Rapper Kanye West has weighed in on the simmering beef between Drake, J Cole and Kendrick Lamar. The beef has been escalating since last year when Cole referred to the trio as “the big three”, a description that Lamar forcefully rejected. West, a long-time adversary of Drake, has now added his two cents on a […]
The problem of acquiring a passport faved by many Kenyans will soon be over. The Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure that effective 1st May, 2024, all applications for the Kenyan passport will be processed within 21 days from the date of application. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said that the 21 days period […]
In a sharp contrast to the popular government’s position of reducing the wage bill, Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has proposed hefty perks that are bound to further burden the overburdened taxpayer. In a letter sent to the to the Public Service Commission (PSC), the commission has set Sh780, 000 gross salary for the Chief […]
Members of the public who rushed to the helicopter crash scene where Chief of Defence Forces Gen Francis Ogolla and eight of his juniors died stole some items belonging to the victims. A military probe team known as Board of Inquiry, spearheaded by Commander of Laikipia Airbase, Brig Mohamed Salah Farah has been established to […]
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives on Wednesday raided the Nairobi and Marsabit homes of former Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani and Governor Ali Mohammud Mohammed over alleged corruption. The two were interrogated separately over alleged embezzlement of funds from Marsabit County Government. While Yattani was picked from his Nairobi home, Governor Mahammud was arrested in […]
The DCI Homicide detectives have released fresh details on Rita Waeni’s murderer who is still at large over three months after the heinous act that shocked the nation. In an appeal for information to the public, the police are saying they’re at advanced stages of their investigations. “Elaborate forensic analyses have so far been done […]
The attack launched on Israel by the Islamic Republic is causing jitters across the globe with many concerned that the it not only posses a threat to the Middle East peace but would escalate to an international security crisis. Speaking on the matter on Sunday, Kenya’s president William Ruto condemned the incident saying it contravene […]
Raila Odinga’s absence at the burial ceremony of CDF General Francis Ogolla at his home did not only catch everyone by surprise but also sparked a wave of speculations. Raila, who comes from Nyanza region, just like Ogolla, was a relative as revealed by Siaya Senator Oburu Oginga during the burial. Raila’s mother hailed from […]
Cyber criminals have targeted Equity Bank and made away with Sh179 million in what is being described as the biggest heist in card fraud this year. In a leaked letter by the bank’s insider seen by Kenya Insights, Sh179,677,736 was stolen from the bank’s MasterCard GL and transferred to 551 accounts. How Equity Bank got […]
Whitepath Company Limited that was previously flagged as a rogue lender and fined for data breach by data commission is now back to old dirty ways. The firm is yet again being accused of harassing Kenyans, sending threatening messages to lenders and in-line violating the very laws that they were fined for. “This month Whitepath […]
Authorities have evacuated nearly 60,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China’s most populous province. Eleven people have gone missing, while no casualties have been reported so far. Footage on state media and online shows large swathes of land inundated by the floods and rescuers ferrying […]
10,144 households have been displaced in the last 24 hours by the heavy rains and flooding witnessed in most parts of the country. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society analysis, 23 counties are adversely affected with approximately 27,716 acres of arable land having been submerged, 206 businesses affected, 14 roads destroyed, 18 schools affected […]
