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- The Kenyan shilling was the best-performing currency in the sub-continent as of the end of June 2024, recording an appreciation of 30 per cent, says a new markets analysis. Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) for quarterly market, the shilling strengthened against the…
- The County Government Act directs that county plans be the basis of all budgeting and spending in a county. It’s on that basis that we have the county integrated development plan (CIDP); county sectoralplans; county spatial plans; and cities and urban areas plans as provided for under the Urban…
- NCBA Group’s shareholders will pocket an interim dividend declaration of Sh2.25 for every ordinary share, a Sh0.50 increase from the Sh1.75 the previous year. Profit of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)-listed firm surged 5 per cent to Sh9.82 billion in the six months ended June 30 from a year…
- The government is setting up a retirement plan programme for all Kenyan working abroad, Cabinet Secretary for Labour Dr Alfred Mutua announced yesterday. During an engagement meeting with the agencies, Mutua warned that Kenyans working abroad will soon need to have an account in Kenya to help…
- When President William Ruto took over the reins of power, he raised the hopes of Kenyans when he formed the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms, which was expected to address the chaos in the education sector. But almost a year since the Raphael Munavu-led task force handed over its…
- The appointment of Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Cabinet Secretary Ali Hassan Joho has made its way to the court following a petition by a Human Rights body. The Mombasa based organisation petitioned the High Court seeking to declare the appointment of Joho as unconstitutional and a fresh…
- The political rift in the Mount Kenya region pitting allies of President William Ruto and those of his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua seems to be widening after a section of leaders accused the latter of hatching a scheme to cause rifts in the Kenya Kwanza government. Led by Laikipia East MP Mwangi…
- Chief Justice Martha Koome is reaching out to the church to spearhead mediation and alternative justice system to reduce the backlog of cases in the country. Koome said the Judiciary was looking up to the church to enlighten Kenyans on the merits of mediation and alternative justice system in…
- A Nairobi court yesterday granted bond to five Police officers who are facing charges of aiding the escape of Kware murder suspect Collins Jumaisi and twelve foreigners. The officers, Corporal Ronald Babo and Police Constables Evans Kipkurui, Gerald Mutuku, Mollent Achieng, and Zachary Nyabuto who…
- Middle and long distance coach Ruth Chumo believes Kenya’s current Paralympics team is stronger than the one that represented the country during the 2020 Tokyo Games and has tipped the side to surpass the medal mark achieved at the last event. Chumo spoke to People Daily yesterday as the team…
- Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League 2024/25 season kicks off this weekend with seven matches scheduled across the country on Saturday and Sunday. Defending champions Gor Mahia and domestic Cup winners Kenya Police will, however, not be in league action as they will be involved in…
- A classy Kenneth Mburu Mungara rounded off his final competition in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, with a magical run from gun to tape in the men’s 8km cross-country race, claiming Kenya’s seventh gold medal and his second in the competition. Mungara, who was the…
- Kenya has emerged as one of the most food stable countries in the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) region according to the latest report on global food security. The report however paints a grim situation in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan. The IGAD Regional Focus of the…
- A day after Opposition leader Raila Odinga submitted requisite documents for his African Union Commission (AUC) chairmanship bid, he has hit the ground running with his campaigns. Yesterday, he popularized his candidature during the Africa Green Climate Finance National Designated Authorities…
- As he started off his day mid last week Rashid Yassir, a local software developer and freelance content writer, woke up feeling unwell. Despite the typically warm Mombasa climate, Yassir found himself shivering with cold. Soon he developed a severe headache along with pain behind his eyes—a…
- They are easily Kenya’s two most wanted men, in connection with the loss of a whopping Sh4 billion between them. In the first case, Ambrose Makech Abuti, the proprietor of Eldoret-based Springmak Investment Limited, is wanted in connection with the loss of a total of Sh2.4 billion belonging to…
- Stakeholders in the Education sector have expressed the need for higher learning institutions to re-evaluate and update their sylabus to align with the current job market demands. Catherine Muraga, the Microsoft ADC Managing Director, emphasised the importance of universities reassessing their…
- Nairobi County has agreed to extend the mandate of the Taskforce on Building Plan Approvals by an additional 60 days. During this period, the task force will carry out a thorough audit of all buildings constructed in the past two years to ensure they meet approved plans and comply with relevant…
- Thousands of primary and secondary school teachers will be smiling all the way to the bank starting next week as their salaries hit their accounts. Besides the fat salaries, the teachers’ August payslips will also reflect improved house, commuter, hardship and leave allowances. It is part of the…
- Members of Parliament have uncovered a scheme involving civil servants defrauding taxpayers through the misuse of daily subsistence allowances and imprest payments. During a review of the financial accounts of the State Department of Shipping and Maritime Affairs for the year ending June 30, 2022,…
- The demonstrators who were charged with stealing goods worth Sh78 million from Timba XO club associated with Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi during anti-Finance Bill protests in Eldoret two months ago have appealed to the legislator to forgive them. Families, relatives and friends of the victims who are…
- Teachers across Embu County have been urged to stay home and avoid school on Monday, August 26, in response to the government’s failure to honor key aspects of their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This call to action, in a joint press conference led by KUPPET’s Executive Secretary Rodgers…
- Nyeri County Governor Mutahi Kahiga has termed the impeachment of Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza as political witch hunt. Speaking when he awarded bursaries to over 200 students under his scholarship, Kahiga said the Meru governor is being witch-hunted due to political issues, not the accusations…
- AFC Leopards have announced the appointment of Kenneth Wendo as the club’s new second assistant coach ahead of the upcoming season. Wendo, a former AFC Leopards player, has signed a one-year contract that will keep him with the team until August 2025. AFC Leopards new coach He joins the technical…
- NARC-Kenya leader Martha Karua has criticized the newly introduced university funding model, saying it hinders Kenyan students’ access to their right to education. Speaking to the media on Thursday, August 22, 2024, Karua described the funding model as a betrayal to Kenyan students, arguing that it…
- Nyandarua Senator John Muhia Methu has called on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to seek out more political allies from the opposition, although he specifically advised against forming ties with Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua. Methu spoke of the importance of expanding the government to be more…
- Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura announced today that 43,976 public servants are expected to retire in the next five years, creating job opportunities for the youth. Speaking during a weekly press briefing at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on Thursday, August 22, 2024,…
- AFC Leopards forward Victor Omune emerged as the star of the club’s Gala Night, hosted by Branch 45 Unit. Omune, who played a pivotal role in the team’s performance over the season, was honoured with two prestigious awards: Player of the Season and Players’ Player of the Season. He earned cash…
- The National Rainbow Coalition-Kenya (NARC-Kenya) Party Leader Martha Karua has sounded a warning over plans to reintroduce some sections of the rejected Finance Bill 2024. Addressing the media on Thursday, August 22, 2024, Karua, accompanied by other party officials, indicated that President…
- Olympic medallist Hellen Obiri tops women’s elite entry for the New York City Marathon set to take place on November 3, 2024. In the last edition, the three-time Olympic medallist and seven-time world medallist became the first woman in 34 years to win both Boston and New York in the same calendar…
- England and Manchester City defender Kyle Walker says the tough love of his father helped him become an elite player. Walker has enjoyed a glittering career at City, winning the Premier League six times as well as two FA Cups, four EFL Cups and the Champions League. He has been capped 90 times by…
- Tusker’s new signing Joseph ‘Spiderman’ Ochuka has revealed his desire to emulate Harambee Stars goalkeepers Patrick Matasi and Brian Bwire. Ochuka was signed by the Brewers from Football Kenya Federation Premier League rivals Bandari and has now revealed the desire to achieve what the previous…
- The government yesterday hinted at the possible removal of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) from thelist of public firms to be sold via Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi pointed at the continued profitability of the parastatal and its strategic…
- Tim Walz has formally accepted his nomination to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate in November’s US election, rallying the party faithful in Chicago with a message of freedom and hope. “It’s the honour of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States,” Walz…
- The current tough economic climate has opened up opportunities for value products in the country’s trucks market, according to a top sector player. Deluxe Trucks and Buses East Africa, the official distributor for Ashok Leyland trucks and buses in Kenya noted that despite the tough times, Kenya…
- A House team has commenced a probe into how the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) awarded a Sh14.2 billion-contract for the replenishing of worn out Kenya shilling notes to a German firm. Yesterday it emerged that CBK had entered into a multi-billion-shilling contract with Giesecke + Devrient Currency…
- A man has been arraigned before a Mombasa court charged with the theft of Sh1.4 million. Steve Marvin Njagi (pictured) was charged with breaking into a car and stealing the amount. The offence was allegedly committed at Naivas, Likoni parking lot on June 6. Njagi, according to the charge sheet,…
- Many parts of Kenya are expected to receive depressed short rains during the October, November and December (OND) season, the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has predicted. In a seasonal forecast issued on Tuesday, the weatherman said that forecast indicates an increased…
- In the heart of Kenya’s pastoralist communities, where cattle are the lifeline of survival, Dr Wyckliff Ngetich, a veterinary surgeon and PhD fellow at the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Animal Health (AHIL), is spearheading efforts to combat East Coast Fever (ECF), a devastating tick-borne…
- Spirited efforts by opposition senators to save Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza from being impeached flopped after Speaker Amason Kingi turned down their calls for voting on the motion to be deferred to yesterday morning. The senators upheld all the charges against Kawira which means she ceases to…
- Kawira Mwangaza, the embattled Meru Governor yesterday got a major reprieve after the High Court suspended the Senate’s decision to impeach her. Justice Bahati Mwamuye (pictured) at the same time restrained Speaker of the Senate Amason Kingi from publishing in the Kenya Gazette notice a declaration…
- Olympic gold medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi, bronze medallist Mary Moraa and Timothy Cheruiyot will be in action on Thursday, August 22, 2024, during the Diamond League series in Luasanne, Switzerland. After a disappointing run in the Olympics in Paris, Cheruiyot returns to action, and he will face…
- Deputy Government Spokesperson Mwanaisha Chidzuga (pictured) has urged coastal farmers to leverage scientific farming techniques to revive cashew nuts and coconut sector. She said farmers must adopt grafted seedlings that takes a short period to mature to improve yields. Chidzuga said the two food…
- “I am so happy to be here. I am thrilled. Trust me,” visiting Hollywood star Nicole Murphy beamed as she donned a colourful Maasai ceremonial outfit – usually reserved for the best occasion, at the JW Marriott hotel in Westlands, Nairobi yesterday. She couldn’t stop smiling as Tourism Cabinet…
- The Kenya National Theatre was on Tuesday enveloped in a hushed reverence during the memorial of the great journalist who had a ferocious love for the arts. Attendees, all clad in black and a touch of purple, exhibited a collective sense of respect and admiration for the journalist whose life and…
- The Nairobi Anti-corruption court has fined a former Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) employee Zinje Juma Mwadama Sh5 million and in default, to serve eight years in prison for fraudulent acquisition of academic certificates to secure employment. The court heard that he produced…
- Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Teachers’ stance on strike The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Teachers (KUPPET) have announced that their nationwide strike set for Monday, August 26, 2024 will proceed as…
- The government yesterday moved to avert a looming crisis as schools reopen for the Third Term next week, disbursing billions for schools’ capitation and teachers emoluments. The National Treasury announced it had released Sh30 billion to the Ministry of Education for school capitation and higher…
- Five police officers suspected of aiding Nairobi’s Kware serial killer, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha and 12 others escape from the Gigiri police station, Nairobi, will know their fate today on whether they will be detained for 14 days or not as sought by the investigating officer. The suspects, Ronald…
- Two former employees of Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Eldoret branch will serve three years in prison after they were found guilty of stealing Sh20 million from the State agency. The convicts, Vincent Rotich and Rose Cheboi are said to have stolen the amount while serving as employees of…
