Busia senator Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to stop Kenya’s National Treasury from releasing Sh2.824 trillion for various railway projects. Omtatah, together with activists Bernard Muchiri Muchere and Naomi Nyakerario Misati, wants the government restrained from proceeding with the 12.5-kilometre Riruta-Ngong commuter metre gauge railway project worth Sh11.5 billion and other initiatives. Omtatah’s reputation…
The Legion Maria of African Church Mission Episcopal Conference has issued warm Christmas greetings to its members and people of goodwill, urging Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ as the ultimate source of peace, joy and salvation. In a message released ahead of the festive season, the church’s bishops expressed gratitude for the…
Kenyan High Court has ordered the forfeiture of assets worth KSh76.2 million linked to jailed former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu after ruling that he failed to explain their legitimate source in a civil recovery suit filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. Justice Nixon Sifuna delivered the judgment on Friday in a case that saw…
The Trump administration has suspended the diversity visa lottery programme, citing its use by the suspect in deadly shootings at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on 18 December 2025 that the United States would immediately pause the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program, commonly known as the green…
Nairobi County has announced a limited-time waiver on penalties and interest for unpaid land rates, giving property owners until 31 December to settle principal arrears penalty-free. The 17-day amnesty runs from 15 December to 31 December 2025. Landowners who clear their outstanding principal amounts during this period will have all accumulated penalties and interest wiped…
Supreme Court Justice Mohammed Ibrahim, a trailblazing Kenyan jurist celebrated for his defense of human rights and minority protections, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 69. The judiciary confirmed Ibrahim’s death at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, where he passed away shortly after 4:30 p.m. local time. Sources said he had recently…
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo appeared before Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday to answer questions about alleged corruption and economic crimes, including the irregular award of a 382 million shilling tender and unauthorized personal payments. The EACC alleges that the tender for construction of new county government offices was improperly awarded to Spentech Engineering…
An autopsy has determined that former Kenyan lawmaker Cyrus Jirongo died from severe chest trauma suffered in a highway crash last week, pathologists said Wednesday. The postmortem examination showed that the 64-year-old ex-member of parliament for Lugari constituency sustained multiple rib fractures that perforated his heart, ruptured the left ventricle and severed the aorta, leading…
A central figure in a major Kenyan education fraud case was arrested and charged Monday, advancing the probe into a Sh1.1 billion ($7.6 million) scandal that devastated hundreds of families and left students stranded abroad. Joseph Maritim, principal trustee of the Uasin Gishu Overseas Education Trust, faced six counts of fraud, forgery and abuse of…
Kenya signed a $311 million public-private partnership agreement Monday to build two high-voltage electricity transmission lines, aiming to strengthen its grid and reduce frequent blackouts amid soaring demand. The deal, announced by the Finance Ministry, pairs the state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company with Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform, and India’s Power Grid Corporation, one…
