KENYA NEWS

A 29-year-old woman was on Friday arraigned in a Nairobi court where she was charged with insulting a senior police officer. Kincy Nangami Wafula is alleged to have insulted the officer after she cautioned her against using a presidential staircase at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC…

Lamu politician Abdirashid Mwaura has been arrested for allegedly disrupting Deputy President William Ruto’s political rally. Abdirashid, who is eyeing the Lamu West parliamentary seat in the August 9th elections, was picked by police from Ruto’s meeting in Hindi, Lamu County on Friday. Confirming…

Azimio La Umoja presidential candidate Raila Odinga was on Friday attacked by a group of rowdy youth in Kabenes, Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. Odinga, who was accompanied by other leaders allied to the Azimio coalition, was in the area to attend the burial of businessman Mzee Jackson Kibor. As the…

Police in Bomet county are holding a 51-year-old magistrate who was caught defiling a 17-year-old minor on Thursday night. James Ongondo, a Senior Principal Magistrate stationed at Kehancha law courts in Migori County, was busted at a hotel room in Bomet while defiling the teenager. The magistrate…

A 43-year-old man accused of killing his wife before going into hiding has been arrested while trying to commit suicide. Harrison Mutisya Muiva was arrested at a lodging in Mlolongo, Machakos County on Friday after unsuccessfully attempting to take his own life. "It was reported to Mlolongo police…

The Ministry of Health has refuted reports that it has prohibited the use of feeding bottles for infants. A section of local media had earlier reported that the ministry was set to implement a nationwide ban on feeding bottles effective May 30th. Health Director-General Patrick Amoth on Thursday…

ODM party leader Raila Odinga has reacted to Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling on the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020. The apex court, in a majority judgment, upheld a decision by the Appeals Court that declared the push to amend the constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI)…

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has issued a direct ticket to Homa Bay County gubernatorial aspirant Gladys Wanga. This is after all seven Homa Bay governorship aspirants who were eyeing the ODM party ticket agreed to drop their bids to back Wanga, who currently serves as the county’s…

The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Appeals Court that nullified the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2020. The apex court, in a majority judgment on Thursday, affirmed that the process to amend the constitution through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) was unprocedural. Six out of…

A former Facebook employee stationed at the Nairobi office has threatened to sue the parent company Meta for wrongful termination of his contract. Daniel Motaung, who worked as a content moderator for the social media platform, claims he was sacked for questioning working conditions at the Nairobi…