KENYA NEWS

Five Kenyan banks have been handed hefty fines after they were found guilty of irregularly transacting millions of shilling in the second phase of the National Youth Service (NYS) scam. A probe by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) established that the five lenders were used to move illegally acquired…

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has opened up on why he no longer operates from his designated office based at City Hall. Sonko has been running Nairobi County from his rural home in Mua Hills, Machakos County for the past few months, a move that has not been taken well by city leaders led by Members…

Migori Governor Okoth Obado's lawyer Cliff Ombeta has confirmed that indeed his client was in a relationship with slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. Ombeta, who spoke to KTN News on Tuesday night, however maintained that the Governor is innocent and was not involved in the abduction and…

Revelations by impeached Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Beatrice Elachi that she can only fly First Class due to her medical condition has left Kenyans online seething. Speaking on Monday, Elachi said that she suffers from a condition that only demands she uses the luxurious section and flying…

DNA tests are set to be conducted on Migori Governor Okoth Obado as detectives seek to establish whether he is connected to the abduction and murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti on Tuesday confirmed the Governor would undergo the…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Tuesday questioned Migori Governor Okoth Obado over the murder of Rongo University student Sharon Otieno. Governor Obado was grilled after he was summoned to DCI offices in Kisumu by detectives investigating the killing of the 26-…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria was on Monday involved in a bitter social media spat with deported Kenyan lawyer Miguna Miguna. The confrontation between the two politicians began after Miguna accused Kuria of orchestrating some extra- judicial killings witnessed in the country. The self-declared…

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has dismissed reports that two passenger aircrafts were involved in a near-collision in Kenyan airspace at Naivasha last week. Reacting to an article published in The East African, the state aviation agency on Monday termed the reports as misleading. “The…

Slain Rongo University student Sharon Otieno was previously married and had three children with her former husband. Daily Nation caught up with Sharon's ex-husband, Bernard Okuta who is a teacher at Rapogi High School in Uriri, Migori County. Speaking to the newspaper, Okuta declined to shed more…

Two passenger aircrafts allegedly missed each other in the Kenyan airspace by a mere 60 seconds last week, avoiding what would have been one of the world's worst crash between two planes, The East African reports. The publication reports that the near-collision would have happened 100 kilometres…