KENYA NEWS

Kenyans on social media are praising High Court Justice Mumbi Ngugi over her handling of corruption-related cases. This follows her latest ruling on Wednesday where she ordered three members of the infamous Ngirita family to surrender to the government five parcels of land and three cars…

Deputy President William Ruto says he does not believe the 2007 presidential election was rigged as it is generally claimed. Ruto, who was among the ODM leaders who rejected the results of the 2007 presidential election, said ODM did not verify rigging claims. ODM and its presidential candidate…

A Nairobi court has directed police to release a Sh30 million luxury car to the suspected fake gold fraudster, Jared Otieno. This comes after the State lost a bid to hold the Porsche Panamera with High Court judge John Onyiego ruling that there was no evidence showing the high-end car was acquired…

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced it will resume direct flights to the US on October 29th. KQ CEO Allan Kilavuka said the airline will initially operate one weekly flight to and from JFK International Airport in New York citing low passenger demand. More flights will be added once…

Deputy President William Ruto has hinted at ditching the Jubilee Party ahead of the 2022 presidential election. Ruto who spoke during an interview with The Star on Thursday claimed the governing party had been hijacked by people he described as brokers, busybodies, and conmen. "When the President…

An aircraft engineer was on Thursday arraigned in court for allegedly failing to pay a bill amounting to Sh885,000 at a Nairobi hotel. Moses Adagala was arraigned at Kibera law court where he was charged with obtaining credit by false pretense and knowingly writing a bad check on July 15th. The…

A man was on Wednesday arraigned before a Nairobi court for allegedly threatening to leak nude photos of his former girlfriend.  James Muchunu Maina is alleged to have demanded millions of shillings from the woman, failure to which he would release her naked images before she marries her new…

US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter has hailed President Kenyatta’s directive on the alleged theft of Covid-19 funds at Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). On Wednesday, Uhuru ordered a speedy investigation into the matter and asked State investigative agencies to conclude the probe within…

Migori Governor Okoth Obado and his four children will spend the weekend in police cells following their arrest on Wednesday. The five were arraigned before Senior Principal Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi of Milimani Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday alongside six other suspects. They were charged…

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered the arrest and prosecution of former Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Daniel Manduku. This comes after Haji approved charges against him over his alleged involvement in irregular procurement amounting to Sh244 million at…