KENYA NEWS

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has pleaded with Kenyans to forgive him for all the bad things he has done in the past. Babu, who does not shy away from controversy, accepted he has not been a good person but noted that he is only human hence prone to mistakes. After a personal reflection, Babu says he…

A Kenyan man who was whipped by a Chinese restaurant manager in Nairobi early this year has sued Interior CS Fred Matiang’i. The Chinese man, Deng Hailan, was captured on tape canning Simon Oseko, a waiter, with a video of the incident going viral on social media in February. A day later, Hailan…

Police in Eldoret have arrested two brothers for allegedly sharing false information about Interior CS Fred Matiang’i’s health.  The two, Emmanuel Kimutai Kosgei (31) and Isaac Kibet Yego (19), were picked from their home in Ngeria by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…

A 24-year-old Kenyan woman who has carried her pregnancy way beyond nine months has appealed for help from doctors. Metrine Simiyu from Naburereya village, Bungoma County says she has been expectant for the past 15 months and there are no signs that she will deliver soon. In normal circumstances,…

14 University of Nairobi (UoN) employees and their dependants have tested positive for Covid-19. The university’s Vice-Chancellor Prof. Stephen Kiama said the 14 include 10 members of staff and four family members. Further to this, the UoN community has lost four members to the disease among them…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria claims he once rescued President Kenyatta from being strangled by Miguna Miguna. Kuria in an interview with Tuko said the incident happened at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) during tallying of votes for the disputed 2007 presidential election.  He…

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has launched an exquisite five-star hotel that has been under construction for the past five years. Mutua through his social media pages said the facility named A$L Hotel will open its doors to the public on Friday, July 24th. A stands for Alfred (Mutua) while L…

Government Spokesperson Col. Cyrus Oguna has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Oguna indicated that he developed mild Covid-19 symptoms after returning from an assignment outside Nairobi and after taking a test, he received a positive result. Oguna said he is presently undergoing medical care at an…

Donkeys have been blamed for last week’s plane crash in Somalia involving a Kenyan-registered plane. The Sh500 million De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 PF aircraft owned by Blue Bird Aviation company crashed while landing at Beledweyne Airport on July 14th. It had been hired by the UN to ferry food…

President Uhuru has declared three days of national mourning in honor of former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa, who died on Friday. Uhuru ordered the Kenyan flag and that of the East African Community (EAC) flown at half-mast during the period. This will happen from sunrise Monday, July 27th to…