KENYA NEWS

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has revealed how Governor Okoth Obado stole Sh2 billion from Migori County government coffers. In an affidavit filed in court, the EACC says the embattled governor used cronies including his family members to siphon close to Sh2 billion of taxpayers…

A Kenyan has filed a petition in Parliament seeking to have March 9th, the day President Uhuru and opposition leader Raila Odinga shook hands declared a national peace day. In his petition to the National Assembly, Paul Mugo wants Members of Parliament to amend Article 9(3) of the Constitution to…

China has threatened to impose trade sanctions on Kenya over a directive issued by President Kenyatta banning fish imported from China. Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Li Xuhang describes the ban as a "trade war", warning that his country will respond in the same way it did when US President Donald…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has slammed CNN news anchor Richard Quest for posing 'embarrassing' questions to President Kenyatta. Kuria says that it was wrong for Quest to ask President Uhuru if he will seek to extend his stay in power when his current term expires in 2022. The MP, who spoke to…

President Kenyatta has ordered a lifestyle audit on wealthy Kenyans who under-report their income in order to avoid paying taxes. While warning that no one will be spared, Kenyatta says those found to have been evading tax will face the full force of the law. “High net-worth individuals whose…

The High Court has frozen bank accounts belonging to former Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo and her children. The accounts have been frozen by Justice Hedwig Ong’udi over suspicion that they were used as conduits for millions looted from the National Youth Service (NYS). The 10…

Citizen TV news presenter Jacque Maribe has been freed on bail while her fiancée Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu has been denied bail. Maribe has been released on a Sh1 million cash bail with three sureties of similar amount or Sh2 million bond with one surety of a similar amount. In his ruling, Justice…

President Kenyatta says he will retire from politics once his second and final term in office expires in 2022. In an interview with CNN's Richard Quest, Kenyatta says he is not interested in amending the Constitution to extend his stay in power despite calls by a section of the political class to…

Former Nairobi Town Clerk John Gakuo has passed on at the age of 68. Gakuo passed away on Tuesday morning while receiving treatment at Mbagathi Hospital. He was admitted at the hospital after falling sick while at Nairobi West Prison. Gakuo was handed a three-year jail sentence in May this year…

Kenya Airways' return direct flight from New York has landed safely at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. The Boeing B787-8 Dreamliner (5Y-KZE) K003 carrying 234 passengers arrived in Nairobi at around 9:30 am on Tuesday, slightly above 13 hours since it left New York's JFK…