KENYA NEWS

Detectives from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Finance Manager Patrick Nyoike over graft allegations. Nyoike was arrested in Mombasa on Sunday, May 10th, following an order issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji. DPP’…

Colonel Zipporah Kioko has been appointed as the new spokesperson of Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Ms. Kioko was named to the position in the latest changes announced by Defense Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma and becomes the first-ever female KDF spokesperson. She takes over from her predecessor…

Ethiopian troops have admitted they mistakenly shot down a Kenyan-registered cargo aircraft in Bardale, Somalia on Monday, May 4th. Ethiopian forces guarding Bardelle airstrip in Baidoa said they brought down the aircraft after adjudging it as a potential suicide mission due to its unusual flight…

In July 2018, Dos Kariuki and his wife Wamuyu Kariuki embarked on a journey that would see them travel around the rest of the world on their motorbikes. The Kenyan couple began their 3.5-year world tour after saving for more than two years but after traveling to more than 20 countries, the two are…

A 24-year-old Italian volunteer who was abducted by unknown gunmen at the Kenyan coast 18 months ago has been released. This was announced by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte through his official Twitter page on Saturday, May 9th. Conte lauded Italy's external intelligence services for their…

Police in Rongai, Nakuru County have opened a probe into an incident where a 31-year-old man hacked his neighbor to death for allegedly sleeping with his wife. The man identified as Julius Kiplagat surrendered himself to police after committing the crime, Rongai Deputy OCPD Shadrack Magoha said…

Industrial Area Remand Prison in Nairobi has been placed on high alert following reports that two inmates have been infected with Covid-19. On Saturday, May 9th, Health Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dr. Rashid Aman confirmed the ministry received reports on the two cases, adding that prisons…

Kenya on Saturday, May 9th, experienced a nationwide power blackout that lasted for at least five hours. Power went off at 5.49 am following what Kenya Power termed as “system disturbance in the transmission grid network.” “Our engineers are working to identify and address the hitch, towards…

A Kenyan man who fled his home in Mombasa’s Old Town area after testing positive for Covid-19 has been found dead. The deceased was among five Old Town residents reported to have escaped from their homes with their families after the government banned the movement of people into and out of the…

Joshua Waiganjo, the Kenyan man accused of masquerading as a senior police officer for many years, has been acquitted of impersonation charges. His co-accused former Rift Valley Provincial Police boss John M’mbijiwe and former Anti-Stock Theft Unit Commandant Michael Remi Ngugi (now deceased) were…