KENYA NEWS

Three people have been confirmed dead after a five-story building collapsed in Huruma Estate, Nairobi early Sunday morning. The National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) said one of the victims passed away while being taken to hospital while the others was retrieved from the rubble. The three bodies…

President Kenyatta is reportedly set to announce a major reshuffle in his Cabinet in a move that will see a number of Cabinet and Principal Secretaries sent home. The Sunday Standard reports that CSs and PSs whose ministries have been linked to corruption scandals will be shown the exit door. The…

Former US President Barack Obama is set to visit Kenya on June 16. The one-day visit will see him hold talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi, before travelling to his ancestral home of K’Ogelo to visit with his relatives. He will then proceed to South Africa where he will…

Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday downplayed President Uhuru Kenyatta's remarks that he is loitering across the country. Ruto said he only 'loiters' commissioning development projects as directed by his boss, the president. He spoke at the burial ceremony of Virginia Njoka - the late mother…

President Kenyatta has hailed the arrest of senior state officials implicated in graft scandals, assuring that more arrests are coming. Speaking during the 55th Madaraka Day Celebrations at Kinoru Stadium on Friday, the Head of State maintained that his administration will not spare looters of…

Former Head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura will now assume office as the chairman of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) after the court lifted earlier orders stopping his appointment. Employment and Labour Court's Justice Byrum Ongaya on Thursday lifted the orders he had issued stopping the…

All government procurement and accounting officials are set to undergo lie detector tests in crackdown on corruption, President Kenyatta has said. Speaking during the 55th Madaraka Day Celebrations held in Kinoru Stadium in Meru on Friday, the Head of State said the fresh vetting exercise will be…

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua has asked President Kenyatta to order a lifestyle audit on all government officials. Speaking in Machakos, Mutua said the audit should target Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Governors, Senators, Members of Parliament as well as senior civil servants. He…

The 14-member team picked jointly by President Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga to implement their March 9th handshake deal has been gazetted by the government as a taskforce. The team will now adopt the name "Building Bridges to Unity Advisory Task Force", and is expected to present its…

Al Shabaab militants have publicly executed two Kenyans for allegedly spying for Somalia and Kenyan intelligence services. The two, identified as Shukri Ali,22, and Farah Godane were executed in Fino Town, Lower Shabelle region in Somalia. Shukri hails from Garissa County, while Godane comes from…