Latest News in Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta has today announced the banning of the importation, exportation, and trading of scrap metal in Kenya until laws are put in place on how the business should operate. President on the ban of scrap metal business While speaking at the National Police College in Kiganjo, President Uhuru Kenyatta indicated that the county has witnessed the destruction of different signboards and towers of transmission lines coming down due to vandalism.  He gave an example of Naivasha where people unbolted transmission lines and masts to create chaos. President Uhuru went ahead to say that starting 20th January 2022, a… Read More »

Google Trends has released the most searched topics, people, events e.t.c in 2021. Below is a list of the most trending topics in Kenya and searches that dominated Google search. How year in search Google Trends works for Kenya Yearly Google trends show searches Kenyans make on Google search engine that had the highest spike on that year (2021). Therefore it is the aggregated data of trending searches in a year in Kenya compared to the previous year. Read More about Google Trends Data. Trending How to General topics in Kenya on Google, 2021 How to find true love? How… Read More »

What follows is a list of COVID-19 Vaccination hospitals per county in Kenya. Vaccination in the hospitals listed below is free and approved by the ministry of health. List of approved COVID-19 Vaccination Hospitals in Kenya Below is a list of COVID-19 Vaccination hospitals in Kenya provided by the ministry of health. The first phase of COVID-19 Vaccination targets care workers, teachers and support staff in learning institutions, those serving in security and others in all ports of entry. COVID-19 Vaccination Hospitals Nairobi County                Roysambu Kenyatta University Teaching Refferal and Research Hospital (Public) St Louis Community Hospital (Private) Compassionate… Read More »

Court rulings on the case of Lawrence Warunge the 22 year old accused to have murdered his 4 family members. Below is a breakdown of the unfolding. Crimes Committed by Lawrence Warunge Lawrence Warunge, a 22 year old Mount Kenya University student from Karura, Kiambaa, Kiambu County on  Saturday 2nd January 2021 murdered his father (Nicholas Njoroge Warunge), mother (Annie), two brothers (Christian and Maxwell) and farm worker (James Kinyanjui) at his parent’s home in Kiambaa. He was arrested on Saturday 9th January 2020 in Lower Kabete, Nairobi and is being held in Gigiri Police Station as investigations continue. According… Read More »

Over the past weeks the Wajesus family has been in distress trying to address a scandal that was exposed by Edgar Obare. Below are attached latest videos and a summary of the scandal Edgar Obare expose One of the Wajesus relatives (Kabi’s cousin) known as Ruth Wahu went live with blogger Edgar Obare where he exposed that vlogger Kabi Wajesus had an affair with his cousin (Shiko) and got a child named Abby. Ruth indicated that he decided to expose Kabi Wajesus because he has refused to take care of the child (Abby). That all they need is for Kabi… Read More »

Latest Facts about Kenya, Africa: Kenya is a country situated East Africa. It boarders Uganda, Tanzania,South Sudan and Ethiopia. If you are planning to visit Kenya, below are some facts that could help you get a rough idea about the country at large. Ethnic Groups in Kenya Kenya is made up of 42 tribes. Two tribes were recognized in 2017 to make it 44. There are  others that are in the process of recognition. Therefore the number may increase in future.  Of the 44, Kikuyu, Luhya, Kalenjin, Kamba and Luo tribes hold the largest share of the population according to… Read More »

Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report pdf was released on Wednesday, 21st October 2020 by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga. A summary of the constitutional changes recommendation will be updated in this page once the report is out. UPDATE: In Summary, the Court of Appeal has today (20th August 2021) ruled that BBI is unconstitutional and therefore bringing the BBI referendum drive to an end. The main argument of the judges in the ruling is that the President cannot initiate a referendum and IEBC does not have quorum. However, BBI drivers have an opportunity to appeal the ruling in the… Read More »

Summary statement and full pdf report of Kenya Budget 2020/2021 financial year that was read in parliament on 11th June 2020 by National Treasury CS Ukur Yatani. Kenya Budget 2020/2021  The Kenya Budget for the fiscal year 2020/21 was was read on Thursday 11th June 2020 at 3:00 pm by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani.   Covid-19  Economic Recovery Actions Tax Reductions due to Covid-19 Income tax Reduction: 16 % to 14% Co-corporation tax Reduction: 30% to 25% Turnover Reduced from: 3% to 1% Tax relief: Persons earning Ksh. 24,000 and below to get  100% relief Funds to Due… Read More »

There are 5 counties in Kenya that are inside the Nairobi Metropolitan Area that will be affected by the Lock down declared by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Counties in Nairobi Metropolitan Area They include Nairobi County, Kiambu County, Muranga County, Kajiado County and Machakos County. However, apart from Nairobi County, not all sub counties or regions or towns found in the other 4 counties fall in Nairobi Metropolitan Area or territory. Kiambu County Regions that fall in Nairobi Metropolitan Area Some of the towns and municipalities that fall in Nairobi Metropolitan Area in Kiambu county include; Kiambu Town Thika Limuru Ruiru… Read More »