October 16, 2022
Kenya: Suspect Linked to Fatal Shooting of Ida Odinga's Bodyguard Arrested
The suspect into the murder of a bodyguard to Ida Odinga has been arrested in Eldoret. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Vows Sustained Police Reforms to End Extrajudicial Killings
President William Ruto has vowed to end police brutality and enforced disappearances in the country as he seeks to streamline the security sector. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Airways Wins 4 Awards At the Prestigious World Travel Awards
Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ) has reaffirmed its prestige as the Pride of Africa after clinching four awards at the prestigious 2022 World Travel Awards. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto's 5bn-Tree Plan - Kenyans, Children Included, Required to Grow 100 Trees
President William Ruto has announced a plan to grow 5 billion new trees as part of his climate change mitigation agenda. Read more »
October 15, 2022
Kenya: Kenyans in Last Minute Rush to Update SIM Registration Ahead of Midnight Shutdown
Kenyans have thronged mobile service provider shops in Nairobi in a last minute bid to get their sim card registration details updated hours to the October 15 deadline. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Commissions Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga
President William Ruto on Saturday commissioned Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County. Read more »
Kenya: Bett, Chepng'eno Shine in Machakos as Busy Cross Country Season Kicks Off
Kericho County's Edwin Bett edged a closely-contested race to win the senior men's 10km race as the five-month cross country season got underway at the Machakos People's Park in… Read more »
Kenya: Drink-Driving - Cop Burnt to Death, 2 Colleagues Injured in Siaya Car Crash
A police officer was burnt to death while his two colleagues were seriously injured after their vehicle burst into flames last night in Siaya. Read more »
Kenya: Mohamed Amin Replaces Kinoti as New Directorate of Criminal Investigations Director
William Ruto has appointed Amin Mohamed Ibrahim as the new director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Pledges Single-Digit Hustler Fund Loans Before December
President Ruto says the government will operationalize Hustlers Fund before December to ensure the availability of credit to small businesses at single-digit rates. Read more »
Kenya: Police Recover 5 Firearms Seized From Slain Officers in Turkana Bandit Attack
Security agencies have recovered five G3 rifles stolen from officers killed in a banditry attack in Turkana East three weeks ago. Read more »
Kenya: Family Bank and Basigo Ink Electric Bus Financing Deal
Family Bank has inked a partnership with e-mobility startup BasiGo that will provide access to flexible financing options to buyers of electric buses. Read more »
October 14, 2022
Kenya: Army to Deploy Additional Troops to the Peace Keeping Mission in DR Congo
The Kenya Signals Company (KENSIG) of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is set to deploy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of the United Nations Organisation… Read more »
Africa: Airlines Resume Operations to 99% of Routes Operated Before Covid-19
African airlines have now resumed operations to 99.2 per cent of routes operated before the Covid-19 pandemic as more regions reopen following eased movement restrictions. Read more »
Kenya: Kiambu Politician Gladys Chania Arrested Over Husband's Murder in Their Bedroom, Body Found in the Forest
Prominent Kiambu politician Glady's Chania has been arrested for allegedly planning the murder of her husband whose body was found in a thicket. Read more »
Kenya: Felix Koskei Appointed President Ruto's Chief of Staff
President William Ruto has appointed Felix Koskei as his new Chief of Staff replacing Joseph Kinyua. Read more »
Kenya: David Mugonyi to Head Presidential Communication Service, Hussein Mohamed State House Spokesman
David Mugonyi has been appointed as the Head of the Presidential Communication Service in the new appointments made to the Executive Office of the President. Read more »
Kenya: Boston Marathon Champ Among Two More Kenyan Athletes Suspended Over Doping
The doping menace is once again sweeping through the Kenyan athletics scene, with two more marathoners being handed provisional suspensions by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU)… Read more »
Kenya: Sarah Cohen Calls for Kinoti's Prosecution After Evidence Falsification Claim
Sarah Wairimu Cohen, the wife of murdered Dutch businessman Tob Cohen, is now calling for the investigation and prosecution of ex-DCI boss George Kinoti over his role on alleged… Read more »
Kenya: KTDA Tea Prices in Slight Rise as Volumes Surge
Tea farmers selling their produce to KTDA-managed factories recorded improved earnings in the July to mid-October period as volumes sold increased. Read more »
Kenya: Kisumu Denies Surge in Maternal Mortality Blamed on Referral Delays
Kisumu County Government has denied claims that its referral hospital, the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga and Teaching Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) has recorded seven maternal deaths in just… Read more »
Kenya: Mudavadi's Office as Prime CS Stationed at 'Noisy' Kenya Railways Headquarters
Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee Musalia Mudavadi Office will be stationed at the Kenya Railways Headquarters. Read more »
Kenya: Sonko Helps Woman Stuck, Tortured in Saudi Arabia Return Home, Pays Medical Bills
Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has assisted a Kenyan woman who was tortured and stuck in Saudi Arabia for five months return to the country, after paying her flight ticket. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Ranks Eighth in the 2022 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index
Kenya has moved up two positions in the latest Absa Financial Markets Index (AFMI) attributed to better environmental, social, and governance (ESG) market frameworks in the… Read more »
Kenya: Confusion Rocks Nairobi County Assembly as UDA, Azimio Claim Majority in House
Confusion has rocked the Nairobi County Assembly after both the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party and Azimio One Kenya coalition party in the house. Read more »