KENYA NEWS

Narc-Kenya Party leader Martha Karua claims President Kenyatta is presiding over a collapsed government. Karua accused Uhuru’s administration of killing the economy, overtaxing Kenyans, and leaving them to suffer on their own during the Covid-19 crisis. She called for an audit of all the billions…

The government has moved to bail out private schools that have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Education CS George Magoha on Monday announced the government will provide Sh7 billion in concessional loans to privately-owned schools to keep them afloat in the wake of the Covid-19…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has dispelled claims that the government abandoned the much-hyped Huduma Namba program.  Kenyans are yet to be issued with Huduma Nambas more than a year after their data was collected during a 45-day mass registration exercise that cost the taxpayer about Sh6…

A newly-released poll by Infotrak has named Makueni the happiest county in Kenya. The Governor Kivutha Kibwana-led county topped the country’s happiness index at 64.4 percent ahead of West Pokot (62.4 percent), Machakos (62.1 percent), Bomet (61.8 percent), and Kwale (61.3 percent). Elgeyo-Marakwet…

Jubilee Party vice-chairman David Murathe says 2022 will be ODM leader Raila Odinga’s turn to become Kenya’s President. He described 2022 as a “Mandela Moment”, where all Kenyans will unite to reward Raila for all the sacrifices he has made for the country. Murathe, who spoke during an interview…

President Kenyatta on Saturday night made another surprise visit to Nairobi CBD to inspect some ongoing development projects. Kenyatta who was in the company of Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) director-general Maj. Gen Mohamed Badi was driving himself in a salon police car, according to The…

Iconic Kenyan female freedom fighter Mekatilili wa Menza was on Sunday honored by Google, using a doodle. The US search engine company put a special doodle on its homepage in Kenya to celebrate the life and achievements of Mekatilili. A Doodle is a temporary alteration of Google’s logo on its…

Brookhouse International School in Nairobi is once again entangled in a tussle with parents over the Sh45,000 re-enrollment fee. The school’s management is said to have asked parents to pay the amount to re-enroll their kids by Monday, August 10th. But the institution’s Parents Association…

Tourism CS Najib Balala has revoked the appointment of Pauline Njoki Njoroge to the Tourism Regulatory Authority. This comes a day after her appointment as a board member of the authority caused a stir online over her past Facebook post questioning the economic viability of Nairobi National Park.…

Police in Nairobi are holding a 47-year-old man accused of manufacturing and selling counterfeit drugs. The suspect identified as Peter Cummings Thatia was arrested on Friday following a tip-off from members of the public. He was nabbed in Hurlingham, Nairobi County during an operation carried out…