KENYA NEWS

Details of how the Kenyan government borrowed a whopping Sh410 billion in three months have emerged. The funds were mainly borrowed from various international lenders including the World Bank in three months starting March when the country recorded its first case of coronavirus, according to a…

Public service vehicles (PSVs) will from November this year be barred from entering Nairobi central business district (CBD). The move announced by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) is part of the plan to decongest the Kenyan capital.  Appearing before National Assembly’s Administration…

Deputy President William Ruto claims that his allies have resorted to calling him through WhatsApp over threats from top government officials. Ruto alleged that the rogue officials were using the State intelligence unit to monitor phone calls between him and his allies. He said the tapping of the…

The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) has been placed under the Ministry of Defense following an order by President Kenyatta.  The order for the transfer KMC from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to the Defense Ministry was revealed in a memo dated Monday, September 7th. Agriculture Cabinet…

Health officials wearing hazmat suits will no longer be tasked with burying Covid-19 victims in Kenya, the government has said. The Health Ministry is set to release revised burial protocols aimed at addressing the stigma associated with the “men in white”, according to the Head of Public Health,…

China has reacted to claims by the US that it is planning to set up a military base in Kenya as part of its plan to extend its power to Africa. The US Department of Defense in a report dated September 1st claimed that the Chinese government was eyeing military logistics bases in several African and…

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is unable to trace nearly Sh1 trillion repatriated from offshore accounts by wealthy Kenyans following a three-year tax amnesty, according to reports. Individuals wiring funds back from abroad during the period did so tax-free and were exempted from declaring their…

Emurua Dikirr MP Johanna Ng’eno has been expelled from the Kenya African National Union (Kanu) party for disrespecting President Kenyatta. While announcing the decision on Tuesday, Kanu secretary-general Nick Salat said Ng’eno will have to seek a fresh mandate from the people of Emuria Dikirr…

Wanjugu Kimathi, the last-born daughter of the late Kenyan freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi was on Monday arrested and detained in Laikipia County. Wanjugu spent the night at Rumuruti police station following her arrest at Thome area, where she had gone to inspect a parcel of land The Dedan Kimathi…

Google has named Kenyan Agnes Gathaiya as the new director for East Africa.  Gathaiya, the former CEO of Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), takes over the position from Charles Njenga Murito, who was appointed as Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Director for Sub-Saharan…