KENYA NEWS

A 27-year-old Kenyan man landed himself in trouble after he stormed the home of a woman he was trying to court and stole some goats and rabbits. The man identified as Daniel Kemboi from Baringo County is said to have taken two goats and four rabbits belonging to the woman’s parents in a bid to…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has sent two county employees on compulsory leave over a false death alert. The two are said to have sent an alert claiming that Dr. Robert Ayisi, a former county employee, had passed away. In a statement on Monday, Nairobi County Director of Communication Jacob Elkana…

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has finally surrendered to authorities in the Netherlands. This comes five years after The Hague-based court issued an arrest warrant against him over alleged witnesses interference. Gicheru is suspected of…

A 33-year-old Nairobi-based lawyer is fighting for his life at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) after he was stabbed by his girlfriend. David Ochieng was stabbed three times on the collar bone, abdomen, and on the back at his house in Nairobi’s Umoja Innercore estate on Sunday night. The two are…

Deputy President William Ruto alleges that there is a plot to steal taxpayers’ funds through the impending constitutional referendum. Speaking in Mathira, Nyeri County this weekend, Ruto accused some unnamed persons in government and the opposition of pushing for a contested referendum to create an…

President Kenyatta has hinted at imposing a fresh lockdown to combat the growing spread of Covid-19 in the country. Uhuru said the government is considering bringing back tougher restrictions after what appears like the second wave of the pandemic. But he stated that this can be avoided if Kenyans…

Tony Kariuki, the last-born son of the late Kenyan politician JM Kariuki has died. Tony’s death was confirmed by his elder sister, Jane Kariuki through social media on Sunday. "Tony, can't believe you are gone," Jane wrote without disclosing the cause of his death. Until his demise, Tony run…

Deputy President William Ruto has defended Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua over the alleged Sh12.5 billion tender scam. Gachagua is being investigated by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) for allegedly receiving the funds between 2013 and 2020. He is…

A section of MPs has revealed plans to start collecting signatures to kick-start the process of amending the constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). The MPs who are allied to President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga said the collection of at least one million signatures…

Six ambassadorial nominees had a hard time defending themselves before a parliamentary committee over old age. The six appeared before the National Assembly’s Defense and Foreign Relations Committee last week for vetting following their nomination to various diplomatic positions by President…