A Kenyan fugitive wanted in the United States to face sentencing over a fatal drunk-driving conviction is set to be extradited after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) secured a court order for his surrender. Sancho Kibutu appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Teresia Nyangena at the Milimani Law Courts, where he surrendered to the extradition…
A former Kilifi Principal Land Registrar and his associates have been ordered to forfeit assets worth Sh426.8 million to the Government after a court found that they failed to explain how they acquired wealth disproportionate to their known legitimate income. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Court issued the…
Police in Nairobi have destroyed more than 2,700 litres of illicit alcohol in a crackdown targeting suspected brewing and drug-selling dens in Kahawa West. The operation, conducted by officers from Kahawa West Police Station, saw police destroy 2,600 litres of kangara and 120 litres of chang’aa in the Soweto and Saa Mbaya areas. The National…
The death of Raila Odinga has changed the calculations inside Kenya’s opposition, but it has not settled the question of who will command the political space he occupied for decades. Instead, a new contest is emerging, not simply over who succeeds Raila, but over who can assemble enough political networks, regional support, young voters and…
Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car after investing Ksh 59.89 billion (£350m) to upgrade its factory in Cheshire. The Torcal SUV will be built on a brand-new production line at the site, which has been the luxury carmaker’s headquarters since 1946. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the investment would “support 4,000 high-value local…
Public universities could shut down from October 2 as lecturers push the government to settle an estimated Sh100 billion debt owed to institutions and commit to funding a new four-year salary agreement. The University Academic Staff Union (UASU) says the financial crisis facing public universities is at the heart of its decision to issue the…
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has challenged former President Uhuru Kenyatta to explain why his administration facilitated the transfer of power to President William Ruto if he believed the late Raila Odinga had won the 2022 presidential election. ODM Party Leader Senator Oburu Oginga said Uhuru’s remarks, made on Tuesday, September 22, had reopened a…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced plans to train all serving National Police Reservists (NPRs) within the next eight months as the government steps up efforts to tackle banditry and cattle rustling in pastoralist and border counties. In a statement on Wednesday, September 24, 2026, Murkomen said the reservists play a key role in…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has announced the dissolution of the country’s transitional government, paving the way for the December 22, 2026 general elections. Kiir made the announcement on Tuesday during an expanded meeting of the Presidency attended by vice presidents, political party leaders, presidential advisers, Cabinet ministers and other senior government officials. The…
Construction of the East Africa Refinery in Lamu is set to officially commence on Wednesday, with President William Ruto expected to lead the groundbreaking ceremony. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said the President will be joined by invited heads of state and government from East Africa and beyond during the ceremony. Speaking during a final preparations…
