KENYA NEWS

Ekeza Sacco founder and chairman Bishop David Kariuki Ngare alias Gakuyo has surrendered himself to police. Gakuyo has surrendered himself at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters in Nairobi on Thursday at 2 pm. Gakuyo appeared alongside six other Ekeza Sacco officials and…

At least 306 Kenyans joined the exclusive dollar millionaires club in 2018, a new report shows. This group defied economic headwinds to grow their wealth above Sh100 million ($1,000,000), their primary residences excluded. The 2019 Knight Frank’s Wealth Report shows that 9,482 Kenyans made it to…

Kenya Airways (KQ) says it suffered losses amounting to Sh300 million following aviation workers' strike on Wednesday. The strike called by the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) entirely paralyzed operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Thousands of travelers who had booked…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has directed Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet to take stern action against Ekeza Sacco founder David Kariuki Ngare alias Gakuyo and other officials who are accused of embezzling Sh1.5 billion from the society. Speaking in Nairobi on Wednesday,…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched a probe into the tussle for Sh1.5 billion property pitting ‘prophet’ David Owuor’s church and the family of a city lawyer. Citizen TV reports that detectives attached to Kabete Police Station led by DCIO Francis Wanjau…

Following aviation workers' strike that entirely paralyzed operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for the better part of Wednesday morning, normal business is slowly returning at the airport. This comes after the government deployed military officers from the Kenya Air Force…

Police in Nairobi have gunned down five suspected criminals in a botched robbery incident at Allsops, along Thika Road. The five suspects were shot dead on Tuesday night while attempting to rob a woman of her bag that contained money. A witness says police officers who were on patrol spotted the…

Operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) were on Wednesday morning completely paralyzed after aviation workers under the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) boycotted duty. The workers downed their tools from midnight in protest of the proposed takeover of JKIA operations by the…

Controversial self-proclaimed Kenyan prophet David Owuor has been accused of dispossessing a church member of a Sh1.5 billion property located in Westlands, Nairobi. The family of Jane Njagi, a former lawyer in Nairobi, accuses Owuor's church of forcefully taking over her apartments located along…

Transport Principal Secretary Esther Koimett has clarified that the government will import 11 used commuter trains from Spain at a cost of Sh1.5 billion. Taking to social media, PS Koimmet has termed as untrue reports that the government had set aside Sh10 billion for the purchase of the second-…