KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta has witnessed the swearing-in of the new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Robert Kibochi. Kibochi, who takes over the leadership of Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) from Gen. Samson Mwathethe, was sworn-in during a ceremony held at State House, Nairobi on Monday, May 11th. Having…

The government has listed 250,000 Kenyan families under its weekly stipend program meant to cushion the poor from the tough financial challenges occasioned by the Covid-19 crisis. On Monday, May 11th, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said each of the 250,000 households are receiving Sh1,…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka says his party is considering entering into a post-election agreement with President Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party ahead of the 2022 election. Kalonzo, in an interview with Citizen TV on Monday, May 11th, said Wiper party recently resolved to explore legal means of exiting…

Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has been stripped of his Senate Majority Leader seat. Murkomen, who was elected to the prestigious position in 2017, has now been replaced with his West Pokot counterpart Samuel Poghisio, a Kanu Senator. Murkomen was ejected from the seat during a Jubilee…

Ugandan authorities have launched a search for a Kenyan national who went into hiding after testing positive for Covid-19. The man, a truck driver, took a Covid-19 test at Malaba border point after arriving from Kenya on Friday, May 8th, with results showing he was infected with the virus. Speaking…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Sunday, May 10th, ordered a probe into an incident where a police officer allegedly smashed the windscreen of a motorist’s vehicle. CS Matiang’i, through Twitter, directed Inspector-General of Police Hillary Mutyambai and Nairobi Regional Police…

Jubilee Party has formalized its coalition agreement with Kenya African National Union (Kanu) ahead of the 2022 election. Although Kanu agreed to back President Kenyatta’s re-election in the 2017 presidential contest, the two parties did not file a formal pre-election agreement as demanded by the…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says he bought flight tickets for 10 Kenyans who were stranded in China in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sonko, through Instagram on Sunday, May 10th, said he made the move after receiving distress calls from the 10, who included a one-year-old baby. "On April 30th…

United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has hailed Embakasi East MP Babu Owino for offering free online classes to Kenyan students amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Babu, an actuarial science and law graduate, has been helping 2020 KCSE candidates do revision for Mathematics and Chemistry through…

Police in Kiambu are holding a middle-aged Kenyan man who was arrested after engaging officers in a shoot-out lasting two hours. The man, whose identity is yet to be revealed, is said to have fired at police officers who went to his home along Kiambu Road after receiving reports that he was hosting…