Latest news stories from across Kenya.
UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar has issued a public apology after comments he made during the recent nationwide fuel strike protests triggered sharp backlash, particularly from communities in Central Kenya. In a press statement dated May…
Kenya’s job market is changing rapidly. While unemployment remains high, professionals with specialized skills in technology, healthcare, finance, engineering, aviation, and international development continue to command high salaries and…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has announced that the government will promote 50,000 teachers in the upcoming financial year, backed by an improved budgetary allocation. Prof. Kindiki assured educators that the administration has…
The Kenyan community in Canada is mourning the heartbreaking loss of Benina Jepkoech, a 24-year-old Kenyan immigrant who is presumed drowned following a tragic vehicle crash into a river in Kamloops, British Columbia. Benina, who had…
Police in Embakasi launched investigations after the decomposing torso of a woman was discovered dumped in a polythene bag along North Airport Road near the airport fence. According to police the body was found a few metres off the road…
The National Police Service reshuffled senior officers attached to the Presidential Escort Unit following the security breach that disrupted President William Ruto ’s public event in Kilifi County on Saturday. In the changes announced by…
William Sawe has been appointed the Commandant Presidential Escort Unit (PEU) from his previous role as the Commanding Officer (C.O) Recce Sub Unit. The changes coming following a presidential security breach that occurred Sunday during a…
The Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has ordered immediate changes to the security detail responsible for the President William Ruto’s following a security breach during a thanksgiving event in Ganze, Kilifi County. In a statement…
A senior U.S. official said on May 24 that the United States and Iran have reached an agreement in principle on a framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and address part of Iran’s nuclear stockpile. The official said Iran agreed to…
A public dispute broke out this weekend between Roger Stone and Laura Loomer, two longtime supporters of President Donald Trump. The conflict started after Loomer criticized the departure of Tulsi Gabbard from the Trump administration.…
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja Sunday ordered immediate changes to the security team guarding William Samoei Ruto following a security breach during a public event in Ganze on Saturday. Kanja termed the incident a serious…
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not rush into a deal with Iran. The statement marks a shift from earlier comments in which he indicated that negotiators were close to finalizing an agreement. The reported…
Umoinner Sacco has risen from a small savings group formed by three Nairobi matatu touts to become one of the most visible transport operators on the city’s Eastlands routes. Founded by Benjamin Kamau, Christopher Muia, and Denis Magwambo,…
President William Ruto has announced a series of development projects aimed at transforming livelihoods of residents along the coast including secured a Ksh315M plan to fence off 140km of Tsavo Park bordering villages in Ganze, to curb…
A senior doctor at The Karen Hospital has died after reportedly falling at a shopping mall in Karen, Nairobi. Dr. James Kariuki, a Senior Registrar in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow at the hospital, died on Sunday…
There was scare and panic in Kilifi after President William Ruto’s speech was briefly disrupted by an anxious intruder in a security breach incident. This puts the top officials at the Presidential Escort Unit on the spot as it is the…
Mobile loan providers, including Equity Eazzy Loan, KCB Mobile Loan, and Co-op MCo-op Cash, are currently the most popular digital lending platforms in Kenya. To get a loan from the digital loan providers, these lenders do not require a…
President William Ruto has praised Youth Principal Secretary Fikirini Jacobs describing his rise from Bamba in Ganze, Kilifi County to the office of Principal Secretary as a powerful example of the potential and resilience of Kenya’s…
Safaricom has updated its newly launched My OneApp platform to function across rival networks including Airtel Kenya, addressing widespread complaints from users who found the application unreliable and costly when travelling or roaming or…
The Secretary General of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Hassan Omar Hassan, has issued a clarification following recent remarks that he says were misinterpreted and taken out of context. In a statement on May 24, Hassan Omar stated…
A 24-year-old Kenyan immigrant, Benina Jepkoech, is feared dead after a vehicle accident in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, where her car reportedly plunged into the North Thompson River. According to reports, the incident occurred on…
A 69-year-old man was electrocuted while attempting to connect power to a newly constructed kiosk in Gachuba, Nyamira County. Police and Kenya Power and Lighting officials said the incident happened on May 23 evening as Simon Obese tried…
At least two people died and several others were injured after a Kenya Bus Sacco minibus lost control and overturned along Argwings Kodhek Road near the Oledume Road junction in Nairobi’s Kilimani area. Police said the self-involved crash…
How the Ebola virus spread from one person to another The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Ebola virus spreads through direct contact with the blood, body fluids, or tissues of an infected person, including someone who has died from…
