KENYA NEWS

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has announced he will run for the presidency in 2022. Kuria says he will seek the country's top seat on a platform of service for all Kenyans regardless of their ethnic or social backgrounds. “I will support myself for the Presidency,” Kuria said in an interview with…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been dragged into business lady Monica Kimani's murder case. In an affidavit filed at the High Court, a local NGO - Empowering Africa Through Media - accuses the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of conducting a shoddy investigation into the murder of the…

President Kenyatta has dismissed claims of theexistence of cracks between him and Deputy President William Ruto. The President accuses the media of advancing a false narrative that Jubilee party is split, with Kenyatta's allies on one side and Ruto's camp on the other. Kenyatta has also assured…

A man accused of conning Kenyans of millions of shillings while masquerading as a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officer has been arrested and charged in court. Sammy Ngugi Kabiruri alias Benson Njoroge has reportedly been luring unsuspecting victims to give him cash with promise of selling them…

President Kenyatta has announced reinstatement of Presbyterian University of East Africa's (PUEA) letter of interim authority. The President says the government is satisfied with the efforts made by the institution to meet the required standards for the reinstatement of the operating license.…

Sarova Hotels Chairman Saveer Vohra has passed away in a road accident while travelling to Nairobi from Mombasa. Vohra died together with his wife, sister and daughter-in-law during the crash that occurred at at Kiungwani area, Makueni County along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway at around 3pm on…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has left the country for a one-week visit to the United States. During his visit, Odinga is expected to deliver a talk at Duke University in North Carolina, his spokesperson Dennis Onyango says. He is also scheduled to hold meetings with Kenyans from the Raleigh area…

Officers from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) have seized 1.7 tonnes of banned plastic bags in Mombasa. Nema Mombasa boss Stephen Wambua says the 8.5 million pieces of polythene bags were sneaked into the country from Tanzania by a suspect who has since gone missing. “But…

Kenya's Immigration Department is on the spot after a woman's uncollected passport was found on the streets of Nairobi. The woman, identified as Joy Muya, says she was shocked to learn on the internet that her 'lost' passport had been taken to Parklands Police Station by a good Samaritan after…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has landed a top role at the African Union (AU). Odinga has been appointed as the High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa by the African Union Commission. In a communique, AU Commission’s chairperson Moussa Faki says the appointment of the Kenyan…