#kenya

#kenya

A massive methamphetamine drug haul worth approximately $63 million was seized in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday, and six Iranian nationals were taken into custody by authorities. The Kenyan Navy intercepted the consignment some 630 kilometers (391 miles) off the coast of Mombasa in the Indian Ocean and escorted the vessel safely to port under armed guard.

Kenya has officially entered a new era for digital assets. President William Ruto signed the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025, giving the country its first comprehensive crypto regulation framework. The new law licenses and regulates crypto exchanges, wallet providers, brokers, and payment processors operating in or from Kenya. It also brings the fast-growing sector under the oversight of two main regulators - the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA).

The British soldier accused of murdering the Kenyan woman Agnes Wanjiru in 2012 has been named as Robert James Purkiss. Purkiss, 38, was named in court documents at the high court in Nairobi this week, where a court issued a warrant for his arrest. The high court judge Alexander Muteti issued the arrest warrant on Tuesday in Kenya, with the prosecution telling the court that Purkiss had been charged with a single count, of murder.

In June 2019, according to Q News, SC was arrested while visiting Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, on charges of "impersonation". She was taken to a women's prison and strip searched. A court ordered that she be subjected to "gender determination," which included a genital examination, hormone testing, blood sampling and radiological testing. Her medical records were later leaked to journalists.

Willis Austin Chimano of Sauti Sol wore a mask regarding his sexuality, fearing public rejection and a negative impact on the band's success, until being outed in 2018.

The family of a missing Kenyan police officer, Benedict Kuria, is frustrated over the lack of information regarding his fate following an ambush in Haiti.

The shoe-throwing incident serves as a symbolic act of defiance, reflecting bottled-up anger over high inflation, tax hikes, and worsening economic conditions.

The increased payroll taxes are one element of President William Ruto's desperate bid to raise revenue to keep the government running and pay off Kenya's staggering foreign debt.

"I was tortured and beaten up. It was too much, life there wasn't good," says Mwangi, recounting the ordeal he faced during his abduction.