KENYA NEWS

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha has announced the gradual reopening of schools starting next week. Magoha in a statement on Tuesday said learning for all Class Eight, Form Four and Grade Four students will resume across the country on Monday, October 12th. “Pursuant to the…

A Nairobi court has directed the prosecution to furnish the defense team with statements from President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga in the leaked CCTV footage case.  In the case, two suspects namely Patrick Rading Ambogo and Magoma Ayonga are accused of leaking CCTV footage that…

A section of ODM leaders has accused Deputy President William Ruto of orchestrating Sunday’s chaos in Kenol, Murang’a which left two people dead and scores others injured. Led by National Assembly Minority Whip Junet Mohamed, the leaders condemned the violence and called for tough actions against…

The East African Community (EAC) has endorsed Amina Mohamed’s candidature for the World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general position. The support for Amina’s bid by EAC member countries was announced by Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, who is the chairperson of the East African…

President Kenyatta’s personal assistant Jomo Gecaga has sued his landlord, former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero over a Sh950,000 rent row. Through a company named JSTA Limited, Gecaga wants the court to stop Kidero’s GemInvest Limited from evicting him from an apartment on Nairobi’s Riverside Drive…

The US has donated 200 ventilators to Kenya to boost the country’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will deliver the equipment directly to hospitals selected by the Kenyan government.  USAID will also ensure the equipment is…

Kenya has been named as the leading African country with a high record of illicit financial flow (IFF), according to a recent report by a UN agency. Kenya was ranked 24th globally in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Economic Development in Africa Report 2020 ahead of…

Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has ordered the arrest of Kandara MP Alice Wahome and his Kiharu counterpart Ndindi Nyoro over Murang’a chaos.  The two are accused of mobilizing goons who caused the violence that led to the death of two people in Kenol town on Sunday morning.…

Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai has formed a taskforce to probe Sunday’s chaos in Kenol, Murang’a county. The ugly fracas which erupted ahead of Deputy President William Ruto’s visit to the area led to the death of two people while scores others were wounded. DP Ruto had been invited…

US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua has poked holes in Deputy President William Ruto’s ‘hustler’ tag. Mutua through Twitter said Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is the original “hustler-in-chief” and not DP Ruto, who he described as a copycat. “No — let’s not forget Governor @MikeSonko is the…