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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Monday put on notice politicians sponsoring goons to disrupt meetings and church services. Murkomen said the government has credible information that politicians are funding ‘goons’ ahead of the 2027 General Election and warned that they will name and shame those behind the gangs and deal with them appropriately. “We have credible intelligence that politicians are sponsoring goons and gangs in the country. We are coming for you,” he said. Speaking in Mombasa County on Monday, where he commenced his week-long tour of the six counties on the coast, the CS declared war against armed organized…

Police have launched investigations into an incident where a riotous mob disrupted a church service in the Mwiki area of Kasarani Sub-County, Nairobi. The event was presided over by former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua who was accompanied by other politicians. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said investigations have been launched to uncover the root cause and motive behind the disruption. According to local authorities, over 100 motorcycles ferrying two to three pillion passengers arrived at the church venue from Kangundo Road, right behind the former DP entourage, who allegedly started causing commotion in the church, demanding money from the politicians.…

An audit conducted by a multi-agency team and chaired by former Attorney General Paul Kihara implicated various senior officials at Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and made recommendations for prosecution by relevant state agencies. The report stated that as at June 8, 2021, there were cumulative loans of Sh4.2 billion from Citibank, Proparco and Absa Bank guaranteed by KTDA. There were also asset finance loans offered by Co-operative Bank,Absa and Standard Chartered Bank amounting to  USD1.2 million which were signed against fixed deposits of Sh5 billion held by KTDA in various banks. “In considering how irrational borrowing is done at…

The National Assembly’s Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has resolved to summon the Managing Director of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), Ms. Esther Ngari, over allegations of a Sh420 million loss at the agency through forgery and falsification of documents. The Committee, chaired by Benard Shinali (Ikolomani), made the decision today after Ms. Ngari failed to appear before the members to respond to the serious allegations of financial mismanagement. The claims stem from a whistleblower letter allegedly authored by staff within KEBS. According to the letter, the agency is accused not only of financial irregularities but also of…

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen started his tour of the Coast region by visiting Mombasa County for a security consultative meeting dubbed Jukwaa la Usalama. Murkomen held a town hall meeting at Kenya Maritime Authority Amphitheatre to engage leaders, regional and county security teams, National Government Administration Officers and peace committees on strategies to enhance security, peace and cohesion. He said that the government efforts to eradicate gangs and insecurity cases in Mombasa has been successful because of good relationship and cooperation between security agencies and local leaders. Hundreds of members of Panga Boys, a local criminal gang were arrested last…

Kenya and Africa now have the opportunity to build dignity among its young people, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said. Mudavadi said with the reality of diminishing availability of donor funding, it is time for the continent to use its resources more efficiently and end corruption in order to improve the lives of its people. Speaking at the inaugural Africa Xchange meeting convened at a Nairobi hotel, Mudavadi reflected when he served as treasury minister in the early 1990s and noted that globe-trotting with a begging bowl was not dignifying. “We need to look at this exercise of the…

A group of revelers were Monday April 7 injured when an explosion blew up a food joint in Mandera town. Police said the explosion blew up the joint as those who were inside escaped with slight injuries. Police and witnesses said the powerful explosion rocked Delicacy Food Hotel in Mandera, near the residence of a former senior local official. It caused significant damage to the establishment. It is not clear what caused the 1 pm incident. The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border where al-Shabaab terrorists cross for attacks. Police said they are investigating the incident. This is the latest…

The government is counting on the Kenya Film School and funding incentives to anchor the creative arts economy in the country. Basic Education Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the establishment of the school, a Creative Fund and a marketing drive to position Kenya as a choice destination for film production will create much-needed jobs. “The creative economy is a multibillion industry. We want to see our youth not just performing, but earning from their skills. Through the Creative Economy Support Bill and the proposed Creative Fund, we are laying the groundwork for a structured and lucrative creative sector,” he said.…

Police are investigating an incident where a two year old boy drowned in a pit full of water as he played at a neighbour’s compound in Cherengany, Trans Nzoia County. The boy was playing with his friends at the neighbour’s compound when he slipped into an open pit that had water. He was removed and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His parents said he had left with his friends to the neighbour’s compound when they heard screams that he had drowned in the open pit. Police said the incident happened on April 4…

US President Donald Trump and his advisers have defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to stay the course, despite market turmoil and calls to avoid a trade war. In a series of television interviews, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down recent stock market falls and Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, insisted reciprocal tariffs would be implemented as planned. Bessent said there was “no reason” to expect a recession as a result of the turmoil. “This is an adjustment process,” he said. Meanwhile, another top adviser, Kevin Hassett, said more than 50 countries have contacted Trump to try to negotiate…

A series of mishaps were responsible for a Washington journalist being added to a high-level group chat among top US national security officials last month, according to media reports citing an internal White House investigation. Sources told the BBC’s US partner CBS News and the Guardian that US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz had been trying to add a top spokesman to the Signal chat when he inadvertently added Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg instead. They said investigators found that Goldberg’s number had been accidentally saved in Waltz’s phone as an alternative contact for national security spokesman Brian Hughes. Goldberg revealed…

A US judge has issued a scathing opinion against the Trump administration after immigration officials admitted to having mistakenly deported a man living in the US to a prison in El Salvador. The opinion issued by US District Judge Paula Xinis on Sunday reaffirms her earlier ruling that demands Kilmar Abrego Garcia be returned to the US by Monday night. The judge says Mr Garcia was seized “without any lawful authority” and held “without legal basis”, in “direct contravention” of US law. She calls his situation a “grievous error” that “shocks the conscience”. Trump officials argue that they are unable…

A court has issued a warrant to arrest the ailing chairman of London Distillers Mohan Galot in a forgery case. Galot is said to be away in London for medical reasons, his son Avin said. The prosecution said he had failed to attend court as directed in the case and successfully applied for the warrant to arrest him on April 1, 2025. A Nairobi Magistrate’s court issued the warrant after the prosecution claimed they were unable to find Galot. He failed to attend the court session in relation to criminal case number 276 of 2018. Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego…

Jannik Sinner believes his three-month doping ban to be “unfair” as the world number one awaits his return to tennis in time to contest the French Open and put nearly a year of controversy behind him. In February, Italian star Sinner agreed with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to accept the ban after twice testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year. WADA accepted that Sinner did not gain any competitive advantage from the banned substance, and that he bore no fault for an accidental contamination. His ban ends on May 4, in time for him to make…

World No.2 Alexander Zverev, who has struggled for any kind of form since losing the Australian Open final at the end of January, admitted on Saturday that the defeat in Melbourne had affected him a lot mentally. The German, who has lost all three Grand Slam finals he has contested in his career, went down in straight sets to Jannik Sinner and has battled to pick himself up since. “I didn’t take a rest after Australia and mentally it affected me a lot,” said Zverev at a press conference ahead of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000. “I was very upset, I…