KENYA NEWS

One police officer was on Wednesday killed after suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked Amuna police patrol base in Fafi, Garissa County. Reports indicate the heavily armed gunmen stormed the base and opened fire at law enforcement officers stationed there.  This led to a fierce shootout that…

Mombasa Principal Magistrate Elvis Michieka has passed away after a short illness. The magistrate died on Wednesday morning while undergoing treatment at Karen Hospital in Nairobi. Confirming his passing, Chief Justice David Maraga said Michieka had been admitted at the health facility for two…

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero’s son, Ronald Odhiambo has been acquitted of charges of storing and selling adulterated fuel. Odhiambo was acquitted by Chief Magistrate Francis Andayi of Milimani law courts after prosecution witnesses drawn from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (…

Makueni Governor Prof. Kivutha Kibwana claims that he is being threatened by the State for opposing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum bill. Speaking during an interview with Spice FM on Tuesday, Kibwana alleged that his phone has been hacked by government operatives and calls…

US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday phoned President Kenyatta to thank him for congratulating him on winning last month’s presidential election. "The president-elect offered his gratitude for President Kenyatta’s congratulations and expressed his appreciation for the strong and lasting ties…

Kenya through Attorney-General Paul Kihara has said it will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in lawyer Paul Gicheru’s case. In a letter dated November 24th, AG Kihara told The Hague-based court that Gicheru disregarded a 2017 order by Kenya’s High Court, which quashed the…

The East African Court of Justice has ordered the Supreme Court of Kenya to pay Senior Counsel Martha Karua Sh2.7 million. Karua moved to the regional court after the country’s highest court declined to hear her petition challenging the election of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru. In a ruling on…

Police in Tana River county are searching for a 19-year-old man who escaped from a police station after smearing poop on an officer’s face. The man identified as Abdul Awath had been booked to Bura Police Station after he was arrested and charged for assault. In the wee hours of Monday morning, the…

Police on Monday fired teargas to disrupt a meeting attended by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and a section of city MCAs for flouting Covid-19 protocols. Governor Sonko was briefly arrested and detained but was released after demands by rowdy MCAs. The leaders were meeting at the home of a city…

President Kenyatta has led the nation in mourning the death of medical Professor James Kagia who passed away on Monday. The deceased was the husband of Ruth Kagia, the State House Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Policy and Strategy. In a message of condolence to the family, friends, and…