KENYA NEWS

Githunguri MP Gabriel Kago’s bodyguard has been arrested for fatally shooting a nightclub bouncer. Dennis Wainaina, an Administration Police (AP) officer, is said to have fired at the bouncer three times at Lounge 54 in Kiambu town on Wednesday night. Speaking to a local TV station, the Lounge’s…

Attorney-General Kihara Kariuki has warned that President Kenyatta’s term could extend to 2025 if he dissolves Parliament as advised by Chief Justice David Maraga. Kariuki argues that the move could have devastating domino effects due to some gaps in the 2010 constitution. He explained that the…

A 94-year-old Kenyan retired teacher has wowed many after he gave away his Sh6 million mansion to be used as a home for the elderly.  Nduhiu Njama from Nyeri County said he decided to donate the expensive house after witnessing elderly parents suffer in the villages while their children are in…

The Kenya Railways is on Thursday set to add a second Madaraka Express commuter train on the Nairobi-Mombasa route.   The additional train will operate in the afternoon, departing Nairobi at 2:15 pm daily, and arrive in Mombasa Mombasa at 7:30 pm while that from Mombasa will leave at 2:15 pm…

Deputy President William Ruto has responded to his critics who accused him of absconding his duties after he skipped Monday’s Covid-19 conference presided over by President Kenyatta. Ruto had been invited to attend the conference held at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi…

The government has issued a directive to freeze the hiring of new civil servants for a period of three years. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani directed all government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) not to set aside funds for new recruitment in the next three financial years.…

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu says Sh2.3 billion was lost in the Covid-19 procurement scandal at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). In a report presented to the Senate on Wednesday, Gathungu detailed how top Kemsa officials flouted procurement procedures leading to the loss of taxpayers’…

The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has reacted after a video of a youthful man pulling stunts while driving went viral on social media. In the short video clip, the unidentified man driving a private van registration number KCW 895Q is seen hanging from the driver’s door while…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has opposed the release of Mansur Mohamed Surur, a Kenyan national wanted in the US over drug-related charges. Haji in an application filed in court on Monday argued that the accused is likely to flee the country if granted bail. Mansur was…

President Kenyatta is on Wednesday set to make his first foreign trip since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country in March. Daily Nation reports that Kenyatta will travel to France to ink a Sh180 billion public-private partnership (PPP) deal for the dualling of the Rironi-Nakuru-Mau Summit road.…