KENYA NEWS

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of 24-year-old Strathmore University graduate Keagan Githua. Feelings Devone Mboya Odero was apprehended in Githurai on Saturday evening following an investigation into the murder case, according to the Directorate of Criminal…

Lawyer Miguna Miguna has weighed in on the debate about the government’s move to allow the importation of genetically modified maize. On Thursday, Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria announced the government will allow the import of six million bags of both GMO and no-GMO maize in the next six…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on Kenyans to reject President Ruto administration’s plan to import genetically modified organism (GMO) foods. Addressing the press on Sunday, Odinga accused the government of lifting the ban on GMO foods without consulting the public and warned of its…

President Ruto will leave the country on Sunday evening for a one-day official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Korea, State House announced. In a press release, State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said Ruto will meet with his host President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa to…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has dismissed reports of an impending fallout within the Kenya Kwanza Alliance, accusing the media of falsifying information to meet their agenda.  Speaking at the Outspan Medical College graduation ceremony in Nyeri on Saturday, Gachagua said the differences…

Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has told off Kenyans who castigated him over his remarks on the government’s move to authorize the importation of Genetically Modified (GMO) maize. Insisting that the government will not backtrack on its decision to allow the import of GMO maize to…

Police in Nairobi have opened a probe into an incident where a businessman was allegedly robbed over Sh6 million in Westlands. The incident happened on Thursday after the victim, Mohamed Haji went to a forex bureau to convert dollars to Kenya shillings, according to a police report. “He was given $…

Priscilla Sitieni, the world’s oldest primary school student has died in Kenya at the age of 99, her family confirmed. Sitieni, whose resolve to acquire an education in her 90s inspired a French film and won praise from UNESCO, passed away at home in Nandi County on Wednesday after developing a…

Trade, Investment and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has come under fire from Kenyans over his remarks on the government’s decision to lift the ban on Genetically Modified (GMO) foods. While admitting that GMO foods present risks to human health, Kuria said being a Kenyan makes one a…

President Ruto has made new appointments to various State agencies, including the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).  In the appointments announced on Friday, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party National Elections Board (NEB) Chairman Anthony Ng’ang’a Mwaura was named the new KRA…