- Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the illegal trade of donkey meat in Embu County. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said the suspects were among a group of men who were found slaughtering donkeys at a homestead in Kajekeru village at around 1:34 am on Friday,…
- Former Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has been arrested by detectives attached to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) over corruption allegations. Balala was arrested alongside four other persons on Thursday night over allegations that the Tourism Fund fraudulently paid Ksh8.5…
- It was a loaded diaper, but not like you would think. Security officers found 17 bullets concealed inside a disposable baby diaper Wednesday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said. Officers pulled the otherwise clean diaper from a passenger’s carry-on bag…
- An 11-member committee tasked with probing the status of three local airports has made a raft of recommendations in the final report submitted to Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, December 21. In a statement moments after receiving the report, CS Murkomen lauded…
- The government has hit a new milestone in revenue collected through the eCitizen portal, the Ministry of Interior and National Administration says. In a statement to newsrooms on Thursday, December 21, Julius Bitok, the Principal Secretary State Department for Citizen Services said Ksh903.6 million…
- An Oklahoma man who in 1975 was convicted of murder in a liquor store robbery was exonerated in court on Tuesday after he had spent more than 48 years in prison, the authorities said. It was thought to be the longest time served by a wrongfully convicted inmate in the United States, according to…
- Preparations are in top gear for the coronation ceremony of Ker Odungi Randa as the chairman of the Luo Council of Elders. In a statement, Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o said the ceremony will be held at the Ofafa Memorial Hall in Kisumu from 9 am and Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition leader…
- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday encouraged passengers to protest whenever a bus driver or Tuktuk cyclist starts to overload. The CS made the remarks on his official X account after an incident where a Tutuk driver was stopped by the National Transport and…
- First Lady Rachel Ruto on Thursday, December 21, penned a sweet birthday message to her husband, President William Ruto as he turned 57. Taking to her official social media pages, the First Lady who also celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary expressed gratitude to the Head of State for the love…
- Transport and Roads Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday announced that a new Nairobi Expressway exit plaza will be launched at the Greenpark. The CS noted that the project set to be finished in mid-January is meant to help reduce traffic congestion and improve vehicle flow in…
- Two men suspected of abducting a lady in Juja, Kiambu County and stealing over Ksh645,000 from her have been arrested. The suspects, Laban Chomba Muthini and Peter Mugera Maburi, were arrested moments after allegedly abandoning the blindfolded victim at Githingiri Estate near Thika Greens Gatanga…
- A Kenyan businessman has told the High Court he is the sole owner of Stay Online Limited, a company at the centre of a Ksh400 million ownership dispute. On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, Kirimi Koome told Justice Alfred Mabeya that he is the sole director and 100 per cent shareholder of the company…
- A director at the Ministry of Land on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, told the High Court there are two genuine title deeds at the centre of the Ksh1.5 billion disputed land in Nairobi which Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and his wife claim to own. Gordon Odeka Ochieng, who has been a director of…
- The Kenya Railways has suspended commuter train services in Nairobi, effective December 21, 2023 to January 2, 2024. In a statement, Kenya Railways said the affected routes include train services to Ruiru, Embakasi Village, Limuru, Lukenya and Syokimau. “We wish to inform customers that: The…
- Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has come out to address concerns from the faithful after Pope Francis permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples. KCCB Chairman Rev Martin Kivuva Musonde, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mombasa, in a statement seen by K24 Digital…
- A group of South Korean students are suing the government because their college admission examination ended 90 seconds earlier than scheduled. They are asking for 20 million won ($15,400; £12,000) each – the cost of a year’s studying to retake the exam. The error affected the rest of the students’…
- Voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s high-stakes presidential election has been marred by lengthy delays at polling stations. Voters waited in long queues at many polling stations in the capital, Kinshasa, and other cities as they opened about two hours late. Ballot papers were delivered at…
- Africa’s first female billionaire has lost her High Court fight against an application to freeze up to £580 million (Ksh113billion) of her assets. Businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years until 2017, is being sued by Unitel, a telecoms operator…
- David Mugonyi has been named as the new Director-General of the Communications Authority of Kenya in the new appointment by Information, Communication & Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary (CS)Eliud Owalo. Mugonyi who is the current Head of the Presidential Communication Service replaces Ezra…
- The Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has issued a traffic advisory ahead of this year’s Christmas festivities. In a statement on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, Koome cautioned Kenyans of expected high vehicular traffic calling on all road users to exercise caution noting that road safety is…
- Police are holding four suspects linked to the theft of Ksh300,000 from a parked car in Lodwar, Turkana County. In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, December 19, after NPS officers based in Lodwar Police Station and their colleagues from the…
- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen now says the issue of embarrassing perennial power blackouts at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has been resolved. In a statement on Monday night, the CS assured that the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) leadership had replaced…
- Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago.…
- With Christians making up almost half of the continent’s population, Christmas is a big deal in Africa. Forget the snow, fir trees and mulled wine. For almost everyone in the continent, Christmas is a time to gather with friends and family, go to church and enjoy a big feast, but every country also…
- The Rural Private Hospital Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has announced measures to address persistent challenges in receiving payments from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). In an official statement released on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, RUPHA announced a series of modifications to the…
- A jilted man is on the run after he hit and killed a hotel manager whom he accused of sleeping with his wife. Police in Uganda identified the hotel manager as 55-year-old Justus Muhwezi. “The deceased was the manager of Kings Hotel Rukungiri. He was knocked by one William Sebikaru who is on the run…
- A man has been slapped with a 60-year jail term for defiling a two-year-old child by Kibera Law Courts. The man, identified as Rodgers Alianda Atseka, faced two charges of defilement under Section 8(1) and committing an indecent act with a child under Section 11(1) of the Sexual Offences Act No.3…
- Andrew Wanjala has been charged in Eldoret court with offensive conduct after being sued by a married mother of two for sending her explicit messages. The 41-year-old on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, appeared before Principal Magistrate Caroline Watima where he denied the charges against him. The…
- President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto hosted a joyous Christmas party for the children of their staff at State House in Nairobi as is tradition. The festivities, which took place on Tuesday, December 19, were captured in a video shared by State House Communication Director Gerard Bitok…
- Former Embu North Sub-County DCIO Jervasio Mwaniki Nyaga has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape and abuse of authority. Nyaga, who was sentenced by the Court of Appeal, will serve 20 years after being convicted of two counts of rape and an additional 10 years for abuse of position of…
- Two suspects linked to Lime Fiber, an internet service provider (ISP), have been arrested after their premises were raided by anti-piracy agencies. The two are suspected to have been illegally streaming premium content to over 3,000 residents in Kasarani, Mwiki and Santos in Nairobi. The operation…
- YouTuber Vincent Mboya recently helped a middle-aged mzungu living with a disability in the streets of Canada. Mboya who was demonstrating the ‘spirit of giving’ posted a video in which he said he was on a mission to find two people who need food or clothing so he could lend a helping hand. “Let me…
- A section of residents in Mwea area in Kirinyaga county has barricaded the Kimbimbi-Kanjinji road in protest over its poor state. Speaking to a local publication, the agitated residents decried the poor state of the roads and called for immediate action. They also claimed that the dusty roads…
- The Competition Authority of Kenya(CAK) has slapped Carrefour Supermarket, through its franchise holder Majid al Futtaim’s(MAF) with a fine amounting to Ksh1.1 billion for separately abusing its superior buyer powers over two of its suppliers –Pwani Oil Products Limited and Woodlands Company…
- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued an alert over the rising water levels along the Madogo-Garissa Road. In a statement, the road agency announced that the ongoing rains have led to a rise in water levels at Tana River which has subsequently resulted in increased water levels…
- A wanted member of a criminal gang operating in Siaya County has been arrested over the killing of a police officer last month. In a statement on Tuesday, December 19, the National Police Service (NPS) said Hastings Omondi Odipo aka Martin aka Umar was arrested in Usenge village following a tip-off…
- Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. The blessings may be carried out providing they are not part of regular Church rituals or liturgies, nor at the same time as a civil union,…
- Molten rock has been spewing spectacularly from fissures in the ground after a volcano erupted in Iceland following weeks of intense earthquake activity. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has said the lava is emerging from a crack in the earth’s surface which was around 3.5km (2 miles) long and…
- At least 111 people have been killed after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous region of northwestern China, the country’s state media has said. It came before the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) reported that a second earthquake had struck the Xinjiang region in the northwest…
- One family got a little something extra when they picked out their Christmas tree this year – a baby owl. Every year the White family of Lexington, Kentucky, pick their own tree and bring it home – and this year was no different. And it was not until four days after they had put it […]
- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen now claims that most road accidents happen between Friday 5 pm and Monday 5 am because of drunk drivers. Speaking during an interview with a local TV station, the CS affirmed that drunk drivers are part of the biggest challenge the…
- A suspect connected to the spate of transformer vandalism in Kiambu County was arrested. Confirming the arrest, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) noted that the suspect, Denis Karanja, was found with a cache of suspected stolen Kenya Power properties believed to have been vandalized…
- Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen on Monday confirmed that 3,999 people died in road accidents between January and December 7, 2023. In a statement shared on Monday, December 18, 2023, the CS noted that the number has reduced from the 4,352 recorded within the same…
- A judge has ordered a Rwandan investor Desire Muhinyuza to pay the High Court Ksh1,000 for wasting its time. Justice Alfred Mabeya of the Milimani High Court Commercial and Tax Division also slapped Desire with a fine of Ksh30,000 for causing unnecessary adjournment and filing of documents out of…
- A human rights group has now moved to the High Court in Mombasa seeking orders to compel investigative agencies to launch a probe into the generation of Post Rape Care ( PRC) forms at the Gender-based Violence Recovery Centre in the Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital (CGTRH). The…
- Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya now claims that MPs were left stranded during the East African Community (EAC) Parliamentary games held in Kigali, Rwanda. The MP who was speaking in a video shared via his official Facebook account on Monday, December 18, 2023, alleged that the…
- Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ezekiel Machogu has officially released secondary school placement results for the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary School Education (KCPE) exam. The Form One selection results were unveiled on Monday, December 18, nearly a month after the release of the 2023 KCPE…
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday in a Nairobi court presented 14 photos and a video of nude underage children who had been sexually abused by a 64-year-old private university lecturer. Officer Wyliffe Jefwa attached at DCI headquarters Children Rights unit produced in…
- Journalist Ali Manzu has told off Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO Ezekiel Mutua for criticizing journalists who interviewed President William Ruto on Sunday night. Mutua, who previously worked as a journalist, had questioned the ability of journalists selected by different media houses…
- Four individuals lost their lives in a road accident that occurred on Monday, December 18, 2023, at the Hill Tea area along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway. The National Police Service reported that the incident took place at 5:00 a.m. when a Msamaria Shuttle Limited Matatu lost control and collided…
