KENYA NEWS

Police in Nakuru have arrested a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldier in connection with the murder of his wife. Kennedy Oloo, an army officer stationed at the Lanet Barracks, was apprehended on Tuesday after it was established that his spouse, Leah Oloo was killed. An autopsy carried out of the…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has offered to pay Sh300,000 child support for a former senior police officer who mistreated him during his dramatic arrest in Voi, Taita-Taveta County last December. This comes after the officer, who proceeded on retirement recently, was involved in a baby mama drama on…

President Uhuru’s Jubilee Party has entered into a post-election coalition agreement with Wiper Democratic Movement and Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) parties. The cooperation pact that was inked at the Jubilee Party headquarters in Nairobi on Wednesday paves the way for the three political outfits to…

The Children’s Department in Machakos has raised alarm after it emerged that nearly 4,000 school-going children have been impregnated in the county in the past three months. The pregnancies were recorded since mid-March when the government ordered the closure of all learning institutions due to the…

Two people accused of leaking CCTV footage showing President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga driving into Nairobi CBD have been arraigned in court. The two, Patrick Rading Ambogo and Magoma Ayonga, were on Wednesday charged with unauthorized interception of computer data in contravention with…

The body of a 13-year-old Kenyan boy that had been detained for the past four months over medical arrears amounting to Sh17.8 million has finally been released. On Tuesday, Gertrude’s Children Hospital announced it has released the remains of Brian Kimani Njoroge to the family unconditionally. The…

Kenyan attorney and human rights activist Betty Murungi has been appointed as a Professor of Practice at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). In her new role, Murungi, who is the wife of Siaya Senator James Orengo, will contribute to Gender studies at the school…

Mama Sarah Obama has lashed out at Malik Obama for suggesting that his half-brother, former US President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Malik shared on Twitter a birth certificate indicating that Barack was born at the Coast General Hospital in Mombasa on August 4th, 1961. Malik appeared to imply…

Kenya’s Health Ministry has published new Covid-19 containment guidelines for business operations as the country prepares to reopen the economy. Under the fresh rules, vegetable vendors, locally known as ‘mama mbogas’, have been banned from chopping vegetables such as kales and cabbages for their…

An American sex pest accused of sexually assaulting four underage girls in Kenya before fleeing to the US in 2017 has pleaded guilty to the offense. On Monday, Gregory Jones Dow admitted he defiled the girls who were residents of a children's home he was operating in Boito, Bomet County since 2008…