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A Kenyan pastor reportedly stabbed his wife multiple times during a church service and then killed himself with the same knife in a murder-suicide witnessed by a shocked congregation. On Sunday, Elijah Misiko, an assistant pastor with the Ground for God’s Gospel Church in Mombasa, left his...

A camp jointly operated by the United States of America and Kenya has been attacked by suspected terrorists in the East African country. Legit.ng gathered that the camp, codename Simba, was attacked in the early hours of Sunday, January 5. The news was posted by a United States security …...

Al-Shabab fighters have stormed a military base in Kenya’s Lamu county used by both United States and Kenyan military personnel, a government official and the armed group said. “There was an attack but they have been repulsed,” Irungu Macharia, Lamu Commissioner, told AFP news agency...

Police in Lurambi, Kakamega County have arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly burning down her co-wife’s house on Thursday night. Anne Sande, who hails from Emusala Village, is said to have set the house alight after her husband, Dominic Miti, allegedly refused to give her … Read more...

Nigerian bank, Access Bank, has acquired a Kenyan mid-tier lender associated with retired President Daniel Moi for an undisclosed amount. Access Bank, which has a presence in seven African countries, will acquire a 93.57% stake in Transnational bank which has 28 branches across Kenya...

Cultism has recently become a buzzword in Kenya, with police and crime busters linking murders to the beliefs of the underworld. On October 24, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said it was investigating a cult link to the murder of a catholic priest, Michael … Read more via...

Investigations on the murder of a Catholic priest Father Michael Maingi Kyengo who was abducted from Machakos has taken a new twist after a suspect claimed … Read more via Capital News – https://ift.tt/32PYPs3 Get more World News

Safaricom has appointed former East African Breweries Limited finance director Peter Ndegwa as the new chief executive. “Safaricom PLC board of directors has resolved to appoint Mr Peter Ndegwa as the company’s chief executive effective April 1, 2020,” said Safaricom chairman Nicholas Ng’ang’a...

She sits under a tree to shelter herself from the sweltering afternoon heat, breastfeeding her two-month-old baby while looking after her goats. She has another child aged just over a year on her lap, crying for attention.... Read more via Daily Nation – https://ift.tt/32sQ4nD Get more...

A rescue mission ended in tragedy after a 28-year-old man was killed by the assailants at Kasuku in Ol Joro Orok, Kenya. John Wanyati Kiarie was reportedly walking home to Gituamba village from Kasuku at 8pm last week, when he heard a distress call from a 13-year-old girl … Read more via...

Nigeria’s Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has announced the acquisition of Kenya’s iHub. This is the first time in Africa that a technology hub is acquiring another. Arguably two of Africa’s most reputable and impactful technology hubs, CcHUB and iHub... Read more via Techpoint.Africa –...

A classroom has collapsed on pupils at Precious Talent School on Ngong Road in Nairobi County. Several learners are feared dead in the the Monday morning tragedy, with Kenya Red Cross reporting that dozens trapped.... Read more via Daily Nation | Home – https://ift.tt/2NtJqcW Get more...

As Kenyans thought they had finally had enough of notorious pastor, James Ng’ang’a, his antics seem to have gone ‘international’ courtesy of American rapper Snoop Dogg.... Read more via Legit Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2kVI66f Get More Nigeria Metro News

News Extra: Kenya bans child adoption by foreign nationals President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday announced an immediate ban on adoption of children by foreign nationals..... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/31jzC8L Get more World News

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) is set to cut flights on a number of its routes due to a shortage of pilots in a move which could result into a bitter brawl between the airline and the pilot’s union. The airline’s director of operations … Read more via Daily MonitorHome –...

NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 11 – Pope Francis radioed Kenya as he overflew the country to Rome on Tuesday. State House said in the message delivered by radio and recorded by Kenya’s … Read more via Capital News – https://ift.tt/31eygvW Get more World News

Two Kenyan politicians and members of parliament, Ndindi Nyoro and Maina Kamanda were captured in a video fighting yesterday in church. The two politicians were at the Gatui Catholic Church in Muranga and reportedly fought over the control of Kiharu constituency, GhanaGuardian reports...

Water births at home are a rare occurrence in Kenya. However, Shiko Nguru and Rama Oluoch shared their birthing experience on YouTube and attracted a lot of attention as viewers... Read more via BBC News – Health – https://ift.tt/2PStMKb Get more World News

Twelve people, including three children, were killed when suspected Ethiopian livestock raiders attacked two settlements in northern Kenya, police said Sunday.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2ZpYuda Get more World News

Tech companies in Nairobi have a new competitor in town and it’s Nigeria’s Bluechip Technologies. Establishing an office in the East African country means Bluechip Technologies is now present in four African countries.... Read more via Nairametrics – https://ift.tt/2P2YdNy Get more: Nigeria...