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- Kwale Deputy Governor Chirema Kombo has criticized some of the State and non-governmental agricultural organizations for their failure to effectively support local farmers in enhancing food security and livelihoods. Kombo expressed frustration that despite the presence of numerous agricultural…
- Residents in some estates across Nairobi will soon be connected to the sewer line in a move aimed at boosting the sanitation levels in the city. This comes after the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) embarked on an ambitious project to expand sewer lines. “Under the leadership of our…
- Kenyan scientists are studying a very strong powerful wind that transports moisture from the Indian Ocean through Kenya as it moves to Ethiopia and northern Africa. The wind dubbed Turkana Low Level Jet is also associated with widespread low-level divergence across East Africa, and the relatively…
- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has convinced the Algerian ambassador to support Raila Odinga’s bid for the post of African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson. Wetang’ula and Boumediene Mahi, the Algerian representative in the country, met on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 in Nairobi. “Held…
- Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in Botswana to welcome sprinter Letsile Tebogo home, with the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal. Rapturous supporters waved the country’s blue and black national flag as the Olympic team touched down in the capital, Gaborone, on Tuesday. The…
- The Department of Immigration has received booklets for the printing of passports as demand for the crucial travel document grows. Speaking during the arrival of the booklets at Nyayo House, the Principal Secretary State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services, Julius Bitok, said the arrival…
- Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has disclosed former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s hand in engaging President William Ruto over anti-government protests. Speaking in Elgeyo Marakwet during the burial of Mzee Chirchir Masit, former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Commissioner…
- Iran has dismissed calls from the UK and other Western countries to refrain from retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month. Amid a flurry of international diplomacy to de-escalate tensions, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Iranian President…
- Ahead of the new 2024/25 Football Kenya Federation Premier League season, Tusker FC have unveiled their home and away kits on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. For their home kits, Tusker have maintained their traditional yellow and black kits. Home kit “First up, feel the energy and passion of the game…
- Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection Alfred Mutua on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, held a crucial meeting with a section of the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) in a bid to avert a looming strike as the third term approaches. On Monday, the KNUT secretary-general Collins Oyuu…
- Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has gazetted a special sitting to hear the charges against Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza following her impeachment. In a notice, Kingi disclosed that senators will convene on Wednesday, August 14, for a special sitting to hear the charges. According to the Senate…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has pledged his support for the Cabinet Secretaries (CS) from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Gachagua, who had accompanied President William Ruto on his three-day development tour in Kisii and Nyamira Counties, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, said that the…
- A murder investigation has been opened into Bangladesh’s ex-premier Sheikh Hasina over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. Six other top figures in the previous government are also being investigated following weeks of deadly unrest in the capital Dhaka. Mamun Mia, a lawyer…
- Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that a majority of the unemployed population in Kenya are the youth. Speaking during the International Youth Day celebrations in Mombasa on Monday, August 12, 2024, Murkomen revealed that each year,…
- Elon Musk’s interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was marred by technical issues that the tech billionaire blamed on a cyber attack. The lengthy conversation, which Musk said was aimed at “open-minded independent voters”, began more than 40 minutes late as many users…
- The Kenya Kwanza Alliance and the Orange Democratic Movement have not entered into a coalition agreement but have agreed to unite the country and serve Kenyans, President William Ruto has said. The President said the two political formations have agreed to join forces to help confront the…
- Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has yet again raised concerns over the accuracy and ownership of land amounting to Sh2.3 billion where Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) sits on. In the latest report for the year ending June 2023, Gathungu regretted that a restaurant had encroached on…
- Immediate former National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u yesterday opened the lid on the rot in President William Ruto’s government as he handed over to his successor John Mbadi. He said the government was riddled with ghost workers, false pensioners and a broken education model that…
- The Ministry of Labour and partners dealing with children’s affairs are proposing the scaling up of a social protection programme whose pilot in three counties has recorded promising health outcomes and improved the incomes of the families involved. Established in 2017 to address gaps in such…
- Hundreds of critically sick patients are facing premature deaths due to the failure by the national health insurer to pay for their medical procedures. The worst hit are patients seeking medical procedures at private facilities in Kenya, with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) authorising…
- The State through Senior Prosecution Counsel Yamina Jami and Peter Kiprop is set to table evidence against the suspected leaders of the Shakahola starvation cult Paul Mackenzie and his co-accused. In their opening remarks before Mombasa Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku, the prosecution team said the…
- Newly-appointed Ministers yesterday attended their inaugural Cabinet Meeting at State House Nairobi during which President William Ruto warned them against corruption. The president, who was holding his first cabinet meeting since the CSs were sworn in, told them to make the people of Kenya their…
- Pressure is mounting on Kenyan police officers to deliver on their promise to help bring Haiti’s rampant gangs under control, six weeks after setting foot in the Caribbean nation. When the first contingent of 200 elite Kenyan police officers flew into Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on June 25,…
- Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Ruto’s Day 2 Kisii, Nyamira tour President William Ruto is expected to launch several projects in his day two development tour in the counties of Kisii and Nyamira. On Monday, August 12, 2024, Ruto, during his first-day tour…
- Part of the reason China has become a successful economy that has improved the quality of life of its citizens more than tenfold over the last 30 years has to do with the deliberate policy interventions that its government has made to transform rural areas into economic hubs. Cities like Shenzhen,…
- The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has denied reports of alleged mining activities inside the Tsavo East National Park. In a statement on Monday, August 12, 2024, KWS said the images being shared online are not from Tsavo National Park. According to KWS, the images are from the Galana Kulalu Food…
- Never before in Kenya’s history has the role of the media come under sharper focus than in the past few months. Mass protests against unpopular government policies triggered by young Kenyans christened Gen Z have been extensively covered in local and international media. The authorities never…
- The return of the Linda Mama maternity scheme is long overdue. This initiative was introduced under retired President Uhuru Kenyatta but was abolished by his successor in unclear circumstances. We believe that governments, regardless of who leads them, are elected primarily to serve the people.…
- The appointment of the immediate former ODM Deputy Leader Wycliffe Oparanya as a Cabinet Secretary will not affect the party’s strength in Kakamega county, Governor Fernandes Barasa has said. Barasa, who is the party’s County Chairman, also dismissed claims that ODM would merge with UDA. He said…
- A 28-year-old house-help has been convicted by a Nairobi court for stealing a gold ring worth Sh683,000 from an Australian-based nurse. Violet Ndukwe Lijodi was convicted by Milimani Principal Magistrate Rose Ndobi after pleading guilty to the charge of stealing. She admitted that she stole the…
- Kenyan scientists and conservationists have urged the Tanzanian government to stop issuing hunting permits for big-tusked elephants as they threaten the survival of these iconic species. This call comes after five super tuskers were killed in Tanzania following the issuance of hunting permits for…
- A bill making its way through Parliament is expected to help improve the welfare of Kenyan migrant workers in the Middle East and other parts of the world. The Labour Migration Management Bill 2024, sponsored by nominated Senator Tabitha Mutinda, seeks to safeguard the rights and welfare of job…
- The government’s plan to phase out privately owned children’s homes and orphanages by 2032 is facing significant resistance from operators, who fear losing donor funds running into billions of shillings. The warning came from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and child welfare groups who…
- Acting Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Prof Waceke Wanjohi faced the wrath of lawmakers after acknowledging that it had hired foreigners. The Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee, chaired by Mandera West MP Adan Haji, sought to know why KU was dishing out jobs to non-locals when Kenyans…
- A 55-year-old police constable has filed a case at the High Court in Eldoret seeking a stake in the multi-million shillings estate of his grandfather who died eight years ago interstate. Stanley Kibet Kogo who is attached to Yamumbi Police Station in Kesses sub county Uasin Gishu County has sued…
- Kenya’s currency printing saga has taken a dramatic turn as the country welcomes a new currency printer, following the abrupt and controversial exit of De La Rue in early 2023. Despite the government’s significant investment of Sh660 million for a 40 per cent stake in De La Rue Kenya EPZ Limited…
- US Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, has commended Kenya’s progress in decarbonising its transport sector through e-mobility initiatives. During a visit to asset financier Mogo’s electric vehicle (EV) showroom in Nairobi yesterday, Whitman emphasised the US’s commitment to supporting Kenya’s…
- FACILITY: Isiolo Export Abattoir which is set to revolutionise and add value to the Sh15 billion to the livestock sector is nearing completion. Governor Abdi Ibrahim said the facility is expected to have a capacity to process 10,000 goats, 500 cows, and 300 camels daily, and is expected to create…
- Dark clouds continue to hang over the financial sector as the government seeks a way out of the so-called “grey list” of countries whose anti-money laundering and financing of terrorism laws are not up to international standards. Kenya is on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list due to a…
- European Union, through the European Commission, has issued a warning to X owner Elon Musk over a scheduled interview with Donald Trump. In a letter to Musk dated August 12, 2024, Thierry Breton, a member of the European Commission says the live stream might increase the risk profile of X and…
- The government has unveiled a new policy allowing minors to apply for scholarships and loans using their KCSE index numbers. This initiative, announced by Huduma Kenya, opens the door for young students to secure financial aid even before they receive their national ID cards. According to Huduma…
- Detectives drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics &Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have embarked on a course to train their enforcement officers on tactical safety and survival. The course aims to equip officers with the requisite skills to deal with any…
- Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday, August 12, 2024, launched the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) which seeks to decongest the country’s prisons to achieve a sustainable prison population. Speaking during the launch of the initiative at the Industrial Area Remand and Maximum Prison, Koome stated…
- The Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) has decried the proposed entry fees set to be rolled out in Busia County on transit vehicles passing through the border County. In a statement on Monday, August 12, 2024, KTA noted that the levies contained in the Busia County Government Finance Act 2023,…
- Aden Duale and Soipan Tuya have officially assumed their roles as Envirironmnt and Defence CS respectively. Duale, formerly the CS for Defence, has taken over the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Forestry, while Soipan Tuya traded in her eco-warrior boots to assume the role of Defence…
- Commissioner General of Prisons Patrick Aranduh believes the move to decongest the Nairobi Prisons will lead to humane treatment of offenders. Speaking on Monday, August 12, at Industrial Area Prison during his launch of the Prisons Decongestion Initiative for Prisons in the Nairobi region, Aranduh…
- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna will be representing the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party at this years International Leaders Forum (ILF) in Chicago, Illinois, in United States of America (USA). Sifuna on his invitation Taking to his official X account on Monday, August 12, 2024, Sifuna said…
- Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) party leader Eugene Wamalwa has hinted at an exit from Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party. Speaking during an interview with one of the local radio stations on Monday, August 12, 2024, Wamalwa stated that Azimio affiliate parties have reached at the…
- The Senate has called upon the public to submit comments on the Livestock Protection and Sustainability Bill (Senate Bill No. 32 of 2024). The Bill was first read in the Senate on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, and has since been referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries…
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) has tightened its noose on drug dealers in the country as they have arrested more than nine suspects in the last two weeks and recovered drugs worth over Sh15 million. The detectives are also tracking down Nancy Indoveria…
