NEWS Subscribe to NEWS

New interchange to ease Outer Ring traffic jams
The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (Kura) is set to build a new exchange linking the Outer Ring Road and Thika Super Highway to ease the traffic at the junction between… Read more

Slum millionaire among seven killed by cops in foiled robbery
Slum millionaire George Maina has been identified as the ring leader of a seven-man gang killed by police on Monday in an attempted robbery at a Nairobi soft drink store…. Read more

Vengeful wife chopped off her cheating husband’s penis after she beat him with frying pan and stabbed him to death
Spurned wife ‘kills cheating husband and cuts off penis, saying he’s better off without it’ Udeme Otike-Odibi accused of killing husband with frying pan and knife before putting it in… Read more

Joho dares DP Ruto to face him ‘openly’
Mombasa Governor Hassan Joho has accused Deputy President William Ruto of sponsoring attacks against him over his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. Yesterday, Joho dared Ruto to face him directly… Read more

US warns its citizens in 4 Kenyan towns to be vigilant over terror threats
The American Embassy in Nairobi has issued a security alert, warning its citizens in four Kenyan towns to be vigilant. The embassy said that westerners might be targeted for attack… Read more

Kiambu real estate firm denies fleecing Kenyans
In the wake of social media claims that Banda Homes, a real estate company is set to collapse after hoodwinking investors, the company has termed the claims insensitive, slanderous and… Read more

British man frustrated by Kenyan girlfriend’s visa denial
The Kenyan girlfriend of a British man has become the latest African national to be denied a visitor’s visa for the UK, much to the frustration of her partner. Former… Read more

Govt mulls creation of film city, tax on ads shot outside Kenya: Mucheru
The Government is exploring the establishment of a film and media city that will support the growth of the industry bringing together actors, producers and directors who, according to ICT… Read more

City lawyer Harun Ndubi charged with hitting cop during alcoblow drama
City lawyer Haroun Ndubi has been charged with hitting and injuring a traffic policeman on Sunday night. Mr Ndubi denied two traffic offences before a Nairobi Milimani Law Courts senior… Read more

Peasants build castles in the air for over 100 years
The dual carriage gently meanders past Thika, before unceremoniously forking out like the tongue of a gigantic serpent. One prong heads to Saba Saba and the other to Makuyu, before… Read more

Fears over Laikipia wetland as Tobiko vows action
Environment Cabinet Secretary Keriako Tobiko has refuted claims that the government wants to take over the Ewaso Narok wetland in Rumuruti, Laikipia County. Residents have raised concern that the State… Read more

Nurses in Tharaka Nithi suspend strike after County Government commits to deal
Tharaka Nithi will not be affected by the planned Nurses’s strike after their employer agreed to pay uniform and nursing service allowances. The nurses in about 24 counties have threatened… Read more
Laikipia unveils plans to triple tourist numbers
Laikipia governor Nderitu Muriithi has unveiled plans to boost tourism numbers and trade in the county following consultations with investors among them Kenya Airways as he hopes to gain from the… Read more

Online building construction app iBuild launched in Kenya
Kenya-based International Corporation, iBUILD, with global headquarters in Washington, DC, has launched its mobile- enabled construction platform in Kenya. The company, which began its first testing in the country in… Read more

How cars are stolen, cut into parts in two hours
New bag of tricks that fuel Nairobi’s vehicle theft syndicate It was already 11.30am and John Ndumba knew he was running late for Mass as he raced his Toyota Premio… Read more