BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,31ST ,AUG,2021-The Ministry of Health has recorded another 565 new cases of coronavirus from a sample size of 4,494 tested in the last
Month: August 2021
17 killed in Nigeria jihadist attacks
BY AFP,31ST,AUG,2021-At least 17 people, including a soldier and aid worker, were killed in the latest attacks by Islamic State-aligned jihadists in northeast Nigeria’s Borno
One man, one vote remark was misinterpreted-Raila
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,31ST AUG 2021-Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has accused detractors of misinterpreting his statement on the allocation of revenue in the counties of
Ruto asks BBI proponents to apologise to Kenyans over what he says was a fraud scheme
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,31ST AUG 2021-Deputy president William Ruto has asked BBI proponents to apologise to Kenyans for launching what he termed “the biggest fraud in
11 Children Abducted By Presumed Islamist Militants In DR Congo
Bunia (DR Congo) (AFP), Aug 31 – Eleven children aged nine to 17, including five girls, have been kidnapped by presumed Islamist rebels in northeastern DR
Sad:Form 4 student killed after being caught in bed with a married woman
BY CORRESPONDENT,31ST AUG 2021-A Form Four student at Kapsumbeiywo Secondary School in Kuresoi South, Nakuru County was on Monday hacked to death after he was
One dead, nine rescued as five-storey building collapses in Gachie
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,30TH AUG,2021-Afive-storey building under construction collapsed in Gachie, Kiambu County this afternoon. One person has died while nine others have been rescued from the
DP William Ruto welcomes his new security team, shares a cup of tea with them at his Karen residence.
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,30TH AUG 2021-Deputy President William Ruto on Monday formally welcomed the new security team attached to his official residence in Karen, Nairobi. DP
UASU suspends strike to give room for dialogue
BY JOAN WANJIKU,30TH AUG,2021-The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) National Executive Committee has suspended the Public Universities lecturers’ strike that was set to begin Monday.
Kenya records 346 new COVID19 cases, 10 deaths as positivity rate at 9.7%
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,30TH AUG,2021-The Ministry of Health on Monday announced that 346 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 3,553 tested in
Governor Kibwana defects from Wiper, to seek presidency on Muungano party
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,30TH AUG,2021-Makueni County Governor Kivutha Kibwana has defected from the Kalonzo Musyoka-led Wiper Party and rejoined Muungano party. Governor Kibwana now says he
1,247 recoveries as 363 test positive for Covid
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,29TH AUG,2021-Kenya on Sunday recorded 363 new cases of the coronavirus from a sample size of 4,594 tested in the last 24 hours,
Handshake wont deliver Mt Kenya votes to Odinga,SK Macharia warns Uhuru allies
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,29TH AUG,2021-Royal media services chairman SK Macharia has warned leaders allied to p resident Uhuru Kenyatta not to lie to ODM Leader Raila
Country’s security system should not be politicised-DP Ruto
BY DPPS,NAKURU,29TH AUG 2021-Deputy President William Ruto has said the security system in the country should not be politicised. He said the police force should
Biden in solemn ritual over remains of fallen US troops
BY BBC NEWS, 29TH AUG,2021 -President Joe Biden was preparing Sunday at a US military base to receive the remains of the 13 American service
DP Ruto says he is focused moving ahead and has no time to engage detractors
BY DPPS,MOLO,28TH AUG,2021-Deputy President William Ruto has said he has no time to respond to his opponents who are bent on issues to do with
War on crime: Police gun down two criminal suspects in Kisumu, household goods recovered
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,28TH AUG 2021-Police in Kisumu on Saturday morning gunned down two suspected criminals and recovered household goods believed to have been stolen. The
Do not dissolve your parties , Speaker Justin Muturi advises Mt Kenya leaders
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,28TH AUG 2021-The National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi Muturi, has urged Mount Kenya leaders not to dissolve their political parties. He warned that
Kenya records 788 new COVID19 cases as 28 patients succumb
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,28TH AUG,2021-Kenya on Saturday recorded 788 new cases of the coronavirus from a sample size of 6,690 tested in the last 24 hours.
Kenya records 932 new COVID19 cases as positivity rate hits 9.9%
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,27TH AUG 2021-Kenya on Friday recorded 932 new cases of the coronavirus from a sample size of 9,424 tested in the last 24
Reactions continues over DP Ruto’s security a day after withdraw of GSU officers his residence
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,27TH AUG 2021-Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo and his Narok East counterpart Ken Aramat have strongly condemned the withdraw of GSU officers from
High Court certifies as urgent an application by six police officers to have bodies of the two Embu brothers exhumed
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,27TH AUG,2021-The High Court has certified as urgent an application by six police officers to have bodies of the two brothers who were
Odinga says DP Ruto to emulate Jaramogi and resign as DP
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,27TH AUG 2021-Raila Odinga, the leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), now says that Deputy President William Ruto should resign from government
Former Boxer Conjestina Achieng Torches Own House in Siaya
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,27TH AUG 2021-Conjestina, who has been struggling with mental issues for years, torched her house citing frustration, according to Citizen. Since coming to
BBI Secretariat to challenge Court of Appeal’s verdict at Supreme Court
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,26TH AUG,2021-The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Secretariat has announced that it will support the Attorney General’s move to challenge the Court of Appeal’s
Kenya Records 35 More COVID-19 Deaths Pushing Fatalities To 4,635
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,26TH AUG 2021-The Ministry of Health Thursday reported 35 new COVID-19 deaths including 34 which were filed from data audited in July and
IG Mutyambai Defends Withdrawal Of GSU From DP Ruto’s Residence
NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 27 – Inspector General of Police Hilary Mutyambai defended the withdrawal of General Service Unit (GSU) officers from the residences of Deputy
GSU Withdrawn From DP Ruto Homes, Replaced With APs
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,26TH AUG 2021-Police officers from the elite General Service Unit were on Thursday withdrawn from the residences of Deputy President William Ruto and
Equity Bank says it never issued Ksh.15B loan to Harun Aydin or receiving phone call from DP Ruto
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,25TH AUG,2021-Equity Bank has denied having any banking relationship with Deputy President William Ruto’s associate Harun Aydin, who was deported from Kenya for
Kenya records 1,258 new COVID19 cases as 36 more patients succumb
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,25TH AUG,2021-The Ministry of Health has reported 1,258 new cases of the coronavirus from a sample size of 9,868 tested in the last
Kalonzo at DCI over Yatta land grabbing allegations
BY NAMULONGO PETER,25TH AUG,2021-Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka Wednesday morning appeared before the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for questioning over land grabbing allegations. Kalonzo
I will not quit politics nor resign-DP Ruto.
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,24TH AUG,2021-Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday took a swipe at his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, saying he will not quit politics nor
Kenya records 1,166 new Covid cases, as 36 more patients succumb
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,24TH AUG 2021-The Ministry of Health has reported 1,166 new cases of the coronavirus from a sample size of 9,924 tested in the
Jailed Chadian Ex-Leader Hissene Habre Dies In Senegal
Habre, pictured in 2013 while leaving a court in Dakar. Tens of thousands of Chadians died under his rule, say investigators © AFP/File The head of
Paris Saint-Germain ‘increasingly likely to sell Kylian Mbappe this summer
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,24TH AUG,2021-Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly resigned to the fact that they will need to sell Kylian Mbappe this summer, after the forward turned down the club’s
DP Ruto condemns attempt to disrupt Mahoo MCA’s funeral
BY DPPS,TAITA,24TH AUG,2021-Deputy President William Ruto has condemned security agencies who attempted to disrupt the funeral of Mohoo Ward MCA Ronald Sagurani in Taita Taveta
President Uhuru suspends Justice Muthoni Gitumbi amid petition on her suitability
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,24TH AUG,2021-President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended Lady Justice Mary Muthoni Gitumbi Judge of the Environment and Land Court from office with immediate effect.
Kenya records 619 new Covid-19 cases, 31 deaths
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,23RD AUG,2021-Kenya on Monday recorded 619 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the country’s case load to 229,628 , Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has
Governors plan to to salvage BBI proposals on County allocation
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,23RD,AUG,2021-Governors will now pursue a raft of constitutional amendments through Parliament to salvage gains envisaged for counties in the Building Bridges Initiative Bill
Kenya receives 880,460 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the U.S
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,23RD,AUG,2021-Kenya on Monday morning received 880,460 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States government through the COVAX facility and
Two terror suspects arrested at Likoni ferry crossing in Mombasa
BY CORRESPONDENT,NAIROBI,23RD AUG,2021-Police officers in Mombasa on Monday arrested two terror suspects at the Likoni ferry crossing and recovered weapons including two AK-47 rifles and
Four security guards killed during market raid in Siaya county
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,23RD AUG,2021-Grief has engulfed Siranga area in Siaya county after four security guards were killed by suspected criminals. The four watchmen were murdered
30 succumb as Kenya records 646 new COVID19 cases
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,22ND AUG,2021-Kenya on Sunday recorded 646 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the country’s case load to 229,009 , Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has
Kebs bashed for blacklisting flour brands without procedure
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,22ND AUG,2021-The Cereal Millers Association has bashed Kebs for blacklisting 27 flour brands without following the due process. Kenya Bureau of Standards blacklisted
War on crime: A Police officer arrested for using police lorry to transport charcoal, aloe vera
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,22TH AUG,2021-A police officer has been arrested for using the official service vehicle to transport forest produce without the necessary documents in Trans
Odinga conceits defeat following Court of Appeal verdict on BBI bill, says kenya must move forward
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,20TH AUG,2021-ODM party leader Raila Odinga has accepted the Court of Appeal verdict upholding the High Court ruling that declared as unconstitutional the
Court of appeal upholds verdict of the high court on BBI bill
BY KORIR JUMA,NAIROBI,20TH AUG,2021-The court of appeal has upheld the decision of the high court on the BBI bill. While delivering the judgement after the
Kenya records 1,414 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24hours as Nairobi, Kiambu, Nakuru lead in infections
BY JOAN WANJIKU,NAIROBI,20TH AUG 2021-The COVID-19 transmission rate in Kenya remains high with 1,414 more people testing positive to the virus from a sample size
Kenya awaits the decision of court of appeal on BBI
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,20TH AUG ,2021-Kenyans are eagerly awaiting the final ruling on the BBI appeal to be delivered after every each and every judge out
Covid positivity rate at 14.6% as 1,263 new cases recorded
BY NAMULONGO PETER,NAIROBI,19TH AUG 2021-Kenya on Wednesday recorded 1,263 new cases of Covid-19, from 8,680 samples tested in the last 24 hours with the positivity