KENYA NEWS

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has divulged how his life changed after he was removed from office through impeachment early this year. When he was at the helm of the Kiambu County government, Waititu was always busy on his phone receiving calls from different quarters, but this is no…

Brookhouse School owner Nadim Nsouli has told off a section of parents who sued the institution last week for demanding payment of full school fees amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The parents, through senior counsel Ahmednassir Abdullahi, moved to court seeking to have the school’s management stopped…

A migratory bird nicknamed Onon has stunned internet users after it flew over 5,000 kilometers from Kenya to the Republic of China in just five days.  The bird, a Mongolian cuckoo, left Kenya on Wednesday, April 29th, and arrived in China on Monday, May 4th, according to Birding Beijing, a…

Seven Kenyans who had been put under mandatory quarantine over Covid-19 have sued the government over alleged violation of their rights. The seven petitioners, including a minor, moved to court seeking damages, claiming that the State violated their rights during the period they spent in quarantine…

Kenyan human rights activist Maina Kiai has landed a plum job at the US social media and technology company, Facebook. Kiai, who is the director of Human Rights Watch's Global Alliances and Partnerships Program, was named in the board whose task will be to regulate content posted on Facebook and…

The government, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has rolled out a new programme that will see over 20,000 Kenyan youths get temporary jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Dubbed ‘Kazi Mtaani National Hygiene Programme (NHP)’, the initiative will provide daily income to some 26,…

The amount of taxpayers’ cash allocated to the offices of First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto’s wife Rachael Ruto for the upcoming fiscal year have been trimmed.  Budget documents submitted to parliament by the National Treasury last week show that allocations to the…

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has unveiled the county’s new state-of-the-art headquarters. The new building, which is likened to the White House - the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States - was officially opened on Wednesday, May 6th, after its construction…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has threatened to sue three senior government officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Sonko, through Facebook on Wednesday, May 6th, accused the three officials of committing what he termed as crimes against humanity. The three include Interior Principal…

A 27-year-old Kenyan woman who was recently evicted from her house by the landlord after failing to pay rent is appealing for help from well-wishers after she was gang-raped. Jane (not her real name), took shelter in an unfinished building together with her two children after she was locked out of…