People Daily

  • - The Paris 2024 Olympics exemplified a groundbreaking fusion of technology and sustainability, offering lessons that Kenya can learn as it continues to aspire to host the games. The Paris games demonstrated that the event was not just about sports, but a platform to reimagine how technology can…
  • - As cheaper, more user-friendly digital technology changes how information is created, consumed and valued, one question has comes up: Who qualifies to be called a journalist? I had thought that the question – which has a grating tinge of elitism about it, because journalism is not a private club…
  • - Faith Kipyegon has revealed what inspired her to make history in the women’s 1,500m race at the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The 30-year-old Kipyegon made history by becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500m titles. No other athlete (male or female) had ever…
  • - More than 9.5 million tickets were sold, with spectators from 222 different countries gracing the just-concluded 2024 Paris Olympic Games. While the world-class performances from the athletes are done and dusted, and the world stage has closed its curtain on the Games that displayed herculean feats…
  • - Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has signed a new contract that will extend his stay at Old Trafford until June 2027, with the option for a further year. The Portugal midfielder has scored 79 goals and contributed 67 assists in his 234 appearances for the club. Fernandes, 29, joined United…
  • - Acting Inspector General of Police, Gilbert Masengeli, has promoted athlete Beatrice Chebet in the National Police Service (NPS). In a statement on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, NPS confirmed that Masengeli has promoted Chebet to the rank of Corporal on merit. The promotion follows a stellar…
  • - Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni has rubbished remarks by Azimio la Umoja coalition party leader Raila Odinga that former President Uhuru Kenyatta was involved in his negotiations with Ruto over the unrest in the country. Speaking during the Jubilee party’s press conference in Nairobi on…
  • - Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has urged Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi to serve the people of Kenya diligently. The Orange party on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, took to their official X handle to congratulate Wandayi for officially assuming office as Energy and…
  • - The National Assembly has approved the appointments of Cabinet Secretary for East African Community Affairs and Regional Development Beatrice Askul Moe and Attorney General Dorcas Oduor. On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Parliament issued a notice that the two, nominated by President William Ruto…
  • - Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has confirmed receiving money over the impeachment hearing of the embattled Governor Kawira Mwangaza. Senator Ledama who was speaking during a special Senate session convened by Speaker Amason Kingi on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, noted the people were sending him only…
  • - The High Court has directed that police officers concealing their identities, registration numbers of their vehicles and their service numbers must not be allowed during public protests. In a ruling on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, High Court judge Bahati Mwamuye directed that pursuant to a petition…
  • - Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen n Wednesday, August 14, 2024, held an inaugural meeting with the ministry leadership. Murkomen took to his official X account to share the details of the meeting, which was attended by Sports Principal…
  • - The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has condemned the latest Marsabit attack which left eight people dead. In a statement on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the commission Chairperson Samuel Kobia indicated that the attack which happened along Eledimtu-Forole Road waters down the…
  • - The National Assembly will vet the Police Inspector General nominee Douglas Kanja on Thursday, August 15, 2024. According to a statement released by the National Assembly on X, the vetting panel will be chaired by Narok West Member of Parliament Gabriel Tongoyo and Baringo Senator William Cheptumo…
  • - Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano has promised to improve her ministry, as she officially assumed office. While announcing that her predecessor Alfred Mutua had officially handed over the ministry on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Miano said she is looking forward…
  • - President William Ruto has launched a fresh produce market project that is set to help around 200 traders in South Mugirango in Kisii County. The President launched the project on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in his second day of development tour in the region. “The markets that we are constructing…
  • - President William Ruto has admitted that universities erred by issuing letters to students set to join various universities starting September 2024. Speaking in Kisii on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the Head of State pointed out that universities sent out letters to students showing the cost of the…
  • - Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged the newly appointed Cabinet Secretaries to amplify their work within their respective ministries. Speaking during the closing ceremony of a two-day induction for the Cabinet members at the National Defence College, International Peace and Support Training…
  • - The Central Organization of Trade Unions -Kenya (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has cautioned the newly appointed National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi against implementing the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s conditionalities on the country’s economy blindly. In a statement…
  • - Bradford City, featuring Kenyan international Clarke Oduor, exited the Carabao Cup at the first-round stage following a dramatic 9-8 penalty shootout defeat to Grimsby Town on Tuesday night. Oduor played the entire 120 minutes in midfield, contributing an assist that helped force the match into…
  • - Kenya Police FC have confirmed the details for their CAF Confederation Cup opener as they prepare for their continental debut. The match against Ethiopian Coffee is scheduled to take place at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday, August 18, at 3:00 p.m. Kenya Police opens gates The clash is open to all fans, as…
  • - The World Masters Athletics Championships, now in its 25th edition, began yesterday at the Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, and will run until August 25. This is Kenya’s fourth appearance in the competition, which was founded in 1975. For 80-year-old Joel Kimisik Kirui, it is a…
  • - Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the nation’s athletes following their impressive showing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Murkomen’s assurance came as Team Kenya returned home with a total of 11 medals. As he welcomed the first group of athletes…
  • - The picturesque Limuru Golf Course will host the Kenya Society for the Blind Golf Tournament this Friday drawing over 100 top amateur golfers to compete for prestigious honors. ‘ Established in 1956 under Cap 251 of the Laws of Kenya, the Kenya Society for the Blind (KSB) is dedicated to supporting…
  • - NAIROBI: Cricket Kenya Board has named Dodda Ganesh as the new head coachof the men’s national team in a ceremony held at the Sikh Union Grounds yesterday. ‘ The 51-year-old Bangalore native joins the team as they prepare for two ICC events to be hosted in Kenya this September and October: the ICC…
  • - The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has won a Sh1 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud case against the Chinese firm China Communication Construction Company Ltd. Missing trader fraud, a scheme in which organized crime groups steal VAT from governments, was at the centre of the case. According to a…
  • - The National Treasury has defended its decision to grant tax exemptions to specific companies operating under the Special Operating Framework Arrangements (SOFA), which are designed to stimulate industrial growth by addressing the manufacturing sector’s unique needs. National Treasury Principal…
  • - Deprived of energy financing deals, Kenya and many African countries are missing out on a key pillar of social development as lenders withhold support for this essential commodity. Experts warn that this has exacerbated poverty, inequality, youth unemployment, and climate change in these regions,…
  • - Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) have in partnership with GIZ and Strathmore University’s @iLab unveiled an upgraded platform to enhance accountability and openness in public procurement. The new Public Procurement Information Platform (PPIP) is entirely automated and will be used to…
  • -  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down in September, ending a three-year term marred by political scandals and paving the way for a new premier to address the impact of rising prices. “Politics cannot function without public trust,” Kishida said in a press conference on…
  • - It is a relief for fishermen at Lake Turkana as the patrol security boat donated by government begins operations at the lake. In May, the government introduced the boat, valued at Ksh 50 million, to bolster security for those engaged in fishing activities on the lake. The patrol boat, powered by a…
  • - All the seven elected women governors converge in Machakos county starting tomorrow for the second edition of the G7 Initiative.The two-day event will include a tour of various county facilities, including health centers and a daycare, culminating in the groundbreaking of a Level 6 Hospital.…
  • - Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya’s biggest referral health facility, is literally in the intensive care unit after losing billions of shillings through inflated costs and badly managed Linda Mama and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) programmes.That is according to the Auditor General’s…
  • - Nairobi County government is on the spot for irregularly awarding tenders to eight companies to supply street lighting materials at a cost of Sh.313 million during the Financial Year 2022/2023. This was revealed in the quarterly report by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) which…
  • - Hundreds of victims who were allegedly conned by an online trader of over Sh2.4 billion yesterday thronged Eldoret Central Police Station to record their statements as detectives continue with investigations. Fraud detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) headquarters…
  • - The government has unveiled initiatives aimed at tackling youth unemployment. Programmes are intended to boost employment and entrepreneurship in a direct response to the alarming joblessness rate among young people, said Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba…
  • - Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Senate special sitting The Senate will hold a special session this Wednesday afternoon to review impeachment charges against Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has called this special sitting through a…
  • - A section of the clergy has told President William Ruto to recommend an amendment to the final report of the presidential task force on the review of the legal and regulatory framework governing religious organisations in Kenya. Kenya National Congress of Pentecostal Churches (KNCPC) Nyeri branch…
  • - Police in Kisumu are investigating two incidents in which two police officers were attacked by unknown criminals in the lakeside city over the last two weeks. In the first incident, a General Service Unit (GSU) officer was stabbed to death by a knife in Manyatta estate on Sunday night while in the…
  • - At least seven people were on Monday night killed in a banditry attack in Moyale at the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Eastern regional police commander Charles Naibei yesterday said two other people were injured in the 9pm attack that took place at Forole area, adding that the motive of the attack is yet…
  • - President William Ruto has been on an encouragement spree, telling young Kenyans to seek job opportunities abroad. Kenya has one of the fastest-growing and dynamic human-resources bases in Africa. A vast majority of unemployed young people do not have job skills. That is why most of them are…
  • - Tusker FC have shown their big intent to secure their 13th title in the new campaign with the unveiling of 11 new players on Tuesday. The Brewers have made significant additions with a focus on strengthening both defense and attack, aiming to balance the team’s prospects for the season ahead.…
  • - The 2024 Africa Concours d’Elegance is poised to showcase a rare array of classic vehicles from September 29, marking a special celebration of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club’s anniversary at Nairobi Racecourse. Among the standout entrants is Thomas Frowein with his Saab 96, making its first appearance…
  • - Bare-footed, deformed from head to toe, unhealthy, shoddy but cleanly dressed, Carembo Kyakya waddles on her fours trying to traverse the tough terrain to get to her next point. It’s her only way of mobility. Sad as it might sound, she doesn’t pity herself but draws it from onlookers surprised by…
  • - Different eons have seen the rise of liberation movements that have had their measures of success and failure. The common thread in such struggles across Africa is that the real freedom fighters end up being left out in the new formations that seem to replace the oppressive regimes that were pushed…
  • - Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MOEP) wants the government and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to jointly use one importer to bring into the country Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) in order to lower the cost of power in the country. In a presentation made before MPs, Kenya Power said that the ministry…
  • - Kenya is facing a severe fiscal crisis, with rising debt levels and lagging revenue growth which is putting the country’s economic stability at risk. This is the honest view of former National Treasury and Planning Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u. His parting shot after 22-months at the Treasury’…
  • - A house-wife accused of killing her estranged husband in cold blood over a domestic feud has been jailed for 20 years.Liza Koima, a mother of two children, was convicted by Eldoret High Court Judge Reuben Nyakundi. While delivering judgment, Justice Nyakundi who described the offence as serious,…
  • - President William Ruto yesterday challenged all elected leaders from the two Gusii counties of Kisii and Nyamira to stop their petty political differences and work together to develop the region. He said that despite the leaders belonging to different political parties, they should not allow such…
  • - Five family members yesterday died on the spot in a road crash involving a personal car and a truck at Laikipia University in Mbaruk area along the busy Nakuru-Nairobi Highway. Among the dead was a mother and her four children who included one set of twins. Gilgil Sub-County Police Commander,…