KENYA NEWS

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru has hired American attorney, Michael G Karnavas to defend him at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Gicheru is suspected of offenses against the administration of justice consisting of corruptly influencing witnesses. He is believed to have bribed or attempted to…

Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital CEO Dr. Emma Mutio was on Thursday detained to allow police  to conclude investigations into an alleged child trafficking syndicate.  Senior Principal Magistrate Benard Ochoi of Milimani law courts ordered Mutio be held at Kileleshwa police station alongside six…

Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has sent auctioneers to sell Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria’s properties in a bid to recover Sh6.5 million. Karua was awarded the amount by the High Court in Nairobi in 2017 after she sued MP Kuria for defamation. Kuria had accused Karua of procuring fake…

Covid-19 has claimed the life of the second member of the Nakuru County Assembly.  London Ward MCA Samwel Karanja Mbugua died while undergoing treatment at War Memorial Hospital in Nakuru on Wednesday night. Reports indicate Karanja, who had an underlying health condition, was admitted to the…

Medics at Mandera County Referral Hospital have successfully carried out a rare surgery known as lithopedion operation. A team comprising 15 medical specialists performed the delicate procedure on a 31-year-old Ethiopian woman identified as Hawa Adan. Hawa was suffering from intra-abdominal…

A Nairobi court has issued an order stopping the planned burial of the late Matungu MP Justus Murunga. The funeral was halted pending the hearing and determination of a case filed by Agnes Wangui Wambiri, who claims she had two kids with the deceased. She accuses the late MP’s family of excluding…

A woman identified as Agnes Wangui Wambiri has filed a case seeking to stop Matungu MP Justus Murunga’s burial. She wants the burial of the deceased put on hold until she and her two children are recognized as family and be allowed to participate in funeral plans. Wangui in a suit filed under a…

Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has accused the State of spying on him. Through Twitter on Wednesday, Kibwana claimed that drones have been flying over his home and his electronic gadgets have been compromised to monitor his moves. He added that he reported the matter to authorities but no actions…

Three medical officers attached to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital have been arrested in connection with a child trafficking syndicate in Kenya. The three, Fred Leparan, Emma Mutio, and Regina Musembi were arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday. They are…

10 people drowned after a boat they were traveling in capsized in Lake Victoria on Tuesday night. The vessel was ferrying maize and bananas to Usenge Beach in Siaya County from Uganda when it sank near Honge Beach in Bondo with 20 people onboard, according to the area Beach Management Unit Chairman…