The Latest Breaking News from Nairobi

Kenya President Still Handing Cash To Churches Despite His Own Ban

Kenya's President William Ruto sparked protests recently after donating some $150,000 to a Nairobi church just months after saying such hand-outs fuelled corruption.

International Business Times · Apr 1, 2025

British man dies in hit-and-run crash involving Kenyan president's motorcade

Edgar Charles Frederick, 79, died following the incident as President William Ruto’s motorcade made its way to a public engagement in Nairobi

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Dragged from a taxi and driven to the border: Kenya’s ‘safe’ reputation tainted by forced deportations

Dozens of activists, critics and asylum seekers are thought to have been abducted and sent home in the past year

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025

‘Very worrying’: Fear stalks Kenya as dozens of government critics abducted

Rights groups blame ‘state agents’ for abductions of more than 80 people since June 2024, with dozens still missing.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2025

Kenyan police ‘confident’ of catching killer of Scot found in sack of pineapples

Campbell Scott had been attending a conference in the capital Nairobi when he disappeared on February 16.

Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2025

BBC worker was murdered in Ibis hotel by intruder who fell to his death, coroner says

Kate Mitchell’s family is pushing for more answers after killing in Nairobi

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Body of missing businessman ‘found in sack of pineapples’ in Kenya

Local media has reported two people have been arrested as investigations continue into the death of Campbell Scott.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Family of BBC charity worker killed in Kenya seek answers after coroner’s ruling

Inquest concludes that Kate Mitchell, whose body was found in hotel room in Nairobi in 2021, was unlawfully killed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

Two arrested over murder of British businessman ‘kidnapped, tortured and dumped in sack’ in Kenya

Police believe Campbell Scott was held in Nairobi slum while captors attempted to steal money from his bank account

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Scottish businessman found dead in Kenya

Campbell Scott was last seen attending a conference at the JW Marriot Hotel in Nairobi on February 16, according to media reports.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025