KENYA NEWS

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga are this week set to embark on a four-day joint tour of the Nyanza region. The tour comes five months after the March 9th handshake between the two leaders, where they buried the hatchet and vowed to unite the country. The unity deal came…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and his Amani National Congress (ANC) counterpart Musalia Mudavadi are among names proposed for Cabinet positions in a looming reshuffle by President Kenyatta. The Standard reports that opposition leader Raila Odinga, who will play a key role in the Cabinet changes…

Sports Cabinet Secretary Rashid Achesa claims that opposition leader Raila Odinga is pushing for his removal from Cabinet. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the alleged class seven dropout claims that Odinga is unhappy with his appointment to the lucrative position by President…

A section of Rift Valley leaders have slammed Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter over his recent attacks on Deputy President William Ruto. Led by Kipkelion West MP Hillary Kosgey, the leaders accused Keter of being used by the opposition to taint the name of the Deputy President. “People like Alfred Keter…

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed talk of a split in Jubilee government, saying his relationship with President Uhuru Kenyatta was intact. Ruto, who spoke on Sunday at Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Mathaithi in Nyeri County, said the purported rift in Jubilee Party was a…

A Saturday night accident involving a truck and a school bus left nine pupils of St. Gabriel Primary School in Mwingi, Kitui County dead while several others sustained injuries. Confirming the accident, Kitui police boss Muthuri Mwongera said the pupils were returning from a trip to Mombasa at…

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua are set to hold talks in a bid to end their rivalry following their bitter fallout in the run to 2017 elections. Attending the wedding of Robert Kivutha, son of Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana in Karen, Nairobi on Saturday, the two…

Deported lawyer Miguna Miguna has launched fresh attacks on Opposition leader Raila Odinga. In a chain of tweets, the self-declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) general accused Raila of turning National Super Alliance (Nasa) last year's boycott on products from companies involved in rigging…

Kiambu is set to become the first Kenyan county to have its own anthem. In an advertisement appearing in the local newspapers, the County has invited residents to take part in a competition where the best composed piece will be selected as the official county anthem.  Winner or winners of the…

Kenya Airways could fly its maiden flight to the United States before the scheduled October 28th date. Citizen TV reports that plans are underway to have President Uhuru Kenyatta charter a Kenya Airways (KQ) flight to New York, US on September 18th. The President will travel to the US to attend the…