KENYA NEWS

Agnes Wangui, the late Matunga MP Justus Murunga’s alleged mistress, did not attend his burial. Murunga was laid to rest at his Makunda village home in Matungu, Kakamega County on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by Deputy President William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga, Kakamega Governor…

Kenyan grassroots conservation leader John Kamanga has been announced as the winner of the 2020 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa. Kamanga, the founder and director of South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO), was named the winner of the prestigious award by Britain’s Prince William—the…

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has refused to rule out possibilities of reviving the cases against Deputy President William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Arap Sang. Bensouda told Daily Nation that her office is ready to receive new information on the cases…

Machakos Senator Boniface Mutinda Kabaka is presently admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Nairobi Hospital. Mutinda was rushed to the facility on Thursday evening after he fell ill at an apartment in Nairobi’s Kilimani estate. Reports indicate the Senator had checked in at the…

The government through the National Authority for Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has told Kenyans that marijuana is still illegal in Kenya. This comes after the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday removed cannabis from the list of the world’s most…

The signature collection drive for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020 has come to an end. BBI Secretariat co-chairs Junet Mohamed and Dennis Waweru announced that 5.2 million signatures had been collected by Friday morning.  The secretariat is expected to…

Kabuchai Member of Parliament (MP) James Lusweti Mukwe has passed away. Lusweti died on Friday morning at the Nairobi Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness. President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the second-term MP who was elected on a Ford-Kenya party…

President Kenyatta has warned foreign nations against interfering or trying to lecture Kenya on how to run its affairs. He stated that even though Kenya appreciates the support offered by other nations, the country will not tolerate any form of foreign meddling.  “We thank the officers of the…

A police officer was on Thursday arraigned in court for allegedly shredding a Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) signature collection booklet. Police Constable Peter Langat was arraigned before Bomet Principal Magistrate Lilian Kinyale where he was charged with malicious damage to property. …

Kenyan entrepreneur, Chebet Lesan has been named the winner of second annual Africa’s Business Heroes, a competition organized by the Jack Ma Foundation. Chebet is the founder and CEO of Bright Green R. Energy, a company that produces fuel bricks that save forests and reduce the cost of cooking for…