Gov’t extends directive on cessation of movement in Eastleigh, Old Town

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Government has extended its directive on cessation of movement directive in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate and Mombasa's Old Town in efforts to contai...

coronavirus , Eastleigh , Mombasa , Old Town

Uhuru, Treasury line up Ksh.54 billion economic rescue package

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has given Treasury the green light to resubmit its ministerial budget appropriations to include a Ksh.53.7 billion economic r...

Covid-19 pandemic , National Treasury , Post Covid-19 Economic Stimulus Package (PC-ESP)

Chelsea’s Hudson-Odoi arrested

By Reuters,

Chelsea and England forward Callum Hudson-Odoi was arrested on Sunday following an argument with a woman, The Sun newspaper reported. The Metropoli...

arrested , Callum Hudson-Odoi , chelsea , Metropolitan Police

Uhuru extends nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew by 21 days as Covid-19 cases spike

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday extended the nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew by 21 more days in a bid to tame the spread of the coronavirus as the...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , curfew , President Uhuru Kenyatta

LSK says Nairobi Metropolitan Service not established or recognized in law

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has declined to nominate an Advocate of the High Court to be a member of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Liason...

LSK , Nelson Havi , NMS

Property worth billions at risk after NMS disbanded City Hall planning committee

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Property investment projects in Nairobi estimated to be worth Ksh.36 billion are at risk following the move by the newly-formed Nairobi Metropolitan S...

city hall

Relief for Governor Sonko after Bill allocating Ksh.15B to NMS revoked

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is set to introduce a new Nairobi County Supplementary Appropriations Bill 2020 to the city assembly following the de-gaze...

Covid-19: Gov’t bans street hawking, public gatherings in Old Town, Eastleigh

By Ian Omondi,

The government has now introduced a raft of new stringent measures aimed at combating the spread of the coronavirus in Nairobi’s Eastleigh and 0ld T...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Dr. Rashid Aman , Eastleigh , Hawking , Old Town

KFS leads planting of over 2,000 trees at Kibiku Forest block

By Agencies,

The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) on Tuesday hosted Principal Secretary for Cooperatives Ali Noor Ismail at Kibiku Forest block in Ngong for a tree plant...

Defiant KPL vow to finish season by July amid FKF row

By Matthews Mutai,

The Kenyan Premier League Ltd has said it is determined to finish the season in a conclusive manner by playing all the remaining games in the top flig...

coronavirus , FKF , Jack Oguda , KPL , Nick Mwendwa

Sonko rejects Treasury’s request for key deed of transfer documents

By Tonny Ndungu,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko's City Hall office will not be furnishing the National Government with critical documents related to the transferred funct...

Nairobi County takeover

Demand for office space in Nairobi falls to its lowest in 8 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

The demand for office spaces in Nairobi’s commercial hub fell to an eight year low in 2019 indicating the continued tough economic environment in th...

Cytonn Real Estate , Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA , office oversupply

PS Kibicho says 402 ‘idiots’ arrested on Sunday for violating curfew

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A total of 402 individuals were arrested on Sunday for violating the various protocols set by the government as part of measures to combat the coronav...

curfew , Karanja Kibicho

Nairobi: Police arrest 18 people aged between 14-30 years ‘naked, with a camera’

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Eighteen people were arrested on Sunday evening at an apartment in Nairobi's Jamhuri estate for violating directives set by the government in the figh...

President Kenyatta extends dusk-to-dawn curfew, travel restrictions by 21 days

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday extended the nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew as well as the ban on movement in and out of the Nairobi Metropolitan...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , curfew , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Police arrest more than 4,000 people for domestic abuse during Covid-19 restrictions

By CNN,

London's Metropolitan Police arrested more than 4,000 people for domestic abuse since the restrictions imposed to stop the spread of coronavirus were ...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , domestic abuse

Githurai, Syokimau among estates cautioned over coronavirus cases

By Citizen Reporter,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has appealed to residents of Machakos, Kajiado, Kiambu and Murang’a after several cases of coronavirus emerged. Speaking d...

coronavirus , Syokimau

No kissing the bride as Thika couple holds unusual wedding

By Moses Ngige,

On Monday, Kennedy Muriithi and Pauline Waithira walked down the aisle at the ACK St Andrews Church in Thika. The wedding was unusual from the star...

coronavirus , kenya , Thika , wedding

KQ takes medical supplies to South Africa as carrier turns to cargo business

By Tonny Ndungu,

Kenya Airways says it has converted some of its grounded passenger planes into cargo freighters as it seeks to remain in operation during the coronavi...

coronavirus , kenya , kq

Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru among 18 arrested at Ruai bar

By Tonny Ndungu,

Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru Mwangi is among 34 people arrested on Saturday for disregarding the social distancing directive. The MP was ar...

coronavirus , kenya