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President Uhuru Kenyatta says the government will continue to demolish buildings constructed on wetlands and illegally acquired land. The President has further directed the arrest and prosecution of state officers who approved the construction of structures. "We will continue to demolish properties…

A Nairobi court has dropped robbery with violence case against former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga. On Thursday, trial Magistrate Martha Mutuku acquitted Njenga alongside his five co-accused citing absence of prosecution witnesses. Magistrate Mutuku noted that the Director of Public Prosecutions (…

The Senate Committee probing the controversial Sh1.5 billion Ruaraka land scandal has proposed the prosecution of Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i for illegal dealings. In a damning report released on Wednesday, the Senate team further wants Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang held…

Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bob Collymore has finally opened up on the condition that forced him to take a long medical leave. In his first interview since his return from a nine-month medical leave, Collymore said he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a rare blood cancer…

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero was on Thursday afternoon arraigned before the anti-corruption court where he was charged with fraud. Appearing before anti-corruption Magistrate Douglas Ogoti, Kidero pleaded not guilty to three counts of fraud, services not rendered and dealing with suspect…

Ukay Mall located in Nairobi's Westlands area is among buildings targeted in the ongoing demolition of illegal structures in the city. A National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) report dated June 26th named buildings and structures found to be sitting on riparian land within Nairobi…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) have unearthed an illegal communication center in Ruiru town where Sim Swap fraudsters have reportedly been working from. Four suspects, who include two females and two males, were arrested during the operation. More than 30,000 SIM…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims that he is collaborating with President Kenyatta on a looming Cabinet reshuffle. A section of local press reported that both Kenyatta and Odinga are working on a new Cabinet team in the spirit of their much-publicized March 9th handshake.…

Deputy President William Ruto says that President Uhuru Kenyatta will personally campaign for him during the 2022 presidential race. Daily Nation reports that Ruto said this during a closed door meeting with leaders from Nyeri county at Fairmont Hotel in Nanyuki over the weekend. The Deputy…

Former Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero has been arrested. Kidero was arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday afternoon over alleged theft of public funds during his tenure. Kidero was arrested alongside seven others on the orders of the Director…