KENYA NEWS

Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire is facing scrutiny over the alleged misuse of Sh184 million at the Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited.  The Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on Monday, July 17, summoned Mbarire after the Auditor General raised concerns about…

This week, there was a court case in India concerning the disappearance of two Indians in Kenya before the 2022 general elections.  Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan and Zaid Sami Kidwai were accompanied by their driver, Nicodemus Mwania, when they went missing on July 22. The Indians had been linked to the…

On July 17th, Governor Anyang' Nyong'o of Kisumu announced that he had undergone a successful spinal surgery at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu.  The governor was admitted on July 14th, just two days after leading anti-government protests in the county.…

Azimio leader Raila Odinga and former President Uhuru Kenyatta have been given 10 days to respond to allegations of sponsoring a wave of violent protests.  The case filed by Martin Gitau has been certified as urgent by Justice Lawrence Mugambi who has ordered Gitau to serve the papers to the…

Embattled Jubilee Secretary-General Jeremiah Kioni has revealed that security details for Azimio la Umoja leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka have been withdrawn.  Kioni said on Monday that the move is a political tactic to prevent the Azimio la Umoja Coalition from organizing mass…

Mary Wanyonyi Chebukati has been sworn in as chairperson of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). She was sworn in by Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday, July 17 at Supreme Court buildings. This is after President William Ruto appointed her on May 23 to succeed Jane Kiringai who had been a…

Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua has sparred with David Ndii over the latter's assertions that President William Ruto had funded the Linda Katiba movement prior to the 2022 general election.  Linda Katiba Forum was a movement spearheaded by activists to oppose alterations to the…

Police are questioning a woman who was found in possession of a doping substance at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The lady had just arrived from Mumbai when her luggage was searched and a variety of medications were identified. Among them was triamcinolone acetonide injection, a material…

Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda has said Nyanza leaders should not apologize to ODM leader Raila Odinga for collaborating with the government.  Speaking on Saturday during the homecoming ceremony of Interior PS Raymond Omollo in Homa Bay County, the senator contended that the Constitution gives…

Kenya has recently been voted up to the seventh spot among other popular vacation spots by British Citizens, according to the Telegraph Travel Awards.  In the past, its position on the list has been variable, dropping from ninth in 2014 to 22 in 2019. The sharp decrease was mainly caused by…