KENYA NEWS

Two people masquerading as detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been arrested. The two, Dennis Moturi Nyakundi and Victor Omare Onsare, are said to have summoned an MP through social media using a forged notice. They asked him to present himself at DCI headquarters…

A new report by the Public Service Ministry has revealed the ethnic make-up of senior government positions.  The report sent to Parliament shows that Kikuyus hold the highest number of top State jobs followed by Kalenjins, Luos, Luhyas, and Kambas in that order. Members of the Kikuyu community…

Kenya has been named in Forbes’ list of nine countries where global travel is easy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Forbes on Tuesday said Kenya’s relaxed Covid-19 rules on international travel make it an ideal destination for business or tourism travel amid the pandemic. Kenya reopened its…

Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has slammed President Kenyatta, accusing him of persecuting Deputy President William Ruto and his allies.  Murkomen, who spoke during an interview with Citizen TV on Wednesday night, said Uhuru became a different person after his handshake with ODM…

Police have arrested a Kenyan woman for allegedly selling her newborn baby to a stranger for Sh1,000. The woman, Winrose Mumbe, is said to have sold the infant to Tina Mulinge three months ago after delivering him at Machakos Level 5 Hospital. After the transaction, Winrose traveled back home in…

Dadaab MP Mohamed Dahir Duale has become the second MP to publicly announce he was infected with Covid-19.  Dahir, who has since fully recovered, said he was admitted to the hospital for 42 days and found himself fighting for his life in the intensive care unit (ICU). Speaking during a session…

The government has admitted that some of the Covid-19 equipment donated by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Jack Ma to Kenya in March are missing. Transport Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Chris Obure told the National Assembly Health Committee that 21 Covid-19 equipment packages donated…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has gone after nine individuals accused of bankrolling terrorism operations in Kenya. On Wednesday, Matiang’i ordered the freezing of bank accounts and property belonging to the nine who are allegedly part of an Al-Shabaab network and have been financing…

Citizen TV investigative reporter Victoria Rubadiri is the recipient of the 2020 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Rubadiri, who doubles up as a news anchor, becomes the second Kenyan media personality after her workmate Waihiga Mwaura to win the coveted award. She is also the sixth winner of the…

The family of 16-year-old twin sisters is seeking justice after two brothers impregnated the two school girls. Zablon Moseti, the father of the twins said his daughters confessed they were impregnated by the two brothers and one of them is his landlord. The brothers were arrested after Moseti…