KENYA NEWS

A magistrate who was allegedly caught defiling a minor at a hotel in Bomet last week has filed a petition seeking to stop his prosecution. Senior Principal Magistrate James Ongondo of Kehancha law courts says the woman is 22 years old and not 17 as alleged. In documents filed in court through his…

Former Jubilee Party secretary-general Raphael Tuju has been appointed the executive director of the Azimio secretariat. The secretariat Communications Director Dennis Onyango said Tuju accepted the appointment and will assume the role with immediate effect. “As Executive Director, Hon. Tuju will…

The family of a 34-year-old man who was boiled to death at a metal factory in Thika, Kiambu County on March 25th is set to sue for compensation. Caleb Otieno was killed after he fell into a vat of molten steel at the Blue Nile Rolling Mills Ltd, where he worked for seven years.  The deceased’s…

Jubilee Party Vice Chairman David Murathe has warned Kenyans against electing Deputy President William Ruto as the country’s fifth president. Murathe, a close ally of President Kenyatta, said Ruto will ruin the country should he ascend to power, describing the deputy president as a greedy leader.…

Mombasa politician Ali Mwatsau is fighting for his life in hospital following an assassination attempt in Tudor on Tuesday night. Nation reports that the politician was heading home from a local mosque when he was ambushed by gunmen near JCC Buxton at around 10:00 pm. The assailants, who arrived in…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i says the attack on ODM leader Raila Odinga’s chopper in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County on Friday was planned and funded.   Initial investigations into the stoning of the helicopter unearthed extensive prior meetings and funding of the incident, he said.…

The Jubilee Party has hit out at Deputy President William Ruto over his statement on fuel shortage and the high cost of living in the country. Ruto termed the current fuel crisis as a scheme between cartels and some government officials to steal from Kenyans. He also accused the government of…

Devolution Principal Secretary Julius Korir was charged on Monday with assaulting his estranged wife Everlyn Chepkorir Koech. Korir appeared in court after 3:00 pm after Milimani law courts Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi issued a warrant for his arrest for skipping court attendance. Magistrate…

Residents of Kileleshwa Ward in Nairobi are set to vet all MCA aspirants ahead of the August 9th elections. Through the Kileleshwa Ward Neighborhood Association (KIWANA), residents have invited all MCA aspirants to a meeting on April 9th. The association’s manager Sam Mwaura said the meeting to be…

An MCA aspirant has died after he was attacked by unknown assailants at his home in Kisii County. Thomas Ontweka, who was eyeing the Bombaba Borabu ward representative seat on an ODM ticket, was hacked to death with a machete at his home in Bombaba, Bamachoge Borabu sub-county. This came hours…