KENYA NEWS

Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho has been cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to defend his seat in the August 8 general elections. Joho has been on the news after claims that he forged his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in order to get entry in to…

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto on Thursday snubbed National Super Alliance (NASA) Presidential Flag bearer Raila Odinga during the Madaraka Day celebrations at Kabiru-ini show grounds in Nyeri County. The Former Prime Minister, who had attended the 54th celebrations, was…

National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential flag bearer Raila Odinga has warned that he will have those who inflated the cost of the newly-launched Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) jailed, should he ascend to power in the August polls. While congratulating President Uhuru Kenyatta for completing the…

Somalia-based militia group Al Shabaab on Wednesday night destroyed Safaricom's mast at Fafi center in Garissa county, halting communications in the County. Confirming the incident, Fafi sub-county OCPD John Ogola said that police were pursuing the militants, who are believed to be still in Kenya.…

Nine police officers and a civilian have been confirmed dead after vehicles they were traveling in ran over explosive devices in separate terror incidents in Lamu County on Wednesday. The first explosion is believed to have happened around 8.30am, between Baure and Milimani area in Lamu, killing…

Former Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru has claimed that some MPs demanded Sh10 million bribes in order to clear her in the Sh1.8 billion scandal at the National Youth Service. The National Assembly Public Accounts Committee last week released a report that recommended that Waiguru be…

Final preparations for this year’s Madaraka Day celebrations, and Nyeri is all set to host its first national celebrations. The event will be the third national public holiday event to be held outside Nairobi after Machakos and Nakuru counties. Central Regional Coordinator Ann Ng’etich has asked…

Former Cabinet Secretary Charity Ngilu has told her former boss President Uhuru Kenyatta that he will lose in his quest to seek second term in office. Ngilu, who was sacked as Lands Cabinet Secretary by the president, accused Jubilee leaders of using her to campaign in 2013 only for them to dump…

The National Super Alliance (NASA) Presidential flag bearer, Raila Odinga hosted the former United States Ambassador to Kenya, Mark Bellamy and his colleague Lauren Ploch Blanchard, at his home in Karen Nairobi. Bellamy is in Kenya on a fact finding mission on upcoming August 8 general election…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that he will not hesitate to have those found guilty of economic sabotage put on the hangman's noose. Speaking during the launch of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa on Wednesday morning, the head of state said that the SGR is not his property or his deputy…