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- President William Ruto has once again defended his choice to nominate opposition members to his broad-based cabinet. Addressing a section of residents in Embu County shortly after launching the tarmacking of the 25-kilometre Rukuriri-Kathageri-Kanyuambora on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Ruto…
- Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has spoken on the need to treat Kenyan athletes with dignity, asserting that this approach is essential for enhancing their performance across various sports disciplines. The first-term senator and human rights activist believes that recognizing sports as legitimate work…
- Principal Secretary in the State Department for Investment Promotion Abubakar Hassan Abubakar has announced efforts to rescue Kenyan car manufacturer Mobius Motors from collapsing. In a statement on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, moments after visiting the factory, Abubakar announced that the…
- Nairobi County representative Esther Passaris has called on fans to refrain from criticizing Kenya while celebrating Winfred Yavi Mutile’s recent victory. Yavi, a Kenyan-born athlete representing Bahrain, won the gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase final at Stade de France on Tuesday evening,…
- Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has castigated President William Ruto’s administration for the formation of a broad-based government. Speaking during a live interview with a local TV station on Tuesday night of August 6, 2024, Karua said that Ruto has violated the 2010 Constitution with the…
- Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua has made it clear that she will not be working with President William Ruto. Speaking during a live interview with a local TV Station on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Karua who was responding to an X user who had asked if she would have agreed to Ruto’s proposal had…
- Abraham Kibiwott is fully aware of the task lying ahead of his 3000m steeplechase team as they seek to reclaim the Olympic title in Paris, France on Wednesday. The World Championships bronze medallist will collaborate with Amos Serem and Simon Kiprop to recapture the gold that was last won by…
- Leaders from the border communities of Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia have committed to fostering peaceful co-existence to address the recurring cross-border conflicts. Representatives from the Turkana of Kenya, Toposa of South Sudan and Nyang’atom of Ethiopia convened in Natapar, Kibish Sub-…
- Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has revealed that he will reject three of the cabinet secretaries nominated by President William Ruto to join the broad-based cabinet. In a statement shared on Instagram on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Salasya claimed that Kithure Kindiki, Aden Duale and…
- Kenyans living in the United Kingdom were yesterday placed on high alert following the escalation of violence targeting migrant communities. The government at the same time moved to evacuate Kenyans living in Lebanon after the war in the Middle East appeared to get out of hand, with Iran declaring…
- Detectives yesterday arrested six suspects and recovered police communication radios and two pistols in Ruaka, Kiambu county, following a botched robbery. The male suspects had attempted to break into a house at 11am when an alarm was raised and police officers immediately responded. Kiambaa Sub-…
- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced changes to Kenyan banknotes. In a statement on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, CBK announced that the changes will be effected on the Ksh50, Ksh100, Ksh200, Ksh500 and Ksh1,000 currency banknotes. “The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is mandated to issue…
- Recently promoted police bosses yesterday held an inaugural meeting with senior commanders to discuss various security issues including the handling of the Gen Z protests planned for tomorrow. Sources told People Daily that criminals and other goons hired by some politicians are likely to take…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revived his war of words with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, with the second-in-command accusing the latter of incompetence. Gachagua (pictured), who spoke in an interview with Mt Kenya media outlets, accused Sakaja of neglecting the city and instead focusing…
- A majority of educated Kenyans who have gone beyond secondary school live in Nairobi, according to a demographic survey. The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) that targeted respondents between the age of 15 to 49 years indicate that 41 per cent of men and 35 per cent of Nairobi…
- Members of Parliament (MPs) are today set to approve all the 20 nominees that President William Ruto picked for his new-look Cabinet, notwithstanding hundreds of petitions challenging the suitability of some of the proposed Cabinet Secretaries. Sources at the Appointments Committee which vetted the…
- Last year’s Form Four examination candidates who qualified to join universities have 10 more days to apply for government funding. In a statement, the Ministry of Education announced that it had extended the deadline for applying for government funding by another ten days, closing on August 15. The…
- Hearing of the Sh14.5 billion tax evasion case facing Keroche owners Joseph Karanja and spouseTabitha Karanja has been adjourned to September to allow an out-of-court settlement. Milimani Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo suspended the case after the KRA representative informed the court that the State…
- Seven out of 10 people, representing 71 percent of the population in Turkana County, still practice open defecation, with only nine percent having access to basic sanitation services. Consequently, in the pastoralist county only 44 percent of households have access to sufficient drinking water,…
- The State will regulate and safeguard public fundraising from abuse if a new bill is enacted. The Public Fundraising Appeals Bill, 2024 sponsored by Senate Majority leader Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho), prohibits aspirants for political seats from participating in Harambees at least three years before…
- Two MPs won a reprieve yesterday after the High Court issued orders barring their arrest and prosecution over their alleged links to recent anti-government protests. The lawmakers – MP James Mwangi Gakuya (Embakasi North) and Benjamin Gathiru (Embakasi Central) – are close allies of Deputy…
- Hooded goons armed with crude weapons stormed Kapsabet in Nandi County to block a highly hyped Gen Z demonstration against the county government. Scores of people were injured as the assailants descended on anyone suspected of supporting the protest that had been advertised on X. Hundreds of masked…
- Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has hit out at Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua for her recent accusations against Azimio One Kenya Coalition Party leader Raila Odinga. Karua, Raila Odinga’s running mate in the 2022 presidential elections, accused him of betraying Kenyans by striking a deal with…
- Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Senate sessions The Senate of Kenya will reconvene on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 9:30 am. This follows a brief adjournment after yesterday’s discussions. The focus of the Senate was on the Finance and Budget Committee’s…
- Nyamira Woman Representative Jerusa Momanyi resurfaced yesterday after going missing for several weeks for fear of being targeted by Generation Z protesters for supporting the controversial Finance Bill 2024. Momanyi had been in hiding after she was targeted by young protesters in Nyamira County.…
- Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of Kenya’s economy, contributing significantly to innovation and economic growth. MSMEs account for 33.8 percent of the national output, data from the 2022 Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Economic Survey 2022 shows. They are…
- Governments across the Global South often identify uneven and insufficient connectivity as one of the primary impediments to economic development, including a fairer distribution of opportunity and welfare. No wonder then that megaprojects are commonly branded as key vehicles for change; for…
- Residents of a village in Kiambu County have allayed fears that failure to connect electricity in their region pose security risks. Mukunike village of Thika East say they have “lived in darkness” for two years –a situation they said it puts them at risk from thugs and wild animals. They say the…
- Heat-related deaths would increase by 370 per cent if the global temperatures continue to rise to under two degrees Celsius, a new report has revealed. Titled the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing…
- Since President William Ruto decided to co-opt some Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) members into his government, a salient debate is raging over the future of the Opposition. ODM leader Raila Odinga has appeared to inflame the debate with his trademark doublespeak, one side insisting that his…
- Leadership wrangles at the University of Nairobi took a twist yesterday when lecturers turned the heat on the council chairman Amukowa Anangwe, accusing him of running down the institution. Appealing for urgent government intervention to resolve the matter, the UoN chapter of the Universities…
- A burial dispute that has kept a woman’s body lying in an Eldoret mortuary for over six months took a new twist yesterday when a widow told a court that the late woman was just a girlfriend to her late husband. Salina Kendagor told Eldoret High Court Presiding Judge Reuben Nyakundi that her late…
- Businessman Yagnesh Devani was yesterday remanded at the Kilimani Police Station, where he will spend the night before being presented in court this morning to plead to graft charges in the Triton oil scandal. Devani was arraigned in an anti-corruption court following a warrant of arrest issued in…
- A former roads official in the Kiambu County government yesterday admitted in court that some of the companies that were eyeing a lucrative Sh588 million tender were disadvantaged after a new evaluation criteria for bidders was introduced. Lucas Wahinya told Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzyuki of the…
- Football Kenya Federation Premier League clubs are up in the arms following the introduction of stringent licensing requirements ahead of the 2024-2025 season. Clubs are expected to meet certain thresholds to be cleared to participate in the top-tier competition. The National Super League and the…
- Kenya Veterinary Board (KVB) has closed an agrovet in downtown Nairobi for violating a set of legal instruments used in the dispensing, control and management of drugs in the livestock sector. Vetagro & Pulpers Agrovet located at Duruma Road Nairobi shall remain closed until the case of…
- Kenyan men dominate the borrowing market in terms of volume, taking out 61.4 per cent of the total number of loans, most recent credit market study says. Men also account for 71.1 per cent of the total loan value issued between 2019 and 2023, says the report analyzing data from Creditinfo CRB. In…
- Workers at Sony Sugar Company, Muhoroni, and Chemelil factories are set to receive three months’ worth of overdue salary payments totalling Sh454 million, after protests that led to negotiations with the government. This payment plan is an increase from the initially proposed one-month salary…
- Burundi has been onboarded to the East African Community (EAC) One Network Area (ONA), in a move that promises cheaper calls and mobile data roaming charges across the East African region. The One Network Area was created in 2014 for the five economies of the EAC by the members to reduce cross-…
- The international economic and financial regime should be reformed urgently to address imbalances that work against the -socio-economic needs of African countries, campaigners said at a virtual forum in Nairobi. The global financial system in its current form has disadvantaged African nations…
- The lawyers representing Kenyan families of victims of the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane crash are seeking up to $58 billion (Sh7.5 trillion) in compensation, more than double the initial request for the crash victim’s families. Last month, the American Plane maker, Boeing, finalised…
- Youth voices have been muzzled for far too long. We have been told to “respect our elders” and wait our turn. However, the world is changing, and the issues we face today – economic inequality, social injustice, corruption, and climate change – require an instant different approach or condemn us to…
- Football Kenya Federation Premier League fans will now not get the 2024/25 season curtain-raiser entertainment between Gor Mahia and Police FC as the match has been cancelled. According to a statement shared by the Premier League champions, the FKF Shield Cup showdown has been cancelled due to the…
- President William Ruto has underscored the key achievements Kenya and the United States have made due to their close relationship. The Head of State made the comment after meeting the US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at…
- The Ministry of Health has issued an update on the Mpox outbreak in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Mary Muthoni, confirmed that the first patient has recovered. The first patient, who was a truck driver, was identified on…
- Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America’s heartland to help win over rural, white voters, according to sources familiar with the matter. Campaign…
- World record holder Faith Kipyegon has revealed that her main focus is to make Kenyans proud at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Kipyegon failed to win gold in the 5000m held on Monday, August 5, 2024, but she settled for silver, which was reinstated later after initial disqualification. Beatrice…
- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has initiated a bid to compel county governments to fund all registered sports associations within their jurisdiction. In a statement on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Sifuna confirmed his bid to change the face of the country’s sporting activities by amending the Sports Act…
- Atletico Madrid have agreed an Ksh13 billion (£81.5 million) deal to sign Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez. The fee is made up of an initial Ksh10 billion (£64.4 million) (75m euros) with a further Ksh2.8 billion (£17.1 million) (20m euros) in potential add-ons. It would be a record sale for…
- Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni has announced plans to bring back the Linda Mama programme with enhanced benefits. Speaking on Tuesday August 6, 2024, the PS indicated that the maternal healthcare programme will be reintroduced under the same name but with more benefits to expectant…
