A group of people camped outside the United States Embassy in Nairobi on Tuesday morning to protest the killing of an unarmed civilian George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, died on Monday, May 25th, in Minneapolis after a police officer put his knee on his neck for nearly 10…

Uasin Gishu Senator Prof. Margaret Kamar is the new Senate Deputy Speaker. Prof. Kamar was sworn-in to the position on Tuesday after three of her rivals dropped out of the race, leaving her as the only candidate. Judith Pareno, an ODM nominated Senator, was the last to pull out of the contest just…

President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga were on Monday night caught on CCTV in Nairobi central business district (CBD). In the footage shared on social media on Tuesday, the two are seen alighting a vehicle along Kenyatta Avenue in the company of a few aides.  Uhuru was on the driver’s…

Kenyans on social media are demanding arrest and prosecution of police officers who allegedly shot and killed a homeless man in Nairobi’s Mathare estate on Monday night. This comes after Nairobi-based Human Rights activist Boniface Mwangi shared a video showing the man named Vaite lying dead after…

President Kenyatta has given all indications that the country could soon be headed for a referendum to introduce changes to the 2010 constitution. In his speech during the 57th Madaraka Day celebrations at State House on Monday, Kenyatta said there is a need to improve the constitution if the…

President Kenyatta on Monday signaled the gradual re-opening of schools and places of worship in the near future. Kenyatta while addressing the nation during this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations, directed the ministries of Interior and Education to come up with safety guidelines and protocols in…

A 9-year-old boy is among 68 Kenyans who received the newly established Presidential Order of Service Award (Uzalendo Award) during the 57th Madaraka Day celebrations on Monday. Stephen Wamukota was recognized for his effort in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic after he designed a unique hand…

The number of Covid-19 infections in Kenya has passed the 2,000-mark after the Health Ministry reported 59 new cases on Monday. The new positive cases are from 1,518 samples examined in various laboratories across the country in the past 24 hours. There are now 2,021 Covid-19 infections in Kenya…

President Kenyatta says his administration’s achievements in the past seven years dwarfs what his predecessors Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel Arap Moi, and Mwai Kibaki accomplished in 50 years combined. Uhuru, in his 57th Madaraka Day celebrations speech at State House on Monday, listed some of the…

A Kenyan man whose wife succumbed to cancer last week has narrated the suffering he went through in the hands of cruel police officers. Charles Mwenda said his wife died in Malindi, Kilifi County, where he works, but decided he would bury her at his rural home in Tigania, Meru County. Due to the…