KENYA NEWS

The US government has issued a travel advisory to Kenya, citing an increased risk of contracting Covid-19. The Level 3 travel health notice dated August 6th, 2020 was issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to a statement published on the Department of State…

A Kenyan woman accused of sending chemical-laced threatening letters to a Nairobi-based foreign diplomat has been freed on bail. Tracy Wairimu Ndegwa was arraigned at Kibera Law Courts on Wednesday and was released on Sh50,000 cash bail pending mental assessment. She is said to have sent the…

The court has directed Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to pay lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi for damage caused on his his luxury car. Ahmednassir, alias Grand Mullah, sued the highways agency in November 2018 after his vehicle’s windscreen was smashed by stones along the Nairobi-Namanga…

MPs are under fire from Kenyans over their push to amend the Parliamentary Pension’s Act to ensure they enjoy full medical cover even after losing their seats. If the changes proposed by Mwatate MP Andrew Mwadime are adopted, MPs and their spouses will retain a Sh10 million medical scheme for the…

US-based Kenyan scholar Prof. Makau Mutua was on Thursday involved in a Twitter spat with blogger Dennis Itumbi.  The tiff was triggered by Mutua’s tweet about ODM leader Raila Odinga’s decision to withdraw his support for the contentious population-driven county revenue-sharing formula. Mutua…

Kenya and the US have resumed negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).  The talks, which formally commenced on July 8th, were put on hold two days later over Covid-19 fears. This was after it emerged that some members of the Kenyan negotiating team may have been exposed to the virus. “We…

Foreign Affairs PS Amb. Macharia Kamau has spoken about his battle with the Covid-19 disease. Macharia said he tested positive for the infection on July 24th and opted to self-isolate at home since was only showing mild symptoms. “I like to jog, I like to keep fit and I like to go to 50 press-ups…

Media personality Jeff Koinange has recovered from Covid-19 after self-isolating for 17 days. He announced his recovery through Twitter on Thursday after receiving his second Covid-19 test result. “Folks...Day 17 in isolation and I just got my 2nd test results...NEGATIVE...I have BEATEN this…

A 62-year-old Kenyan woman was on Tuesday handed a 35-year prison sentence after she was convicted of robbery with violence. Joyce Wairimu Kariuki, a former convict, was accused of involvement in multiple car thefts in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Nakuru between 2018 and 2019. She was arrested and charged…

A Kenyan school owner has decided to convert classrooms into poultry houses to earn an alternative income for himself and his employees amid the Covid-19 pandemic. All schools were shut in March following the outbreak of the disease in the country and will not be reopened until next year. The…