KENYA NEWS

More than 40 Kenyan nationals were arrested in Uganda after they were allegedly caught trying to join the country’s military. Ugandan authorities busted the Kenyans during a military recruitment exercise on Monday following a tip-off from local residents, Uganda’s Daily Monitor reported. Residents…

A Kenyan man convicted of drug trafficking on Monday shocked the court after he dismissed the prosecutor’s attempt to have him handed a lesser sentence instead of life imprisonment. Appearing before Makadara Law Court, Moses Wasilwa pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking 12 rolls of bhang along…

The dreaded Flying Squad police unit has been disbanded by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti. The decision to disband the squad is aimed at ensuring effective and efficient prevention of crime in the country, DCI said in a statement on Tuesday. The Flying Squad Unit will…

Jubilee secretary-general Raphael Tuju says the party will not come to the rescue of embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko if MCAs decide to impeach him. Tuju stated that the governing party will not stand in the way of an ouster motion against Governor Sonko if the grounds will be the corruption…

Makerere University in Uganda has defended the decision to honor Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto with a leadership institute. Makerere, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Africa, faced heavy criticism with scholars such as US-based Kenyan lawyer Prof. Makau Mutua…

President Kenyatta appeared to confirm that the government will not stand in the way of deported Kenyan-Canadian lawyer Miguna Miguna’s return to Kenya next week. Speaking during the funeral service of the late Kenyan politician Charles Rubia in Kandara, Murang’a County on Monday, Uhuru hinted that…

Former Jubilee Party vice-chairman David Murathe has insisted that President Kenyatta will not retire from politics after the expiry of his 10-year term in 2022. In an interview with Citizen TV on Sunday, Murathe argued that although the constitution does not allow Kenyatta to seek a third term, it…

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has proposed changes to the Constitution to grant governors immunity from prosecution while in office, just like the president. Senator Cherargei, a lawyer, argues that the move will protect devolution, which he claims is being stifled by the Executive arm of the…

Jubilee Nominated MP David Ole Sankok has outlined what he claims is the source of Deputy President William Ruto’s massive wealth. Sankok, who was responding to ODM leader Raila Odinga’s questions about the source of millions Ruto often dishes out in public, stated the deputy president’s money is…

National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) vice-chairperson Fatuma Tabwara has passed away. Fatuma allegedly collapsed at a wedding at Bowa village, Kwale County on Sunday morning and was rushed to Diani Beach Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival, according to Nominated MCA…