KENYA NEWS

Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has been locked out of the 2022 presidential race. The Star reports that Kalonzo’s name is missing from the latest list of 16 presidential candidates released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Friday. Eight of the 16 presidential…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed a petition seeking to recover unexplained wealth worth Sh1.94 billion from former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu. EACC says Waititu amassed the wealth while serving as the MP for Kabete Constituency between 2015 and 2017 and as the…

Police have launched investigations after two middle-aged men were found dead and their bodies stuffed in a stolen vehicle in Nairobi’s Lucky Summer estate. The vehicle belonging to Jeremiah Malaba Nasikungu was stolen from where it had been parked on the night of May 21st and he reported the theft…

The National Assembly on Thursday approved 21 out of the 24 new ambassadors and high commissioners nominated by President Kenyatta in April. The nominees were required to declare their wealth before being appointed to public office in line with the constitution to allow the Ethics and Anti-…

Detectives in Nairobi have arrested five suspects for kidnapping a man and demanding a ransom to set him free. Joseph Makau Mulatya, Patrick Wekesa Omosa, Rehema Njeri, Vigilance Mumbi, and Hadija Ong’ai were apprehended by sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) who stormed a…

An aspiring MCA was on Thursday arrested for attempting to swindle a mobile money agent in Nakuru city. Benson Thuranira Kathiai, who is vying for the Muthara Ward representative seat in Meru County on a Nark-Kenya party ticket, was apprehended alongside his accomplices Michael Andai and Shadrack…

The United States government has offered a $2 million (Sh233 million) cash reward for information leading to the arrest of two Kenyan nationals wanted for trafficking wildlife and narcotics. Abdi Hussein Ahmed and Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh are said to be part of an international organized criminal…

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition presidential running mate Martha Karua delivered a powerful speech at the National Prayer Breakfast held at Safari Park Hotel on Thursday. Deputy President William Ruto broke protocol and invited Karua to speak on behalf of Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition…

Deputy President William Ruto has pleaded with President Kenyatta to forgive him for failing to meet all the expectations during their 10-year tenure. Speaking at the annual National Prayer Breakfast held at the Safari Park Hotel on Thursday, Ruto admitted that he had fallen short of Kenyatta’s…

President Kenyatta has pledged to handover power to whoever Kenyans elect to succeed him in the forthcoming elections.  Speaking during this year’s National Prayer Breakfast held at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi on Thursday, Kenyatta urged presidential contenders to accept the outcome of the…