KENYA NEWS

A middle-aged Kenyan man shocked onlookers in Nairobi CBD on Monday after he unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide by hanging himself. The unidentified man, who claimed to be Jesus, climbed on a traffic light post at the intersection of Kimathi Street and Kenyatta Avenue before tying a rope on his…

Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri on Monday reacted to his sacking by President Kenyatta. Speaking to the media at Serena Hotel in Nairobi hours after Kenyatta dismissed him from the Cabinet, a seemingly unbowed Kiunjuri indicated that the move did not come as a surprise because…

President Kenyatta on Tuesday reshuffled the Cabinet, sending home Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri and suspending National Treasury CS Henry Rotich. In the changes announced during his State of the Nation address at State House, Mombasa, Kenyatta appointed former Nyeri Senator…

President Kenyatta has directed the Ministry of Health to immediately halt the implementation of the new National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) regulations that have sparked uproar among Kenyans. Kenyatta made the directive during his State of the Nation address at State House, Mombasa on Tuesday…

Deputy President William Ruto’s daughter, Abby Cherop has joined the prestigious Alliance Girls High School after she scored high marks in the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination. Abby, who was sired out of the wedlock, enrolled in the top-performing school on Monday,…

President Uhuru has appointed a committee whose task will be to oversee the implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report that was launched last November. The 14-member team dubbed the “Steering Committee on the Implementation of the Building Bridges to a United Kenya Taskforce…

Three people were killed after suspected al-Shabaab militants attacked a school in Garissa County on Monday. Police said the armed attackers raided Kamuthe Resource Centre early Monday morning where they killed three teachers and injured a pupil who is reported to have been hit by a stray bullet.…

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has faulted Deputy President William Ruto for slamming public officers accused of disregarding court orders. Speaking on Sunday, DP Ruto warned public officers disobeying court orders that they would be held personally responsible for their actions. “This country is built on a…

The body of media personality Anjlee Gadhvi was cremated on Saturday at the Kariokor Hindu Crematorium in Nairobi. A funeral service was held on Saturday morning at the Lohana Hall opposite Nairobi Gymkhana on Forest Road before her body was incinerated. Anjelee, who worked as a news presenter at…

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing an operation nearly two weeks ago. Passaris had spinal surgery at the Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Ahmedabad, India on January 1st and has been recuperating at the facility.  “…