KENYA NEWS

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has ordered the immediate arrest of Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mary Walingo over Sh170 million scandal at the institution. This is after investigators established that several cheques were used to irregularly withdraw Sh177,007,…

Chief Justice David Maraga says he does not regret the decision to nullify President Kenyatta’s victory in the August 8th, 2017 presidential election. Maraga maintained the Supreme Court, which annulled the election on the grounds of irregularities and illegalities, made the right call based on the…

Police on Sunday night shot dead eight suspected criminals in a botched robbery incident in Nairobi’s Industrial Area. The suspects had broken into two warehouses belonging to Sihra Coffee Machinery Service and Gensham Wood Enterprises, according to police. They were in the process of loading…

Police in Kitui County are investigating an incident where two minors lost their lives following a botched circumcision.  The two boys aged five and seven died at their parents’ home in Lundi village in Mwingi East, Kitui County on Friday evening.  Reports indicate the brothers bled to…

A police officer attached to Kabachi Police Post in Meru County has been arrested for shooting his girlfriend six times. Constable David Nyamweya is said to have shot Everlyn Njoki outside Laare Police Station canteen on Saturday night following a brief quarrel.  The 22-year-old woman who…

The family of Kenyan football legend Dennis Oliech is appealing for funds from friends and well-wishers to enable them to airlift the body of his brother to Kenya for burial. His brother, Kevin Oliech succumbed to cancer while receiving treatment at a German hospital on August 16th.  Kevin, a…

A CCTV footage has shown the events leading to the fatal shooting of Nairobi-based businessman Kevin Omwenga inside his apartment in Kilimani’s Galana Suites on Friday night. The footage obtained by Citizen TV shows activities outside the deceased’s apartment before he is rushed to the hospital,…

Deputy President William Ruto has slammed the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), accusing the party of defending the alleged embezzlement of Covid-19 funds.  Ruto through Twitter on Sunday claimed the Raila Odinga-led political outfit and its members had turned into “lords of corruption.” “The…

A Mandera County employee with Sh61 million in his bank accounts has found himself in trouble with the authorities. This is after he failed to explain the source of Sh51 million deposited to his bank accounts over six years, The Standard reported on Sunday. The Asset Recovery Authority (ARA) is…

The discord between Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama played out in public on Saturday. The two former political allies traded barbs at the burial of Mulu Mutisya’s son, Samuel Mutuku in Mwala, Machakos County. Speaking at the funeral, Muthama, who joined…