KENYA NEWS

Eight people were killed in a grisly accident along the Nairobi-Mai Mahiu highway on Saturday morning. The 2:00 am crash occurred near Mafuta Taa centre after a minibus collided head-on with a lorry that was ferrying sand towards Narok, according to Naivasha police commander Samuel Waweru. “…

Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has moved to block impeached public officials from running for elective seats in the August 9th elections. As reported by Nation, the commission has directed returning officers not to clear such aspirants unless they obtain a court order to…

A Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition in court seeking to have political aspirants facing charges barred from vying in the August 9th elections. Lawyer Edward Asitina argues that allowing candidates who have previously been removed from office through impeachment, with questionable integrity, and…

Detectives in Mombasa on Friday seized a consignment of cocaine estimated to be worth Sh100 million from a house in Utange estate. The consignment, some that had been packaged ready for market, was seized by officers from the Transnational Organized Crimes and the Anti-Narcotics units following…

The Registrar of Political Parties has reportedly asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) not to clear Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka to vie for the presidency in the August 9th elections. Musyoka on Monday announced his exit from the Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition after…

The construction of the new Nairobi Central Railway Station is set to commence in July after final designs were handed to the government. British engineering company Atkins Global designed the new station in collaboration with Nairobi-based consulting engineering company Howard Humphreys. The…

The Ministry of Health, through the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), has cautioned Kenyans against the use of Non-Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), especially Diclofenac for pain management. PPB CEO Dr. Fred Siyoi warned that there is a risk of heart attack or stroke in patients taking…

The High Court has granted bond to a Kenyan man who is wanted in the United States over fraud allegations. Abdulrahman Imraan Juma, alias Abdul Rahaman, who has been in custody since his arrest in December, was ordered to deposit a bond of Sh1 million and a surety of the same amount. Juma moved to…

President Kenyatta has suspended High Court Judge Said Chitembwe to pave the way for an investigation against him on allegations of gross misconduct. The president also formed a seven-member tribunal to investigate Justice Chitembwe following a recommendation by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC…

Former Highway Secondary School Principal Patrick Maritim on Thursday appeared in court to testify against Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi in a case in which he is charged with forging his academic certificates. Maritim told trial Magistrate Felix Kombo that the two-time MP did not register or sit his Kenya…