KENYA NEWS

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero has dismissed claims by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) that he is worth more than Sh9 billion. Kidero says his wealth stands at Sh563 million and has accused EACC of over-valuing his assets and erroneously listing him as the owner of some prime…

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has fired Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ezra Chiloba. IEBC said Chiloba was shown the exit door after turning down invitations to appear before the body's disciplinary committee to answer to audit queries. In a statement on his Twitter page…

Kanze Dena has officially been confirmed as State House Spokesperson and Head of the Presidential Strategic Communication Unit (PSCU). Ms Dena has been serving in the same position in an acting capacity for the last three months and takes over from Manoah Esipisu who was in July appointed Kenya’s…

PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) assistant manager Stephen Mumbo has died after falling out of a building in Nairobi. Mumbo reportedly jumped from the company's 17th floor offices located on Delta Towers in Nairobi's Westlands area and was rushed to the Aga Khan Hospital where he succumbed to injuries…

Citizen television news anchor Jacque Maribe has been declared fit to stand trial after she was subjected to a mental assessment test on Thursday. Her lawyer, Katwa Kigen, said the journalist will take plea alongside her fiancée Joseph Irungu alias Jowie on Monday as earlier scheduled. The two…

Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has lost bid to lock out his nephews and nieces from his father’s multi-million shillings estate. In a ruling on Thursday, the High Court in Kisumu ordered the Governor to include them as beneficiaries of the Sh200 million estate left behind by their late grandfather…

Officers from the Nairobi County government have conducted an operation in the city in search of supermarkets that have defied ministry of Agriculture's directive to reduce unga prices. Licensing Officer Michael Akoko led a team of security officers from Nairobi County in a raid that saw them visit…

Survivors of the ill-fated Homeboyz bus that claimed the lives of 56 Kenyans during a dawn accident in Kericho on Wednesday have revealed shocking details of their jinxed journey from Nairobi. Daily Nation reports that the driver of the 62-seater was a 72-year-old man only identified as Lucas.…

Details have emerged that a missing suspect in businesswoman Monica Kimani's murder fled to Mombasa to seek supernatural protection from a witchdoctor. Police say the man accompanied Citizen TV news anchor Jacque Maribe's fiancée Joseph 'Jowie' Irungu on the night Ms Kimani was brutally killed at…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a Nairobi woman suspected to have stolen from a man after drugging him. Everline Wambui Mutura is said to have met the victim, Patrick Mwaura Kungu, at a bar in Nairobi's Parklands area before luring him to a restaurant…