KENYA NEWS

Deputy President William Ruto says the “stupidity of ethnicity” is the reason why 50% of the Kenyan population lives in poverty while 16 million people are unemployed. Ruto through a post on Twitter described the conversation about the ‘hustler’ as an indication of political revolution in Kenya. He…

Former Naivasha MP John Mututho escaped unhurt after he was ambushed by gunmen on Saturday night. Mututho through Facebook on Sunday said he was driving from Bomet County when he was accosted by two gun-wielding men moving on a motorcycle at Jua Lako area in Nakuru town. “I was engaged in a…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has appeared in public for the first time in several weeks. This comes barely three weeks after he announced he was admitted at Karen Hospital in Nairobi after contracting Covid-19. Through a Facebook post on September 2nd, Kuria said he had been undergoing Covid-19…

The government has revealed plans to issue identity cards to six-year-old children under the Huduma Namba program. The special IDs dubbed Minor’s Huduma Card will be issued once a child attains the age of six, according to Interior Principal Secretary Dr. Karanja Kibicho.  He explained that…

Former Cabinet Minister Mukhisa Kituyi has joined the race to succeed President Kenyatta in 2022. Kituyi, who currently serves as the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), declared his presidential bid through his secretariat. In a media briefing on…

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani insists that Kenya’s public debt is still sustainable and there is still room for borrowing more. Speaking on Friday, CS Yatani said this allows the government to borrow Sh1 trillion for the 2020/2021 financial year, which will push the country’s total…

A Nairobi court on Friday ordered former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu to pay a Sh1 million fine over trespass to land. Waititu was accused of subdividing and selling a 10-acre parcel of land belonging to a company to 200 people, according to The Standard. The property, worth tens of millions…

The United States has donated military equipment worth Sh440 million to the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). The 23 combat and logistics vehicles were donated through US military Africa Command (Africom) to boost KDF’s operations. They include 15 Mack trucks, two Mack tow trucks, and eight up-armored…

A cargo aircraft belonging to Kenyan airline, Silverstone Air was damaged after it crashed in Somalia on Saturday. The Fokker 50 (5Y-MHT) plane crash-landed at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu after the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing, according to reports. The aircraft…

A video of a woman giving birth outside Pumwani Maternity Hospital’s main entrance has sparked outrage among social media users. Reports indicate the unidentified mother delivered the baby outside the facility after she was turned away by some members of staff. The clip shared online shows the…