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Police are tracking a 30-year-old Kenyan man who killed his mother by pushing her inside a burning house. Jared Masanya from Magwero village in Masaba North, Nyamira County is said to have torched his house and that of his brother, Simon Ogeka on Monday. When neighbors intervened to extinguish the…

Three Kenyan entrepreneurs have received nearly Sh2 million from a UK-based engineering academy to advance their innovations geared towards the fight against Covid-19. The three - Catherine Wanjoya, Collince Oluoch, and Fridah Njogu - will each receive Sh665,000 from Royal Engineering Academy…

A German national accused of sodomizing at least 20 boys in Kenya was on Tuesday arraigned before a Nairobi court. Thomas Scheller, a 71-year-old retired engineer, was charged with six counts among them dealing with child pornography, child trafficking and raping four boys. The court heard that…

Kenyan tech start-up, Usiku Games has developed Africa’s first-ever video conferencing system. Dubbed “Gumzo” (discussion in English), the platform allows users to enjoy quality video calls with unlimited attendees at an affordable price of Sh100 (about $1) weekly for those who want to hold their…

ODM leader Raila Odinga says a referendum to introduce key changes to the constitution could be held before the end of this year. Odinga, who spoke during an interview with Milele FM on Tuesday, May 26th, said the Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce…

Drama unfolded in Nairobi’s Roysambu estate on Monday after three children who were set to be handed over to their mother following a court directive protested the move. Grace Wachira, who abandoned the kids about three years ago, obtained a court order requiring her estranged husband, who has been…

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Kenya has jumped to 1,286 after 72 more people tested positive for the virus from 2,711 samples examined in the past 24 hours. 70 of the new patients are Kenyans, one Somali and one Ugandan national, according to the Health Ministry. The cases are distributed…

Former Starehe MP Bishop Margaret Wanjiru’s son has refuted reports that his mother contracted Covid-19 after hosting a prayer meeting at her house in Runda, Nairobi. Bishop Wanjiru was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a private hospital in Nairobi last week, where she was put on oxygen…

The National Assembly has disowned a fake document about the impeachment of Deputy President William. The forged order paper circulated on social media listed a special motion for the impeachment of DP Ruto on grounds of gross violation of the constitution and gross misconduct. The document claimed…

A Chinese engineering company has won the tender for the construction of a floating bridge across the Likoni Channel in Mombasa.  The contract for the construction of the bridge was signed this month between China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA…