KENYA NEWS

The High Court has handed a death sentence to Miss Lang’ata Women's Prison, Ruth Kamande for the murder of her boyfriend. On 31st May, the beauty pageant winner was found guilty of stabbing her boyfriend, Farid Mohammed 22 times in 2015 in Nairobi's Buruburu estate. Justice Jessie Lesiit ruled…

The government is set to disband Administration Police (AP) unit in a major restructuring in the National Police Service (NPS) Plans are in top gear to have more than 60,000 officers serving under the unit absorbed into the regular police unit. 10,000 officers serving under the outfit will however…

Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi says National Super Alliance (Nasa) is not aware of Ford-Kenya leader Moses Wetang'ula exit from the coalition. Mudavadi said Nasa was yet to receive any official communication from Ford-Kenya on its decision to abandon the coalition. On Monday…

The government, through the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) is seeking to demolish Nairobi’s Wakulima Market to pave way for the construction of an ultra-modern overpass. The flyover will link Enterprise Rd to the Nairobi central business district. The overpass, also referred to as a viaduct,…

A United Kingdom court has handed an 18-year prison sentence to a British man convicted of raping two underage Kenyan girls. In May, Keith Morris was found guilty of the offenses, which he allegedly committed while on a holiday at the Kenyan coast in 2016 and 2017. The 72-year-old was found guilty…

Former United States President Barack Obama has castigated Kenya and other African countries that have criminalized homosexuality. In his speech to mark Mandela Day in Johannesburg, South Africa on Tuesday, Obama  called for "resistance" on those discriminating people based on sexual…

A Mombasa court has ordered government to pay Sh6 million to Khalid Salim Ahmed Balala, the former leader of the Islamic Party of Kenya, as damages for violation of his rights. Salim had sued the State for stripping him of citizenship in 1990s after his spirited push for registration of his party.…

Police have arrested four people in connection to the robbery of Sh24 million from Family Bank's Ruiru branch over the weekend. The four, all employees of Family Bank were arraigned before Kiambu Chief Magistrate Stella Atambo on Tuesday, but weren't allowed to take plea. The suspects identified as…

President Kenyatta has picked Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Stelu Lekolool from Kenya Navy as his new Aide-de-Camp (ADC). He will now be the President's personal assistant, helping him on matters touching on security, protocol and military tradition. Lekolool's appointment was announced by…

A person assistant to Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been charged with robbery with violence at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. Peterson Kimenyi was charged in a case where former Nairobi Central Business District Association Chairman Timothy Muriuki was assaulted and robbed by goons at…