KENYA NEWS

Former Harambee Stars football player Kevin Oliech has succumbed to cancer. Kevin, who also played for Kenyan Premier League (KPL) sides Mathare United and Thika United in the past, died in Germany while traveling to the US to seek cancer treatment, The Standard reported. Family spokesperson Nixon…

Police have launched a search for 11 prisoners who escaped from a cell at Bungoma Police Station on Sunday morning. The suspects sneaked out after drilling a hole through the cell’s wall, according to Bungoma South OCPD Willison Nanga, who confirmed the incident.  Nanga said one of the…

President Kenyatta has sent all Cabinet Secretaries (CSs), Principal Secretaries (PSs) and Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) on 11-day leave. The recess period starts on August 17th and ends on August 28th, during which no Cabinet meetings will be held unless otherwise directed by the…

Former Makadara MP Benson Mutura has been elected as the new Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly. Mutura captured the prestigious seat on Friday after garnering 99 votes with his five opponents failing to get any votes. His rivals included Abdi Ali Abdi, Ken Ng’ondi, Washington Makodingo, Allan…

Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa) CEO Jonah Mwangi has been suspended over the alleged Sh7.7 billion Covid-19 funds scandal. Mwangi was suspended by Kemsa Board on Friday alongside Charles Juma (Head of Procurement) and Eliud Mureithi (Commercial Director) to give room for investigations…

Police are holding a Nairobi-based lawyer who allegedly attempted to bribe a senior detective on Thursday. Antony Kirunyu Karoki of Karoki & Co. Advocates is said to have arrived at Kasarani Police Station where he offered Kasarani Sub-County Criminal Investigation Officer (SCIO) Sh900,000 in…

Goldalyn Kakuya, the top performer in the 2017 KCPE examination nationally, continues to excel in her studies in high school. Results published recently in a newspaper show she was among the top IGCSE students at Brookhouse International School in Nairobi, emerging second after scoring straight As…

Raila Odinga has reacted to Deputy President William Ruto’s claims that the ‘deep state’ is planning to rig him out of the 2022 presidential election. Raila pointed out that he is not in a position to comment on the existence of the so-called deep state as he is not a member of the government. The…

The government is set to end the relief program rolled out in April by President Kenyatta to cushion vulnerable families from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Labor and Social Security Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui told MPs that the program will be terminated in the first week…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has ruled out the holding of a referendum jointly with the 2022 general election. Speaking at ODM headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday, Raila insisted the referendum must be held separately before the 2022 elections and dismissed claims that it will burden the taxpayer. “If…