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The Kenyan flag will be flown at half-mast from Saturday in honor of the late Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza who died earlier this week. A directive issued by President Kenyatta on Friday said the national flag as well as that of the East African Community (EAC) will be flown at half-mast…

Treasury CS Ukur Yatani on Thursday presented Kenya’s Sh2.7 trillion national budget for the 2020/2021 financial year. The executive will receive a total of Sh1.83 trillion to enhance service delivery and servicing of government projects. A total of Sh369.9 billion has been allocated to the 47…

Deputy President William Ruto’s office has suffered a massive budget cut in the 2020-2021 financial year. Budget estimates tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani show that Ruto’s office has had its budget slashed by nearly 50 percent. In total, the DP’…

The High Court has declined to suspend Kirinyaga County Assembly’s decision to impeach Governor Anne Waiguru. On Thursday, Justice Weldon Korir dismissed a case filed by Waiguru challenging her removal from office on grounds that the assembly acted against an order issued by the court. Justice…

A Nairobi Uber driver has been arraigned and charged for selling his employer’s vehicle without his knowledge after advertising it in a local newspaper. The court was told that Meshack Kiambi, who had been employed as a driver by David Kimani, stole the car on May 23rd in Nairobi’s Kasarani estate…

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has received a petition for the removal of Chief Justice David Maraga from office.  The petition filed by Timothy Odhiambo seeks to have Maraga dismissed on the grounds of gross misconduct and misbehavior. The petitioner claims that by publicly attacking…

The tally of Covid-19 infections in Kenya has crossed the 3,000-mark after 105 new cases were reported on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the country now stands at 3,094, according to the Health Ministry. The 105 individuals who tested positive for the virus include 96 Kenyans and nine…

A senior police officer in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County is under fire after he was filmed torturing a robbery suspect. This comes after a video showing Olenguruone OCS dragging on a woman tied to his motorcycle emerged on social media, sparking uproar. Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Rift…

A Kirinyaga MCA has shaved his head and beard as a way of celebrating the fall of Governor Anne Waiguru. Following the impeachment of Waiguru on Tuesday, Wamumu ward MCA John Kanga called a barber to trim his hair as his colleagues watched and cheered him on. Speaking to reporters, Kanga said the…

Kenyans online have raised more than Sh500,000 for Charles Mwenda, a Meru widower who suffered in the hands of police officers last month. Mwenda spent a rainy night with his wife’s corpse under a truck after police officers abandoned him outside Kianjai Police Station in Meru. His wife died of…