KENYA NEWS

Two Cuban doctors posted in Mandera County, an area branded Kenya's hotbed of insecurity, have opened up about their two-week stay. In the past few years, the county alongside other counties bordering neighboring Somalia have experienced a series of attacks from Al-Shabaab militants. The two…

Kenya's youngest MP John Paul Mwirigi has defended himself against claims that he changed from being humble to arrogant after being elected to the August house. His close associates said the Igembe South MP is no longer the same "man of the people" he was prior to his historic victory against…

Two suspects have been arrested in connection to the SIM card swap fraud that has seen Kenyan mobile cash service users lose millions of shillings. The two, a Safaricom employee and a student from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology (JKUAT) were arrsted by officers from the…

Ford-Kenya leader Moses Wetang'ula has retracted his earlier claim that National Super Alliance (NASA) has died. Earlier this week, the Bungoma senator had announced he had officially left the outfit, citing betrayal by Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga. “In my view, Nasa is now…

Many Kenyans using mobile money transfer service have fallen victims to a recent scam involving mysterious swapping of sim cards. After swapping sim cards, fraudsters then withdraw any money saved in the mobile cash account and even apply for quick loans from services such as MShwari, leaving the…

Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria was accorded a grand reception by residents when he landed at the lakeside city of Kisumu on Saturday. The controversial MP made several stops in the streets of Kisumu to interact with residents.  Kuria took time to mingle with the taxi drivers, boda boda riders…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i says that he is being harassed and intimidated for doing his job. Speaking in Kisii, Matiang'i said his fight against white collar crimes has earned him enemies who are now keen to bring him down, but stated that he will not succumb to the pressure. "I…

What you have seen so far is only a tip of the iceberg, Opposition leader Raila Odinga has said on the ongoing fight against corruption. Speaking during the burial of George Ndemo, the son of Governor John Nyagarama in Nyamira on Friday, Odinga said the war on the vice just started and told critics…

President Kenyatta has issued an order stopping the launch of new government projects until the ongoing ones are completed. The President said all accounting officers will be held personally accountable for any new projects sanctioned in their departments without authority from the National…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his administration will not allow foreigners to take advantage of Kenya's hospitality. The president defended the recent crackdown on illegal immigrants and enforcement of tough rules in the issuance of work permits to foreign nationals. Uhuru noted that…