KENYA NEWS

Detectives have arrested four people suspected to be part of a racket that has been conning Kenyans in the name of government tenders. The suspects were arrested after attempting to defraud a businessman by promising to award him a fake government tender worth Sh65 million. They asked him to pay…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday morning left the country for the United States ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Kenyatta, who was accompanied by First Lady Margaret, left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) a few minutes after midnight…

Kenyan billionaire businessman Chris Kirubi has sent a special request to President Uhuru Kenyatta ahead of his meeting with United States President Donald Trump. President Kenyatta left the country for US on Saturday morning in company of First Lady Margaret and will hold talks with Trump at the…

Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma on Thursday held talks with top United States government officials ahead of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to White House. Juma led a Kenyan delegation to the US on Wednesday to prepare ground for much-anticipated meeting between Presidents…

Police are holding a vehicle belonging to former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero over claims that it was illegally imported into the country. The Standard reports that Kidero illegally imported the Mercedes Benz 500E that has a fake registration number. “It beats logic why a former governor can…

A Mombasa court has freed a billionaire businessman accused of bribing Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. Prafur Kumar was released on Sh1 million bond and a surety of the same amount by Principal Magistrate Henry Nyakweba on Friday. The case will be heard on September 26th. Kumar was first arraigned in…

The government has deported 60 foreigners pretending to be married to Kenyans in order to prolong their illegal stay in the country, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i says. Speaking on Friday, Matiang'i also announced 28 immigration officials had been fired for issuing Kenyan passports to…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has once again defended his famous March 9th handshake with Opposition leader Raila Odinga. The President dismissed claims that the handshake with Odinga was a political deal noting that the deal will fight corruption, deal with historical injustices, and foster national…

Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma has travelled to the United States ahead of President Uhuru Kenyatta's meeting with Donald Trump at White House on Monday. Ms Juma flew to the US with a delegation on Wednesday and is expected to hold a series of talks with Secretary of State…

Embakasi North Member of Parliament James Mwangi Gakuya was on Thursday arraigned at the Milimani anti-corruption court where he was charged with embezzlement of public funds. Appearing before Magistrate Felix Komba, the MP pleaded not guilty to embezzlement of Sh39.8 million and was released on a…