KENYA NEWS

Several bars and liquor joints in Nairobi are staring at closure if the latest proposal by Governor Mike Sonko's administration receives County Assembly's approval. In the proposal drafted by the County Liquor and Licensing Board, the City Hall wants the number of bars in the city reduced to 3,000…

A Murang’a Member of County Assembly (MCA) has been arrested for allegedly conning a woman of Sh3 million. Kagunduini Ward Representative Peter Mburu Muthoni was apprehended on Monday by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The politician is accused of obtaining the…

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Samburu Governor Moses Lenolkulal over graft allegations. In a statement, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji says Governor Lenolkulal has been arrested over the loss of more than Sh84 million public…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i on Monday declared war against betting firms in the country. Speaking during to the media in Nairobi, Matiang’i issued a July 1st ultimatum to all the gaming firms to settle all tax arrears. He claims that gaming firm made over Sh200 billion last year…

The High Court has cleared the way for the government to roll out the Huduma Namba registration. President Kenyatta is scheduled to officially launch the biometric registration of Kenyans in Machakos County on Tuesday. In a ruling on Monday, the court has allowed the government to proceed with the…

The United States has listed Kenya among the global money laundering hotspots. In a report, the US Department of State Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs blames the state of money laundering in Kenya to a lack of controls on terrorism financing. “Kenya remains vulnerable…

Oburu Odinga, Raila's elder brother says the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader would not hesitate to walk out of his handshake with President Kenyatta should he give up on the fight against corruption. Oburu, who is an MP at the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA), says Odinga is fully…

A US court has this week awarded $114 million (Sh11.4 billion) to a man in a case where he had sued a herbicide manufacturer after one of its products allegedly caused him cancer. The man identified as Edwin Hardema told the court that the use of weed killer, Roundup caused his non-Hodgkin’s…

Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Echesa has attacked President Kenyatta over the recent trade talks with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni.  Echesa accuses Kenyatta of plotting to kill the Kenyan sugar sector and trying to monopolize the dairy industry. He says the deal between…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has promised to reconcile Deputy President William Ruto and Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga. Sonko says he will mediate talks between the two leaders in a bid to end the ongoing political feud. Speaking during a funeral ceremony in Makueni County,…