Nyeri residents hold protests for businessman killed by attackers hired by his father

By Martin Munene,

Residents of Mweiga in Nyeri county went to the streets in a peaceful procession demanding justice for Daniel Mwangi, the slain businessman who is sai...

Daniel Mwangi , Mweiga.

Families agonise over school girls Dorothy Apiyo & Lena Nzembi who went missing in 2020

By Gatete Njoroge,

Pamela Adhiambo, a landscaper in Karen estate is lost in thought wondering where her daughter Dorothy Apiyo may be. It has been almost a year since...

Dorothy Apiyo , Lena Nzembi , Missing girl

Betrayal in the city? DP William Ruto responds to Uhuru

By Tonny Ndungu,

Deputy President William Ruto has defended himself just hours after his boss, President Uhuru dared him to resign, accusing him of speaking from the b...

President Kenyatta urges leaders to emulate the respect and patience of Mzee Moi

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged fellow political leaders to exercise the kind of humility, patience and respect the late retired president Daniel a...

kabarak , mwai kibaki , Mzee Daniel Moi , President Uhuru Kenyatta

‘Nimerudi nyumbani, sibanduki!’ Sharlet Mariam says as she announces ODM return

By Ian Omondi,

Sharlet Mariam Akinyi on Friday formally announced her return to the Raila Odinga-led Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, days after abandoning he...

Msambweni , odm , Omar Boga , raila odinga , Sharlet Mariam

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema granted political asylum in Kenya

By Sam Ogina,

Tanzanian politician Godbless Lema has been granted the political asylum in Kenya. He claims President John Pombe Magufuli’s administration is ou...

Godbless Lema , magufuli

22 companies, 5 counties: DCI firms up Ksh.12B embezzlement case against MP Rigathi Gachagua

By Nimrod Taabu,

Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua was on Monday night interrogated by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers over the embezz...

DCI , embezzlement , Mathira constituency. , Rigathi Gachagua

Section of Kikuyu elders disown delegation that visited Raila Odinga’s rural home

By Peter Mwangi,

A section of elders from the Kikuyu community have distanced themselves from elders who visited former Prime Minister Raila Odinga'a Bondo home last w...

raila odinga

Raila rubbishes claims that Mt. Kenya elders endorsed him for 2022

By George Amolo,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has denied reports that the visit by Kikuyu elders at his home father’s home on Saturday was meant to endorse his 2022 presi...

raila , wanjigi

Kenya ni marafiki zetu, corona isiwe chanzo cha migogoro,’ Magufuli now says

By Tonny Ndungu,

Tanzania's President John Magufuli has said President Uhuru Kenyatta called him recently with the aim of putting to bed, an escalating border impasse ...

coronavirus

Court refuses to lift ban on Wanuri’s Rafiki film

By Reuters,

A court on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on the Rafiki film that portrays a lesbian romance, the film’s producer Wanuri Kahiu said. She howev...

'Rafiki' Film , Wanuri Kahiu

The day Moi confessed that he supported Saitoti for presidency

By Citizen Reporter,

Mzee Daniel Arap Moi was part of a delegation of leaders who visited Professor  George Saitoti's family when the then Cabinet Minister perished in a ...

Moi , moidead , Professor George Saitoti

Baringo trio: Boys whose dancing video went viral get scholarship in Nyahururu

By Citizen Reporter,

The Baringo trio who were featured on Citizen TV last year after a video of them dancing went viral are an elated lot once again. Kevin Lekimariki,...

baringo trio , Ilchamus , Koinange

Wanuri, Adut Akech, Bobi Wine among most influential Africans: TIME100Next

By Agencies,

Wanuri Kahiu (Kenya), Bobi Wine (Uganda), Adut Akech (South Sudan) and Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi (Nigeria) are among the seven Africans on TIME100Next...

Adut Akech , Bobi Wine , Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi , Onwuachi , TIME100Next , Wanuri

Kenyan immigrant spends a decade fighting deportation

By VOA,

Sylvester Owino is a small business owner in San Diego, California. His family owns Rafikiz Foodz — an authentic African food vendor offering "Kenya...

asylum , Immigrant , kenya , United States

Botswana scraps anti-gay sex laws

By CNN,

Botswana's High Court has overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations in a landmark victory for Africa's LGBTQ movements...

Botswana , decriminalizing gay sex

Blow to KFCB as judge allows banned Rafiki film be aired in court

By Dzuya Walter,

The Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) suffered yet another blow on Thursday after the High Court ruled that the banned controversial film Rafiki ...

KFCB , Rafiki movie

Micro-lender Key seeks additional Ksh.500M capital injection

By Kepha Muiruri,

Key Micro-finance Bank, formerly Remu, is seeking for Ksh. 500 million as additional capital injection from its shareholders, this to fund its planned...

Gregory Siro , Key Micro-finance bank , Luke Kinoti , Remu Micro-finance Bank

In legal battle over gay sex, Kenyan court to consider Indian ruling

By Reuters,

Parties involved in a court case seeking to decriminalise gay sex in Kenya will be allowed to make submissions based on a recent decision by India’s...

adultery , gay sex , LGBT , Rafiki

Film review: ‘Rafiki’ is more than just a lesbian film

By Ian Omondi,

‘Rafiki’ – a film by Wanuri Kahiu – has received a lot of flak and praise in equal measure about the aspect of homosexuality upon which it is ...

'Rafiki' Film , KFCB CEO Ezekiel Mutua , Muthoni Drummer Queen , Nini Wacera , Samantha Mugatsia , Sheila Munyiva , Wanuri Kahiu