June 01, 2022
Kenya: Kenyatta Thanks Govt Officials for Their Service at State House Ahead of Madaraka Day Fete
The final Madaraka Day celebrations for President Uhuru Kenyatta was done in style with a small event held at statehouse ahead of the main event at the Uhuru Gardens. Read more »
Kenya: Tabitha Karanja to Champion for Business-Friendly Laws If Elected Nakuru Senator
Keroche Breweries Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Tabitha Karanja has assured Nakuru residents that she will champion for laws that are favorable to businesses in the County and the… Read more »
Kenya: 9 Suspects Arrested Over Robbery With Violence Incidences in Five Counties
Police have arrested nine suspects who were part of a ring responsible for robberies in five counties. Read more »
Kenya: Rural Electrification Employee Who Used Fake Certificates to Get Job Convicted
An employee of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation of forging an academic certificate. Read more »
Kenya: KCB Stun Al Ahly to Clinch Africa Women's Volleyball Club Title
Kenya Commercial Bank stunned record champions EG to be crowned the Africa Women's Volleyball Club champions after a thrilling 3-1 victory in Kelibia, Tunisia on Tuesday night. Read more »
May 31, 2022
Kenya: First Woman Prisons Commandant Wanini Kireri Dies
The first woman Commandant of Prisons, Wanini Kireri, is dead. Read more »
Kenya: Large Portion of Youths Addicted to Tobacco, Study Shows
Preliminary findings have shown that tobacco use the usage of tobacco has remained prevalent despite the efforts done to avert the devastating health and environmental impacts of… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Seeks to Increase Country's Debt Ceiling to U.S.$86 Billion
The National Treasury has proposed an increase in debt ceiling from the current Sh9 trillion to Sh10 trillion in order to enable the Government to borrow more to finance the Sh3.33… Read more »
Kenya: All Set for Madaraka Day Celebrations - Govt
The government says all is set for this year's Madaraka day celebrations that will take place Wednesday at the newly constructed and refurbished Uhuru Gardens Memorial Park. Read more »
Kenya: Young Rich Kenyans Eyeing Properties in Europe as UK Property Firm Woos Investors
The rising number of the middle class, especially wealthy younger people seeking to invest in Europe drove a United Kingdom (UK) property investment company, Baron&Cabot to set… Read more »
Kenya: Car & General Launches New Edition TVs Motorcycle Models in Kenya
Car & General, the distributor for TVS motorcycles in Kenya has introduced two new models of the popular brand in the market. Read more »
Kenya: Narcotics, Wildlife Trafficker With a $1 Million Bounty Arrested in Nairobi
The United States Embassy has announced the arrest of one of the Narcotics and Wildlife Trafficking suspect who had a 1-million-dollar bounty on his head. Read more »
Kenya: KEMSA Pursuing a Three-Pronged Reform and Growth Strategy Assures CEO Ramadhani
The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) CEO Terry Ramadhani has assured pharmaceutical, nursing and medical stakeholders that reforms at the Authority have started in earnest. Read more »
Kenya: Tabitha Karanja Cleared to Vie for Nakuru Senate Seat
Keroche Chief Executive, Tabitha Karanja is among the several candidates who have since been cleared to vie for Nakuru Senatorial seat. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyatta Lauds Coffee Reforms as Farmers Enjoy High Payouts
President Uhuru Kenyatta has lauded coffee reforms singling out the regulation which enabled a section of coffee unions to directly market their produce and thereby getting higher… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Urged to Mask-Up as Covid-19 Positivity Rate Goes Up to 4.4%
Health Principal Secretary Susan Mochache has raised the red flag over the steady increase of COVID-19 cases in the country. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Inflation Hits Record High of 7.1% as Food Prices Soar
Kenya's inflation accelerated to a new record of 7.1 percent in May as the cost of food and beverages continues to rise sharply partly affected by the war in Ukraine which has… Read more »
Kenya: Matiangi Orders Betting Board to Ensure Gaming Firms Have KRA, FRC Compliance
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has directed the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) to ensure gaming firms have written compliance from the Kenya Revenue Authority… Read more »
Kenya: 3-Judge Bench to Hear Consolidated Suit Seeking to Bar Sonko From Mombasa Governor's Race
Chief Justice Martha Koome has constituted a three-judge bench to hear all petitions seeking to bar former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko from the Mombasa gubernatorial race. Read more »
Kenya: Odinga to Launch Manifesto on June 6
Azimio Presidential Aspirant Raila Odinga says he will launch his manifesto on Monday, a day after he meets the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Read more »
Kenya: Covid-19 Led to Increased Mental Health Issues Among Children - Study
A recent study by Gertrude's Children Hospital estimates that between 20 to 40 percent of Kenyan children may be suffering from mental illness, a situation they attribute to the… Read more »
Kenya: Wa Iria's Supporters Ask IEBC to Acknowledge Him as a Presidential Aspirant
Supporters of Usawa Kwa Wote presidential candidate Mwangi Wa Iria have castigated the move by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission to eliminate him from the race. Read more »
Kenya: I Will Convert Usawa Party to Usawa Resistance Movement If Not Cleared for Presidency Race - Wa Iria
USAWA Presidential candidate Mwangi Wa Iria has threatened to convert his party to USAWA Resistance Movement if not cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission… Read more »
Kenya: ODM Settles on Kamoti's Brother to Fly Party Flag in Rabai
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the family of the late Rabai MP William Kamoti have settled on Mohammed Mwamkale the brother of the late to fly the party ticket in Rabai… Read more »
Kenya: Pockets of Voters in Nyeri Resist Age-Old Six-Piece Mobilization as Undemocratic
Majority of Nyeri residents are opposed to calls by the leading political parties in the county that have been urging their followers to strictly follow a six-piece voting pattern. Read more »