KENYA NEWS

Kenyans online have been angered by government spokesman Eric Kiraithe's statement that shifted the blame on Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) workers over their alleged harassment and mistreatment by Chinese contractors. Speaking on Wednesday, tKiarithe said the government will be pursuing SGR…

Uasin Gishu County Woman Representative Gladys Boss Shollei has drafted an amendment Bill seeking to have the Woman Rep seat scrapped off. Shollei says her Bill aims at increasing the number of women elected to the National Assembly. In the Bill tabled in Parliament last week, Shollei proposes…

Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino says returning billions of shillings hidden abroad by graft lords is a bad idea. Reacting to a deal for the recovery of the funds acquired through corruption in Kenya and stashed in foreign accounts signed between President Kenyatta and his Swiss…

Chinese bosses running the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) have reportedly drafted a code of secrecy at work following a local media exposé on how Kenyan employees are harassed,  mistreated and racially discriminated against. The Standard Digital reports that China Road and Bridge Corporation (…

Hotels in Kisumu have been fully booked ahead of the much anticipated visit by former US President Barack Obama on July 16th. Speaking on Wednesday morning, Kisumu Deputy Governor Mathew Owili said the county is experiencing the effects of Obama's trip to the region and urged the business community…

The government has appeared to shift the blame on Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) workers over racism and mistreatment claims by Chinese bosses. Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Wednesday, government spokesman Eric Kiraithe said Kenyans must gather the courage…

A row pitting Central Kenya politicians and leaders from Embu and Meru over who will be Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 running mate has threatened to split Jubilee party. A section of leaders from Meru and Embu have threatened to ditch Jubilee if Central Kenya does not allow Ruto's running…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says that President Kenyatta had approved his arrest after he (Raila) took oath of office as the people's president on January 30th. Speaking on Tuesday when he graced the opening of a new hotel in Kitui owned by US-based Kenyan scholar Makau Mutua, Odinga said…

Controversial Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism Ministries is set to be charged afresh in a case where he is accused of killing a woman in a fatal car crash. This comes after the High Court in Kiambu on Tuesday allowed an appeal filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) challenging…

The government has commenced probe into allegations of racism and mistreatment of Kenyan employees working at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) by Chinese 'masters'. Kenya Railways said China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the Chinese firm that runs the passenger train, Madaraka Express will be…