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The government has declared it will not cede an inch of Kenyan territory to another country as border row with Somalia escalates. Speaking during a press briefing, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary ambassador Monica Juma says that Somalia must withdraw illegal maps from the contested maritime zone…

The Kenyatta and Odinga families are not political dynasties, Opposition leader Raila Odinga says. Speaking during an interview with KTN TV, Raila says that claim that the two families are Kenya’s political dynasties is a misconception. The Orange Democratic Movement leader explains that dynasties…

The High Court has postponed the much-awaited ruling on decriminalizing homosexuality in Kenya. The ruling by Justices Roselyne Aburili, John Mativo, and Chacha Mwita was set to be made on Friday but has been pushed to May, 2019. Speaking in court on Friday, Justice Mwita said the ruling has been…

An Italian company accused of bribing some Kenyan Cabinet Secretaries in order to win lucrative government tenders has gone missing after pocketing Sh15 billion. The Standard reports that the firm identified as Co-operativa Muratoi Cementisti Di Ravenna (CMC Ravenna) has abandoned three mega…

An audit report has revealed how Bishop David Kariuki Ngari alias Gakuyo channeled members' savings from the Ekeza Sacco account to a personal account only accessed by himself and his wife. The report reveals that the founder and chairman of Ekeza Sacco used the cash to fund his lifestyle and…

Members of a Kenyan gay church on Sunday held a special prayer session to ask God for favor ahead of a High Court ruling on homosexuality. AFP quotes the leader of the Cosmopolitan Affirming Church (CAC), where members of Kenya LGBT community converge for prayers, saying that "the Lord is in…

Kiambu Rd is set to be upgraded into a dual carriageway as part of the government's plan to ease traffic. Senate Transport and Infrastructure Committee chairman and Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi says designs for the road are complete. “We hope President Uhuru Kenyatta will get funds so that the…

A 40-year-old Kenyan man has been arraigned before a Narok court for allegedly raping his underage daughter.      The suspect appeared before Narok Senior Principal Magistrate Tito Gesora and was charged with defiling and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter, who is blind. The man,…

Spectre International, a company linked to Opposition leader Raila Odinga, is facing auction over Sh7.7 million debt. This comes after a firm identified as Betric Kenya Ltd moved to court accusing Spectre of failing to pay it for fuel worth Sh7.7 million supplied in 2016. A Mombasa court has given…

Kenyans online have expressed their willingness to take part in an exercise that will see Deputy President William Ruto's Weston Hotel demolished. This comes after the National Lands Commission (NLC) established that the multi-million-shilling hotel in Nairobi sits on an illegally acquired parcel…