KENYA NEWS

A Member of Parliament has launched an impeachment motion against National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich. Kimilili MP Didmus Wekesa has written to the clerk of the National Assembly seeking approval for the ouster of Rotich over failure on his duties. In his motion, the MP accuses the…

Members of Parliament now want blind masseurs hired to massage them at the Assembly's gymnasium. On Wednesday, Nominated MP David Sankok tabled a report prepared by the Services and Facilities Committee asking the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) to bring blind masseurs at Parliament's gym…

Kenya is set to field its candidature for a position at the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) during the next elections. This comes after Tuesday Cabinet approval for the country to contest for a non-permanent membership at the Council. Elections for positions in the Council will be held at…

Trials for suspects in the multi-million shilling National Youth Service (NYS) scam have been pushed to early next year. An inter-party hearing before Principal Magistrate Peter Ooko on Wednesday resolved the trials be held from January 7th to 31st, 2019. Among high profile individuals charged over…

British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to visit Kenya later this month. Her visit to the country was announced on Wednesday by Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Monica Juma, reports Nairobi News. President Uhuru Kenyatta will host May at State House in Nairobi on August 30. Ms Juma…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's wife Susan Wangare was charged at Nairobi City Hall court after she was arrested on Wednesday for putting up a building without requisite approvals. Wangare was arrested on Wednesday morning by officers from the Nairobi City County together with 15 others for…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu's wife Susan Wangare was on Wednesday morning arrested in a swoop on illegal buildings in Nairobi. Mrs Waititu was arrested by Nairobi City County government officers alongside 14 other people for erecting an eight-story building without the necessary approvals.…

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has called for the extension of President Uhuru Kenyatta's term. Addressing African Union representatives during the International Labour Organisation (ILO) training workshop in Kisumu, the vocal trade unionist said…

Kiambu Woman Representative Gathoni Wamuchomba says she witnessed MPs receive bribes at Parliament toilets in order to reject a House report on importation of contaminated sugar into the country. Gathoni said the reports about bribery of MPs were true noting that her colleagues even insulted her…

A top United Nations diplomat has praised President Uhuru Kenyatta for the ongoing efforts in the war against corruption and economic crimes. United Nations Economic Council for Africa’s (UNECA) Executive Secretary Vera Songwe hailed Uhuru for his unrelenting efforts in the war against graft…