KENYA NEWS

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund have raised concerns over the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 funds donated to Kenya. The two donors have threatened to withdraw at least Sh400 billion meant to support HIV/Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has spoken out following the Thursday morning raid of her homes and offices by police and detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). Waiguru claimed only her cheque book was seized during the search conducted by a contingent of heavily armed…

Deputy President William Ruto has reacted to The Standard newspaper headline describing him as a spectator in the Jubilee administration. The publication noted that DP Ruto has been sidelined from the government he formed with President Kenyatta and has been reduced to hosting tea parties at his…

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has brushed off reports that he called for the resignation of Deputy President William Ruto. Matiang’i, who termed the reports as false and malicious, said he has since instructed his attorneys to file a legal suit against NTV for airing the report. “The Ministry takes…

President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto are set to get enhanced salaries in the next fiscal year, which starts on July 1st, 2021. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) says it will review State officers’ pay upwards to accommodate inflation and compensate for the salary cuts…

Kenya’s Covid-19 death toll has passed 500-mark after Health officials on Wednesday reported 19 new fatalities. Health CAS Dr. Mercy Mwangangi said 18 of those who succumbed to the disease had underlying medical conditions, mainly diabetes, and hypertension. The total number of Covid-19 fatalities…

Langoni Kajembe, the daughter of former and late Changamwe MP Ramadhan Kajembe is dead. Langoni passed away on Wednesday night at Pandya Hospital in Mombasa, where she had been admitted. Her death comes barely two weeks after her father succumbed to Covid-19 at the same hospital on August 7th. The…

A motorcyclist has earned praise from Kenyans online after he confronted a reckless female driver who almost hit him. This comes after a video of the incident that happened on Tuesday in an unknown location in the country emerged on social media. The clip captured by the rider’s helmet camera shows…

The government has updated the list of countries from which travelers are exempted from 14-day quarantine upon arrival in Kenya. 111 more countries have been added to the new list approved by the Ministry of Transport and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). The government had initially…

Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana was on Wednesday arraigned in court to face fraud charges. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Abdul Lorot of Kibera Law Courts, Mungatana, and his co-accused Collins Waweru was charged with conspiracy to defraud a businesswoman of Sh1 million. They also faced…