KENYA NEWS

The rising cases of Gender-Based Violence and teenage pregnancies in the country has caught the attention of President Kenyatta. On Monday, Kenyatta ordered the National Crime Research Centre to immediately launch a probe into the matter, saying offenders will face the full force of the law. Uhuru…

Safaricom has announced there will be an outage of Mpesa services for five hours beginning at 11.59 pm on Monday. The telco company through a statement on Monday said the five-hour shutdown will pave the way for system maintenance aimed at improving MPesa services. “Our M-Pesa services shall be…

President Kenyatta has announced the dates for the resumption of both domestic and international flights. During a televised address to the nation on Monday, Uhuru said airlines will be allowed to resume operations on July 15th for local flights and August 1st for international flights. This is…

Kenyan celebrity pastor Robert Burale has announced he is suffering from Covid-19. Burale through Facebook on Monday said he was diagnosed with the disease at the Nairobi Hospital last Wednesday after developing breathing difficulties. “Last week Wednesday, (after recording an FB program that airs…

President Uhuru has directed a gradual reopening of places of worship but under strict conditions. In a state of the nation address from Harambee House on Monday, Uhuru said churches and mosques must comply with set guidelines before they are allowed to resume operations. “Places of worship will…

President Kenyatta has lifted the cessation of movement imposed on the Nairobi metropolitan area to contain the spread of Covid-19. Kenyatta while addressing the nation on Monday said the ban on movement of people into and out of the Nairobi metropolis, Mombasa and Mandera counties will lapse on…

Kenyan law graduate, Mathenge Mukundi has made history as the first Rastafarian to become an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Mathenge, who graduated with a law degree from Kenyatta University in 2017, was among the 198 advocates admitted to the bar on Friday. “I joined Kenyatta University,…

President Kenyatta's niece, Nana Gecaga has marked 21 years since she overcame alcohol addiction. Nana, who is the CEO of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), described quitting alcohol as the biggest decision she made in her life. “21 years ago today I made the biggest decision in…

The Nigerian High Commission in Nairobi has finally allowed Kenyan gospel singer Ruth Matete to bury her husband, according to reports. The body of Pastor John Apewajoye has been lying at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) mortuary since April 11th after the Nigerian mission blocked its release.…

Baringo Woman Representative Gladwell Tungo is mourning the death of her husband Isaac Cherogony. Cherogony succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Eldoret on Saturday evening, according to the family. Reports indicate he had been rushed to the facility after developing…