KENYA NEWS

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…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has dismissed claims that the recent arrest of Meru Senator Mithika Linturi was due to his stand on the BBI Bill. Linturi was dramatically arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on April 28th while on his way to Parliament ahead of a…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria claims that some MPs were bribed to pass the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. Through his Facebook page, Kuria alleged that the MPs were paid Sh100,000 each to endorse the Building Bridges Initiative-driven Bill, which seeks…

Five people were killed after an underground goldmine in Kakamega County collapsed on Thursday evening. Authorities said the five miners died after a rockfall blocked the entrance to the goldmine in Bushiangala, Ikolomani Sub-County. "There were 15 miners in the goldmine. While they were inside the…

The National Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, popularly known as the BBI Bill. Out of the 320 MPs who participated in the voting during the Second Reading, 235 endorsed the Bill while 83 voted against it, with two others abstaining. 224…

The Kisumu County government has quarantined at least 100 people over the Indian COVID-19 variant. Kisumu Health CEC Prof. Boaz Otieno-Nyunya said the 100 came into contact with the eight foreigners who tested positive for the deadly and highly infectious coronavirus variant. In a statement, the…

The High Court has quashed a legal notice banning the slaughter of donkeys in Kenya. Justice Richard Mwongo on Thursday ruled that the State failed to sufficiently defend a case challenging the notice issued by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya last year. “The government has failed to…

The Federal Government of Somalia has reinstated diplomatic ties with Kenya after five months. Somalia cut off the relations last December, accusing Kenya of meddling in its internal and political affairs, as well as violation of her territorial integrity.  As a result, Somalia recalled all…

A man was killed in a grisly road crash on Wednesday night after his car rammed into a lorry along the Southern Bypass in Nairobi.  Confirming the incident, Lang’ata OCPD Benjamin Mwanthi said the driver of the BMW X5 is suspected to have been speeding when he lost control and hit the truck…

Two suspects have been arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly defrauding an Italian national of millions of shillings. Gideon Nuka Gbaravopnu and Seth Steve Okute are accused of conning the foreigner of USD185,000 (19.7 million). Appearing before Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi at the Milimani…