KENYA NEWS

Two students at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) were on Monday arraigned in court for allegedly hacking a local bank and stealing millions of shillings. The two, Anthony Mwangi Ngige (23) and Ann Wambui Nyoike (21), appeared at Milimani Law Courts where they were…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) wants former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu subjected to a medical examination to ascertain that he is unwell. This comes after Waititu failed to appear in court on Monday for his corruption case for the third time citing medical reasons. His lawyer John…

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua has been arrested in connection with a multi-billion-shilling tender scam. Gachagua was apprehended on Monday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and was taken to DCI headquarters for interrogation. Detectives are investigating how Sh12.5…

Deputy President William Ruto was heckled by the audience during the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report at the Bomas of Kenya on Monday. This was after he declared he would continue with his initiative in which he has been donating wheelbarrows to Kenyans as a way of empowering…

President Kenyatta has pledged to help the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) complete a hospital project in Nyeri county. Kenyatta said the government will set aside Sh100 million towards the completion of the ongoing expansion of PCEA Tumutumu Mission Hospital in the spirit of government-…

Kenyan atheists have vowed to reject the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report for failing to capture their views. Atheists In Kenya Society said its members presented their grievances before the BBI taskforce in February this year but none was incorporated in the final report. “Despite sending…

Deputy President William Ruto has threatened to reject the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report if the process is not done in an open and all-inclusive manner. Speaking in Kakamega on Sunday, DP Ruto warned BBI proponents against using phrases such as “nobody can stop reggae” to drum up support…

Mathira MP Rigathi Gachagua’s bank accounts have been frozen over the alleged embezzlement of public funds amounting to Sh12.5 billion. This comes after detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) completed a probe into how the billions were wired to Gachagua’s accounts between…

Distinguished Kenyan lawyer Nzamba Kitonga who played a major role in the drafting of the 2010 Constitution has died at the age of 64. Kitonga is said to have collapsed at a funeral in Mutito, Kitui county on Saturday, and died while being taken to the hospital. His younger brother Muthusi Kitonga…

It has emerged that Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her bodyguard, Geoffrey Otieno Okuto are lovers. Documents filed in court indicate that the two have been in a stable love relationship after Jumwa divorced her husband some 20 years ago. Jumwa and Otieno have been living together for the past six…