KENYA NEWS

After spending the past 533 days behind bars, murder suspect Joseph ‘Jowie’ Irungu has finally been released. Irungu, who is the prime suspect in the murder of 28-year-old business lady Monica Kimani, was freed on Wednesday afternoon from Kamiti Maximum Security Prison after he posted Sh2 million…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have opened a probe into claims that blood donated by Kenyans is being illegally sold abroad.  Reports indicate that the blood is mostly sold in neighboring Somalia by a cartel comprising officers from the Kenya National Blood…

At least 15 Kenyan female MPs could miss their March salaries if they fail to refund over Sh27 million that they had received as per diem for a US trip that was canceled last week due to global coronavirus outbreak. The MPs were set to travel to the US to attend the 64th UN session of the…

Detectives from the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) are set to join investigations into the murder of Sergeant Kipyegon Kenei, according to reports. This comes after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reportedly invited the FBI to help them unravel the murder of Kenei, who…

A Kenyan house help who was allegedly caught on CCTV trying to breastfeed her employer’s two-year-old baby was on Wednesday arraigned in court. A Nyeri court was told that Catherine Mbuyuka was on Monday seen on CCTV attempting to breastfeed the child when her employer was away. Magistrate JM…

Nairobi nominated MCA Habiba Hussein has lost her seat after skipping assembly sessions for two years. Her seat was declared vacant on Tuesday by Speaker Beatrice Elachi following an investigation conducted by the Powers and Privileges Committee of the Nairobi County Assembly. “I hereby declare the…

A Kenyan matatu driver who was recently videotaped using his mobile phone while driving has been stripped of his driving license.  The suspension of the driver identified as Johanna Ndungu was announced on Tuesday by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA). A passenger inside the…

Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen claims that Deputy President William Ruto has been reduced to a figurehead. Murkomen, a close confidante of Ruto, told reporters on Tuesday that the Deputy President had been stripped off his government duties and was being asked to stay home. “The…

Jubilee Party secretary-general Raphael Tuju has for the first time spoken about the February 12th road accident that nearly ended his life. Tuju returned to the country last Saturday after undergoing specialized treatment in the United Kingdom for two weeks. He was flown to London on February 19th…

The only female white giraffe in Kenya, and the world, has been found dead at Ishaqbini Hirola Community Conservancy in Garissa County. The giraffe was killed by suspected poachers together with its calf, according to the conservancy manager Mohammed Ahmednoor. Ahmednoor told the media on Tuesday…