14 guns collected as Matiangi orders all at Nairobi County Assembly disarmed

By Tonny Ndungu,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has ordered the disarmament of everyone at the Nairobi County Assembly following a spate of violent altercat...

CS Matiangi

Court detains suspect for two days over Facebook post claiming CS Matiang’i is in ICU battling COVID-19

By Dzuya Walter,

Isaac Kibet was on Monday arraigned in a Nairobi court and charged with publishing a social media post alleging that Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred M...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , CS Fred Matiang’i , Magistrate Martha Mutuku

Two arrested over Facebook post claiming CS Matiang’i is in ICU battling COVID-19

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Police have arrested two suspects believed to have authored a social media post claiming that Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i had contra...

‘I don’t have COVID-19,’ CS Matiang’i declares as he dismisses ICU admission

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i has dismissed reports claiming that he has contracted COVID-19 and  is undergoing medical care in the I...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Fred Matiang'i

Interior Ministry dismisses claims that CS Matiang’i is hospitalised

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Interior Ministry has dismissed reports alleging that Cabinet  Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i is admitted in hospital. “To all members of the ...

Fred Matiang'i , interior ministry

Matiang’i orders arrest of contractor who has not completed 4KM road in four years

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i on Thursday fired a stern warning shot to contractors across the country for delaying in the delivery of...

Contractors , CS Fred Matiang’i , Lake Victoria North Water , Nyandarua County

59 percent of Kenyans want places of worship reopened

By Kepha Muiruri,

A majority 59 percent of Kenyans have expressed support for the reopening of places of worship as government mulls a further ease to restrictions on p...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Covid-19 pandemic , Infotrak

Kenyans back to 9-5 work schedules after curfew revision

By Kepha Muiruri,

Majority of Kenyans will be returning to their full work schedules from Monday following adjustments to the dusk to dawn curfew by the government. ...

coronavirus , curfew , KEPSA

Kenya COVID Fund gets Ksh.3.7B in donations

By Elphas Lagat,

The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund Board has received donations totaling Ksh. 3.7billion. Ksh. 3.2billion was received by the committee in cash w...

coronavirus , KAM , karuku , Kenya COVID Fund

Gov’t begins forceful evictions in flood-hit areas as death toll hits 194

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i now says the government has begun forcefully evicting people out of areas prone to flooding following ...

CS Eugene Wamalwa , CS Fred Matiang’i , floods

CS Keter urges those living in Garissa, Tana River to move after Met warning on heavy rains, floods

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya Meteorological Department has warned that the ongoing rains will increase, exposing Kenyans in risk-prone areas to flooding and landslides. S...

floods kenya

Coronavirus: Kenya to begin mass testing as gov’t receives kits from China

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government now says it is ready to begin mass testing for the coronavirus in Kenya following the arrival of sampling tubes from China. Health C...

coronavirus , Fred Matiang'i , James Macharia , mass testing , mutahi kagwe

‘Time has come for stiffer measures,’ Matiang’i says as coronavirus cases rise

By Hassan Mugambi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has ordered a crackdown on pedestrians and bodaboda operators flouting the travel restriction orders by sn...

coronavirus , Fred Matiang'i

Employers ordered to release employees no later than 4pm

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenyan employers have been ordered to release the non-critical or the non-essential services employees not later than 4pm daily. A gazettte notice ...

curfew , dusk to dawn curfew

Wachira Waruru, Michael Joseph, Joshua Oigara to serve as Board members for proposed COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund

By Citizen Reporter,

Royal Media Services MD Wachira Waruru has been selected to serve as a Board member for the proposed COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. President Uh...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Wachira Waruru.

Matiang’i holds talks with Somalia’s President Farmajo

By Sam Ogina,

Uncertainty has clouded a meeting of the Kenyan delegation to Somalia over the rising border tension between the two countries. President Uhuru Ken...

somalia

Chiefs to be held responsible for not identifying terrorists, says CS Matiang’i

By Ian Omondi,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i has announced that administrators will be held personally responsible for not identifying terrorist re...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Garissa County , terrorism

Matiang’i: Passports, IDs, birth certificates to be issued within a day

By Citizen Reporter,

The government intends to start the issuance of identity cards, passports, birth and death certificates on the same day of application. Interior Ca...

Matiang’i , Passports

Kiunjuri out! President Uhuru Kenyatta reshuffles Cabinet

By Citizen Reporter,

Mwangi Kiunjuri has been dropped as Agriculture Cabinet Secretary. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the new raft of changes on Tuesday morning. ...

kiunjuri

Women MPs want Wajir Woman Rep Gedi arrested over Inua Mama rally chaos

By Stephen Letoo,

Women legislators allied to Deputy President William Ruto now want Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi arrested and charged over the chaos that eru...

Fatuma Gedi , inua mama , Wajir Town