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  • - The Prosecution has lined up 422 witnesses to prove 238 counts of manslaughter against Shakahola massacre prime suspect Paul Nthege Mackenzie and 94 others. Chief Magistrate Hon. Alex Ithuku further heard that besides the testimonies of those witnesses, the DPP will table electronic and other…
  • - Professionals and religious leaders from the Oromo community are calling on Kenyans to cherish peace and avoid anything that might lead to instability. The leaders who met in Nairobi said Kenya has been a beacon of hope and a shining example of functioning democracy which should not be taken for…
  • - Cabinet and Principal Secretaries have been urged to focus on the implementation of transformative programs and policies to improve the lives of Kenyans. Speaking after holding talks Monday morning, President William Ruto also rallied Kenyans to support the new broad-based government in fulfilling…
  • - The Defence Ministry has been officially handed over Soipan Tuya, the current Cabinet Secretary by Aden Duale, and the new CS for Climate Change and Environment.
  • - Kenya finished as the best African nation in the 33rd Olympiad, which concluded in Paris, France, on Sunday, even though it did not surpass the 2016 Rio games.
  • - Kenya is ramping up its preparedness and response to Mpox. Although only one confirmed case has been reported in the country, the Ministry of Health has activated Public Health Emergency Operation Centres across the country. A truck driver who recently contracted the disease has since recovered.…
  • - Equity Group has reported 11.8pc increase in profit after tax which rose to Ksh 28.5 billion in six months of the year to June 2024 from Ksh 25.5 billion the lender reported over the same period last year.
  • - Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi has highlighted the vital role youth play in nation-building Mudadavi in his message on International Youth Day hailed the Kenyan youth for driving change and making a positive impact on society through…
  • - The heaviest international offshore oil and gas platform, built by China, weighing 17,000 tonnes, was officially delivered after 34 months.
  • - President William Ruto has kicked off a three-day development tour of the Gusii region. While in Kisii and Nyamira counties, the President will focus on inaugurating, commissioning, and inspecting government projects. The head of State begins his visit at Kiabonyoru High School where he will lay…
  • - For the second time in a week, security agencies have seized bhang worth millions of shillings and arrested the two suspects behind the illegal trade. The two were arrested in Kayole estate off the Nairobi-Nakuru highway following a sting operation by a multi-agency security team. Incidentally, the…
  • - A Kitui court is set to rule on a bail application by five suspects including a police officer believed to be part of a criminal gang that has been defrauding unsuspecting public officials while posing as EACC detectives carrying out investigations. The five were arrested on July 19 while…
  • - Chief Justice Martha Koome will this morning preside over the Prisons Decongestion Initiative. The event will take place at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison-Industrial Area. The Kenyan government has been working on initiatives to decongest prisons, which currently hold…
  • - Chief Justice Martha Koome will this morning preside over the Prisons Decongestion Initiative. The event will take place at the Nairobi Remand and Allocation Maximum Security Prison-Industrial Area. The Kenyan government has been working on initiatives to decongest prisons, which currently hold…
  • - Former Defence Minister Eugene Wamalwa now says the constituent parties of Azimio la Umoja can no longer work with the Orange Democratic Movement led by Raila Odinga. Wamalwa, who leads the DAP-Kenya party, states that Raila and his team have chosen to collaborate with the ruling party, making…
  • - President Paul Kagame was Sunday sworn in for his fourth term, receiving three symbols of power—the Coat of Arms, the Constitution, and the National Flag—from Chief Justice Faustin Ntezilyayo during the ceremony. The event was marked by a 21-gun salute, reflecting the official commencement of his…
  • - The media council of Kenya has condemned recent attacks meted against journalists during the Gen Z-led protests across the country. MCK CEO David Omwoyo said that 24 cases of police brutality against journalists in the line of duty have so far been recorded as relevant authorities gathered more…
  • - Smart Mechanized Agriculture and Climate Action for Humanity and Sustainability (SMACHS) Foundation founder and patron Charlene Ruto says she will partner with Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to conserve mangrove ecosystems. On Saturday Charlene Ruto led youths to cycle from Makupa to…
  • - Citizens are the core of our nations. Governments exist to serve citizens and are ultimately accountable to them. Sadly, citizens’ voices are often missing from policy debates. As a result, big decisions about policies, laws, programmes and budgets take little account of their lived experiences,…
  • - Citizens are the core of our nations. Governments exist to serve citizens and are ultimately accountable to them. Sadly, citizens’ voices are often missing from policy debates. As a result, big decisions about policies, laws, programmes and budgets take little account of their lived experiences,…
  • - The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Service has announced that the government has successfully resolved all the issues that previously hindered the application and issuance of new passports. Julius Bitok, the Principal Secretary of the department, reassured Kenyans that all processes…
  • - Nairobi City County Secretary, Godfrey Akumali accompanied by County Chief Officer Sports, Oscar Igaida on Sunday unveiled the 3rd edition of the Africa Tchoukball Championships to be held at the Kasarani gymnasium. The continental competition brings together 22 countries from across Africa,…
  • - Reproductive health stakeholders in Homa Bay County have raised concerns over a shortage of free condoms supplied by the government and development partners. The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council South Nyanza Regional Manager Steven Oyugi said that the shortage has been experienced over…
  • - Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 30km inside Russia, in what has become the the deepest and most significant incursion since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia's defence ministry said its forces had engaged Ukrainian troops near the villages of Tolpino and…
  • - Ukrainian troops have advanced up to 30km inside Russia, in what has become the the deepest and most significant incursion since Moscow began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had engaged Ukrainian troops near the villages of Tolpino and…
  • - Dr. Beatrice Inyangala, the Principal Secretary for Higher Education, has defended the new university funding model, describing it as the best that parents across Kenya can ask for. According to the PS, the recently introduced model offers significant relief for parents in terms of the amount of…
  • - Dr. Beatrice Inyangala, the Principal Secretary for Higher Education, has defended the new university funding model, describing it as the best that parents across Kenya can ask for. According to the PS, the recently introduced model offers significant relief for parents in terms of the amount of…
  • - Hellen Obiri concluded Kenya's medal harvest at the Paris Olympics in style, bagging a bronze medal in the women's marathon on Sunday.
  • - President William Ruto is set to travel to Kigali on Sunday at the invitation of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to attend the inauguration ceremony marking Kagame's fourth term in office. This significant event follows Kagame's successful re-election in the July 15th election. Under President Kagame…
  • - President William Ruto is set to travel to Kigali on Sunday at the invitation of Rwandan President Paul Kagame to attend the inauguration ceremony marking Kagame’s fourth term in office. This significant event follows Kagame’s successful re-election in the July 15th election. Under President Kagame…
  • - The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is threatening to mobilize its members across the country to go on strike if the government fails to honor their collective bargaining agreement. Collins Oyuu, the Secretary General of KNUT, stated that the 2021-2025 CBA, which is registered with the…
  • - The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) is threatening to mobilize its members across the country to go on strike if the government fails to honor their collective bargaining agreement. Collins Oyuu, the Secretary General of KNUT, stated that the 2021-2025 CBA, which is registered with the…
  • - The Ministry of Interior and National Administration is currently advocating for the acknowledgment and compensation of village elders for their contributions to grassroots governance. To achieve this, the ministry is urging a review of the National Government Coordination Act No. 1 of 2013 in…
  • - The Ministry of Interior and National Administration is currently advocating for the acknowledgment and compensation of village elders for their contributions to grassroots governance. To achieve this, the ministry is urging a review of the National Government Coordination Act No. 1 of 2013 in…
  • - The Ministry of Interior and National Administration now seeks recognition and compensation of village elders for their role in grassroots governance. To achieve this, the ministry is pushing for a review of the National Government Coordination Act No. 1 of 2013 to designate a village as the…
  • - The Ministry of Interior and National Administration now seeks recognition and compensation of village elders for their role in grassroots governance. To achieve this, the ministry is pushing for a review of the National Government Coordination Act No. 1 of 2013 to designate a village as the…
  • - Kwale County government has commenced the revitalization of the cotton industry through the construction of a model ginnery in Msambweni Sub County. The ginnery project was initially started by Kwale-based Australian mining company Base Titanium for the revival of cotton farming. The setting up of…
  • - Donald Trump’s campaign has said some of its internal communications have been hacked and suggested it was targeted by Iranian operatives. US news website Politico reported on Saturday that it had been emailed campaign documents including internal research carried out on Trump’s running mate, Ohio…
  • - Emmanuel Wanyonyi ensured Kenya's dominance in the 800m at the Olympic Games by securing a fifth consecutive gold in Paris. The world silver medalist led from gun to tape, recording a third-fastest time of one minute, 41.19 seconds, to win Kenya's third gold medal. Canadian Marco Arop settled for…
  • - Faith Kipyegon is the first athlete to win three Olympic titles in 1,500 meters after successfully retaining her gold medal in style at the Stade de France on Saturday evening.
  • - President William Ruto reiterated Saturday that he remains open to accommodating all leaders in a broad-based government whose only agenda is to build a better and prosperous Kenya for all. Speaking while on a development tour of Kirinyaga County, the head of state said even though he was already…
  • - In a move to support traders who were severely affected by the recent inferno at Toi Market, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has donated 5,000 iron sheets. To further alleviate the burden on the traders, Governor Sakaja announced a three-month waiver on daily market charges to help them recover…
  • - In a move to support traders who were severely affected by the recent inferno at Toi Market, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has donated 5,000 iron sheets. To further alleviate the burden on the traders, Governor Sakaja announced a three-month waiver on daily market charges to help them recover…
  • - One suspect was arrested and more than 1,000 cartons of second-generation alcohol valued at Sh1.8 million seized in a crackdown on illicit liquor undertaken by a multi-agency team led by Bomet County Commissioner Dr. Ahmed Omar. The operation carried out at a liquor storage facility in Kimulot…
  • - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recalls that all authorities concerned have the duty and responsibility to ensure the safety of journalists covering protests around the world, in accordance with international norms and human rights obligations. In times…
  • - Judicial officers have been encouraged to seek a deeper understanding of matters of climate justice and governance in the face of the unprecedented challenges emanating from climate and environmental change. Justice Jackie Mogeni of the Environment and Land Court in Nairobi said climate challenges…
  • - Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga has castigated police over what he described as heavy-handed tactics used against peaceful protesters and journalists during protests on August 8, 2024. Raila reiterated that the Constitution guarantees the right to peaceably picket, demonstrate, and…
  • - Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru said on Saturday that recent assertions indicating high-level schemes by some powerful individuals to overthrow President William Ruto’s government are true. The Governor, who was speaking during President Ruto’s tour of her County claimed that the said individuals…
  • - Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru said on Saturday that there are powerful individuals who wanted to overthrow President William Ruto’s government. The Governor, who was speaking during President Ruto’s tour of her County claimed that the said individuals were keen to exploit the recent anti-…
  • - Kirinyaga County Governor, Anne Waiguru, has Supported President William Ruto’s decision to constitute a Broad Based Government.