- The first man to receive a genetically modifi*d pig kidney transplant has di*d two months after the operation, the hospital which c*rri*d out the procedure has said. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, was suffering with end-stage kidney disease before undergoing the operation in March. Ma*sachusetts…
- Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has lauded the dedication and selflessness of nurses on International Nurses’ Day by sharing the story of John Chesilwa, a nurse in West Pokot County whom she says runs a dispensary single-handily. Nakhumicha took to social media to share her admiration for…
- Over 500 families have been displaced by f*********rs in Mandera East Sub-county, Mandera County after an Ethiopian river burst its banks. Kenya R*******s says River Daua broke its banks due to heavy rains experienced in the Southern Ethiopian Highlands, causing the floods in Mandera. “After the…
- It was glamour and colour when Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s son Kelvin Muasya ti*d the knot with Machakos County CEC for Trade, Tourism, Industry and Innovation, Sharon Nthoki. The two lovebirds were wedded in a glam**ous traditional wedding attended by notable leaders including Azimio la…
- Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the e********n of almost 1,800 p****e from the Kharkiv area, the regional h**d has said. Heavy f******g has continued in the border area following Russia’s surprise incursions on Friday. Kyiv has been expecting a Russian summer offensive for some…
- Kenya Power has issued a notice informing Kenyans of a scheduled blackout that wi*l affect two counties today. In a statement shared on Sat**day, the utility c*mpany said the scheduled blackout which is part of routine maintenance wi*l affect Kajiado and Uasin Gishu counties. In Kajiado, the…
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries C*mmission (IEBC) has addressed the ongoing rumours a*serting that there were non-existent polling stations du**ng the 2022 General Election. For a better part of Friday and Sat**day, a section of Kenyans online were quick to finger the electoral c*mmission…
- The Kenya Meteorological Department has announced that most parts of the country wi*l experience sunny intervals. In a statement, the weatherman said there wi*l be a significant reduction in rainfall across different regions. However, areas within the Western, Rift Valley, Central Kenya and the…
- Every tourist visiting the country wi*l soon have to plant a tree, Tourism Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua has said. Speaking du**ng a tree planting exercise, Mutua stressed that the move wi*l help preserve the country’s ecosystem and biodiversity. “Tourism heavily relies on the preservation of…
- The Kenya Medical Pract*tioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) leadership on Sat**day met Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga shortly after a meeting with President Wi*liam Ruto at State House, Nairobi. Du**ng their meeting, Raila encouraged the medics to enhance their…
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has announced the initiation of the party’s Disaster Response C*mmittee in solidarity with flood victims. In its statement, the party said the first consignment of donations wi*l be flagged off at Ch**gwa House on Tuesday, May 14, at 10 am. The party has…
- President Wi*liam Ruto has pledged to tackle the persistent human resource challenges hindering the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya. Du**ng a meeting with the leadership of the Kenya Medical Pract*tioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) on Sat**day, May 11, 2024, Ruto…
- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a public notice regarding the temporary closure of a significant roadway in the country’s eastern region. In a statement on Sat**day, May 11, 2024, KeNHA said the affected route, the Ga**en-Witu-Lamu (A7) Road, has been shuttered due to…
- A power outage scheduled for Sat**day, May 11, 2024, is set to impact three Counties across Kenya, according to the latest announcement from Kenya Power. The blackout, which is planned for maintenance purposes, wi*l affect several areas at different times of the day. The outage, while temporary, is…
- As schools reopen this c*ming Monday, May 13, 2024, learners at Ruiru Girls’ Secondary in Kiambu County wi*l be facing a new hurdle after 20 toilets collapsed and sunk due to heavy rains in the past week. The inst*tution, which is the only public girls’ boarding school in Ruiru const*tuency, houses…
- The Directorate of Cr*minal Investigations (DCI) Athi River has recovered the vehicle belonging to the suspect in the death of popular Ohangla dancer Sheila Odoyo. Athi River sub-county DCI Wesley Langat said 45-year-old Jackson Bambo, the husband of the 38-year-old s***n dancer, is the pr*me…
- The Directorate of Cr*minal Investigations (DCI) Athi River has recovered the vehicle belonging to the suspect in the death of popular Ohangla dancer Sheila Odoyo. Athi River sub-county DCI Wesley Langat said 45-year-old Jackson Bambo, the husband of the 38-year-old s***n dancer, is the pr*me…
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has sacked the h**d of his personal protection unit after two of its top officials were detained over an alleged a***********n plot. Serhiy Rud has led the president’s security detail since 2019. No reason was given for his dismissal, which was announced in a…
- President Wi*liam Ruto has appointed 20 new judges to the High Court of Kenya, a move that is seen as a significant step in the country’s ongoing efforts to reform the Judiciary. The appointments were announced in a Gazette notice dated May 9, 2024, and c*me after a rigorous vetting process by the…
- Cases of Kenyans who lost their ident*ty c*rds and pa*sports to flooding wi*l be treated as an emergency, Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary (PS) Julius Bitok has said. Speaking in Athi-river where he led a tree planting exercise, the PS said the ministry has opened an emergency…
- 11 candidates have been shortlisted for the Secretary/Chief Executive Officer position at the Public Service C*mmission (PSC). In a notice shared, the PSC stated that the 11 including six men and five women are drawn from Nyeri, Homa Bay, Garissa, Bungoma, Narok, Migori, Marsabit, Elgeyo Marakwet,…
- Detectives on Thursday seized thousands of litres of siphoned fuel du**ng a crackdown on siphoning rings at a site off Kangundo Road. In a statement, the Directorate of Cr*minal Investigations (DCI) noted that the raid was conducted by the Operations Support Unit who were acting on a tip-off from a…
- The United Arab Emirates has pledged a donation of USD 15 mi*lion (approximately Ksh2 bi*lion) to Kenya to help mitigate the adverse effects of the floods which have destroyed several parts of the country. According to a statement shared by the UAE Emba*sy in Nairobi, the pledge c*mes under the…
- The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107 as rescue operations continued and authorities began to see the cost of recovering from the devastation in the s******f Rio Grande do Sul. In a dramatic symbol of the disaster, rescuers saved a horse that had been t*****d prec*…
- Police in Kericho are currently pursuing a suspect accused of cutting off his wife’s ears for failing to follow his instructions and obeying his c*mmands. According to a police report, the suspect who hails from Sigowet-Soin, chopp*d off both of his wife’s ears after a heated exchange. He then fled…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said the government has allocated Ksh300 mi*lion to build houses for the Mai Mahiu flood victims. Speaking du**ng the memorial service for the Mai Mahiu flood victims at the Mo Gas Grounds in Mai Mahiu, Nakuru on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the DP a*sured the…
- The weatherman has asked Kenyans to brace themselves for continued rains in multiple regions today and tomorrow. In a forecast shared on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the weatherman said the rains wi*l hit select parts of Western Kenya, Rift Valley, Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, North Coast, and…
- The weatherman has asked Kenyans to brace themselves for continued rains in multiple regions today and tomorrow. In a forecast shared on Thursday, May 9, 2024, the weatherman said the rains wi*l hit select parts of Western Kenya, Rift Valley, Central Highlands, Lake Victoria Basin, North Coast, and…
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has reacted after Bumula MP Jack Wamboka told him to move on from his love affair with Maryanne Kitany. Appearing before an 11-member c*mmittee trying his impeachment case, Linturi termed the resurfacing of the affair du**ng the trial as unfortunate. “…
- A Nigerian national has been apprehended in Mombasa after authorities found him in possession of 200 grams of c*****e worth Ksh600,000 in street value. In a statement on Thursday, May 9, the Directorate of Cr*minal Investigations (DCI) said the arrest of the suspect, identifi*d as Victor Chinenye…
- A Congolese man suspected to be a fake gold scammer has been arrested while entering Kenya at the Busia border point. According to the police, Puati Poba Dally, 35, is the main suspect in a USD 100,000 (Ksh13.1 mi*lion as per the current exchange rates) fake gold scam involving a Ghanaian national…
- The High Court has rejected a plea from former Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria, his wife and their co-accused person to stop his Ksh351 mi*lion corruption case pending the hearing of their pet*tion challenging prosecution. In a brief ruling, Justice Nixon Sifuna of Milimani Anti-Corruption Court…
- A 1,000 households have been displaced in Baringo County due to floods caused by heavy torrential rains in the country. Kenya R*******s says that on top of nature’s fury, there has been a longstanding conflict in the region. In a statement, the humanitarian authority says the c*mmunity has to…
- Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday met former Malian Pr*me Minister Moussa Mara and US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mike Hammer in two different meetings. In a statement, the Office of the Fourth President of Kenya revealed that the two leaders paid Uhuru a courtesy visit at his…
- The Ministry of Interior has launched a probe over the use of extreme v******e and h****sment against bloggers and incitement to v******e against political opponents in 19 counties across the country. This even as Interior Cabinet Secretary Prof Kith**e Kindiki said some p****e may want to use…
- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has announced the closure of a section of Nairobi Bound Lanes along the Kenol-Sagana (A2) Road. KeNHA said the closure is due to heavy rains causing debris to fall from the back slope of the road section at the Mugetho area. The highway authority…
- Details of a love affair gone sour played out in the open yesterday du**ng the hearings of the impeachment motion against Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. Lawmakers were treated to drama as Linturi and his defence team on one hand and the mover of the motion Bumula MP…
- The prolonged doctors’ strike in Kenya has finally reached a resolution after 56 days, with the government and the Kenya Medical Pract*tioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) signing a return-to-work formula. The agreement c*mes after the Employment and Labour Relations Court mandated both…
- After 56 days of deadlock, the protracted doctors’ strike reached a resolution as the government and the Kenya Medical Pract*tioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) inked a return-to-work agreement on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The breakthrough c*mes on the heels of a directive from the…
- The government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has confirmed that five children are among those who have lost their lives due to the ongoing flooding in the country. The number of families displaced and the households affected has also risen according to the latest statistics from the government. “As of…
- The County Government of Kirinyaga has swiftly e*******d 20 families from a housing structure in Kutus Town, Kirinyaga County following concerns over its structural integrity, with fears looming of a possible collapse. County Executive C*mmittee Member for Lands, Physical Planning, and Urban…
- AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had initiated the world*ide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine due to a ‘surplus of available updated vaccines’ since the pandemic. The c*mpany also said it would proceed to withdraw the vaccine Vaxzevria’s marketing authorizations within Europe. “As multiple, variant…
- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued safety tips to help citizens as heavy rains continue to lash most parts of the country leading to devastating floods. In an advisory released on Wednesday, May 8, MOH emphasized the importance of staying safe amidst the ongoing rainfall and potential flooding…
- President Wi*liam Ruto has declared May 10, 2024, a public holiday. The decision c*mes amidst the ongoing heavy rains leading to devastating floods and l***********s. Speaking du**ng a meeting with gra*sroots leaders from Laikipia North and Kajiado Central at State House on Wednesday, May 8,…
- Former TV star Kimani Mbugua has left netizens concerned about his mental health after a recent social media outburst. In a two-minute video shared on his Instagram page, Mbugua, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2020, was captured shouting fervently, demanding the payment of owed debts.…
- The government through the Ministry of Education has announced that all schools wi*l reopen on Monday, May 13, 2024, for the second term. President Wi*liam Ruto, speaking at State House Nairobi after meeting leaders from Kajiado and Laikipia, promised that cla*srooms that floods have destroyed wi*l…
- Nairobi-based televangelist Bishop Thomas Wahome and over 800 Lang’ata residents living near Nairobi Dam have moved to court seeking to block the government from evicting them from a parcel of land that the authorities claim is riparian. According to the doc*ments filed in court on Wednesday, May 8…
- A Korean investor now wants Chief Lands Registrar David Nyambaso Nyandoro cited for contempt for disobeying a High C*********r to release his t*tle deed over a pr*me land at Muthaiga worth over Ksh400 mi*lion. In a c***************t application filed at the Milimani High Court Environment and Lands…
- Following the collapse of a building in Uthiru on Tuesday night, all occupants have been safely located and attended to. Confirming the update, the Kenya R*******s said their team attended to ten occupants rescued earlier at the scene while one female was taken to the hospital. “One female, who was…
- A chopper c*rrying Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura and Kenya R*******s Secretary General Idriss Ahmed was forced to make an emergency landing in Gish**go, Kikuyu Const*tuency. In a statement, Mwaura said they were safe, saying the h********r made the emergency landing due to poor weather…
