- Morlon, also known as Lamarca J. Benjamin, has been in police custody since February 4, 2025, for allegedly scamming Ksh.15.5 million from two businessmen, a Romanian and a Swiss national, in a gold scheme.
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed that President William Ruto is benefitting in a gold business through his partnership with the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti.
- The short resolution reflects Trump's upending of U.S. policy on Ukraine after taking office last month and his more conciliatory stance towards Russia. In contrast, former president Joe Biden's administration led efforts at the United Nations to support Ukraine throughout the war.
- A family from Shamakhokho ward in Vihiga County is spending sleepless nights trying to figure out how they will repatriate their dead kin from Saudi Arabia.
- A device, probably a bomb attached to a motorcycle, exploded outside a police station in the town of Morales, Octavio Guzman, governor of the Cauca department, reported on X.
- The contenders to succeed Justin Trudeau clamoured to present themselves as the best choice to take on the mercurial American president, calling him "a threat" and warning that "he wants our country."
- Uganda's main opposition party said Monday that security forces raided its party headquarters over the weekend, stealing documents, computers and cash, while planting spy cameras and listening devices.
- Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua now says the purported plans by his former boss, President William Ruto, to remove Chief Justice Martha Koome from office extend a long way into the past.
- In the quiet village of Naserian, Kajiado West in Kajiado County, grief hangs heavy in the air; a family shattered, mourning their son, Samuel Kaitwai.
- Appearing before the National Assembly Administration and Internal Security Committee, Metito requested an additional KSh 3 billion for State House to finalize pending projects, including renovations.
- A night flight at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) brings with it a special delivery for the country and its conservation efforts: aboard the cargo plane were over a dozen animals, making their return home after years away in Florida, USA.
- The summit, co-chaired by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe and SADC Chairperson, and William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya and EAC Chairperson, was held in Dar es Salaam on February 8, 2025.
- In a statement issued on Monday, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Kenya, Marc Dillard, expressed deep condolences to the officer's family and praised the bravery of Kenyan forces contributing to global security efforts.
- Detectives have confirmed that the body found dumped in Makongo forest along the Machakos-Wote road in Makueni County over the weekend belongs to Campbell Scott, the British national who went missing last week in Nairobi.
- Jarod Tyler Roberts was arraigned before the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty to trafficking cocaine valued at Ksh.240,000.
- Njoroge Mwaura became a household name in Kenya for his eloquent news presentation and reporting on major political and socio-economic stories, and was highly regarded in the media fraternity.
- In a dramatic escalation of the conflict, the utility company criticized the county's actions, which included officials clamping company vehicles, blocking entrances, and dumping trash at its Stima Plaza headquarters.
- The standoff also involves unpaid electricity bills owed by the county to KPLC, further complicating the already tense relationship between the two entities.
- A three-judge bench on Monday issued conservatory orders halting proceedings of a High Court bench in former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment petition.
- Violence raging in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.
- A businessman accused of defrauding young job seekers of more than Kshs.10 million pretending that he would help them to secure jobs in Canada has been arrested.
- Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has thanked the government of Kenya for supporting his campaign for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson position.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday said Peter Oketch, alias DJ IO, Joseph Kihara Kariuki, alias Jose, and Evans Aseka Okututi were forensically connected to the crime scene.
- Jarod Tyler Roberts, who was allegedly found with three pallets of drugs in his rectum, is expected to be charged this morning at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) court.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed a cross-appeal in the corruption case involving former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and several co-accused, seeking to overturn their acquittal on money laundering charges.
- Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni believes that confusion in the opposition will guarantee a second-term victory for President William Ruto.
- Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign & Diaspora Affairs arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on Sunday to attend the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC58) on February 2 0 2 5.
- During a ceremony at the Mount Kenya University Graduation Pavilion in Thika, Wamatangi handed the report, prepared by a committee led by former Senator Sylvia Kasanga, to County Assembly Speaker Wakili Charles Thiong’o and Clerk John Mutie. The assembly is expected to approve the report for…
- Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday -- the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion -- that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance.
- Most employees at USAID will be placed on leave or fired by midnight on Sunday, the aid agency said, as President Donald Trump's administration plows ahead in slashing government spending.
- The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, posted on the social media site X that not responding to the email request would be viewed as a resignation.
- French police have arrested 10 people suspected of aiding a convict caught in Romania nine months after being freed in an ambush in which two prison officers were killed, a prosecutor said Sunday.
- Germans went to the polls Sunday in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right surge and the dramatic return of US President Donald Trump.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was prepared to resume fighting against Hamas after the Palestinian group accused it of endangering a five-week-old Gaza truce by suspending prisoner release.
- For nearly three years, Kapindasm Primary School has been closed to learners, with the community that fed the school with pupils fleeing their homes due to insecurity.
- The Argentine pontiff, who is being treated for double pneumonia, suffered a prolonged asthma-style attack on Saturday and required blood transfusions for a low platelet count.
- US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he was headed to the Middle East this week to discuss an extension to phase one of the Israel-Hamas peace deal.
- In a Sunday statement issued by Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs,Musalia Mudavadi, Kenya reaffirmed its commitment to Sudanese-led and Sudanese-owned solutions, emphasizing that inclusive dialogue remains the only sustainable path to resolving conflicts…
- An unconfirmed number of people were killed on Saturday evening in the Kenya-Ethiopia border area of Todonyang in Turkana County in an ambush attack by suspected militia from the Ethiopian Dassanech community.
- South Africa's Eskom has managed to restore six units at power plants after implementing its highest stage of controlled power cuts early on Sunday, the power utility said after multiple failures at Majuba and Camden power stations over the weekend.
