KENYA NEWS

The tally of Covid-19 infections in Kenya has surpassed the 5,000-mark after 254 new cases were reported on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the country now stands at 5,206 with Nairobi County leading with 2,428 infections followed by Mombasa (1,304), and Busia (361), according to the Health…

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has moved to the Appeals Court to challenge a High Court’s decision allowing his homes and offices to be searched over Sh9 billion unexplained wealth. In his appeal, Kidero argues that Justice Mumbi Ngugi misdirected herself and showed bias by declaring that the…

Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has unveiled a new political party dubbed The Service Party (TSP). Speaking during the launch at the party’s main offices located on 14 Riverside Drive in Westlands, Nairobi, Kiunjuri said the party has officials across the country. He noted that…

Former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama has thrown his weight behind Deputy President William Ruto. On Tuesday, Muthama told a local TV station that his focus at the moment is drumming up support for Ruto’s 2022 presidential bid and will stop at nothing to ensure the DP ascend to power. “At the…

The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji has issued orders for the arrest of six senior Kenya School of Law (KSL) officials over alleged embezzlement of Sh198 million. Led by the institution’s CEO Prof. Morris Kiwinda Mbondenyi, the six are accused of making illegal payments to…

Embattled Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru was on Tuesday pictured playing a game on her phone as hearing for her impeachment was going on before a Senate Committee. Photos shared by The Star showed Waiguru glued on her smartphone playing Solitaire, a genre of card games that can be played by a…

Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) chiefs have banned movement into and out of all military barracks across the country over Covid-19, according to reports. Citizen TV reports that the restrictions were imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 after several soldiers tested positive for the bug. The first…

Deputy President William Ruto has sent a message to Garissa Township MP Aden Duale following his removal as National Assembly Majority Leader. Taking to Twitter hours after Duale was stripped of the prestigious position, DP Ruto praised him for discharging his duty with “style, precision, passion,…

A Nairobi court has convicted Sirisia MP John Waluke of fraud in relation to a Sh297 million maize scandal. Waluke was found guilty on Monday alongside his co-accused businesswoman Grace Wakhungu with trial magistrate Elizabeth Juma ruling that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable…

Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has spoken out following his removal as National Assembly Majority Leader. Duale was ousted during a Parliamentary Group meeting chaired by President Kenyatta at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Monday. “I came, I saw and I conquered.…