- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 10 – An Administration Police Constable has been charged afresh with the murder of a civilian in Kwale four years ago. The alleged crime took place in Mwenza Village, Likoni, Kwale County in 2018. On Thursday, Yunus Athman Ali denied the murder charges leveled against him before…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – The government says only 1,431 farmers out of the 4.3 million registered have received the subsidized fertilizers. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 14,300,000 Kilograms of the commodity has been distributed ahead of the start of the planting season. Principal…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 10 – A man has admitted before a Mombasa Court to obtaining Sh600,000 from an insurance company by falsifying the deaths of his family members. The Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution said Friday, Philip Odero obtained the last expense claims from UAP Old Mutual…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 10-The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party has decided to flex its muscles on the party’s renegade Members of Parliament. The Raila Odinga-led party has moved in to expel and deregister the legislators who met President William Ruto in Statehouse this week. In a letter…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 10- Former President of the Law Society of Kenya Nelson Havi has been appointed to chair the Retirements Benefits Authority. Havi’s appointment was announced on Friday through a gazette notice by Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic planning Njuguna Ndung’u. CS…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 10- Former Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma has landed a key role in President William Ruto’s government after being appointed Chairperson of the SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA). His appointment was announced on Friday through a gazette notice by Cabinet Secretary for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 10 – The Government has directed county education officials to ensure that no public school is charging unauthorized levies imposed by head teachers within their jurisdiction. In a circular issued by Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang, Regional, County, and Sub-County…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 10 -A video has drawn tens of thousands of views on social media with claims that it shows Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga receiving a warm welcome in Nigeria during a visit in early February. But the claim is false: the clip is old and shows Odinga arriving at a popular…
- NAIVASHA, Kenya, Feb 9 – Chief Justice Martha Koome has urged Magistrates and Kadhis to be champions of excellence in their respective courts. She told the judicial officers that they were “Chief Justices”, leaders and drivers of the Social Transformation Access to Justice (STAJ) vision in their…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 9 – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has vowed to take firm action against individuals spreading false information on an alleged police raid at ex-Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s home. While dismissing claims of their involvement in the Wednesday night…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 9 – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) now says former Interior Cabinet secretary Fred Matiangi stage-managed a siege at his home. DCI boss Amin Mohamed rubbished claims of the raid at Matiangi’s home saying no officers were deployed to find or arrest the ex-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga now says no one authorized any of the coalition’s Members of Parliament to go to State House and seek development. Speaking during a Parliamentary Group meeting at the Maazoni lodge, Odinga castigated the leaders for being…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 9 -The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has called on the members of the public to volunteer information that may lead to the arrest of five suspects, linked to the Al – Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab terror network. Four of the suspects are believed to have been involved in…
- Ichung'wa called on opposition leader Raila Odinga who was among politicians who arrived at Matiangi’s home to produce evidence in form of photographs of the purported raid.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – The police is seeking more time to hold 10 suspects involved in the Safaricom fuliza fraud to enable investigations to be completed. The suspects according to the preliminary investigations are said to have fraudulently obtained money from National Commercial Bank of Africa…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Opposition Leader Raila Odinga has told Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Members of Parliament who have warmed up to President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Administration to resign. According to Odinga, the meeting where the opposition lawmakers from Jubilee and Orange Democratic…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – All Nairobi County Executive Committee Members have signed performance contracts committing to deliver the highest possible quality of services and projects implementation within agreeable timelines. Governor Johnson Sakaja who oversaw the exercise on Thursday said…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has filed an application seeking anticipatory bail and to stop the police or any agent from arresting or harassing him and his family. Matiangi through his lawyers led by Danstan Omari, Samson Nyaberi, Sandra Wambui says that…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has told former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi to ‘lick some glucose’ as the journey is still long, implying, he will need the energy. In a statement, Cherargei who was reacting to events of Wednesday night where elite police officers…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has called out the nine MPs who visited President William Ruto on an apparent development strategy meeting. Sifuna termed the leaders as ‘dishonest’ and ought not to hoodwink the electorate on the actual agenda…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 9 – Azimio la Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has expressed his frustration over the move by security agencies to arrest citizens at night. Speaking Wednesday from ex-Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s home, where security agencies had pitched camp with an intention…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 9 – Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has confirmed that no police officers were sent to raid Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi’s home Wednesday night as claimed by his lawyers. Koome’s statement comes hours after reports that security personnel had…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 9 – Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has protested a night police raid at his home, saying he is ready to face any charges. His lawyers, led by Danstan Omari who camped at the home in Karen during the raid said their client’s life is at risk and accused police of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 9 – Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has proven its mettle by surviving 17 years of insurmountable challenges and remains a political powerhouse in Kenya. Founded in 2005 by opposition leader Raila Odinga, ODM has continued to hold significant influence in Kenya’s political…
- The Treasury has reduced the budget allocation to the National Intelligence Service (NIS) by Sh10 billion in the 2022/2023 supplementary budget. The Treasury slashed the budget for the security intelligence team from Sh 46.127 billion to Sh 36.127 billion in the financial year ending June 30.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 8 – Detectives have unearthed a major fraud syndicate in which Safaricom lost Sh500 million to scammers who targetted the Fuliza mobile loan facility. Fuliza is a mobile overdraft service by Safaricom where customers can complete their MPESA transactions even when they do not…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 8- Treasury has proposed the slashing of the Ministry of Interior and National Administration budget to Sh112.1 billion down from Sh 143.5 billion in what could deal a major blow to the country’s security. The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning Njuguna…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – Movement for Defense and Democracy Founder Antony Manyara has refuted claims that the outfit is an outlawed group with the objective of disrupting public order. Speaking in an interview with Capital FM News, Manyara explained that the outfit which was launched by Azimio La…
- NAROK, Kenya, Feb 8 – Police officers in Narok County have launched a manhunt to nab two suspects who abducted Narok Central Sub County Police Commander Frederick Shiundu last evening. Narok County Police Commander Kizito Mutoro said the officer was accosted at his gate when he wanted to access…
- The body of the late Professor George Magoha was taken around Kenya's capital Nairobi, in a colourful Igbo funeral procession led by his widow Barbara.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya has planned a parliamentary group meeting to stem out cracks within the coalition that has seen several leaders from the outfit join Kenya Kwanza Alliance. Details concerning the meeting have remained scanty but one of the key agendas will be to…
- EMBU, Kenya, Feb 8 – A young man accused of arson in connection with fire that killed seven family members in Ngimari Sub-location in Embu East Sub-county in late last year was on Wednesday charged with murder.The accused, Boaz Wanjala Iyati, appearing before High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – The East African Court of Justice has constituted a five judge bench to hear an appeal be former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on the Supreme Court ruling against him. A notice by the Deputy Registrar of the East African Court of Justice on Wednesday indicated that the hearing…
- HOMA BAY, Kenya, Feb 8 – Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga has issued an alert over online scammers impersonating her to swindle money from the public. Homa Bay County Government Spokesperson Rachel Ogutu said that the scammers were running social media accounts under Governor Wanga’s name and use…
- The funeral procession for the immediate former Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha is underway in Nairobi ahead of his burial on Saturday. Prof Magoha’s Nigerian-born wife Dr. Barbara and his son Dr. Michael led the procession to St George’s Primary School.
- An alliance of 18 CSOs challenged the government to address the root causes of medical negligence and put an end to preventable maternal deaths and injuries.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has directed former Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) staff whose contracts have expired to report to City Hall, and apply for permanent county posts. The Governor made the announcement even as the former NMS staff have been lamenting for…
- The funeral procession arrived at the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) escorted by two police outsiders and mourners from Nigeria who animated the procession with Igbo cultural dances.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 8 – The Anti-Corruption Court has allowed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to withdraw the corruption case against former Kenya Power Managing Director Ken Tarus. According to trial magistrate Elizabeth Juma, this was due to lack of evidence linking him to the case.…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 8 – Government administrators (NGAOs) will have specific crime-reduction goals set for them as a long-term strategy to improve productivity in security management. The targets will be communicated through security committees, with performances expected to be reported up the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 8 – Close to 32 Jubilee MPs have broken ranks with the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya and joined hands with the President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance. This followed a meeting with President Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua at State House Nairobi on Wednesday. Led by…
- Joe Biden may have preached unity but new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s frosty expression and the Republican jeers throughout the State of the Union speech told the story of a partisan night. In a potent reminder of how the balance of power has shifted, Biden delivered his annual address — and…
- NEW Delhi, Feb 7 – India has been ranked as number one among 110 nations for its inclusivity measures towards religious minorities, as per the Centre for Policy Analysis’ (CPA) inaugural assessment on global minorities, The Australia Today reported. The Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) is a…
- BUDGAM, (Jammu and Kashmir) Feb 7 – Amid heavy snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir over the last few days, several girls from far-flung areas were seen practising martial arts in capped grounds of Beerwah area of Budgam district. Despite the heavy snowfall, the girls from a sports academy were seen…
- NEW Delhi, India Feb 7 – Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra participated in the India-France-UK Trilateral Dialogue and discussed taking the cooperation forward in the fields of defence, energy and environment, innovation and people-to-people exchanges, according to the statement released by the…
- On January 14th while touring Siaya County, President Ruto told Siaya residents that, “serikali ni serikali ya Kenya, na ni serikali yenu.” This is a Government for Kenya, this is your Government. Indeed, the Government of Kenya belongs to the people of Kenya, irrespective of their tribes,…