KENYA NEWS

Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka was forced to cut short his tour of Tharaka Nithi County on Thursday after a rally in Kibong’a was disrupted by youths chanting pro-government slogans. Kalonzo had begun his two-day visit with the launch of a new Wiper Liberation Front office in Marimanti, aiming…

President William Ruto has confirmed that 4,000 graduates from the National Youth Service (NYS) will be recruited into the National Police Service as part of a nationwide exercise to enlist 10,000 officers next month. The announcement was made during the passing-out parade of over 18,000 NYS…

A teenage student was killed in a violent assault last Friday in Umoja, Nairobi, in an attack police believe was carried out by members of a local youth gang. Joshua Kitavi, a Form Three student at Matungulu Boys High School in Machakos County, died after being attacked by a group of minors linked…

Kenya has signed a Sh271 million contract with US-based lobbying firm Continental Strategy LLC to promote its interests in Washington, ahead of President William Ruto’s scheduled visit to the United States. The government has defended the contract as a strategic move to strengthen Kenya’s position…

At least 32 bodies have been exhumed from shallow graves in Kwa Bi Nzaro, Kilifi County, in an investigation linked to a suspected revival of cult-related deaths near the Shakahola forest. Forensic teams and homicide detectives have uncovered additional grave sites in the remote village, with…

Police have arrested two individuals in Nairobi’s Mihang’o area in connection with a major electronics theft ring. Acting on intelligence following a report of a stolen iPhone 15, officers from Embakasi Police Station located the suspects at Turin Court residential complex. A search of the premises…

Kenya ranks fifth among Africa’s wealthiest countries, hosting 6,800 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) with over USD 1 million in liquid assets, according to the Africa Wealth Report 2025. The report, produced by Henley & Partners in collaboration with New World Wealth, details private wealth…

Former nominated senator Gloria Orwoba was released on a KSh 10,000 police cash bail following her arrest outside Kenya’s Parliament on Wednesday, 27 August. Orwoba was taken to Nairobi’s Central Police Station after police accused her of causing a public disturbance and obstructing justice. She…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has proposed a major overhaul of Kenya’s governance structure, including the abolition of the provincial administration and the creation of a three-tier system of government. Fifteen years after the 2010 Constitution came into force, national discussions are intensifying…

Key Kenyan political figures, including President William Ruto, Jimi Wanjigi, and Fred Matiang’i, have signed contracts with American lobbying firms linked to former US President Donald Trump, according to filings under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The agreements, some valued at…