he cannot reconcile with DP…

Four suspects believed to be part of a syndicate that has been luring victims through online dating sites before robbing them have been arrested. The four, Bernard Mbunga, Fredrick Mutiso Mutua, Catherine Mumbi Kivuva, and Kelvin Nzioki, were nabbed by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal…

Schools in Kenya reopened on Monday for the second term after a seven-month interruption occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic.  Only learners in Grade Four (Competency-Based Curriculum), Class Eight, and Form Four were allowed to report to schools for physical learning across the country.…

Kenya’s public debt has crossed the Sh7 trillion mark, the latest data from the National Treasury and Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows. The total public debt hit Sh7.1 trillion in August this year down from Sh6 trillion at the beginning of the year. This means the country added a total of Sh1…

Samburu Senator Steve Lelegwe escaped unharmed after gunmen sprayed his vehicle with bullets. Senator Lelegwe was on his way to Mararal town after attending a meeting in Samburu North on Saturday evening when suspected bandits ambushed and opened fire at his convoy along the highway. Addressing the…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has challenged Deputy President William Ruto to resign if he is tired of working with President Kenyatta. While accusing Ruto of sabotaging the government from inside, Odinga said the DP should be bold enough to step down like his late father Jaramogi Oginga Odinga did in…

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) will on Monday hold a protest at Parliament buildings to pile pressure on President Kenyatta to dissolve the August House. LSK President Nelson Havi said Kenyatta must respect the law and dissolve parliament as advised by Chief Justice David Maraga on September 1st.…

President Kenyatta on Saturday marked Huduma Day by hosting the 2nd inter-faith national prayer service at State House, Nairobi. The four-hour service was presided over by a cross-section of religious leaders who delivered scripture readings, sermons, and prayers covering thanksgiving, repentance…