KENYA NEWS

Bomet East Member of Parliament Beatrice Kones’ son has passed away in what is alleged to be suicide. Collins Kipyegon, 40, was rushed to the War Memorial Hospital in Nakuru on Friday morning after allegedly consuming poison at his home in Kiamunyi estate. Kipyegon was pronounced dead moments after…

The High Court has issued orders blocking Ekeza Sacco founder and chairman David Kariuki Ngare alias Gakuyo from selling his assets to refund members' savings. This comes after the Commissioner of Cooperatives Mary Mungai filed an application seeking to block the sale of the property. In her…

Malindi Member of Parliament Aisha Jumwa has been expelled from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. The decision to kick out the 'rebel' MP has been made by the Raila Odinga-led party’s National Governing Council following a meeting on Friday. Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart Suleiman…

President Kenyatta on Friday morning made a mini-Cabinet reshuffle that has seen Cabinet Secretary in charge of Sports, Rashid Echesa fired. In an executive directive, President Uhuru has replaced Echesa with Ambassador Amina Mohammed, who has been the Education CS. "In accordance with Article…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed claims that Sh21 billion have been lost in the Arror and Kimwarer dam projects. Ruto says only Sh7 billion is in question in the two multi-purpose dam projects in Elgeyo-Marakwet. Describing the claims as a "flat lie", Ruto says theirs is a “responsible…

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has called for an investigation into Nairobi's faceless crime buster 'Hessy wa Dandora'. Speaking in Kayole, Nairobi on Thursday, Haji said the shadowy crime buster must be investigated over allegations of extrajudicial killings. Haji said he…

Safaricom has unveiled an end to end 400G network. This makes Safaricom the first company in the world to commercially deploy the solution. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers approved the 400G standard in December 2017, clearing the way for its deployment by network equipment…

Two of the four foreign diplomats involved in a multiple-car crash along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway on Tuesday have been airlifted to Nairobi for further treatment. The two were admitted to Machakos Level 5 Hospital with serious injuries following the accident that occurred at Lukenya Bridge along…

The wife of the late legendary Kenyan Benga musician Joseph Kamaru has passed away at the age of 78. Susan Wangari Kamaru succumbed to a cardiac arrest on Saturday night, according to Daily Nation. Her son Boniface Macharia says their mother died at her daughter’s home in Rongai, Kajiado County. “…

Police have seized counterfeit currency amounting to Sh32.6 billion hidden in a residential house in Ruiru town. Ruiru police commander James Ng'etich says 70 kilograms of suspected fake gold has also been impounded during an operation carried out on Wednesday by detectives from the special crime…