April 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 4 – The Principal Secretary nominee for Broadcasting and Telecommunications came under scrutiny regarding the acquisition of Sh5.2 million worth of shares in GOTV Kenya, a subsidiary of MultiChoice, and whether this will pose a conflict of interest if his nomination is approved. Isaboke, who was recently nominated by President William Ruto […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 4 – The National Assembly and House Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetangula have asked the High Court to strike out an application in which a group of petitioners want the Speaker cited for the contempt of court in relation to his February 12, 2025, ruling on House Leadership. In a […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 4 – Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has made explosive allegations against President William Ruto, accusing him of overseeing corrupt dealings behind the scenes while publicly preaching integrity. In a candid interview with NTV’s Fixing the Nation, Muturi, who served in Ruto’s Cabinet for nearly two years, claimed the president […]

One country that did not feature on Donald Trump’s list of tariffs on US trade partners was Russia. US outlet Axios quoted White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt as saying this was because existing US sanctions on Russia “preclude any meaningful trade” and noting that Cuba, Belarus and North Korea were also not included. However, […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 4 – The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) alongside family, friends, and colleagues, gathered at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to receive the body of the late Major Paul Njoroge Ndung’u who was killed while serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Major Ndung’u was […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 4 – President William Ruto held a telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres regarding the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. A dispatch from State House Kenya states that Ruto said Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s continued support for the mission. This comes days after two Kenyan police officers in Haiti […]

KISII, Kenya, Apr 4 – In a major crackdown on illicit alcohol, a multi-agency team led by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) today raided a sprawling chang’aa brewing den in Mwaguto Village, Kisii South Sub-County, confiscating over 55,000 litres of kangara and 500 litres of chang’aa. The early […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 4 – Eight suspects involved in a land fraud syndicate at the Ministry of Lands have been arrested following a multi-agency crackdown that began on March 28. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) says those arrested include an assistant security officer at the Ministry of Lands – Survey of Kenya and a […]

Global stocks have sunk, a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are forecast to raise prices and weigh on growth in the US and abroad. Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region fell for a second day, hot on the heels of the US S&P 500, which had its worst day since […]

WASHINGTON, US Apr 4 – US President Donald Trump has said he will get rid of any staff deemed to be disloyal, as it emerged at least three officials at the White House National Security Council had been fired. It is not clear why the employees were removed, but the decision followed a meeting between […]