KENYA NEWS

Jubilee Party has formalized its coalition agreement with Kenya African National Union (Kanu) ahead of the 2022 election. Although Kanu agreed to back President Kenyatta’s re-election in the 2017 presidential contest, the two parties did not file a formal pre-election agreement as demanded by the…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko says he bought flight tickets for 10 Kenyans who were stranded in China in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sonko, through Instagram on Sunday, May 10th, said he made the move after receiving distress calls from the 10, who included a one-year-old baby. "On April 30th…

United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) has hailed Embakasi East MP Babu Owino for offering free online classes to Kenyan students amid the Covid-19 pandemic.  Babu, an actuarial science and law graduate, has been helping 2020 KCSE candidates do revision for Mathematics and Chemistry through…

Police in Kiambu are holding a middle-aged Kenyan man who was arrested after engaging officers in a shoot-out lasting two hours. The man, whose identity is yet to be revealed, is said to have fired at police officers who went to his home along Kiambu Road after receiving reports that he was hosting…

Detectives from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Finance Manager Patrick Nyoike over graft allegations. Nyoike was arrested in Mombasa on Sunday, May 10th, following an order issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji. DPP’…

Colonel Zipporah Kioko has been appointed as the new spokesperson of Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Ms. Kioko was named to the position in the latest changes announced by Defense Cabinet Secretary Dr. Monica Juma and becomes the first-ever female KDF spokesperson. She takes over from her predecessor…

Ethiopian troops have admitted they mistakenly shot down a Kenyan-registered cargo aircraft in Bardale, Somalia on Monday, May 4th. Ethiopian forces guarding Bardelle airstrip in Baidoa said they brought down the aircraft after adjudging it as a potential suicide mission due to its unusual flight…

In July 2018, Dos Kariuki and his wife Wamuyu Kariuki embarked on a journey that would see them travel around the rest of the world on their motorbikes. The Kenyan couple began their 3.5-year world tour after saving for more than two years but after traveling to more than 20 countries, the two are…

A 24-year-old Italian volunteer who was abducted by unknown gunmen at the Kenyan coast 18 months ago has been released. This was announced by Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte through his official Twitter page on Saturday, May 9th. Conte lauded Italy's external intelligence services for their…

Police in Rongai, Nakuru County have opened a probe into an incident where a 31-year-old man hacked his neighbor to death for allegedly sleeping with his wife. The man identified as Julius Kiplagat surrendered himself to police after committing the crime, Rongai Deputy OCPD Shadrack Magoha said…