KENYA NEWS

Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero was on Thursday afternoon arraigned before the anti-corruption court where he was charged with fraud. Appearing before anti-corruption Magistrate Douglas Ogoti, Kidero pleaded not guilty to three counts of fraud, services not rendered and dealing with suspect…

Ukay Mall located in Nairobi's Westlands area is among buildings targeted in the ongoing demolition of illegal structures in the city. A National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) report dated June 26th named buildings and structures found to be sitting on riparian land within Nairobi…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) have unearthed an illegal communication center in Ruiru town where Sim Swap fraudsters have reportedly been working from. Four suspects, who include two females and two males, were arrested during the operation. More than 30,000 SIM…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has dismissed claims that he is collaborating with President Kenyatta on a looming Cabinet reshuffle. A section of local press reported that both Kenyatta and Odinga are working on a new Cabinet team in the spirit of their much-publicized March 9th handshake.…

Deputy President William Ruto says that President Uhuru Kenyatta will personally campaign for him during the 2022 presidential race. Daily Nation reports that Ruto said this during a closed door meeting with leaders from Nyeri county at Fairmont Hotel in Nanyuki over the weekend. The Deputy…

Former Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero has been arrested. Kidero was arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on Wednesday afternoon over alleged theft of public funds during his tenure. Kidero was arrested alongside seven others on the orders of the Director…

At least five Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed while six others sustained injuries in a suspected Al Shabaab attack at Kwa Omolo area in Lamu County on Wednesday. Sources said the military officers were on a routine security patrol when the lorry carrying them ran over an improvised…

Kenyan victims of the 1998 bomb attack on American embassy in Nairobi could soon receive compensation from the US. On Tuesday, US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan hinted at plans by the government to pay those affected by the bombing that left more than 200 people dead and hundreds of others…

The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) has on Wednesday morning demolished Nairobi's South End Mall after years of public uproar. The Sh2 billion structure was constructed at the junction of Mbagathi Way and Langata Road after a prolonged tussle between the state and businessmen over…

Kisumu Central MP Fred Ouda's bid to bar Deputy President William Ruto from running for Presidency in 2022 is set to drag to the corridors of justice. This comes after his petition seeking to block Ruto from vying for the country's top seat was thrown out by MPs last week. Ouda had presented the…