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- Wealth declaration alone is not a foolproof method to combat corruption, and policy analysts argue that wealth declaration can only effectively curb corruption if it is paired with comprehensive lifestyle audits of public officers at the end of their tenure. The primary goal of income, assets, and…
- Just two days after the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) initiated the process to hold elections following a successful Special General Meeting (SGM), former official Sam Nyamweya has openly declared his candidacy for the presidential post. In a statement obtained by People Sport, the veteran…
- The 12th edition of the Mombasa Open Tong Il Moo-Do Martial Arts Championships has been postponed to this weekend running from August 31 to September 1 due to delays in the release of sponsorship funds by the government. Speaking at the weekend in Mombasa, federation assistant secretary general…
- Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani has strongly criticised the national government for the ongoing delays in disbursing mineral royalties remitted by Base Titanium. Achani said that the royalties worth over Sh1.2 billion, which are critical for local development projects and community welfare, have not…
- Yesterday marked the official start of ODM leader Raila Odinga’s campaign for the chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), with elections for that role scheduled for February 2025. Presence of leading lights from the East African Community (EAC) and representatives of other African…
- There was heavy security deployment in the populous Kitengela town in Kajiado county for the last two days following fears a group of youth planned to hold demonstrations to demand the release of three people allegedly abducted by police. This followed reports that the youths planned to cause chaos…
- A Nairobi court yesterday ordered Kamiti Maximum Prison to produce in court a prisoner serving a life sentence Hesbon Onyango Nyamweya to be charged with defrauding a woman of Sh7.6 million. Nyamweya is expected to be produced in court by prison officers on September 5 to face charges of defrauding…
- Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested seven suspects linked to fraudulent overseas job recruitment schemes operating in Eldoret town and its environs. The suspects were seized at their various business premise offices in Eldoret town in a major crackdown…
- The war of words between the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Kimilili MP Didmus Baraza over invite to answer to questions on allegations concerning a civil debt, heightened after the lawmaker said he will take legal action. Through lawyer Manyonge Wanyama, the MP demanded that the…
- President William Ruto returns to Nyanza region today to launch several development projects only weeks after forming a broad based government incorporating leaders from the region. Ruto, who last visited the region in April this year during the burial of the late Chief of Defence Forces Gen.…
- Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) will partner with Athletics Kenya training camp owners in the country to promote their facilities to international athletes. During an awards luncheon for the winners of the inaugural Kapsabet Half Marathon, KTB CEO June Chepkemei noted that Kenya’s rising status as a…
- Kenyan marathoner Ruth Chepng’etich set a new record at the 21K Buenos Aires Half Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in 1 hour, 5 minutes and 58 seconds. The remarkable performance was the highlight of the 35th edition of one of the world’s most prestigious half marathons, which is also the…
- Friends School Kamusinga (FSK) and Butere Girls’ High School won gold medals for Kenya in the 3×3 basketball games as the curtains came down on the 21st edition of the Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games held in Bukedea and Mbale districts in Uganda.…
- Veteran para-athlete Samwel Mushai and para-rower Asiya Sururu will be the flag bearers when Team Kenya steps out for the opening ceremony of the 17th edition of the Paralympic Games at the iconic Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysées in Paris, France today. Kenya is being represented by 13…
- Tapping into ancient and wild wheat varieties that have demonstrated resilience to climatic shocks, pests, and diseases holds the key to food security in the Global South, where 1.5 billion people rely on the crop as a staple food, international scientists said on Monday. The scientists, who are…
- Lawyers have questioned Safaricom’s moral authority to try to guide the Communication Authority (CA) on satellite service providers, after the telco raised concerns over Starlink’s operations in the country. The Ong’anya Ombo Advocates said the entry of the firm doesn’t portend illegal services and…
- The leadership battle at the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Ltd has escalated, with widening rifts emerging during the agency’s Friday elections in Mombasa. The tense and closely watched exercise saw Enos Njiru Njeru was elected the National chair and Eric Chepkony his deputy. During…
- Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has praised Raila Odinga as a man who can steer Africa to greater integration and development. Raila has been fronted by Kenya for the position of the African Union Commission (AUC) chairman, and his bid was officially launched on Tuesday, August 27, 2024,…
- Kenya and Africa are set to reap big from Chinese Direct Foreign Investment to fund infrastructural projects in the country in the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. This is after the Chinese Business Council in its latest Chinese Investment in Africa report, posited that…
- The government has issued an update on the issuance of National Identity (ID) cards. The update comes after a public outcry on the speed with which the vital national documents are released by the State Department of Immigration. “The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services wishes to…
- Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Al Nassr will “probably” be his last club before he retires. The Portugal international, 39, joined the Saudi Pro League side in January 2023 after leaving Manchester United. He had been linked with a return to Sporting Lisbon, where he began his career. But he told…
- Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya coalition has backed Raila Odinga‘s bid to clinch the African Union Commission’s (AUC) chair. In a statement released on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, Azimio says they are confident in Raila’s leadership given what he has been championing in the country before. “As a coalition…
- Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Aden Duale has suspended the exportation of raw veneer. In a notice issued by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, the suspension order takes effect with immediate effect. In the…
- Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has openly reprimanded Embakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino over his involvement with his country’s affairs. Speaking in Nairobi during the launch of Raila Odinga’s African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship bid, Museveni disclosed that various…
- Harambee Stars defender Brian Mandela has signed for Premier Soccer League side Stellenbosch FC. The South African club confirmed the deal with the former Mamelodi Sundowns centre-back with a statement on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. “Stellenbosch Football Club is pleased to announce that the club has…
- Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally disclosed details of his meeting with Djibouti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmoud Youssouf who is eyeing the African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship position. Speaking at State House, Nairobi during the launch of Raila Odinga’s AUC bid on…
- President William Ruto has unveiled a secretariat that will assist in Raila Odinga’s campaign for the chairmanship in the African Union Commission (AUC). Speaking during the official unveiling of Raila’s AUC bid on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, in State House, Ruto said that the secretariat will be led…
- Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga says he will form a cabinet with a continental outlook if elected the next chairperson for the African Union Commission (AUC). Speaking during the launch of his campaign in the State House in Nairobi on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, Raila promised to unite the…
- Former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and Digital Economy Eliud Owalo has officially handed over the ministry’s reins to newly sworn-in CS Margaret Ndung’u. The handover ceremony took place at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Telposta Towers, Nairobi on Tuesday, August 27, 2024,…
- Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named a provisional squad for the upcoming 2025 AFCON Qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Namibia. The squad, which includes local and internationally-based players, includes captain Michael Olunga, Joseph Okumu, Timothy Ouma, Eric Johanna, Eric Ouma, Amos Nondi,…
- The government has announced an updated guide for changing business name particulars on Citizen. The Business Registrations Service, the government body mandated with handling business registrations in Kenya, says the changes could include the business name itself, change of officials or address.…
- Ormat Technologies received a partial payment from Kenya Power for overdue amounts totalling $36.9 million (Sh4.7 billion) as of June 30, 2024, after a prolonged delay. The US-based energy firm, which had supplied electricity worth Sh4.3 billion by March 2024, had raised concerns over its financial…
- Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) and the Advocates Complaints Commission (ACC) have signed an agreement in a move to bolster consumer protection and enhance transparency in the process of settlement of accident claims by insurance companies. The Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) formalises the…
- The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Competition Commission has commenced investigations into potential violation of its laws by Yamaha Motor Company. The watchdog said it suspects the company of violating Article 16 of the Comesa competition regulations. Article 16 of the…
- Kenya’s top exports experienced varied outcomes in the first quarter of 2024, according to new data. The value of coffee exports decreased by 0.5 per cent to Sh7.60 billion from Sh7.64 billion in the previous year. Despite this decline, the average price of Kenyan coffee rose by 11.5 per cent,…
- Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has urged the national government to adopt electronic land title deeds. He says that e-titling will feature reduced risks of counterfeiting and other related fraudulent activities in land transactions. Speaking in Limuru township when he issued more than 400 title…
- You risk being fined between Sh10,000 and Sh500,000 or an imprisonment term of between six to 12 months if you are caught blowing your nose in Nairobi without a handkerchief or tissue paper. That is just one of the many rules and regulations aimed at keeping Nairobi clean and hygienic. Nairobi…
- A lobby group protecting human rights has asked President William Ruto to disband the National Employment Authority (NEA) over integrity issues. The group under the banner of Voice for the Voiceless petitioned President Ruto to move with speed and dissolve the agency on grounds that it was…
- Thousands of teachers made good on their threat to stay away from schools, paralysing learning in most parts of Kenya. The worst affected were secondary schools, where no learning took place, as teachers heeded calls from their union Kuppet not to resume lessons until their demands are met by the…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured governors that the government is committed to disbursing funds to counties despite the prevailing financial challenges. Allocations for the last financial year, Gachagua said, had been fully disbursed and the National Treasury was working to clear…
- Your university funding must fall. That is what brave members of the Gen-Z told President William Ruto on Sunday night during an audience about the crisis in the education sector. The youth crowd – mostly comprising university funding model unrealistic, expensive and one that could lock thousands…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua yesterday assured Cabinet Secretaries Wycliffe Oparanya and Dr Andrew Karanja of his support and commitment in reforming the cooperatives movement and agricultural sector as they implement Government’s plan to increase the country’s food production and farmers’…
- Three men accused of violently robbing a man of a phone worth Sh19,000 have pleaded with the court to have their statements revoked saying they were brutalized to record them. The three Antony Wambugu, Yusuf Mwangi Kimotho and Gerald Kangethe Njuguna appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate…
- Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Launch of Raila’s AUC chairmanship bid President William Ruto is set to officially launch Raila Odinga’s African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship bid on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, ahead of the February 2025 elections. The…
- Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga yesterday urged Africans to embrace cultural unity and diversity. They highlighted the importance of celebrating the continent’s rich and varied cultural heritage while promoting a sense of shared identity.…
- A Nairobi court has ordered a suspect accused of defrauding over Sh2.3 million to be remanded at the Industrial Area Prison pending his trial. Milimani Chief Magistrate Susan Shitubi in her ruling declined to grant Jitendra Amritlal Pattni bond, saying that the prosecution has proved that he…
- The Kenyan Constitution was written in response to a system of governance that had centralised and militarised political power. The Kanu regime that ruled the country for decades abused constitutional authority to benefit a section of the population and persecute individuals who were opposed to…
- The crisis rocking the education sector has exposed the soft underbelly of President William Ruto’s troubled political and economic policies. Not that these problems are unique to Kenya. They are common in many sub-Saharan African countries. In his book, The Trouble with Nigeria, Chinua Achebe…
- The government will increase the number of National Youth Service (NYS) recruits to 20,000 in the next intake. The move is intended to enhance the programme’s reach and inclusivity, President William Ruto explained when he announced the policy yesterday. Presiding over the 88th graduation ceremony…
- A lawyer has sued to stop the exemption of steel manufacturer Blue Nile Rolling Mills Ltd from paying taxes amounting to Sh188 billion. The exemption, Apollo Mboya argues, was arbitrary, unprocedural and unconstitutional because it discriminated against other players in the industry. The National…
