BY ANN MUNENE,NAIROBI,31ST DEC 2019-The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned American air carriers to “exercise caution” when flying over Kenyan airspace, citing possible
Year: 2019
Shabaab claims responsibility for Mogadishu attack, apologises to civilians
BY AFP,31ST DEC 2019-Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed 81 people, including two
National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok names squad for Olympic qualifiers
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,31ST DEC,2019-National women’s volleyball team head coach Paul Bitok has named a 14-woman final squad for the upcoming Olympic qualifiers slated for January
These three are armed and dangerous -Police
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,31ST DEC 2019-The National Police Service on Tuesday released names and photos of three suspects believed to be part of notorious criminal gangs
End of an era as DCI director Kinoti disbands Flying squad
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,31ST DEC 2019-After decades of existence Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has decided to disbanded the rogue Flying Squad following concerns
Welcome back home but we dont want drama,Uhuru tells Miguna Miguna
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,30TH DEC 2019-President Uhuru Kenyatta has indicated that his critic Lawyer Miguna Miguna was welcome back in Kenya but he not engage in
Fare Thee Well:First African Mayor of Nairobi Charles Rubia burred in Murangal,
BY CORRESPONDENT,MURANGA ,30TH DEC 2019-Former Cabinet Minister Dr. Charles Wanyoike Rubia was on Monday laid to rest at his home in Kandara, Murang’a County. The
60% of Kenyans support referendum vote ob BBI-Survey
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,30TH DEC 2019-A new survey conducted by TIFA has revealed that majority of Kenyans prefer to take a vote on the Building Bridges
Call for unity as NCIC vice chair Fatuma Tabwara is laid to rest
BY CORRESPONDENT,KWALE,30TH DEC 2019-Kenyans have been urged to embrace unity as a way of honoring the departed NCIC vice-chairperson, Ms Fatuma Tabwara. Speaking during her
A section of Embu leaders now blame Governor Wambora over corruption in county
BY CORRESPONDENT,EMBU,29TH DEC 2019-A section of political leaders from Embu has yet again launched a scathing attack on area Governor Martin Nyaga Wambora over alleged
KPL: Mathare beat Nzoia, as Gor is held at Posta
BY SAMSON MBII,NAIROBI,29TH DEC 2019-Mathare United defeated Nzoia Sugar 4-0 on Sunday at the Kasarani Stadium, handing the visitors their third successive Kenyan Premier League
NCIC Vice Chair Fatuma Tabwara collapses and dies at a wedding in Kwale
BY UPESI REPORTER,NAIROBI,29TH DEC 2019-National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) Vice Chairperson Fatuma Tabwara has died Tabwara who was recently appointed NCIC commissioner was pronounced
7,500 litres of illegal ethanol seized by KRA officials in Sultan Hamud
BY CORRESPONDENT,NAIROBI,28TH DEC 2019-The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations detectives have seized 7,500 litres of illegal ethanol valued at over Sh2
Massive car bomb kills at least 76 in Mogadishu, scores injured
BY AFP,MOGADISHU,28TH DEC 2019- massive car bomb has exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving at least 76 people dead and
GSU officer arrested in Malindi after kidnap of Safaricom employee over Ksh.500K loan
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,28TH DEC 2019-A GSU officer from Baringo has been arrested after he was linked to the kidnap of a Safaricom employee in Malindi.
Massive car Bomb kills more than 20 people in Somali Capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU SOMALIA,28TH DEC 2019-A massive car bomb blast left more than 20 people dead and many others wounded in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday,
Fare Thee well:Judge Odek laid to rest in Siaya
BY NAMULONGO PETER/CORRESPONDENT,27TH DEC 2019-Court of Appeal Judge Prof James Aggrey Otieno Odek was on Friday laid to rest at his home in Memba village,
Inmate found dead in apparent suicide
BY CORRESPONDENT,KIRINYAGA,27THDEC 2019-An inmate facing life imprisonment was Friday found dead at the Embu GK Prison. Police said the prisoner, Silas Kirimi, committed suicide. The
Police arrest a Man in Kirinyaga for allegedly forcing 2-year-old boy to drink beer
BY CORRESPONDENT,KIRINYAGA,27TH DEC 2019-A man accused of forcing a two-year-old boy to drink beer to celebrate Christmas has been arrested by police in Kirinyaga County.
Israel’s Netanyahu sweeps party primary in re-election boost
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Jerusalem, ZZZ, Dec 27 – Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told supporters Friday he would win a March general election after scoring a
Eritrean president vows to ‘bolster cooperation’ with Ethiopia
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec 27 – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki promised Thursday to boost cooperation with Ethiopia on the last day of his two-day
Governor Mutua tells off Muthama,Kalonzo over their Kamba spokesmen position
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,26TH DEC 2019-Machakos Governor Dr Alfred Mutua has told off Ukambani politicians Kalonzo Musyoka and Johnstone Muthama over their remarks that they are
Hotel,accommodation facilities owners at the coast rip big as holiday season picks on
BY CORRESPONDENTS,26TH DEC 2019-Hotels, apartments and other tourist establishments in Mombasa and other Coastal areas have recorded 100 per cent bookings as holiday season picks
A Family perish in Nyeri fire tragedy
BY UPESI REPORTER,NAIROBI,26TH DEC 2019-A family of five has perished in a fire that engulfed their house on the night of Wednesday in Gaikuyu village
8 Kenyan fishermen rescued in Indian Ocean after 18 days
By XINHUA, MOMBASA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) –Police have rescued eight fishermen who miraculously survived 18 days in the Indian Ocean along the Kenyan coast. The eight were
35 civilians killed in double Burkina Faso attack
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Dec 25 – Jihadists in Burkina Faso killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, when they simultaneously attacked a town
President Uhuru urges Kenyans to celebrate holidays peacefully
BY UPESI REPORTER,NAIROBI,25TH DEC 2019– President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans to celebrate those holiday season in peace.Speaking when he and the First lady attended
Ministry of education releases calendar dates for reopening of schools
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,24TH DEC 2019-The schools across the country will reopen for the term in 2020 on January 6.This is according to new opening dates
There shall be no holiday for Cabinet secretaries as Uhuru says until pending bills are cleared
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,24TH DEC,2019-There shall be no holiday for all Cabinet Secretaries and PSs not to proceed until all pending bills in their ministries were
Justice Otieno Odek died of a clot on the right leg,an autopsy shows
BY CORRESPONDENT,KISUMU,24TH DEC 2019-A post-mortem carried out on the body of Appellate Court Judge James Otieno Odek has indicated that he died as a result
Muranga county woman rep Sabina Chege Threatens to Leave Jubilee Party
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,24TH DEC 2019-Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Chege now says she is ready to leave the Jubilee party if a section of its leaders
Issuance of passports suspended until December 27
BY UPESI REPORTER,NAIROBI, 24TH DEC 2019-Passport services at the Immigration Department were on Tuesday suspended due to unavoidable circumstances. The department though noted that during
5 killed in a grisly road accident while travelling home for Christmas in Busia
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,24TH DEC 2019-Five people among them a man and his were killed on Tuesday morning following an accident at Mwiwondwe bridge on the
2 of Solai dam directors too be arrested following a court order
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,24TH DEC 2019-High court in Nairobi has ordered the arrest of two directors of the Solai dam which left over 40 people dead
Police arrest a suspect at JKIA over fraud in Arror and Kimwarer dams scandal
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,23RD DEC,2019-Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Sunday night arrested a wanted fraud suspect at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
BBI Debate:DP Ruto says he will support the report only if it is passed by the public
BY DDPS,VIGIHA,23RD DEC 2019-Deputy President William Ruto has now said he is in support of the Bridging Bridges Initiative (BBI) report provided it is passed
Tough times for Kenyans as report says most of them to spend more to afford Christmas needs
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,23RD DEC 2019-The latest report by research firm trends for insight Africa (TIFA) says that in 2019, Kenyans will have to dig deeper
Governor Waititu writes to the senate over his impeachment
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,23RD DEC 2019-Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has written to Senate Speaker Ken Lusaka, castigating his impeachment by the county assembly MCAs last week
Veteran politician Charles Rubia dies in Nairobi
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,23RD DEC 2019-Veteran politician and Former Minister for local government and first mayor for Nairobi Charles Rubia passed on at his home in
Thika Road mayhem: Commuters stranded as police, NTSA launch crackdown
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,23RD DEC 2019-Motorists and commuters were stranded for the better part of Monday on Thika Superhighway following a crackdown by the National Transport
KURA to close Mbagathi Way for 4 days
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,23RD DEC 2019– Kenya Urban Roads Authority plans to close a section of Mbagathi Way from Friday through to Monday to allow for
TERRORISM:Al-Shabaab raid a construction site in Mandera
BY CORRESPONDENT,MANDERA,23RD DEC 2019-Al-Shabaab militants raided a construction site in Mandera near the Somalia border and burnt down four construction equipment in the latest incursion
DP Ruto scoffs at governor over assassination scheme claims
BY JOAN WNAJIKU,NAIROBI,22ND DEC 2019-Deputy President William Ruto mocked Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua over his claims that the DP allegedly threatened him. DP Ruto who
DP Ruto storms busia to open sambo Beach Carnival hosted by Namwamba.
BY CORRESPONDENT,BUSIA,22ND DEC 2019-Deputy President William Ruto on Sunday, December 22, was a guest of Foreign Affairs CAS Ababu Namwamba in Budalangi, Busia County. DP
Basement club Watford shock Manchester United
BY AFP,WATFORD,22ND DEC 2019-Watford won in the Premier League for just the second time this season as the bottom-of-the-table side beat Manchester United 2-0 in
Paul Pogba named on Manchester United bench
BY SAMSON MBII,NAIROBI,22ND DEC 2019-Paul Pogba has been named on the Manchester United bench for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Watford at Vicarage Road. The France international has been
crime:Three armed thugs raid Bomet shop, steal Ksh.200K
BY CORRESPONDENT,BOMET,22ND DEC 2019-Three armed thugs on Saturday night raided a shop at the Mulot trading center in Bomet, making away with Ksh.200,000. Confirming the
Six People injured as bus hits truck on Nairobi-Mombasa highway
BY UPESI REPORTER,NAIROBI,22ND DEC 2019-Six people have Sunday morning been seriously injured after the bus they were traveling in hit a truck at Manga along
Death toll in Europe from storm rises to eight
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Madrid, Spain, Dec 21 – The death toll from a storm that battered Spain, Portugal and France rose to eight on Saturday as the
Counties on high alert as 147 hospitalized over cholera
BY UPESI REPORTER,NAIROBI,21ST DEC 2019-The ministry of health has issued a cholera alert after cases of the deadly disease was reporters in several parts of