KENYA NEWS

The Supreme Court has on Friday ruled that Paul Ongili alias Babu Owino was validly elected as the Member of Parliament for Embakasi East Constituency. While upholding the election of Babu, the Supreme Court says it has not found any reason to reverse Court of Appeal's decision that declared the…

Former Jubilee Party vice-chairperson David Murathe says he is still committed to blocking Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 presidential bid. Speaking to Capital FM News, Murathe says he is laying down plans to stop Ruto, including seeking the Supreme Court's opinion on the DP's eligibility to…

A Nairobi court has handed a four-year jail sentence to a suspect linked to the first National Youth Service (NYS) scandal. In his ruling on Thursday, Chief Magistrate Lawrence Mugambi has found the suspect, Selesio Karanja guilty of fraud. The judge has sentenced him to four years in prison with…

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the New York Times to pull-down disturbing images showing bodies of people killed during Tuesday's terror attack in Nairobi. MCK has criticized the US media over what it terms as a "disrespectful, appalling and reckless publication…

Two of the attackers involved in Tuesday’s terrorist attack at the dusitD2 complex in Westlands, Nairobi have been identified as Kenyans. One of them hails from Kiambu and other from Nyeri county, The Star reports. One of the two has been identified as 26-year-old Eric Kinyanjui, who comes from…

Officers from the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have joined the ongoing probe into a terror attack that was staged at dusitD2 complex along 14 Riverside Drive in Westlands, Nairobi. The Star reports that the FBI officers are working in collaboration with detectives from Kenya’s…

We did not have prior knowledge of Tuesday's terror attack in Nairobi, the United States has said. In a statement sent to newsrooms on Thursday, the US Embassy says that reports claiming that it advised its citizens to avoid going anywhere dusitD2 complex along 14 Riverside Drive before the attack…

Somalia-based Islamic terror organization, Al-Shabaab has revealed why it launched Tuesday's deadly terror attack at dusitD2 Complex along 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi's Westlands area. In a statement, the terror group, which has claimed responsibility for the Nairobi attack, says the attack was…

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has announced that the death toll for Tuesday’s terrorist attack at the dusitD2 complex in Westlands, Nairobi has risen to 21 from the initial 14. Boinnet says six more bodies have been retrieved from the scene of attack while one police officer, who was…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga and his wife Ida have on Thursday morning hosted outgoing United States ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec for a farewell breakfast. The two welcomed the envoy at their home in Karen, Nairobi ahead of his departure from the country at the end of this month. Godec, who…