KENYA NEWS

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa was on Thursday morning arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Echesa, who was fired from Cabinet by President Kenyatta in March 2019, was reportedly picked from his Nairobi home and driven to DCI headquarters for…

The family of Kahawa Wendani MCA Cyrus Omondi, who was found dead in his hotel room in Mumbai, India on Wednesday, has called for thorough investigations into his mysterious death. Led by the deceased’s younger brother Stephen Odhiambo, the family appeared to dispute reports that Omondi succumbed…

Murder suspect Joseph Irungu, alias Jowie, was on Thursday released on bail after spending the last 15 months in jail. Jowie, who is charged with the murder of 28-year-old Kenyan businesswoman Monica Kimani, was freed by High Court judge James Wakiaga on a cash bail of Sh2 million. The accused was…

A Nairobi court has frozen Sh252 million that was part of the compensation awarded to the late Kenyan politician and multi-party hero Kenneth Matiba over unlawful detention and torture. This follows a dispute between the family of Matiba and lawyer John Mburu, who represented Matiba in court,…

Kahawa Wendani Member of County Assembly (MCA) Cyrus Omondi is dead. Omondi died in India after suffering a heart attack, Kiambu County Assembly Speaker Stephen Ndichu told K24 Digital on Wednesday evening. Omondi, who was on a trip to India, was found dead in his hotel room on Wednesday, according…

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has continued to defend her decision to seek medical treatment abroad instead of at a local hospital. Passaris, who underwent successful spinal surgery at the Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Ahmedabad, India early last month, came under…

Kenya’s second president Daniel Arap Moi was on Wednesday finally laid to rest at his home in Kabarak, Nakuru County. The casket containing Moi’s remains was lowered to the grave at around 5 pm with the former president being accorded a 19-gun salute. Military jets also flew over Kabarak in aerial…

Baringo Senator Gideon Moi was on Wednesday officially named the defacto heir of his late father Daniel Arap Moi’s political career. This was after his elder brother Raymond Moi, who is the MP for Rongai Constituency, handed him the baton, popularly known as ‘Fimbo ya Nyayo’, that was given to him…

Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju has been airlifted to Nairobi for further treatment after he was involved in a road accident on Wednesday morning. Tuju was heading to Kabarak, Nakuru County for the burial of the late former president Daniel Arap Moi when his vehicle collided head-on…

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was on Wednesday morning kicked out from the main dais at Kabarak University grounds, where a funeral service of the late former president Daniel Moi was held. Upon arrival at the venue, Sonko attempted to access the dais that hosted other leaders but security…