KENYA NEWS

Microsoft on Tuesday opened a research and development center in Nairobi. The facility named Africa Development Centre (ADC) will be tasked with coming up with innovative solutions. The center is the first of its kind in the continent and is expected to help the technology giant grow its market…

Two suspects arrested in connection with the fake gold scam have been arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts on Tuesday. The two; Mohammed Akbar Rashi, a Kenyan and Yulian Stankov Pentrov, a Bulgarian, have been charged with defrauding a businessman of millions of shillings. The two are accused of…

The lawyer representing an American couple who had a three-year-old boy in their custody taken away by Kenyan authorities last month has been allowed to visit the child. On Tuesday, Justice Ngenye Macharia has directed the Child Welfare Society of Kenya (CWSK) and police to allow the attorney to…

Kenyan billionaire businessman Jeremiah Gitau Kiereini has passed away. Kiereini, a former powerful Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, reportedly died on Monday evening in Nairobi. He was 90 years old. He served as a Permanent Secretary in first President Jomo Kenyatta's…

A Kenyan-based company has begun producing ARV drugs in what could be a major reprieve for HIV positive patients in the country. This also marks the first time commercial ARVs are being manufactured in Kenya. Universal Corporation, a Kikuyu-based pharmaceutical firm manufactured three million ARV…

An American couple who had a child under their custody taken away from them last month by Kenyan authorities is demanding to know why this happened. Plain clothed police officers are said to have taken away the three-year-old boy after storming the house of Matt and Daisy Mazzoncini, an American…

Deputy President William Ruto has told off critics of his cash donations to churches. Speaking when he attended fundraisers in more than 20 churches in Turkana County, Ruto has vowed to continue with his generosity. Ruto questioned why his critics are offended by his gesture towards the church,…

Microsoft has announced plans to set up the Africa Technology Development Centre in Nairobi. The plans were unveiled during a meeting between President Kenyatta and top Microsoft executives at State House, Nairobi on Monday. The Microsoft delegation was led by Executive Vice President for Gaming…

State House has on Monday shared photos of President Kenyatta after Kenyans online raised questions about his whereabouts. The photos have also been posted hours after State House spokesperson Kanze Dena assured Kenyans that the President was fine and healthy. “The President is around, it doesn’t…

Kenya is reportedly seeking a fresh $2.5 billion (Sh250 billion) Eurobond from the United States and Europe. The East African reports that the government is planning to use the funds to finance part of its budget, service loans that have matured as well as complete stalled projects. National…