KENYA NEWS

President Kenyatta says he will not sign into law the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Bill, which seeks to hike salaries and benefits of Members of Parliament (MPs). Speaking in Kiambu on Wednesday, the President termed the MPs' attempt to increase their pay as selfish, stating that he will…

News that former Kenyan Vice President Moody Awori has landed a government job has left Kenyans online perplexed. The 91-year-old has reportedly been appointed as a board member of the newly formed Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund. Names of the seven-member oversight board have been…

A Nairobi lawyer has launched a petition seeking to have Governor Mike Sonko removed from office. In a petition filed at the High Court, Boniface Nyamu, an advocate of the High Court, wants Sonko declared unfit to hold office. Nyamu cites several grounds for removal of Sonko including an order that…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a man masquerading as a National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer.  DCI says the suspect, identified as Fredrick Muhanji Mangala alias Douglas Simiyu, is the man behind State House laptop tenders fraud that has…

Kenya Airways says it will reduce the number of direct flights between Nairobi and New York to five per week beginning January, 2019. Speaking during an interview with Citizen TV, Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz says the move is as a result of low demand attributed to the winter season. Mikosz…

The State has frozen property worth millions of shillings belonging to members of the Ngirita family who are facing graft charges related to the National Youth Service (NYS) scandal. This comes after the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) obtained an order from the court to freeze several properties…

The Director of the Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has hired the services of a renowned British lawyer, Prof. Khawar Qureshi. Haji says the Queen's Counsel will specifically handle high-level corruption cases facing senior judicial and State officials. The Office of the Director of Criminal…

Nairobi's famous entertainment establishment, Natives Sports Bar and Grill located along Thika Superhighway has been demolished over reported land row. Reports indicate that the establishment's management has been embroiled in a row with the owner of the parcel of land where the club stands, for…

A video of a machete wielding gang trying to attack motorists along a yet to be known rough road in Nairobi has surfaced online.       In the video widely shared online, three men carrying machetes are seen running behind a matatu as another vehicle approaches from the opposite…

Controversial Kenyan economist David Ndii says he is ready to sell all his property and leave Kenya if Deputy President William Ruto becomes President in 2022. In a tweet, the National Super Alliance (Nasa) chief strategist says he will sell his property worth $2.5 million (Sh250 million) and move…