- Kwale County governor Fatuma Achani has proposed a raft of measures to control the trade of the muguka stimulant including a one-time payment of a single business permit for Ksh300,000. Speaking on Msenangu FM’s breakfast show, the governor intimated that the Kwale County assembly was in the…
- Former nominated senator Millicent Omanga celebrated her 42nd birthday in style with a group of close friends and relatives. Among the list of guests who attended the exclusive party were East African Legislative Assembly Falhada Dekow and Nyeri County nominated MCA Anita Thumbi. Also in attendance…
- The Music Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO Ezekiel Mutua on Friday, May 31, 2024, called out critics of the President’s private jet. Through his official social media account, Ezekiel Mutua stated that the matter of the private jet was long settled in the most plausible authoritative, and convincing way…
- At least 15 people have died of suspected heatstroke in India’s eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, authorities said, with the region gripped in a debilitating heatwave expected to continue until Saturday. India has been experiencing a blisteringly hot summer and a part of the capital…
- Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced resumption of flights into and out of Kisumu International Airport. The national carrier in a statement issued on Friday, May 31, 2024, said the flights were operating on schedule after the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) together with Kenya Civil Aviation Authority…
- Transport has been paralysed in Meru Town after Public Service Vehicles (PSV), majorly matatus and taxis, staged protests on Friday, May 31, 2024. The matatu and taxi operators blocked the major roads leading to the busy town, rendering the area impassable. The irate operators lit bonfires using…
- In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has upheld the nullification of Magarini MP Harrison Garama Kombe’s election, solidifying a precedent-setting decision that reverberates through Kenya’s political landscape. A five-judge bench of the apex court affirmed the findings of the Court of Appeal,…
- President William Ruto on Friday, May 31, 2024, condoled with Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda who lost his mother, Agnetta Okello. In a statement, President Ruto recognised the contributions that the senator’s mother had made during her lifetime, adding that she had impacted lives throughout her career…
- In what is seen to be a departure from her initial position on Muguka ban, Kwale County governor Fatuma Achani has expressed her disappointment with President William Ruto over his decision on the stimulant. Speaking on Msenangu FM’s morning show on Friday, May 31, 2024, Achani noted that Ruto had…
- Donald Trump has become the first former US president to be criminally convicted. In a historic decision, a New York jury has found him guilty of falsifying business records to commit election fraud. The former president is set to be sentenced on 11 July – days before the start of the Republican…
- The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has confirmed that all passengers on board a Kenya Airways plane that encountered an incident on Thursday, May 30, 2024, have been safely evacuated. In a statement issued on Friday, May 31, 2024, KAA pointed out that a Kenya Airways plane suffered a bird strike…
- A landmark public inquiry into allegations of human rights violations by British troops in Kenya has been hearing “heartbreaking” testimony from those who say they were mistreated. Dozens of people have this week given evidence to the parliamentary inquiry into the alleged misconduct of soldiers…
- Kenya Power has announced scheduled blackouts affecting four counties on Friday, May 31, 2024. In a statement, Kenya Power attributed the blackout to scheduled maintenance of power lines. “Please be advised, the following areas will be off on scheduled maintenance tomorrow (31.05.2024),” Kenya…
- The United States of America is donating 16 helicopters and 150 armoured vehicles to Kenya, State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed has announced. In a statement on Thursday, May 30, 2024, Mohamed said that the agreement for the donation was signed during President William Ruto’s state visit to…
- Police in Voi have arrested a 45-year-old suspect transporting 327 kilograms of bhang in a Toyota Prado, estimated to be worth Ksh9.8 million. The driver, Patrick Odoyo Jabuya, is reported to have been driving the car affixed with fake number plates before he was intercepted by sleuths from the…
- Israel’s military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it now controls Gaza’s entire land border. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle…
- Millicent Omanga celebrated her 42nd birthday on Thursday, May 30, 2024. The vocal politician took to her socials to break the news, stating that what she had was ‘a beautiful journey.’ “Today, I celebrate the beautiful journey of me. …I’m thankful for the person I have become. Cheers to the…
- President William Ruto has announced that the Ministry of Defence in collaboration with the US government is building a new tuition facility for the National Defence College. Speaking during the National Defence College graduation ceremony held on Thursday, May 30, 2024, in Karen, Ruto disclosed…
- The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has announced that he has formed a committee to bring amicable solutions between business owners and musicians. Mutua explained that the committee established will discuss with the business owners whose businesses play music for…
- A YouTuber who spent thousands in an effort to transform into a border collie has decided dogs might best be left as man’s best friend – rather than man himself. The Japanese man known as Toco spent Ksh1.8 million ($14,000) on a custom canine suit from Zeppet, a company that makes costumes for…
- Police officers from Laare Police Station, Igembe North in Meru County have recovered an AK-47 rifle from a robbery suspect. The officers were responding to a mob justice incident at KK Etama Area where they rescued one Benson Muriithi, who is suspected to belong to a notorious gang that has been…
- A person has died after being sucked up into the running turbine engine of a plane at Amsterdam’s international airport, officials said. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines made the announcement on Wednesday May 29, 2024 that a “person ended up in a running aircraft engine” of a plane that was bound for…
- Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down a global malware network which stole $5.9bn (£4.65bn) and is linked to other crimes, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has said. The DOJ partnered with the FBI and other international agencies to take down what was “likely the world’s…
- The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and the Cereal Growers Association (CGA) have expressed their worries about the newly introduced 0.3% tax on the export of all food crops which has been implemented by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA). In a press release issued on…
- President William Ruto on Thursday, May 30, 2024, asked all Members of Parliament (MPs) to create an ICT hub in every ward in their constituencies. Ruto, who was leading the country in marking the 21st National Prayer Breakfast meeting held at Safaripark Hotel in Nairobi, explained that his…
- President Ruto in his remarks during the national prayer breakfast said he has been summoned by the men’s conference. President Ruto hinted it could have had something to do with the fact that he held his wife, Rachel’s hand during his last visit to the US. “It’s true that I have been summoned by…
- Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta joined South African voters in line to observe the polling process as part of the African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) in the country on Wednesday, May 28, 2024. Uhuru has been in South Africa meeting the various stakeholders involved in the electoral…
- The Atheists In Kenya Society President Harrison Mumia on Thursday, May 30, 2024, honoured the invite to attend the National Prayer Breakfast meeting at Safari Park Hotel. Mumia’s society on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, received an invite from the Parliament’s Prayer Breakfast Committee to attend the…
- President William Ruto has yet again addressed the controversy surrounding the cost of his 4-day trip to the United States, asserting that the expenses were far lower than insinuated. Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park Hotel on Thursday, May 30, 2024, the head of State claimed…
- The National Prayer Breakfast meeting which will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Safari Park Hotel Nairobi has attracted various leaders and stakeholders. President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua are also in attendance accompanied by their spouses First Lady Racheal Ruto and…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has left Members of Parliament and other lawmakers attending the National Prayer Breakfast in stitches after revealing Pastor Dorcas Rigathi’s demands. The Second in Command noted that President William Ruto’s gesture of holding First Lady Rachel Ruto’s hand during…
- Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has opened up on his court case with Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka. Duale who appeared in a televised interview with a local TV station on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, said Kalonzo has taken him to court over his book, For The Record. Duale’s book Duale said…
- South Mugirango MP Silvanus Osoro wowed the audience with his performance skills at the National Prayer Breakfast meeting in Safari Park. The vocal MP displayed his mastery of the keyboard as well as his dancing skills of the gospel songs that characterised the prayer event. The male members of the…
- The body of mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, the hiker who died on May 22, 2024, on Mount Everest will remain where he died following the family decision. The family said the difficult decision was made after extensive consultations and careful consideration of all the circumstances. “Following…
- Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has provided the status update on the investigation of the late General Francis Ogolla’s chopper crash investigations. Speaking at a local TV station on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Duale first revealed that the investigation is led by a team of very skilled experts…
- Political leaders have now been banned from using Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) helicopters, Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said. Speaking during a televised interview on a local TV station on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Duale said the KDF has come up with a policy that bars politicians from…
- South Africans voted on Wednesday in the most competitive election since the end of apartheid, amid high turnout and with opinion polls suggesting the African National Congress may lose its parliamentary majority after 30 years in government. Well after dark, voters were still forming miles-long…
- Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP) Gathoni Wamuchomba has promised United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malala a bruising battle after he sent her a warning. Malala on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, warned a section of UDA elected leaders and Cabinet Secretaries over their recent…
- A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as a “genocide” during a speech accepting an award. Labour and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr, who is Palestinian American, was being honoured by NYU Langone Health for her compassion in caring for mothers who had…
- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has confirmed raiding Rahma Broadcasting Limited following Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir’s protest. In a statement issued late at night on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the taxman noted that all the procedures were followed before conducting the enforcement action…
- The police have captured a suspect and seized an AK47 rifle thought to have been used in a string of violent robberies in Laikipia county. In a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the prime suspect, 46-year-old Renkel Lentaam, was captured after days of relentless…
- Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino has dismissed claims by Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja that he bailed him out when he was arrested in 2018. Babu Owino was arrested on January 19, 2018, by flying squad officers outside Parliament buildings and was later released from police custody…
- A senior Israeli official has said he expects the war against Hamas in Gaza to continue for at least the rest of this year. “We are expecting another seven months of fighting,” the prime minister’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, told Israel’s Kan public radio. He also said Israel’s…
- In the midst of escalating political tensions within the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Governor Johnson Sakaja has asked Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to stop being a crybaby. Sakaja unleashed verbal fury on Gachagua while addressing over 7,000 UDA grassroots delegates at Bomas of…
- Kenya Power has announced scheduled power interruptions that will affect five counties on Thursday, May 30, 2024. In a statement from the company, the regions will include Nairobi, Nyeri, Tharaka Nithi, Kiambu and Mombasa. Nairobi County Area: Utawala Time: 9 am – 5 pm Places affected: Gesora Rd, V…
- Several families remain displaced in Tana Delta in Tana River County following the heavy rains since March 2024 that led to its river breaking its banks. In a statement shared on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the Kenya Red Cross said the hardest-hit areas include the villages of Bandi, Dumi A, and Dumi…
- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah together with other petitioners have moved to court to abolish the establishment of the office of the Cabinet Administrative Secretaries (CAS) and Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service. Through his official social media account, Omtatah urged that the government…
- Retired President and the head of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) Uhuru Kenyatta visited polling stations today as South Africa’s general elections commenced. In a statement from the former Head of State’s office on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Uhuru was joined by other…
- Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thang’wa has called on Kapseret Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Sudi to apologize to Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) over insensitive remarks. Thang’wa was rattled by Sudi after he referred United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malala as an…
- First lady Rachael Ruto on Wednesday, May 28, 2024, hosted First Daughter of Uganda Pastor Patience Museveni and a section of women lawmakers at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. The first lady alongside the spouse to the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Gachagua, met women leaders for the national…
