KENYA NEWS

Deputy President William Ruto has slammed the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), accusing the party of defending the alleged embezzlement of Covid-19 funds.  Ruto through Twitter on Sunday claimed the Raila Odinga-led political outfit and its members had turned into “lords of corruption.” “The…

A Mandera County employee with Sh61 million in his bank accounts has found himself in trouble with the authorities. This is after he failed to explain the source of Sh51 million deposited to his bank accounts over six years, The Standard reported on Sunday. The Asset Recovery Authority (ARA) is…

The discord between Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama played out in public on Saturday. The two former political allies traded barbs at the burial of Mulu Mutisya’s son, Samuel Mutuku in Mwala, Machakos County. Speaking at the funeral, Muthama, who joined…

A 32-year-old Kenyan man who predicted he would die in August has succumbed to Covid-19. Juma Kaiburi Baitairi, a Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) inspection officer, died from the virus last Tuesday, according to Daily Nation. Through Facebook on August 1st, 2019, Kaiburi said the month of August…

A video of a Kenyan man being ‘interviewed’ by CNN’s Brianna Keilar has gone viral on social media, leaving online users in stitches. In the video, the man who claims to be from Kiambu County hilariously talks about his triumphant battle with Covid-19 using ‘broken English.’ I am done with Kenyans…

The withdrawal of the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) by the US government last year has placed the lives of many Kenyan women, especially in the Nyanza region at risk. Following the withdrawal, pregnant women in Kisumu, Siaya, and Homa Bay counties are struggling to get access…

Two suspects have been apprehended in connection with the killing of 28-year-old Nairobi-based businessman Kevin Omwenga. Omwenga, a car dealer, was shot in his house at Galana Suites apartment in Kilimani, Nairobi on Friday in an alleged business deal gone sour. On Saturday, detectives from the…

The UK has pledged an additional funding of Sh717 million to support vulnerable families living in informal settlements in Kenya. The funds will be disbursed to 50,000 poor households in Nairobi and Mombasa slum areas through mobile money platforms to cushion them from the harsh economic effects of…

Deputy President William Ruto has urged police officers not to allow themselves to be used by politicians to run political errands. Ruto asked all police officers to work professionally and resist any attempts to use them to settle political scores and achieve personal agendas. “I want to tell…

Police in Kakamega are holding two men accused of being in a gay relationship. The two were arrested on Friday at a house in Shikambi area, in the outskirts of Kakamega town, after they were allegedly busted getting intimate, according to Citizen Digital.  Reuben Otiende, a Nyumba Kumi elder,…