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A photo of Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi giving an address in Ganda Ward, Kilifi.

Frying Pan to Fire

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 3:23 pm by Noni Ireri

Kilifi DG Fights Move to Jail Him at Manyani for 'Protection'

Kilifi Deputy Governor Gideon Saburi has fought off efforts by the Dpp to hold him at Manyani Maximum Security Prison on the grounds that...

The Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi as pictured on November 18, 2019.

justice

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 3:16 pm by Martin Siele

Late MP's Family Awarded Ksh17M Over Torture, Detention

The High Court awarded Ksh17 million to the family of the late MP who spent 3 years and two months in detention without trial...

President Uhuru Kenyatta during a video conference at State House on Wednesday, April 1.

getting real

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 3:14 pm by Martin Siele

Kenya's Covid-19 Cases Rise to 158

President Uhuru Kenyatta announced an increase in the number of confirmed cases to...

A photo of Nairobi Metropolitan Services boss Major General Mohamed Badi (left) and Governor Mike Sonko.

Savage

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 2:51 pm by Derrick Okubasu

Gen Badi's Stern Response to Sonko After Handover Outburst

Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) boss Major General Mohamed Badi has responded to Sonko's...

A medical practitioner dressed in protective gear at Coronavirus isolation and treatment facility in Mbagathi District Hospital on Friday, March 6, 2020.

doubts

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 2:19 pm by Stephanie Wangari

Questions Raised After Kenyan Billionaire's Friend 'Dies of Covid-19'

The billionaire announced that he had lost one of his close friends who had succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 and...

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe launches the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Diagnostic and Reporting Centre, Nairobi in February 2020 as Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi (behind) watches

the journey

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 1:48 pm by Eddy Mwanza

Mutahi Kagwe's Failed Governor Bid That Defined Him

Kagwe was then the talk of the town but a month later on November 15, at the famous Sagana State Lodge meeting, he...

Governor Hassan Joho gets his hands sanitized before inspection of a medical facility

HELPING HAND

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 1:28 pm by Vincent Ooro

Generous Billionaire Donates Ventilators to Kenya

The machines are crucial in the treatment of Covid-19 patients with severe disease who...

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru makes an address during the Narok Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI) consultative meeting on Saturday, February 22, 2020.

Witch hunt?

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 1:11 pm by Noni Ireri

Waiguru Speaks on Forces Behind Attempted Ouster

The embattled Kirinyaga Governor has revealed key reasons behind her impeachment motion in a candid interview...

A user browsing through a smartphone for news.

good news

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 12:33 pm by Martin Siele

Relief as Mobile Loan Apps Waive Fees

Seventeen digital lenders under the banner of Digital Lenders Association of Kenya (DLAK) announced that, in a bid to cushion Kenyans...

Kenyan Pilot Kimuyu Kabati who died on Wednesday, April 1 after contracting Covid-19 virus.

Heartmelting

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 12:06 pm by Derrick Okubasu

Last Joyous Moments of KQ Pilot Who Died of Covid-19 [VIDEO]

A video has surfaced of the Kenyan pilot who succumbed to Coronavirus as...

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Woman Rep Esther Passaris during the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon in 2018.

JUST IN TIME

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 11:47 am by Derrick Okubasu

Passaris, Sonko Step to Rescue Woman in Forced Quarantine [VIDEO]

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and Woman Rep Esther Passaris were concerned by the plight of...

Serena Williams pictured during the ASB Classic tournament on January 12, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand

winning

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 11:47 am by Martin Siele

Serena Williams Recognises Brilliant Kenyan Artist [PHOTOS]

The famed athlete shared the work of the young Kenyan illustrator on her Instagram page as well as that of...

Buyers and sellers pictured at Gikomba second-hand clothes market in Nairobi County on January 20, 2019.

Inferno

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 11:12 am by Vincent Ooro

Fire Razes Part of Gikomba Market [VIDEO]

This is the second fire incident this year at the market ...

Co-operative Bank's headquarters in Nairobi CBD.

noble

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 9:57 am by Martin Siele

Bank Donates Ksh100M to Fight Coronavirus

Co-op Bank became among the first organizations to chip in to the fight against Covid-19 with a Ksh100 million donation to facilitate the purchase of...

Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna addresses the media at Kenyatta National Hospital on Saturday, March 14, 2020

meticulous

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 9:55 am by John Paul Simiyu

COVID-19: Inside Government's Lockdown Plan [VIDEO]

The government spokesperson informed that the lockdown would be enforced in the event that...

General Service Unit officers foil a riot in Kisumu in 2017.

Tried and Tested

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 9:03 am by Noni Ireri

Residents Resort to Ancient Ritual to Fight Covid-19

The silence that characterised curfew night was shattered when residents began hitting metal objects in a bid to...

Kesses MP Mishra Swarup engaging with residents at a past function.

Retraction

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 8:39 am by Derrick Okubasu

MP Forced to Apologise After Altercation at Illegal Meeting [VIDEO]

An MP allied to Deputy President William Ruto was forced to apologise after a series of unfortunate...

A photo of the controversial headline published by Daily Nation on April 6, 2020

how dare you

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 8:30 am by Martin Siele

Daily Nation Under Fire Over Lock-Down Front Page

Daily Nation came under fire from a section of Kenyans after publishing a headline claiming that Kenyans were asking to be locked up, sparking...

A farmer walks by a swarm of desert locusts in Kenya in January 2020

time to act

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 7:44 am by Martin Siele

20x Bigger Swarm of New Locusts to Hit Kenya [VIDEO]

The Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative to Kenya explained why action needed to be taken immediately to stop the second generation...

Cotu Secretary General Francis Atwoli at the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology where he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree on December 14, 2018.

Axed

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 7:33 am by Derrick Okubasu

Atwoli Approves the Firing of 50,000 Employees

Cotu Secretary-general Francis Atwoli has approved the firing of some 50,000 individuals who...

An armed Kenya police officer steps out of a police car.

defiant

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 - 6:59 am by Martin Siele

CS's Security, 2 KDF Soldiers Arrested Partying as Police Raid Bar

A Police Corporal attached to a Cabinet Secretary, a Directorate of Criminal Investigations Officer and two Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were among...