Articles by Rachel Ombaka

Ex-Gov’t ad agency boss Denis Chebitwey arrested

1800, October 27, 2018 (EAT)

Denis Chebitwey, the former Government Advertising Agency boss has been arrested. Also Read: Savula arrested over Ksh.122M gov’t advertising age...

Savula arrested over Ksh.122M gov’t advertising agency scam

940, October 27, 2018 (EAT)

Lugari MP Ayub Savula has been arrested after for attempting to defraud the government of Ksh.122million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation...

Mrs. Jane Kiano died at the Nairobi Hospital on Thursday, October 25, 2018 after a long battle ...

Jane Kiano, former chair of Maendeleo ya Wanawake, dies in Nairobi

824, October 26, 2018 (EAT)

Jane Kiano, a former chaiperson of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake organisation, has passed away in Nairobi. According to a statement to newsrooms, Mrs. ...

Maribe will not jump bail, Royal Media Services assures

1943, October 25, 2018 (EAT)

Royal Media Services, the employer of Jacque Maribe, has urged the court to release her on bail. Also Read: Light moment in court as Maribe’s cel...

Akasha brothers plead guilty to drug trafficking in U.S.

1054, October 25, 2018 (EAT)

Two Akasha brothers Baktash and Ibrahim have pleaded guilty to charges of drug trafficking at a court in the U.S. According to the Directorate of C...

CNN anchor Richard Quest with top Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge at Karura Forest in Nairobi ...

Top CNN anchor Richard Quest begins Kenya tour with Kipchoge

723, October 23, 2018 (EAT)

CNN's Richard Quest began his Kenya tour with top athlete Eliud Kipchoge in Nairobi. Quest arrived in the country on Monday morning and hit the gro...

The Women In News (WIN) 2018 Kenya participants during their first national gathering. With them is ...

OPINION: ‘I was told not to join media because being a female journalist is difficult’

1509, October 20, 2018 (EAT)

"I was told not to join media because being a female journalist is difficult." This is a comment that one of the participants for the Women in News...

President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives at the Kisumu International Airport on Friday, October 19, 2018 ahead of Mashujaa ...

Uhuru lands in Kisumu ahead of Mashujaa Day fete in Kakamega

2054, October 19, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in Kisumu ahead of the Mashujaa Day celebrations scheduled for Saturday in Kakamega. His plane touched down at...

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump arrives in Kenya on Thursday, October 4, 2018. Photo/PSCU

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump lands in Kenya

1744, October 5, 2018 (EAT)

U.S. First Lady Melania Trump has arrived in Kenya. Her plane touched down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at around 9pm. She was rec...

Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom ease mobile money transfer across networks

1039, October 2, 2018 (EAT)

Kenya's top three telecommunications companies Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom have announced a new deal to enable customers to easily send mobile money ...

Sonko renames Pumwani Hospital after himself in new changes

1319, September 22, 2018 (EAT)

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has announced that Pumwani Maternity Hospital will now be known as Sonko Pumwani Women’s Hospital & College of Nurs...

Ex-IEBC boss Hassan among key figures appointed to State corporations

2219, September 21, 2018 (EAT)

Ahmed Issack Hassan, the former Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) boss, has been appointed as Chairperson of the Board of the Kenya I...

Petrol prices drop by Ksh.9, Kerosene up Ksh.10 as new VAT takes effect

1253, September 21, 2018 (EAT)

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has lowered the price of petrol following the enactment of the new petroleum Value Added Tax at 8 percent from ...

A screen grab of Uganda police manning the streets awaiting the arrival of Bobi Wine. ...

Bobi Wine arrested again in Uganda after returning from U.S.

1453, September 20, 2018 (EAT)

Ugandan Police have arrested Bobi Wine yet again moments after he arrived back in the country from the U.S. He had landed at the Jomo Kenyatta Inte...

Nairobi police officer arrested over claims of stealing Ksh.800,000

1325, September 19, 2018 (EAT)

A Nairobi police officer has been arrested after Flying Squad detectives linked him to theft of Ksh.800,000 from a Mali national. According to the ...

Prince William with President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi in 2016. Photo/FILE/COURTESY

Prince William to visit Kenya, Tanzania next week

1021, September 19, 2018 (EAT)

Prince William will visit Kenya next week as part of his three-State African tour that he will see him also visit Tanzania and Namibia. A statement...

Bobi Wine at a U.S. airport on September 19, 2018. Photo/COURTESY

Showdown looms as Bobi Wine leaves U.S. for Uganda

1718, September 19, 2018 (EAT)

Embattled musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine has left the U.S. and is expected to land in Uganda on Thursday as reports emerged that security has be...

The three excavators that demolished Taj Mall on Saturday, September 15, 2018. Photo/NELSON ARUYA

Taj Mall owner Ramesh Gorasia speaks out over demolition

1648, September 15, 2018 (EAT)

Taj Mall owner Ramesh Gorasia has condemned the demolition of his building saying those who approved construction must be investigated. Also Read:�...

President Uhuru Kenyatta during his address to the nation on September 14, 2018. Photo/PSCU

President Uhuru Kenyatta proposes fuel tax reduction to 8pc

1600, September 14, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday proposed that the 16percent fuel tax be reduced by half. During his much anticipated address to the nation, the ...

FILE PHOTO | President Uhuru Kenyatta and Treasury CS Henry Rotich at State House.

President Uhuru Kenyatta to address the nation over 16pc fuel tax

1009, September 14, 2018 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected to address the nation on Friday over the controversial 16percent fuel tax that was recently implemented. In a ...