KENYA NEWS

Three headteachers lost their lives in a grisly road accident along the Nyeri-Nyahururu road on Saturday. The three were among the four people who perished after two private vehicles collided head-on at the Solio ranch stretch. Their deaths were announced through a statement released by Teachers…

Kenya has launched its first-ever national wildlife census whose aim is to aid conservation and identify threats to its wildlife populations. Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said the three-month exercise will be funded by the government to a tune of Sh250 million. "The census will utilize…

A senior Kenyan immigration officer died after unknown gunmen attacked him on Sunday. Reports indicate that Philip Sitienei was on a morning run along the Lokichoggio–Nadapal highway in Turkana West when he was shot dead. Confirming the 7:30 am incident, Assistant County Commissioner Kennedy Omollo…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives are pursuing a criminal gang linked to a spate of car-jacking incidents within Kiambu County.  On Friday, the gang allegedly waylaid a motorist as he drove to his residence in Ruaka and disappeared with his Toyota Premio. The DCI says the…

Former Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Ole Magelo has died. Magelo passed away on Friday night while receiving treatment at the Nairobi Hospital, where he had been admitted for some weeks. His passing was confirmed by Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku, who said Magelo died after a short…

Five family members were on Saturday morning killed in a grisly road accident along the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway. The five died after the vehicle they were traveling in collided with a truck at Taru area, around 80 kilometers from Mombasa town. Four other people cheated death by a whisker in the…

A section of MPs led by National Assembly Majority Leader Amos Kimunya has threatened to impeach Deputy President William Ruto. Addressing the press at Parliament buildings, the MPs warned that they are ready to remove Ruto from office if he maintains his defiance against President Kenyatta.…

A Nyeri tycoon accused of hiring hitmen to kill his son over insurance money has died. Stephen Wang’ondu is said to have died of COVID-19-related complications while undergoing treatment at Outspan Hospital in Nyeri on Friday night. His death came just a day after he was reportedly released from…

Detectives have arrested Peter Mwangi Njenga, alias Ole Sankale, the prime suspect in the murder of acting Director of Communications at National Lands Commission (NLC) Jennifer Wambua. Through criminal intelligence, detectives first forensically placed the suspect at the scene of the crime and…

Deputy President William Ruto has reacted after members of the National Assembly passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, also known as the BBI Bill. Ruto, who has been a fierce critic of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) and the attempt to amend the 2010 Constitution, said he…