KENYA NEWS

A junior Kenyan police officer has shot dead his boss for allegedly transferring him from his duty station. The yet to be named cop reportedly killed his boss at their police camp in Maralal town, Samburu County on Saturday. Confirming the incident, Samburu County Police Commander Karanja Muiruri…

A suspected kidnapper has been shot dead in Kiandutu slums in Thika, Kiambu County. Confirming the incident, Kiambu County Police Commander Ali Nuno says a pistol containing four rounds of ammunition was recovered during the operation. The suspect has been identified as 32-year-old Dennis Kimani…

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has paid retired President Daniel Arap Moi a visit at his rural home in Kabarak, Nakuru County. Odinga has visited Moi to personally deliver his condolences following the recent passing of his first-born son, Jonathan Toroitich. Odinga, who was…

Kenyan television personality Julie Gichuru has landed a State job in the latest appointments made by President Kenyatta. Ms. Gichuru has been appointed as a member of the Kenya Export Promotion and Brand Agency (KEPROBA) board. KEPROBA is an agency whose mandate is to carry out trade promotion and…

A 19-year-old Kenyan woman on Sunday surrendered herself to the police after allegedly killing her boyfriend. The teenager is said to have stabbed her boyfriend in the neck at Kapkwen area, Bomet County on Sunday. While confirming the incident, Bomet Central Police Commander Geoffrey Walumbe says…

Public Service Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Rachel Shebesh has revealed the person behind the historic handshake between President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga. Shebesh claims that Ida Odinga, the wife of Raila, brought the two leaders together for talks that culminated to…

Lazurus Ombai Amayo was on Friday appointed as the new Kenyan Ambassador to the United States by President Kenyatta. Amayo will take over from Robinson Njeru Githae who leaves Washington after serving for nearly five years. Githae has been moved to Vienna. Amayo is one of the most experienced…

Nine people including seven foreigners and two Kenyans have been arrested with counterfeit United States currency in Nairobi. The nine suspects have been apprehended by detectives from Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi's Kilimani area on Sunday. In a statement on Twitter, the…

The government has dispelled reports circulating on social media claiming that the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS), commonly referred to as Huduma Namba, has been hacked. On Saturday, a section of local blogs claimed that a hacker identified only as Enock, a University of…

A middle-aged Kenyan man has surrendered himself to police after allegedly killing his wife and her suspected lover in Namanga, Kajiado County. Samuel Gitonga is said to have killed the two after he allegedly busted them in bed after arriving home in Maili Tisa at 2 am on Saturday. Gitonga first…