KENYA NEWS

Kenyan Chris Mburu has been appointed as the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mburu, who holds a master’s degree in law from Harvard University in the United States, was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with the…

A controversial American preacher has claimed that God sent swarms of locusts to Kenya as a punishment for runaway corruption. Rick Wiles, a far-right conspiracy theorist and non-denominational senior pastor at Flowing Streams Church in Florida, claims that he was forced to pay a bribe while doing…

Kenyan radio presenter Mwalimu Rachel, whose real name is Rachel Muthoni, was on Friday charged with robbery with violence. Mwalimu Rachel, who was arraigned at Kikuyu Law Courts on Friday, is accused of using violence to rob a man identified as Martin Mbugua Njeri out of Sh103,500 in property and…

A 32-year-old Kenyan woman suspected of killing her 78-year-old German lover has been arrested. The suspect, identified as Mary Mwikali Kavuu, was arrested on Thursday evening by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) homicide unit in Diani, Kwale County. The German man…

Dr. James Nyoro was on Friday sworn-in as the new Kiambu Governor, taking over from Ferdinand Waititu, whose impeachment was approved by the Senate on Wednesday. Dr. Nyoro took an oath of office at a ceremony presided over by High Court Justice John Onyiego and in the presence of Kiambu Chief…

Kenya Airways on Friday announced the suspension of flights to Guangzhou, China over coronavirus fears. The announcement came hours after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the deadly virus a global emergency.  KQ had earlier refused to halt China flights despite other international…

The High Court on Thursday declared the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS), popularly known as Huduma Namba, as lawful, paving the way for the government to implement it. In their ruling, a three-judge bench made of justices Pauline Nyamweya, Mumbi Ngugi and Weldon Korir said…

The laboratory test results of a suspected coronavirus patient who is currently quarantined at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have been sent to South Africa for further analysis, Kenya’s Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. In a media briefing, outgoing Health Cabinet Secretary Sicily…

The Cabinet has approved the commencement of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between Kenya and the United States. Members of the Cabinet approved the talks between the two nations during a meeting chaired by President Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi on Thursday. Speaking at the…

Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri on Wednesday hit back at President Kenyatta after he accused him of hurling insults at him. On Tuesday, Kenyatta was in Nakuru to launch a cement factory in Salgaa and later made stop overs in Bahati Constituency where he warned MP Njunjiri to stop him. “I want you people…