Sonko withdraws from agreement transferring Nairobi County functions to NMS

By Francis Gachuri,

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is taking on President Uhuru Kenyatta, after formally declaring a dispute over the transfer of four critical fun...

Major General Abdalla Badi , Mike Sonko

Kenya Army helicopter crashes in Masinga, two people killed

By Citizen Reporter,

A Kenya Army helicopter that was on a training flight crashed in Kithyoko, Machakos County on Monday. The chopper with Reg. No. AU003-539 crashed a...

Kenya Army , machakos , Masinga

23-year-old man arrested with G3 rifle stolen from police station, KDF uniform

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Siaya on Sunday arrested a 23-year-old suspect and recovered a firearm reportedly ...

DCI , SIAYA COUNTY , Umala Police Post

New Chief of Defence Forces takes over as General Mwathethe retires

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Outgoing Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Samson Mwathethe has officially handed over military control to his successor General Robert Kibochi. ...

chief of Defence forces , KDF , Robert Kibochi , Samson Mwathethe

52 security personnel in forced quarantine after violating curfew rules

By Edwin Obuya,

52 security personnel are among 1,254 people in forced quarantine after violating nationwide curfew regulations, Interior CAS Hussein Dhadho said. ...

coronavirus , curfew , Quarantine

Kenya denies report claiming 6 million German army masks were stolen at JKIA

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government has dismissed reports claiming that a shipment of 6 million coronavirus prevention masks meant for the German army mysteriously ...

German masks , jkia

Six million masks ordered by German army ‘disappear’ at JKIA

By Ian Omondi,

At least six million face masks that had been procured by the German army to aid in protection against the coronavirus have reportedly gone missing at...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , jkia

‘Stop and desist from unwarranted provocations,’ President Kenyatta warns Somalia

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned Somalia to desist from what he terms as "provoking Kenya by violating her territorial integrity." In a statemen...

somalia , Uhuru kenyatta

US kills terror leader behind Kenya attack

By Tonny Ndungu,

A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab leader who had a role in "planning and directing terrorist operations," including a January attack on M...

In Pictures: Final send-off for the late Mzee Daniel arap Moi in Kabarak

By Rene Oswere,

The burial ceremony for the late Mzee Daniel Toroitich arap Moi saw thousands of mourners gather for the final send-off at his Kabarak home in Nakuru....

moidead

KDF boss General Mwathethe commissions six MD 530F helicopters

By Kimeli Arap Kemei,

Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) General Samson Mwathethe presided over the commissioning of six MD 530F helicopters on Thursday at the Joint H...

KDF

United States delivers 6 helicopters to KDF

By Ian Omondi,

The United States Embassy in Nairobi has announced the sale of six MD-530F helicopters to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) through the United States For...

Ambassador Kyle McCarter , MD-530F helicopter , U.S. Embassy

Lamu attack: Last words that U.S. soldier told his mother

By Citizen Reporter,

The U.S. soldier who was killed in the Lamu attack has been identified as 23-year-old Henry "Mitch" Mayfield Jr. According to the Army Times newspa...

lamu attack , manda , shabaab

Uhuru: Kenya’s military training tailored to serve national, regional security needs

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday said Kenya’s military training programmes are designed to serve security needs of both the country and the regi...

AMISOM , Kenya Military Academy , President Uhuru Kenyatta

KDF recruitment finally set to kick off tomorrow

By Wangui Ngechu,

The much-anticipated Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) recruitment will finally kick off on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. In a statement to newsrooms, KDF...

KDF

Mystery of an Army Major, a troubled marriage and missing wife, children

By Waihiga Mwaura,

It is now 19 days since 31-year-old Joyce Syombua and her two children; Shanice Maua and Prince Michael, disappeared after visiting her estranged part...

Looters spotted siphoning fuel in Mai Mahiu

By Citizen Reporter,

Looters were on Thursday spotted siphoning fuel in Mai Mahiu after a tanker overturned. The accident caused a huge traffic snarl up on the usually ...

Fuel siphoning , Mai Mahiu

Five Ethiopians jailed for being in Kenya illegally

By Citizen Reporter,

By Daniel Kalung'e Five Ethiopians found guilty of being in Kenya illegally were on Monday sentenced to two months in jail by an Isiolo court. A...

Chief Magistrate Samuel Mungai , Ethiopians , Isiolo Law Courts

South Sudan President Kiir kicks off 2-day State Visit in Kenya

By PSCU,

President Salva Kiir was this morning received at State House, Nairobi, in an elaborate ceremony that included a 21-gun salute. The South Sudan Pre...

President Salva Kiir , President Uhuru Kenyatta , state house

Battle for KDF top slot intensifies as General Mwathethe’s tenure ends

By Francis Gachuri,

Intense behind the scene jostling is on for Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe’s successor after his four-year tenure lapsed a fortnig...

Chief of Defense Forces , Samson Mwathethe