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  • - US Vice-President Kamala Harris - who's expected to be the Democratic nominee for November's presidential election - has held what she called "frank and constructive" talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden, Ms Harris said she made…
  • - Selu Africa Limited, one of the companies investing in the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project, plans to inject over $880 million (about Sh117 billion) into the project over a ten-year period. The firm, which is at the final stages of acquiring a lease and other government authorizations to start…
  • - Selu Africa Limited, one of the companies investing in the Galana-Kulalu Food Security Project, plans to inject over $880 million (about Sh117 billion) into the project over a ten-year period. The firm, which is at the final stages of acquiring a lease and other government authorizations to start…
  • - The National Assembly Committee on Appointments convened on Thursday to set the mood and prepare for the upcoming vetting of Cabinet Secretary Nominees starting on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The committee held talks under the leadership of Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula who also…
  • - Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary series that tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder in the world of sport will premiere on July 31 on Showmax. In its second episode, set to air on August 7, the series explores the murders of three Kenyan runners in 2021. https://www.youtube.…
  • - Dark Side of Glory, a true crime documentary series that tells the stories behind shocking cases of murder in the world of sport will premiere on July 31 on Showmax. In its second episode, set to air on August 7, the series explores the murders of three Kenyan runners in 2021. Dubbed ‘Death in the…
  • - Inside Out 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, six weeks after it was released in cinemas. The film, a sequel to 2015's Inside Out, has so far taken $1.46bn at box offices worldwide. That means it has overtaken Frozen II, which made $1.45bn in 2019. Inside Out 2's total is…
  • - The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives now wants MPs to allocate at least Kshs. 17.7 billion to New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU) to ensure optimal operation of the organization. Committee Chairperson James Gakuya observed that the agency needs…
  • - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 (𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰) 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. The Committee of the Whole House members Thursday voted in agreement with the President's Reservations and the recommendation to delete all the Clauses of the Finance…
  • - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 (𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗼. 𝟯𝟬 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰) 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀. The Committee of the Whole House members Thursday voted in agreement with the President’s Reservations and the recommendation to delete all the Clauses of the Finance…
  • - Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) participated in a tree planting initiative in Kaptabuk, West Pokot in a bid to boost conservation efforts by the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards. At least 16,000 trees were planted in Kaptabuk and Kamonges, contributing to the national…
  • - Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) participated in a tree planting initiative in Kaptabuk, West Pokot in a bid to boost conservation efforts by the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards. At least 16,000 trees were planted in Kaptabuk and Kamonges, contributing to the national…
  • - Victims of the Wednesday afternoon hotel attack in Mandera have been safely evacuated to Nairobi by a team led by the Kenya Red Cross Society. Four critically injured individuals were airlifted from Mandera County Referral Hospital. One patient was evacuated by Amref Flying Doctors services, while…
  • - Victims of the Wednesday afternoon hotel attack in Mandera have been safely evacuated to Nairobi by a team led by the Kenya Red Cross Society. Four critically injured individuals were airlifted from Mandera County Referral Hospital. One patient was evacuated by Amref Flying Doctors services, while…
  • - A joint session of Parliament's Health Committee has raised concerns about attempts by donor partners in the health sector to economically disadvantage Kenya through practices that foster overdependence on their support for financing programs related to HIV/AIDS, malaria, and vaccine procurement.…
  • - Narc-Kenya party has issued a notice to exit from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition. The decision was communicated Thursday in a letter addressed to the coalition secretary-general Junet Mohammed by Narc Kenya's acting secretary general Asha Bashir. The party said the decision was informed by…
  • - President William Ruto has given his commitment to national unity in an effort to ensure inclusive prosperity for all. The President said his decision to form a broad-based government is aimed at rallying Kenyans from across all sections of society behind the country's transformation agenda.…
  • - The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives have arrested former Isiolo South Member of Parliament Abdi Tepo and his wife for defrauding the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Ksh199 million through fraudulent claims. According to the commission, the monies were channelled…
  • - The Chief Conservator of Forests, Alex Lemarkoko, has officially opened the National Dialogue on Mangrove Restoration in Kenya. The event that is taking place in Kwale County is themed "Demystifying mangrove restoration in Kenya: Lessons from success and failure, and creating a path for best…
  • - US President Joe Biden has told Americans in a televised address that he decided to end his faltering re-election campaign in a bid to save US democracy. Mr Biden, 81, said he felt his record as president "merited a second term" but that "nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy". He said
  • - Chinese Ambassador to Kenya Dr. Zhou Pinjian hosted a reception to celebrate the 97th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army. Since its establishment, Zhou noted that the Chinese military played a central role in delivering the nation’s independence, liberation for the people,…
  • - Labour and Skills Development Principal Secretary bour has emphasized the importance of learning foreign languages for Kenyan students aspiring to secure employment abroad. Speaking at the Kenya Methodist University (KeMU), PS Mwadime underscored the critical role of bilateral Labour Agreements…
  • - Labour and Skills Development Principal Secretary bour has emphasized the importance of learning foreign languages for Kenyan students aspiring to secure employment abroad. Speaking at the Kenya Methodist University (KeMU), PS Mwadime underscored the critical role of bilateral Labour Agreements…
  • - Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader Raila Odinga maintains that neither the ODM Party nor the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party has entered into a coalition agreement with President William Ruto's UDA party. Raila’s statement comes on the heels of President Ruto's decision to…
  • - Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party leader Raila Odinga maintains that neither the ODM Party nor the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party has entered into a coalition agreement with President William Ruto’s UDA party. Raila’s statement comes on the heels of President Ruto’s decision to…
  • - Kenya’s rugby sevens men team lost their final group B match at the Stade de France on Thursday evening, falling to Samoa 26-0, eliminating them from medal contention at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Samoa went into the break with 5-0 lead through Matou Opetai’s try. Paul Scanlan, Vaa Maliko and…
  • - President William Ruto has nominated Douglas Kanja as the new Inspector General of Police. Kanja was serving as the Acting Inspector General of Police following the resignation of Japhet Koome. He previously served as the Deputy Inspector General of the Kenya Police Service, Commandant of the…
  • - The High Court has stopped all impeachment proceedings against Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza by Meru County Members of the County Assembly. Judge L Kassan ruled that the MCAs who want to remove the governor from office through impeachment should put all their plans on hold until he…
  • - The High Court has stopped all impeachment proceedings against Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza by Meru County Members of the County Assembly. Judge L Kassan ruled that the MCAs who want to remove the governor from office through impeachment should put all their plans on hold until he…
  • - The National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) has called for strict adherence to provisions of the Constitution in formulation of the new cabinet. In a statement, NGEC Chairperson Joyce Mutinda underscored the need for a meticulous vetting process by the National Assembly, insisting that only…
  • - The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) director general Daniel Kiptoo has been elected chairman of the Steering Committee of the Regulatory Energy Transition Accelerator (RETA) for a period of two years. This comes as EPRA secured a nomination to sit on a 13-member Steering Committee…
  • - TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has partnered with M-Gas to scale its affordable Pay-as-You-Cook technology that seeks to Impact over one million lives annually in Kenya.
  • - TotalEnergies Marketing Kenya has partnered with M-Gas to scale its affordable Pay-as-You-Cook technology that seeks to Impact over one million lives annually in Kenya. This move is aimed at enhancing clean cooking accessibility in Kenya. Through this collaboration, M-Gas will provide its…
  • - Three key suspects believed to be the masterminds behind a recent crime wave in Mombasa town and its vicinity have been apprehended. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives orchestrated an ambush in Nyali estate on Links Road, resulting in the arrest of two…
  • - A Makueni Court has fined a 59-year-old man Ksh 1 million or, in default, serve 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of trafficking narcotics contrary to Section 4(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The accused, Musyoki Muia Mukula, appeared before Makueni Law Court…
  • - A Makueni Court has fined a 59-year-old man Ksh 1 million or, in default, serve 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of trafficking narcotics contrary to Section 4(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The accused, Musyoki Muia Mukula, appeared before Makueni Law Court…
  • - The newly elected KTDA tea factory directors have been urged to transform the tea industry in the country through visionary leadership. Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh told the directors to immediately embark on the issues at hand which include declining tea quality and dead stock at the…
  • - The newly elected KTDA tea factory directors have been urged to transform the tea industry in the country through visionary leadership. Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh told the directors to immediately embark on the issues at hand which include declining tea quality and dead stock at the…
  • - The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) did not endorse the four members who were nominated to Cabinet Wednesday by President William Ruto.
  • - The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) did not endorse the four members who were nominated to Cabinet Wednesday by President William Ruto.
  • - The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) did not endorse the four members who were nominated to Cabinet Wednesday by President William Ruto. This according to the ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna who was speaking Wednesday morning at Citizen Television breakfast meeting. President Ruto nominated…
  • - Financial markets in the US and Asia have fallen sharply as investors sell off shares in technology companies, with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks hit particularly hard. In Wednesday's trading in New York, the S&P 500 lost 2.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 3.6%, in their biggest one-day…
  • - If you own or plan to own a cat in Nairobi, you will be required to pay a fee of Ksh 200 per cat every year if the proposed Nairobi City County Animal Control and Welfare Bill 2024 is approved in its current form.
  • - A four-man gang has been arrested in Nairobi after stealing Ksh 850,000 from a locked motor vehicle in Langata. The arrest followed an operation led by detectives from the Nairobi regional headquarters to eliminate notorious thieves known for targeting locked vehicles. According to the Directorate…
  • - French authorities have launched a major operation to clean up computers infected by a cyber-espionage programme that has struck millions of users worldwide, a senior prosecutor said Thursday. "On the eve of the Olympics, this operation demonstrates that different players in France and abroad are…
  • - Institutions of higher learning have been urged to be revolutionary and operate with an eye towards the future to survive harsh economic hardships. KCA University Chancellor Professor Olive Mugenda challenged universities to move away from traditional sources of income and adopt changes in the…
  • - Institutions of higher learning have been urged to be revolutionary and operate with an eye towards the future to survive harsh economic hardships. KCA University Chancellor Professor Olive Mugenda challenged universities to move away from traditional sources of income and adopt changes in the…
  • - Five civilians are nursing serious injuries following an explosion at a hotel in Mandera County on Wednesday. Mandera County Police Commander Samuel Mutunga confirmed the incident, which occurred around 12:10 pm. According to Mutunga, the attacker placed a paper bag containing an improvised…
  • - Five civilians are nursing serious injuries following an explosion at a hotel in Mandera County on Wednesday. Mandera County Police Commander Samuel Mutunga confirmed the incident, which occurred around 12:10 pm. According to Mutunga, the attacker placed a paper bag containing an improvised…
  • - As journalists held protests to condemn police brutality across the country on Wednesday, the government has been urged to protect the scribes aimed at promoting press freedom. Speaking in Nanyuki, Laikipia County Peter Kuria, a Public Policy expert noted that the constitution of 2010 offered the…