Kivutha Kibwana moves to Supreme Court over BBI bill

By Tonny Ndungu,

Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has moved to the Supreme Court, seeking advisory opinion on issues regarding the proposed constitutional amendment th...

BBI

Truck driver pleads guilty to stealing Ksh.2.8M cargo bound for DRC

By Ian Omondi,

A truck driver on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of interfering with transit cargo bound for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and stealing goo...

DRC , Eldoret Law Courts , KRA

17 dead, 302 new cases recorded as Kenya’s COVID-19 infections rise to 83,618

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Monday announced that 302 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 3,038 tested in the last 24 hours, bring...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

Kenya expresses ‘deep regret’ after Somalia expels envoy Tumbo

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenyan government says it regrets the "unfortunate" move by Somalia to expel ambassador Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo from the country over allege...

Woman commits suicide over Ksh.20,000 church debt in Migori

By George Juma,

A 60-year-old woman at Nyamaroka village in Rongo, Migori County, has reportedly committed suicide over a church debt amounting to Ksh.20,000. Are...

Migori County , rongo , suicide

Mike Sonko detained as police fire teargas, disrupt meeting with MCAs

By Hassan Mugambi,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko was briefly detained on Monday as police fired teargas to disrupt a meeting with members of the county assembly. Also R...

Nairobi County Assembly , NMS , Sonko

BBI signatures hit 1.5M four days after launch: secretariat

By Citizen Reporter,

Signatures for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) drive have hit 1.5million four days after the launch, the secretariat said on Monday. Accordin...

BBI

President Uhuru Kenyatta mourns medical professor James Kagia

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of comfort to the family, friends and relatives of Professor James Kagia who passed away on Monday. Pro...

james kagia , Uhuru

Kenyan farmers and young guides enlisted to protect city forests

By Reuters,

Peter Wainana remembers when the forest near his home outside Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was so thick with trees and vegetation it was difficult to w...

forestry , Kenya Forest Service , logging , trees

Abiy: Ethiopia federal forces have not killed civilians in Tigray

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament on Monday that federal troops had not killed a single civilian in their nearly month-long offen...

Abiy Ahmed , Ethiopia , tigray

DP Ruto changes tune on amended BBI report

By Sam Ogina,

Three days into the collection of a million signatures to set off the referendum process, Deputy President William Ruto has changed tune, giving the b...

BBI , NMS , ruto

Sonko accuses MCAs of violating order stopping his impeachment

By Chemutai Goin,

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is exploring all options to block his planned impeachment. In a letter dated November 27 that was addressed t...

badi , NMS , Sonko

Malaria deaths to exceed COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

By Reuters,

Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those...

coronavirus , MALARIA

Oregon teenager shot dead for playing loud music

By CNN,

A man in Oregon fatally shot a teenager Thanksgiving week after getting upset that the 19-year-old was playing music loudly in the parking lot of an i...

Aidan Ellison , oregon shooting

COVID-19 killing Americans at staggering rate

By CNN,

As millions of Americans head home after Thanksgiving, the coronavirus could be hitching a ride -- threatening to plant seeds of infection across the ...

coronavirus

COVID-19 may reverse gains on malaria control: WHO

By VOA,

On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization is calling on countries to step up the fight against malaria, saying the coronavirus pandemic thre...

coronavirus , MALARIA

Biden fractures foot after slipping while playing with his dog

By VOA,

President-elect Joe Biden has hairline fractures in his "mid-foot" and will "likely require a walking boot for several weeks," his doctor said in a st...

Biden

Biden names all-women communications team for the White House

By VOA,

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced an all-women communications team on Sunday. “Communicating directly an...

Biden , kamala harris

Somalia expels Kenyan envoy Lucas Tumbo over ‘poll interference’

By Citizen Reporter,

Somalia has expelled Kenyan Ambassador to Mogadishu Lt. General (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo over alleged interference in the upcoming elections. Also Read: M...

Farmajo , somalia elections , tumbo

Martha Karua on BBI: We are not going back to dictatorship

By Citizen Reporter,

NARC Kenya leader Martha Karua has criticized President Uhuru Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga over what she terms as attempts towards dictatorshi...

BBI , karua , linda katiba movement