KENYA NEWS

Deputy President William Ruto has once again rubbished reports linking him to the alleged Sh39 billion military equipment scam that led to the arrest of former Sports CS Rashid Echesa. Through Twitter on Sunday morning, DP Ruto described the reports as “nonsense” sponsored in the media, adding that…

A Kenyan man died a painful death on Sunday morning after his car crashed and burst into flames in Nairobi. The man identified as Kelvin K. Rono is said to have lost control of his car and rammed several trees near Sunshine Secondary School on Lang’ata Road in Nairobi. The vehicle, a Mercedes Benz…

Police have opened a probe into the death of University of Nairobi (UoN) lecturer Prof. Gilbert Ogutu. Prof. Ogutu was discovered dead in his rural residence in Bondo, Siaya County on Sunday morning by one of his servants, according to Central Yimbo Location Chief Gordon Opundo. Opundo added that…

Ekuru Aukot’s Thirdway Alliance Party is next week set to launch a revamped Punguza Mizigo Bill after the previous version flopped last year. President Kenyatta is among leaders who have been invited by Thirdway Alliance to the unveiling of the new bill in Lavington, Nairobi on Monday, February…

Deputy President William Ruto has rubbished reports linking him to the alleged Sh39.5 billion fake military equipment scam that led to the arrest of former Sports CS Rashid Echesa. Ruto, through Twitter on Saturday, termed the reports as a smear campaign designed by his political rivals. “The…

Firefighters are presently trying to put out a fire that broke at Starehe Boys' Centre in Nairobi on Saturday night. The fire is said to have started at the institution’s workshop and spread to the study block, according to Starehe Acting Director Josphat Mwaura. Two Nairobi County fire engines…

Deputy President William Ruto has insisted that there are no rifts between him and President Kenyatta as some reports suggest. Ruto, who spoke during a fundraiser at Giakanja Boys Secondary School in Nyeri on Friday, maintained that his relationship with Kenyatta is still intact and that the two…

Police in Nakuru County are holding a 16-year-old boy for allegedly killing his neighbor after an argument over Sh50. In an incident that left residents of Kuresoi in shock, the teenager is said to have attacked 24-year-old long-time neighbor Nicholas Kipkemei, leaving him for dead. The Form Two…

A 33-year-old Kenyan man who was on Wednesday caught trafficking a 2.3-meter long snake weighing 10 kilograms was on Friday fined Sh2 million or else serve a two-year prison term. Karissa Iha had stashed the live python in a black suitcase and was waiting to cross the Likoni Ferry Channel in…

A middle-aged Kenyan man was arrested on Thursday after he was caught on CCTV stealing the church offering. Peter Muiya Irungu was captured on hidden CCTV cameras breaking into St. James Catholic Church in Murang’a town on Thursday. He was nabbed inside the church shortly after stashing the…