KENYA NEWS

A hotel in Nairobi’s posh area of Gigiri belonging to billionaire businessman Praful Kumar faces demolition. This comes as Kumar was on Monday evening arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) while allegedly attempting to bribe Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. The…

A major motorists protest that was set to last for three hours beginning 7:30am on Wednesday flopped as no vehicles were seen parked on any of the roads leading to Nairobi central business district. In a notice, the Motorist Association of Kenya had urged Kenyans to park their vehicles in the…

Governor Mike Sonko has shortlisted four female candidates to fill the vacant position of Nairobi Deputy Governor. The four women include former Starehe Member of Parliament Margaret Wanjiru, gender activist and insurance executive Agnes Kagure and lawyers Karen Nyamu and Jane Weru. Ms Karen Nyamu…

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has threatened to sue research company IPSOS Synovate over a survey report released on Wednesday showing that Kenyans perceive her as the second most corrupt leader in the country. Speaking to the press shortly after the release of the report, Waiguru termed the…

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have arrested Embakasi North Member of Parliament James Mwangi Gakuya. In a statement on Twitter on Wednesday, EACC said the MP will face corruption-related charges for a yet to  be disclosed case. "Embakasi North MP James Mwangi…

Deputy President William Ruto and Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru have been named the most corrupt leaders in a new IPSOS opinion poll released on Wednesday. 33 per cent of Kenyans interviewed mentioned the DP as the most corrupt leader followed closely by Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru at 31 per…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) boss George Kinoti has warned Kenyans against falling victims of fake gold dealers. This comes after arrest of two men suspected to be part of a fake gold dealers racket that has been swindling millions of shillings from Kenyans especially in Nairobi.…

Police have arrested a suspect who allegedly stole equipment worth millions belonging to Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). Joseph Kihara was found with the equipment valued at Sh20 million at his residence in Membley estate, Ruiru. Kihara is said to be a certified contractor for Kenya Power…

Three senators have been accused of soliciting a Sh100 million bribe from Nairobi businessman Francis Mburu in order to help him clear his name from the Sh1.5 billion Ruaraka land scandal. Mburu reportedly submitted an audio clip to the Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) George Kinoti where…

Police have launched hunt for a man who took to social media to brag on how he had sex with underage girls.  The man calling himself Sam Dali on Facebook left online users shocked after he shared photos of minors who had sexual encounters with. Dali made a sequence of posts on popular Facebook…