KENYA NEWS

An intoxicated Kenyan police officer has been  arrested after he caused a shooting scare inside a Mombasa-bound Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger train. Police say the officer identified as Bernard Ng’ang’a boarded the train at SGR Nairobi terminus on Friday evening alongside his…

Police have gunned down a criminal suspected to be behind the killing of a police officer. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says the unnamed suspect killed a police officer before escaping with his firearm. The DCI says the gangster was gunned down by detectives who trailed him to…

Police have arrested a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidate who allegedly wrote about a plot to kill President Kenyatta in one of his exam papers. The student from Elimu Bora Secondary School in Mandera East revealed the plot in his English Paper One (functional skills) answer…

Two Kenyan politicians have made it to the list of world's top 100 most influential young leaders in 2018. The two, Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja and Samburu Member of Parliament Naisula Lesuuda, have been named in the world’s top 100 most influential young leaders' list compiled by a London-based…

Matatu operators have opposed the Nairobi county government's decision to ban them from accessing the Central Business District (CBD) beginning Monday, December 3rd. Matatu Owners Association (MOA) chairperson Simon Kimutai says operators will not comply with the ban issued on Thursday, terming the…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested four more suspects believed to be part of a racket that defrauded several Kenyan Saccos of millions of shillings. The arrest of the four comes after officers from the Serious Crimes Unit arrested nine other suspects in…

Three Chinese nationals accused of offering a bribe in a bid to influence an ongoing investigation into the alleged multi-million shilling Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ticketing scandal have been denied bail. The three, identified as Li Gen, Li Xiaowu and Sun Xin were arrested last weekend at the…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday arrested two Kenyans who reportedly stole thousands of dollars from a passenger at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). In a tweet, the DCI says the two are employees of Tropical Promoters, a company that offers…

Two suspects charged with the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno alongside Migori Governor Okoth Obado have made a fresh application for bail. The two, Michael Oyamo and Caspal Obiero, were denied bail by Justice Jessie Lessit in October, but their co-accused Governor Obado was freed…

Embu Governor Martin Wambora is on the spot for allegedly supplying county health centres with condoms worth more than Sh30 million. Wambora has come under fire from a section of Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) who claim that the Governor supplied the contraceptives, disguised as drugs.…