- Dr Oduor pointed out that goverment pathologists are working in collaboration with the Kenya Red Cross team who have set up a tracing centre of the victims to fast track the process.
- The autopsies will be conducted at the Malindi Sub-County Hospital Mortuary by a team of pathologists led by Chief Government Pathologist Dr. Johansen Oduor.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has revealed that he is under immense pressure to ease of his push to review the existing religious regulations aimed at shielding Kenyans from falling prey to exploitative religious leaders. He singled out some religious leaders…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – The Government has transferred senior security officials from Kilifi in the wake of the discovery of dozens of bodies buried in Shakahola forest that has been linked to controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie of the Good News International Church. The cult leader…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – His forehead beaded with sweat, Titus Katana has been digging for days to find the remains of victims of a Kenyan starvation cult that once counted him as a follower. The discovery of mass graves in Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi last week shocked Kenyans…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – A high-profile Kenyan pastor appeared in court on Friday suspected of links to the discovery of dozens of bodies in mass graves that has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre”. Ezekiel Odero, the head of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church, was arrested on Thursday…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 28 – The Communication Authority (CA) has suspended the television stations owned by Pastor Paul Mackenzie and Pastor Ezekiel Odero, who both face mass killing charges. Ezra Chiloba, the Director General of the authority, confirmed on Friday the suspensions of World Televangelism…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Apr 28 – The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) president Richard Ngatia has set his eyes on a second term as he called for an end to political demonstrations in the country. Ngatia says the demonstrations are hurting the economy putting businesses of Chamber…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – President William Ruto has urged Opposition leaders to engage the Government in a constructive dialogue in addressing their grievances.President Ruto said there was need for constructive engagements among leaders to avert unnecessary destruction of property due to violent…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Apr 28 – Televangelist Ezekiel Odero will spend his weekend at the Port Police Station until Tuesday when the Shanzu Law Court Principal Magistrate will deliver a ruling on whether to detain him for 30 days pending completion of investigations on deaths at his church. The office of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – An education charity Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY) has launched a one of a kind workshop aimed at enhancing professional and leadership development for school librarians. The workshop will be a watershed event for Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY) as it refocuses efforts…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28-Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki flew back to Shakahola forest Friday, to upscale the ongoing search and rescue operations amid exhumations of bodies. More than 109 bodies of people said to have starved to death had been exhumed by Friday afternoon with many more…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 28 – Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on key business players both in government and from the private sector to collaborate and maximize the benefits being brought about by the confluence of the rail and air-cargo system in the country. Mudavadi says by joining…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Detectives investigating the murder of Ryspa Ndunge, a young woman whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in Ruiru, Kiambu County on April 18, 2023, have obtained crucial CCTV footage that sheds light on the case. Ndunge’s body was discovered at the gate of a rental…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 28 – Gen Francis Omondi Ogolla is the new Chief of Defence Forces, following an appointment by President William Ruto. Ogolla, who was until Friday the Vice Chief of Defence Forces, holding the rank of Lt General was promoted to a full General and named to head the military. He…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – The Government will expand its investment in infrastructure to spur economic growth. President William Ruto has said the ongoing development of seamless transport is in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. “We want to stimulate productivity along every…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – The Government will expand its investment in infrastructure to spur economic growth. President William Ruto has said the ongoing development of seamless transport is in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. “We want to stimulate productivity along every…
- MALINDI, Kenya, Apr 28 – The long-awaited postmortem examination for the bodies of persons believed to have fasted to death following cult-like teachings by embattled Pastor Paul Mackenzie will commence today, Friday. This is after a freezer of the mobile mortuary brought in by the Kenya Red Cross…
- China’s commitment to standing on the side of peace over the Ukraine crisis has been proved, once again. During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that dialogue and negotiations are “the only viable way out” for the Ukraine…
- MALINDI, Kenya, Apr 28 – The Coast Christian Clergy has called on the government to make it mandatory for all church organisations and leaders to be affiliated to umbrella bodies for the effective regulation of their activities. While condemning the cultic preaching, behavior and activities of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government is considering providing National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover to pay for the rehabilitation of alcohol and drug addicts. Speaking during a consultative meeting on Tackling Alcoholism in Central Kenya, the DP…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – The government through the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday night facilitated the evacuation of at least 342 evacuees who were trapped in the Sudan conflict to Nairobi. Those evacuated included nationals and personnel of United Nations, Agencies, the…
- NAIVASHA, Kenya, Apr 28 – Nine accused persons in the Solai Dam tragedy in Nakuru in 2018 that claimed the lives of 48 people have been placed on their defence by a Naivasha court. While delivering the ruling in the case facing the nine accused persons, Naivasha Chief Magistrate Nathan Lutta…
- SIAYA, Kenya, Apr 28 – Christian and Muslim leaders in Siaya are calling on the government to empower national religious bodies to oversee and regulate their members in a bid to tame cultism.Through the Siaya Interfaith council, the religious leaders said that national interfaith bodies such as the…
- Another batch of over 250 stranded Indians was evacuated from conflict-ridden Sudan by Indian Air Force under ‘Operation Kaveri’ as the 72-hour ceasefire has been agreed by the two warring factions on Tuesday. Operation Kaveri is a rescue operation launched by the central government to evacuate…
- India participated in the Ninth BRICS Middle East North Africa (MENA) Meeting, on Wednesday, in Cape Town, under the chairmanship of South Africa. During the meeting, the member countries exchanged views on hotspots and the overall regional situation. On Twitter, Ministry of External Affairs…
- Editor’s note: Stephen Ndegwa is the Executive Director of South-South Dialogues, a Nairobi-based communications development think tank. The article reflects the author’s opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN that published this article first. China has been known as the top developing country…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 – Senators on Thursday established an Ad-hoc Committee which will Investigate the proliferation of religious organizations and the circumstances leading to the deaths of 103 people in Shakahola, Kilifi county. The author of the motion, Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale said the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – The five counties of Central Kenya will have a new law on regulation of alcohol by the end of June 30, 2023, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said. Speaking during a consultation with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP), National Government…
- MALINDI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Five more bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest, Kilifi County. This bring the number of body which have been exhumed from the six day old operation to 103. Police have spent days scouring the Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi after receiving a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27-The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is examining court records to establish whether there was any misconduct on the part of Judicial Officers and staff who handled the case against controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie who has been linked to the “Shakahola Forest…
- New York, United States | AFP – Longtime US talk show host Jerry Springer, whose program became a symbol of low brow television with its on-air fights, swearing and infidelity revelations, has died at the age of 79, US media reported Thursday. Springer, whose show became an international hit that…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 – President William Ruto on Thursday attended the Heads of State Summit of the Troop Contributing Countries to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in Uganda. Uganda President Yoweri Museveni played host to the summit that also brought together Presidents…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – A group of women’s rights defenders on Thursday held a peaceful protest outside Milimani Law Courts demanding that Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma “pay school fees” for a child he allegedly sired with his estranged lover in 2007. The activists said that the MP who is the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – The wife of the Deputy President, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, spoke in public for the first time about the Shakahola Horrors and Pastor Paul Mackenzie on Thursday in Nairobi. Speaking during the launch of the ‘Widows Feeding and Empowerment Program’ under her office in Langata,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government is considering building rehabilitation centres in all counties to deal with drug and alcohol abuse. Speaking during a consultative meeting on Tackling Alcoholism in Central Kenya,the DP indicated that the initiative will…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says Ezekiel Odero, the head of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church would face charges over the ‘mass killing of his followers’. Authorities arrested Odero on Thursday over suspected deaths at his church located at Mavueni within…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Kenya authorities said Thursday they had arrested another pastor over suspected deaths at his church as police widen an investigation following dozens of deaths linked to a cult leader. Ezekiel Odero, the head of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church, was arrested in the…
- MALINDI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said that the government would not allow criminals to use the constitutional provision of freedom of worship to commit crimes in the country. He said henceforth, every preacher will be required to adhere to the holy scriptures…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – The African Centre for Corrective and Preventive Action (ACCPA) has petitioned the Ministry of Health to ban talc-based baby powder over asbestos contamination. The Kenyan-based registered non-governmental organization cited lawsuits in the United States where customers…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apri 25 – Human Rights Organisation Freely In Hope has released its first illustrated storybook that equips children to use the power of their voices to stop child abuse that is growing at an alarming rate. The book dubbed Pendo’s Power features a girl named Pendo, and her two…
- KAPSABET, Kenya, Apr 27 – Every county should have a National Youth Service training college to accommodate the ballooning number of youths seeking to undergo the government sponsored trainings. Selected Nandi residents while responding to the National taskforce on Police, Prisons and NYS Reforms…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27-The government is set to begin conducting postmortem examinations on the bodies of the victims of the “Shakahola Forest Massacre” linked to controversial televangelist Paul Mackenzie. The exercise which will be led by government pathologists is meant to establish the cause…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale says retired President Uhuru Kenyatta should emulate his predessors and keep off active politics. Duale made the statement after Kenyatta visited the Jubilee Party headquarters following a stand-off between Jeremiah Kioni and Kanini Kega…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has convened a consultative meeting on Tackling Alcoholism in Central Kenya. The forum to be held at the Kenya School of Governance is a follow-up of last week’s meeting he hosted at his Iruri residence which was attended by all elected,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27 – Detectives in Kilifi have arrested televangelist Ezekiel Odero of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church in connection with the series of deaths at his church. Coast Regional Commissioner Rhodah Onyancha told journalists Thursday that Pastor Odero was apprehended in Mavueni…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 27-Devolved units are set to receive an allocation of Sh385 billion commencing the next financial year that begins in July this year after President William Ruto assented to the Division of Revenue Bill 2023. In the allocation for the financial year 2023/2024 the counties will…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 27 – The number of victims linked to a suspected starvation cult in Kenya climbed to 98 on Wednesday as weeping relatives anxiously awaited news of loved ones after investigators unearthed mass graves last week. The discovery of dozens of bodies buried in Shakahola forest near…
- Panama City [Panama], April 25 – On his visit to Panama, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the two sides discussed the possibilities of exploring a logistics hub here for Indian companies in the Central-American country as the two nations have been strong and close friends traditionally…