Gov’t announces new plan to cushion Kenyans in drought & hunger-prone areas

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Kenyan government has initiated interventions in collaboration with county governments to ensure that no Kenyans die from hunger in drought prone ...

Hunger

MPs demand suspension of Kemsa’s Waiganjo Karanja over alleged role in PPE scam

By Edwin Obuya,

Members of Parliament are now demanding that Kemsa Finance manager Waiganjo Karanja be suspended for his role in the Ksh. 7.8 billion PPE scandal. ...

KEMSA

13 more people dead as Kenya records 884 new COVID-19 cases

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has recorded 884 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 5,377 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's cumulative caseload to 130,2...

COVID-19

COVID-19: Kenya records 1,463 new cases, 498 recoveries, 26 deaths

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that 1,463 people tested positive for COVID-19 from a sample size of 8,976 tested in the last 24 hours, t...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

Bhang worth Ksh.16 million nabbed inside a water bowser

By Salah Dado,

Police in Marsabit County have impounded 561 kilograms of bhang estimated to be worth a street value of Ksh.16 million. Marsabit County Police Comm...

bhang , Marsabit County

17 more patients dead as Kenya records 1,225 new COVID-19 cases

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Thursday announced that 1,225 people tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample size of 7,308 tested in the last 24 hours,...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe , vaccine

COVID-19: Kenya records 731 new cases, 5 deaths

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The number of COVID-19 cases in Kenya has risen to 113,967 after 731 people tested positive to the disease, out of a sample size of 4,513 tested in th...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Number of Kenyans in need of humanitarian aid to increase as drought persists

By Teddy Otieno,

The number of Kenyans in need of humanitarian aid could increase this year, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has warned. In a state...

Waiguru leads county in celebrating women’s day as she drums up support for BBI

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru on Monday led the county’s women in celebrating the International Women’s Day at Kerugoya Stadium. The e...

COVID-19: Kenya records 410 new cases, 6 deaths

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Six more people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Kenya pushing the country's cumulative fatalities to 1,853. In a statement issued on Friday, the Mini...

coronavirus , COVID-19

New locust swarms form in northern Somalia

By Citizen Reporter,

New immature locust swarms continue to slowly form from breeding in Puntland, Somalia where hopper bands persist near the coast. According to the F...

locust swarms

COVID-19: Kenya records 174 new cases, 86 recoveries, 2 deaths

By Ian Omondi,

The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced that 174 people tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample size of 2,848 tested in the last 24 hours, ta...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Mutahi Kagwe

Govt says it is in control of desert locust swarms

By Dennis Otieno,

Since the beginning of September last year, the East African region was facing an acute food security following a second wave of desert locust invasio...

Weatherman warns of rainy weekend, strong winds in 27 counties

By Teddy Otieno,

The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned of strong winds and heavy rainfall from January 22 to January 23 in some parts of the country. The ra...

flooding

First wave of desert locust swarms invades Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

On 21 December, immature desert locust swarms from the north first arrived in northeast Kenya where they were seen southwest of Mandera. In the fol...

desert locusts

Kenya Special Forces kill three Al-Shabaab militants in raid at Boni Forest

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Defence Special Forces soldiers early Sunday raided and destroyed an Al-Shabaab terrorist group camp in the vast Boni Forest, Lamu County. Th...

Al Shabaab , Boni Forest , Kenya Defence Special Forces , Lamu County

Former Chief Justice Evan Gicheru is dead

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Retired Chief Justice Evan Gicheru is dead. His demise was announced on Saturday morning by Chief Justice David Maraga, who eulogised Justice Giche...

chief justice , Evan Gicheru

Wajir assistant chief killed by suspected Al Shabaab militants, head dumped on the road

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Police have recovered part of the body of an Assistant Chief who was abducted by suspected Al Shabaab militants on Friday last week. The head of Mr...

Wajir County

Senate plenary to decide Sonko impeachment case

By Edwin Obuya,

Embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko will appear before all 67 Senators as he tries to wiggle himself out of a possible impeachment by the Senate. ...

impeachment , Sonko

Kenya records 866 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has recorded 866 new COVID-19 cases from a sample size of 7,815 tested in the last 24 hours, bringing to 87,249 the number of confirmed positive...

coronavirus , COVID-19