Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has appointed Nyali MP Mohamed Ali as the party’s Deputy Party Leader Designate in a major leadership shake-up aimed at strengthening the opposition ahead of the 2027 General Election. The appointment was announced on Friday in a statement in which Kalonzo unveiled three new leaders to expand the party’s…
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has launched investigations into the deaths of 16 elephants reported across the wider Amboseli-Kimana-Kitenden ecosystem between June 24 and July 31, 2026. According to a statement issued by KWS on Friday, August 7, 2026, the affected elephants were mainly adult females and calves. Some of the animals reportedly displayed weakness…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has claimed he will reveal the identities of people allegedly involved in the killing of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso if the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) fails to disclose the truth during its scheduled media briefing. In a statement posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, August 7, 2026, Gachagua…
A medical doctor who was allegedly abducted by armed men in Juja and held for a Sh3 million ransom has been rescued following a police operation in Athi River, with one suspect arrested and two others escaping during the dramatic interception. In a statement released on Thursday, August 6, 2026, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations…
The bitter public feud between Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has intensified, with both leaders trading accusations over national security, political violence and regional politics. This comes even as the political temperature in the country heading into the 2027 general election continues to increase. The latest exchange comes after…
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has challenged the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to rebuild public trust and take a more proactive role in combating hate speech, political incitement, and ethnic polarization ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking during a meeting with NCIC commissioners at Parliament Buildings on Wednesday, Wetang’ula said the commission…
A Nairobi-based advocate of the High Court of Kenya has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Milimani over an alleged Ksh69 million gold scam after being arrested by detectives following months of evading court summons. The person of interest was arrested by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Nairobi Regional Office…
A Meru court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison over the 2015 disappearance and death of an Isiolo prison officer whose body was never found.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a temporary shutdown of its iTax platform for scheduled system maintenance, urging taxpayers to complete any urgent transactions before the outage begins. In a notice issued on Wednesday, KRA said the iTax system will be unavailable from 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, until 12:00 a.m. on…
The joint press conference by PNU leader Peter Munya, Democratic Party (DP) leader Justin Muturi, and MBUS Party leader Lenny Kivuti was more than a routine political statement. It was a direct challenge to Rigathi Gachagua’s growing influence in the Mt Kenya region and a declaration that the battle for political control of the Mountain…
