KENYA NEWS

Chinese bosses running the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) have reportedly drafted a code of secrecy at work following a local media exposé on how Kenyan employees are harassed,  mistreated and racially discriminated against. The Standard Digital reports that China Road and Bridge Corporation (…

Hotels in Kisumu have been fully booked ahead of the much anticipated visit by former US President Barack Obama on July 16th. Speaking on Wednesday morning, Kisumu Deputy Governor Mathew Owili said the county is experiencing the effects of Obama's trip to the region and urged the business community…

The government has appeared to shift the blame on Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) workers over racism and mistreatment claims by Chinese bosses. Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Wednesday, government spokesman Eric Kiraithe said Kenyans must gather the courage…

A row pitting Central Kenya politicians and leaders from Embu and Meru over who will be Deputy President William Ruto's 2022 running mate has threatened to split Jubilee party. A section of leaders from Meru and Embu have threatened to ditch Jubilee if Central Kenya does not allow Ruto's running…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says that President Kenyatta had approved his arrest after he (Raila) took oath of office as the people's president on January 30th. Speaking on Tuesday when he graced the opening of a new hotel in Kitui owned by US-based Kenyan scholar Makau Mutua, Odinga said…

Controversial Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism Ministries is set to be charged afresh in a case where he is accused of killing a woman in a fatal car crash. This comes after the High Court in Kiambu on Tuesday allowed an appeal filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) challenging…

The government has commenced probe into allegations of racism and mistreatment of Kenyan employees working at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) by Chinese 'masters'. Kenya Railways said China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), the Chinese firm that runs the passenger train, Madaraka Express will be…

Kenyan Governors are now demanding immunity from prosecution while still in office, just like the President. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi, Council of Governors (CoG) chairman Josphat Nonok accused state agencies of unfairly targeting the county heads in the war against graft. The…

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu says the property worth about Sh2 billion listed under his name was purchased long before he was elected governor. Responding to widely circulated claims that he recently purchased multi-billion property in Nairobi's central business district using public funds…

Kenya and Switzerland have entered into an agreement for recovery of funds and assets acquired through corruption and stashed in Switzerland. The deal, dubbed Framework for the Return of Assets from Corruption and Crime in Kenya (FRACCK), was signed on Monday by President Kenyatta and his Swiss…