Police have arrested three terror suspects ferrying explosive materials along the Nairobi-Namanga highway. The three, including two Kenyans and one foreigner, were nabbed by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) at Maili Tisa shopping center on Friday. They are Moses…

The government is set to raise entry grades for police recruits in Kenya under new reforms being undertaken by the National Police Service (NPS). The changes are aimed at injecting highly-skilled manpower into the Kenyan police service and bring to life the much-needed police reforms, according to…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has received the green light to conduct a search at the homes and offices of former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero. EACC had in 2018 obtained warrants to search the properties over unexplained wealth estimated at Sh9 billion but Kidero and his wife…

The government’s ban on single-use plastics in protected areas across the country has taken effect. The prohibition, which was announced a year ago, took effect on Friday as Kenya joined the rest of the world in marking the World Environment Day. The ban is aimed at reducing the amount of…

A Nairobi court has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to return a car and firearms seized from former Sports CS Rashid Echesa. In a ruling on Thursday, Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot ordered the DCI to hand the two pistols and a Range Rover vehicle…

A Kenyan student has done the unthinkable by going for a diploma course despite scoring an A plain in the 2019 KCSE examination. Kahindi Bruno Shariff, who was among the 627 candidates who scored an A plain in last year’s KCSE exam, has opted to pursue a diploma in pharmaceutical technology, a…

The Health Ministry has raised alarm over the growing number of Covid-19 patients escaping from quarantine facilities. The ministry said it fears the trend could derail the government’s efforts to combat the spread of Covid-19, which has so far infected 2,340 people in Kenya and killed 78. Health…

Chief Justice David Maraga has dismissed a revised Executive Order issued by President Kenyatta on Wednesday. Maraga through a statement on Thursday said the order has no effect on the Judiciary and Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which are recognized as independent institutions under the 2010…

Hotel chain, Fairmont has rescinded its decision to fire all employees attached to two of its establishments in Kenya. Last week, Fairmont Country General Manager Mehdi Morad announced the closure of Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel and Fairmont Mara Safari Club citing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on…

A woman accused of stealing more than Sh200,000 from Miss World 1997 Diana Hayden was on Wednesday arraigned before a Nairobi court. Appearing before Kibera Law Courts’ Chief Magistrate Joyce Gandani, the suspect identified as Ashpal Boghal Ghir was charged with stealing Sh209,828 from Ms. Diana.…