MPs angered after David Murathe fails to appear for grilling over KEMSA scandal

By Sam Ogina,

Jubilee vice-chairman David Murathe, former Kilig limited director Wilibroad Gachoka, and Entec technology director Chen Chao did not attend a session...

KEMSA scandal

UN official: May be ‘many months’ before full scale of Tigray rapes is known

By Reuters,

Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of rape. A senior United Nations official says that it may be many months before the full s...

Ethiopia , rape , tigray

Kenya Air Force commissions newly acquired C-145 Skytruck aircraft

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Air Force (KAF) commissioned the newly acquired C-145 Skytruck aircraft which is intended to phase out the Y-12 aircrafts. Speaking durin...

C-145 Skytruck , KAF

President Kenyatta arrives in Kinshasa for three-day state visit

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Kinshasa for a three-day state visit of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the invitation of President Felix ...

DRC , Felix Tshisekedi , Uhuru

‘Don’t discriminate me for links to Uhuru’: Lawyer Fred Ngatia

By Tonny Ndungu,

Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia appeared before the Judicial Service Commission on Tuesday morning for an interview for the position of Chief Justice. The...

CJ interviews , Ngatia

Justice Nduma Nderi quizzed over relocation to Swaziland in the 90s

By Tonny Ndungu,

The race to succeed former CJ David Maraga was in top gear on Monday with Justice Nduma Nderi (Employment and Labour Relations judge) taking the stage...

justice Nduma Nderi

Kwale county gov’t staffer arrested for ivory possession

By Nicky Gitonga,

Police officers in Kwale are detaining 53-year-old Joseph Mtoi Kuri who was nabbed with 12 pieces of ivory with an estimated street value of Ksh.1 mil...

Ivory , tusks

China’s economy grows by a record 18.3% in the first quarter

By CNN,

China just posted its strongest quarterly growth on record as the world's second largest economy continued its robust recovery from the coronavirus pa...

India’s new education policy focuses on young minds

By Agencies,

The Budget proposals of 2021-22 envisage strengthening 15000 schools across India under New Education Policy (NEP). India till 2015 was ranked 92 in e...

Economy in distress, Pakistan struggles to come out of CPEC-fuelled debt trap

By Agencies,

Pakistan’s economy is in shambles, and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is making it worse. Initially, the CPEC was touted as saviour for...

The world’s biggest producer is running out of COVID-19 vaccines

By CNN,

In India, the world's biggest vaccine producer, millions of people are waiting for Covid-19 vaccines amid a devastating second wave of infections. ...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , COVID-19 , vaccine

Thailand to close schools, bars after surge in COVID-19 cases

By Reuters,

Thailand will close close schools, bars and massage parlours, as well as ban alcohol sales in restaurants, for at least two weeks starting from Sunday...

COVID-19 , Thailand

‘It means nothing to me if I don’t get the job!’ Philip Murgor tells CJ interview panel

By Ian Omondi,

Senior Counsel Philip Murgor on Friday told the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that he would be honored to serve as Kenya’s next Chief Justice, b...

chief justice , david maraga , Judicial Service Commission , Philip Murgor , Philomena Mwilu

Woman arrested for conning foreign national Ksh.300M in fake gold scam

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday arrested a suspect wanted for allegedly defrauding a foreigner of Ksh....

DCI detectives , Fake gold scam

Amazon aims to double U.S. black employees in leadership this year

By Reuters,

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it was aiming to double the number of Black employees in senior leadership roles and hire 30% more Black people as corpor...

Amazon , Black employees , United States

Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s stepmother Kezia Obama dies

By Ian Omondi,

Kezia Aoko Obama, the stepmother of former U.S. President Barack Obama and the mother of his half-siblings Auma Obama and Malik Obama, has died. Ta...

Auma Obama , Kezia Aoko Obama , Malik Obama , Mama Sarah Obama , President Barack Obama

Search for Chief Justice: Prof. Patricia Mbote put on the spot over her integrity

By Chemutai Goin,

As the search for the next Chief Justice entered its second day on Tuesday, academician Prof. Patricia Kameri-Mbote found herself in unfamiliar territ...

chief justice , Judiciary , Prof. Patricia Mbote

Biden set to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan

By Reuters,

President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attac...

Afghanistan , AL QAEDA , President Joe Biden , U.S. troops

Interviews for the next Chief Justice to kick off on Monday: JSC

By Chemutai Goin,

13 individuals had initially applied for the Chief Justice position but after thorough scrutiny of their documents, three nominees were dropped leavin...

chief justice

Police probing man’s death at a Kirinyaga lodging

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police in Kirinyaga County are probing the death of a middle-aged man at a lodging in Ndia, Kirinyaga County on Friday evening. Also Read: Man foun...

lodging