KENYA NEWS

Deputy President William Ruto has accused NASA leaders of nepotism following the nomination of NASA presidential running mate Kalonzo Musyoka's eldest son Kennedy Kalonzo to the East Africa Legislative Assembly. Speaking in Kilgoris on Thursday, the deputy president asked Kenyans to reject NASA…

President Uhuru Kenyatta will be addressing the world’s most powerful leaders in the G7 summit scheduled for next month. Uhuru is the only African head of state invited to the exclusive summit that will take place on May 26 and 27 in Taormina, Sicily, in Italy. The G7 leaders include US President…

The ex-moderator of the Presbyterian Church of East Africa (PCEA) Rev John Gatu, who is remembered for spilling the beans on Mau Mau oaths during the Jomo Kenyatta era has died at the age of 92. Close family sources told the Nation that the veteran cleric passed on at The Karen Hospital on…

The United States government has reiterated its commitment to working with Kenya days after it suspended Sh2.1 billion funding to the health sector over allegations of misuse of the funds. US ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec in a statement said that Kenya and the US have had a good relationship for…

A female gangster was on Thursday evening shot dead at Nairobi’s Kayole estate after gun drama ensued between a group of gangsters and the police. Police said that the woman, referred by local residents as Nairobi 'prettiest gangster', was in company of three other female colleagues when they were…

The United States government has given Sh3 billion to Kenya’s electoral body IEBC to help it enhance capacity ahead of the August 8 election. Speaking to the media on Thursday, the US Ambassador to Kenya, Robert Godec said that the US was committed to building the capacity of the commission to…

Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka has been handed a major relief after the High Court on Wednesday barred the NGO regulation board from freezing and de-registering his foundation, Kalonzo Musyoka Foundation. According to the court, the NGO board did not give the foundation a chance…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday lobbied the United Kingdom government to return the UK’s visa processing center for the East and Central Africa region to Nairobi. The president, in a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in London, urged the UK to return the center to Kenya as part of his…

The Media Owners Association has set the dates for the first presidential debate for Monday, July 10, at 7:30pm while a second debate involving the presidential running mates will take place  Monday, July 17, at the same time. The association further set the third and the final debate for…

Deputy President William Ruto has withdrawn an appeal he had filed three years ago challenging a ruling in which he was required to pay Adrian Muteshi Sh5 million over a land tussle case. The Jubilee Party deputy leader did not give the reasons that made him withdraw the appeal neither did he…