KENYA NEWS

Migori Governor Okoth Obado is reportedly set to spend the weekend in police cells after he was arrested on Friday morning over the murder of University student Sharon Otieno. Citizen TV reports that the Governor will be held at Gigiri Police Station awaiting arraignment in court on Monday where he…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are investigating an incident where a Kenyan woman was brutally murdered at her apartment in Nairobi’s Kilimani estate. The lifeless body of Monica Kimani was found by her brother George dumped in a bathtub inside her apartment…

Detectives on Friday morning arrested Migori Governor Okoth Obado over the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. The Governor was taken to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters along Kiambu Road in Nairobi where he was interrogated for several hours. The arrest…

Kenya has began intense lobbying for its bid to join the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member. This comes ahead of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) set to commence on September 25th in New York, US. Speaking during a media briefing in…

Members of Parliament on Thursday passed all President Uhuru Kenyatta’s proposals to the Finance Bill 2018 in a special sitting marred by chaos. Passage of the bill means that Kenyans will now have to dig deeper into their pockets to finance the ambitious Sh2.9 trillion 2018/2019 financial year…

DNA tests carried out on Migori Governor Okoth Obado have confirmed that he indeed fathered slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno’s unborn baby. As a result, the Governor has been summoned to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices to record a fresh statement over the murder…

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary ambassador Monica Juma has defended President Uhuru Kenyatta's frequent foreign visits. Juma, while speaking to the press in Nairobi, said the president's overseas trips were beneficial since they have helped build Kenya's image in the global stage as well as sell…

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero. Kidero was reportedly whisked away from his  residence in Muthaiga after an early morning raid by detectives. The sleuths further ordered the former Governor to accompany them…

The court has ordered former presidential aspirant Cyrus Jirongo to deposit a sum of Sh5 million within 24 hours or face jail. Jirongo was arraigned in court for failing to repay Sh20 million loan given to him by Nairobi businessman Brian Yongo.  The former Lugari MP will remain in police…

Kenyan political activist Don Bosco Gichana has been handed a five-year jail term and a fine of Tsh300 million (Ksh13.7 million) by the High Court in Tanzania. The flamboyant businessman was given the sentence after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges on Thursday last week…