Ruto Ushers In Two New Faces to Kenya’s Cabinet, Ruku and Cheptumo

NAIROBI — President William Ruto on Thursday presided over the swearing-in of two new Cabinet Secretaries, ushering in fresh leadership in key government portfolios following weeks of political reshuffling. Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Cheptumo officially took …

Swarup Mishra suspended as Kenya BioVax chair amid organ trafficking probe

Mediheal Group of Hospitals founder Swarup Mishra. [File,Standard] President William Ruto has suspended Swarup Mishra as the chairperson of the Kenya BioVax Institute. In a statement on Friday, April 18, the suspension is to allow investigations into …

Nigerian TikTok moderator buried after controversial death in Kenya

By John Ogunsemore A Nigerian TikTok content moderator, Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi was on Thursday buried in Nairobi, Kenya, following her death in unclear circumstances in the East African nation last month. The decomposing body of Olubunmi, 43, was found in …

WAICA Re (Kenya): 2024 results

WAICA Re (Kenya) posted insurance revenue of 5.51 billion KES (40.9 million USD) at end-December 2024, up by 7.8% year-on-year. At 331.12 million KES (2.46 million USD), annual net profit dropped by 50.9% compared with the end of 2023. During the reporting …

Fred Matiang'i jets back to Kenya ahead of presidential bid popularisation: "It'...

One-time Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i is in Kenya after a long while of setting base abroad Matiang'i landed in Nairobi on Thursday evening, April 17, and was received by a host of politicians led by Jubilee Party secretary general …

Somali envoy urges stronger Kenya ties, lauds Somali businesses

Friday April 18, 2025 Somali Ambassador to Kenya Jabril Ibrahim Abdulle has called for deepened partnerships between Kenya and Somalia, especially in the hospitality sector, where Somali entrepreneurs have made notable strides. Speaking at the East Africa …

'Defend Ourselves': Refugee Girls In Kenya Find Strength In Taekwondo

Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the often chaotic …

Parineeti Chopra drops a childhood picture from Kenya

Chrism Mass “goes deeper” than Oils’ Blessing: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya Lauds Priesthood as “source of all Sacraments”

He reiterated the need for altruism that lived through the grace of God achieved in communion with Him in prayer. “Let us then ask the Lord to drive all darkness from our hearts; to remove from us our feelings of self-sufficiency, our hunger for power, our …

Man nabbed at Namanga border while trying to flee Kenya in KSh 500kg gold scam

A 66-year-old suspect was caught at the Namanga border posing as a Congolese national in a bid to sneak out of the country undetected He told the court he was escaping threats to his life, but investigators said he never filed any official complaint …