KENYA NEWS

Top politicians are among individuals affected by the latest revocation of thousands of title deeds across the country by the National Lands Commission (NLC). Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi, Kisii Senator Sam Ongeri and Kasarani Member of Parliament John Njoroge are…

Kenyan political activist Don Bosco Gichana is set to be sentenced by Tanzania's High Court in Arusha. The flamboyant businessman who has been in custody in Tanzania since 2013 will be sentenced after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges last week. Bosco had been charged…

Former presidential aspirant Cyrus Jirongo has been arrested for defaulting on a Sh20 million loan given to him by a city businessman. Jirongo was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and was taken to Muthangari Police Station. Last month, the High Court in Nairobi issued an arrest warrant against Jirongo…

Officers from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested West Pokot Governor John Lonyangapuo. Lonyangapuo was arrested on Tuesday and driven to the EACC offices in Eldoret where he was interrogated. In a statement, the anti-graft watchdog said the Governor was arrested over…

Kenya has purchased three sniffer dogs that will be used to detect drugs and explosives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) ahead of Kenya Airways' direct flights to the United States. Kamau Ng’ang’a, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Enforcement Manager announced the agency acquired…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly recruited 45 people to the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) in the last two weeks. This is part of the president's efforts to build his legacy which is premised on his "Big Four Agenda" namely; universal healthcare, manufacturing, food security and affordable…

Detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched investigations into circumstances leading to death of 12 infants at the Nairobi's Pumwani Maternity Hospital. This comes after the corpses of the infants were discovered by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko during an…

90 Kenyans succumb to cancer on a daily basis, making it one of the leading killer diseases in the country. Data from the Ministry of Health released last week by the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that the disease kills 69 per cent of its victims — 32,900 deaths annually. This figure is…

Detectives are investigating former Youth Affairs Principal Secretary Lillian Omollo over millions of shillings deposited in her children's bank accounts. Ms Omollo, a prime suspect in the multi-million shilling National Youth Service (NYS) scandal, allegedly wired the said cash into bank accounts…

A photo of a dangerously protruding manhole on a busy road in Nairobi has gone viral on social media. The image, which was first shared on Twitter by @Ma3route, an account that gives regular updates on matters traffic in Nairobi, has left online users asking how a qualified and certified engineer…