KENYA NEWS

Deputy President William Ruto has hit out at those calling for the amendment of the 2010 constitution. In a statement on his Twitter handle, the DP wondered how people who campaigned for the new constitution are the very ones on the forefront pushing for it to be amended. “Those who campaigned…

The controversial Bill on electoral laws passed by Parliament two weeks ago has now become law after it was published in the Kenya Gazette on Thursday. "This Act may be cited as the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2017 and shall come into force upon publication in the Gazette.” the Gazette notice…

Police on Thursday arrested two Kenya Airways cabin crew staff and a driver at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with substances suspected to be narcotics. The two KQ employees were nabbed with the substances in a Kenya Airways flight headed to Cotonou, Benin with a transit in Lagos…

Kenyan nurses have called off their strike that lasted for five months after signing a return to work deal with the Council of Governors. In the return-to-work formulae inked on Thursday, the County and National governments agreed to increase among others uniform and nursing allowance. Council of…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Thursday footed a Sh270,000 bill for five National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters injured during anti-election protests in Migori town last week. The five had been detained at St Joseph Ombo Mission Hospital in Migori after failing to clear the huge medical bill.…

The Kenya Films Classification Board (KFCB) Chief Executive Officer Ezekiel Mutua has reacted to reports of 'gay' lions pictured in Maasai Mara, Kenya's most visited Game Park. Speaking to the Nation, Mutua, a vocal anti-gay crusader said that the big cats should be isolated and be exposed to…

Former Nairobi Woman Representative Rachel Shebesh has opened up on the circumstances under which her husband Franklin Shebesh Ambundo accidentally shot himself twice on the leg. Addressing journalists at Nairobi hospital on Wednesday night, the politician said that her husband was servicing one of…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has been dealt a blow in its bid to force the government pay it Sh4.1 billion Political Parties Fund owed to the party. The political party, led by Raila Odinga, moved to court to seek orders compelling the state to pay the arrears it claimed accrued between…

National Super Alliance (NASA) Chief Executive Officer Norman Magaya has now told supporters to boycott premises and businesses bearing President Uhuru Kenyatta's portrait. Speaking on Citizen TV on Wednesday, the Nasa head of secretariat said the move will be part of showing that they do not…

Aden Duale, the leader of majority in the National Assembly has rubbished Opposition National Super Alliance's (NASA) decision to form a People’s Assembly, terming it illegal and a waste of time. The Garissa Township MP said that the constitution does not provide for the formation of such groups,…