KENYA NEWS

A Nairobi court has granted a request by corruption convict Grace Wakhungu to be visited by her personal doctor at Lang’ata Women’s Prison pending her bail hearing. Wakhungu, who was handed a 39-year jail sentence after she was found guilty of defrauding the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB…

Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi says he regrets voting for President Kenyatta, claiming he did not know his true colors. Sudi through a post on his Twitter account on Monday accused Deputy President William Ruto of misleading him and others into believing that Uhuru was his true friend. “I regret voting…

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has refuted reports that some Covid-19 medical equipment donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma was sold in Tanzania. Kagwe, who appeared before a National Assembly committee on Monday, termed #Covid-19Millionaires, a report compiled by NTV investigative reporter Dennis Okari…

Egerton University has revealed plans to lay off over 400 employees amid financial difficulties fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic. The move, which has received the approval of the university's council, aims at reducing the institution's wage bill by nearly Sh39 million per month, the university said…

The government through the Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has launched a crackdown on students who use fake documents to secure admission to universities in Kenya and abroad. KNQA Director-General Dr. Juma Mukhwana on Monday said the clampdown is part of a global network of…

The family of a Kenyan university student who went missing 13 years ago says it has not lost hope of finding their daughter. Nelly Njeri whose second-born daughter, Ruth Karugi Kaigua mysteriously disappeared in April 2007 says not a single day passes without thinking about her whereabouts and her…

Owners of some 101 private aircraft abandoned at various airports and airstrips around the country have been issued with a 30-day notice to claim them. Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) in a Gazette Notice dated August 14th, 2020 warned the planes will be auctioned to recoup unpaid parking fees…

A new investigation has revealed that more than half of the Covid-19 medical equipment donated to Kenya by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma was sold outside the country. In a report dubbed #Covid-19Millionaires, NTV investigative reporter Dennis Okari exposed how the equipment found its way to…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have captured a notorious Nairobi-based drug trafficker who has been operating with impunity. Tom Ouma Aero was arrested on Saturday from his hideout in Utawala by a joint team of officers from DCI’s Transnational Organized Crime Unit…

The State has denied reports that President Kenyatta’s decision to send the entire Cabinet on a 14-day leave is in preparation for a looming reshuffle. The Head of Public Service James Kinyua in a statement on Sunday clarified that the working recess is meant to allow members of the Cabinet and…