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- Kenya’s Julius Yego advanced to the final of the men’s javelin at the Paris Olympics after an impressive throw on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The 2016 Olympics silver medallist managed a season’s best of 85.97m and now will battle for an Olympic medal at the ultimate stage. In his first attempt, Yego…
- Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country following violent protests demanding her ouster. The announcement came hours after protesting student leaders set a deadline to…
- Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition joint parliamentary group has unanimously endorsed two members from the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) for parliamentary leadership positions. In a statement on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna disclosed that the Azimio coalition approved…
- Kenya’s High Commission in London has issued an advisory to Kenyans living in the United Kingdom over unrest in the country. In a statement on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the Commission said Kenyans living in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland to remain vigilant of their movement and follow…
- Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP) Gathoni Wamuchomba has denounced President William Ruto’s proposed government formation. In a statement shared on X on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Wamuchomba termed Ruto’s broad-based government idea as an outdated political approach. She added that the country…
- The mystery surrounding the exact number of Kenyans who lost lives during the recent anti-government protests continued to deepen yesterday after officials from Nairobi Funeral Home revealed they received 247 bodies last month, against a monthly average of 160. According to Nairobi County Public…
- US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns grew of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel. Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken said officials were working “…
- A total of 30 people among them 26 learners narrowly cheated death after a bus they were travelling in was involved in a road accident at Sachang’wan black spot along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway yesterday. Molo Sub-County Police Commander Timon Odingo said 26 pupils in the company of three teachers…
- The recent successive overturning of two important tax laws by the Court of Appeal, could have been a respite to most of the Kenyans, but seems to have annoyed some. The Federation of Evangelical & Indigenous Christian churches of Kenya (FEICCK) chairman, Bishop Samuel Njiriri feels that last…
- Machakos Deputy Governor Francis Mwangangi has asked Parliament to thoroughly vet President William Ruto’s Cabinet nominees and reject those tainted by corruption. Mwangangi said Parliament had been offered another chance to redeem itself after what appeared to be a vote of no confidence on the…
- Kenya will have to bear an extra $68 million (Sh10 billion) in added healthcare costs due to a shortage of condoms unless taxation on the latex commodity is reviewed to zero. Members of the National Assembly’s Committee on Health heard yesterday that the country’s health facilities are recording an…
- When Bernard Sigei left his home for work early one morning, he did not expect that his life would take a drastic turn. He was robbed in an attack that nearly left him dead. Were it not for science and advances in health technologies in Kenya, Sigei would probably be talking about how he is […]
- A Senate Committee has put on the spot Bungoma County government for operating 352 commercial bank accounts, raising possible avenues for pilferage of funds. This even as the Senate Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee established that a county staff Caren Naliaka also operates with…
- In a significant victory for human rights activists, Agriculture Principal Secretary, Dr Paul Ronoh has confirmed the annulment of John Chebochok’s election as Director of Tegat Tea Factory. This decision comes after nearly two months of persistent joint advocacy by civil society organisations who…
- A Nairobi court has deferred plea taking in a Sh5.8 million fraud case against Director of Office of Prime Cabinet Secretary (OPCS) Press Service Salim Swaleh and four others to August 14. This was after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) through Senior Prosecutor James Gachoka informed the…
- Kenyan families in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are among more than 100,000 households set to benefit from a €47 million (Sh6.1 billion) programme designed to strengthen the resilience of pastoralists in Eastern Africa. The four-year programme, implemented by the Food and Agriculture…
- Here is what you need to know to get up to speed with today’s happenings. Reactions to university funding applications Education Ministry has extended the application for higher education funding to August 15, 2024, as 74,237 students have yet to apply for varsity funding. In a letter dated August…
- Bumula MP Jack Wamboka has asked local politicians to keep politics out of schools. Speaking at Khasoko Secondary School during the constituency’s Education Day, Wamboka said politicking in schools was undermining education standards in the area. Politicians taking Bumula politics to schools should…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has for the first time opened up about the tribulations he endured in President William Ruto’s administration. In a tell-it-all, wide-ranging interview with several vernacular radio and TV stations from the Mt Kenya region, Gachagua spoke about his frustrations as…
- Whenever politicians intend to take actions that suit their self-interest, they always allege that “Kenya is bigger than any individual”. Ironically, most times, they act in ways that fly in the face of national interest in the pursuit of that which will personally gratify them and mainstream their…
- Parliament’s vetting of Cabinet secretary-nominees has raised more questions than answers, gauged from public perceptions of Kenya’s current critical political and economic crisis. In reactions from across the country and on social media, the people have been more awestruck by the millionaire…
- The Kenya Bankers Association’s (KBA) call to maintain the Central Bank’s base lending rate at 13 per cent raises fundamental concerns about its impact on Kenya’s economy. Despite signs that the economy is recovering and that key economic indicators are easing, the KBA’s stance signals the need to…
- A judge has promised to bring to an end a two-decade succession feud involving a 52-year-old man and his biological father aged 84, over the distribution of the family patriarch’s estate valued at over Sh500 million in Uasin Gishu county. The Eldoret High Court Presiding Judge Reuben Nyakundi has…
- Concerns have been raised over increased addiction to electronic gadgets in the country with technological experts, clerics and parents now blaming the new-day threat to genetics, psychological factors, environmental influences, peer pressure, and instant gratification. With drastic changes in…
- At the age of 23, Nigerian musician Udoh Ebaide Joy survived a traumatic car accident. It damaged her spinal cord and for months she could not get around without a wheelchair. But alongside the pain, Ms Joy felt an overwhelming sense of clarity. “It made me decide that I will live my life to the […]
- The government has disbursed Sh20 million to reconstruct a destroyed bridge in Nyamache town, Bobasi Constituency of Kisii County to ease the movement of people and goods. Area Member of Parliament (MP), Innocent Obiri said the fund had been released to Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) for the…
- It is now official that 46,000 Junior Secondary School intern teachers and 1,210 medical interns will be hired after President William Ruto signed the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill 2024 yesterday. Also set to benefit are 153,292 students who will join universities in September after the…
- Kenyan athletes at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games have a reason to smile because apart from the mouth-watering cash prizes promised by the government to the medallists, the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has also promised to offer them complementary vouchers to visit some of the best sites in the…
- The government has started an ambitious programme to build more than 17,000 classrooms in public primary schools that will accommodate Grade Nine students in January next year, a senior Education ministry official has said. Government-funded infrastructure projects were going on as planned, said…
- Listed loss-making real estate firm Home Africa has gone into administration after years of fighting to offset huge debt facilities that have sunk the firm due to financial headwinds. According to a gazette notice dated July 23, 2024, directors of the property firm will now have zero rights to deal…
- A Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officer is seeking a court order to detain a suspect who is admitted at Kenyatta National Hospital to retrieve a memory card he allegedly swallowed to conceal evidence in a fake title deeds case. State prosecutor James Gachoka sought orders to have…
- The 20 nominees President William Ruto picked for his new-look Cabinet are facing anxious times as MPs sitting in the Appointments Committee burn their midnight oil compiling the report for tabling in Parliament this week. The committee spent the better part of yesterday scrutinising the draft…
- The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) has launched a nationwide initiative to champion peace from the Minbars (Mosque pulpits) and beyond. In a press briefing at Baluchi Hall in Mombasa, where Imams and Preachers from all six counties of the Coast converged for a Peace Forum, CIPK…
- Beatrice Chebet has won Kenya’s first gold medal in the ongoing Olympic Games finals in Paris, France, after conquering the 5000m women’s race on Monday, August 6, 2024. The gold winner, who was also debuting at the Olympics, will pocket Ksh3 million. Chebet clocked 14:28.56 to win her first gold…
- Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has suggested that a perimetre wall is needed to be constructed around Toi Market in Kibra to deter frequent fire incidences. The former Lang’ata Member of Parliament (MP) made the comment after visiting the market, which was gutted down by fire a few days ago.…
- Mukurwe-ini Member of Parliament John Kaguchia has called on President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua to have a sit-down and iron out any differences they may be having to unite the country. Speaking in Maganjo Primary School where he was inspecting the refurbishing of classrooms,…
- The African Union has revealed that the submission of candidates vying for the African Union Chairperson is Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Kenya’s candidate in the 2025 elections, Raila Odinga, has already submitted his documentation, and that means he is well within the stipulated schedule. “The…
- Russia’s security council secretary, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with the Iranian leadership including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported. The visit is taking place at a time of acute tension in the Middle East amid fears of a wider…
- Former Football Kenya Federation Premier League champions Tusker FC are in high spirits ahead of their pre-season tour in Kampala, Uganda. The Ruaraka outfit left for the Ugandan capital on Sunday, August 4, 2024, and on Monday started their training. “The team has set down for pre-season training…
- The Amani National Congress (ANC) party has approved a merger with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. In a statement, Lamu Governor Issa Timamy who is serving as the current party leader said the approval was issued following a meeting of the party council and elected…
- US stock index futures tumbled on Monday, with those tied to the Nasdaq falling nearly 4%, as fears of the United States slipping into a recession rippled through global markets. Stock markets from Asia to Europe took a beating, and bond yields slid as investors rushed to safe-haven assets and bet…
- Kenya’s Wiseman Were has qualified for the Paris Olympics 400 meters final after competing in Heat 5. Were finished fifth in the heats and remains hopeful of winning gold. The sprinter, a medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the Kenya team in the 4x400m relay, also finished fourth in…
- Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country in the face of ongoing protests. The longtime leader of the country has boarded a military helicopter, an aide told Al Jazeera, after crowds ignored a national curfew to storm the prime minister’s palace in Dhaka on Monday…
- President William Ruto on Monday, August 5, 2024, signed Supplementary Appropriation Bill into law at State House, Nairobi. Taking to his official X account moments after assenting to the Bill, the Head of State said it will make available more resources for agriculture, education and healthcare.…
- After missing out on the final in the 100 meters race, Team Kenya will have a chance to redeem itself this week in the Olympics. The men’s steeplechase races will kick off the evening schedule before paving the way for the 5000 meters final. Olympics final Kenyan athletes Faith Kipyegon, Margaret…
- Professor Margaret Hutchinson has taken on the role of Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Nairobi. Her appointment last Friday follows the suspension of Professor Stephen Kiama Gitahi. Hutchinson transition The University of Nairobi Council, led by Chair Professor Amukowa Anangwe, oversaw…
- More than four people were arrested last week over possession of drug substances, with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives seizing drugs whose street value is more than Ksh1.6 million. DCI had declared war on drugs and traffickers earlier this year, and working on their…
- The national and county governments are working on a proposal to develop a well-defined formula of sharing revenues generated from wildlife national parks. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at the weekend said that as the chairperson and Coordinator of Inter-Governmental relations between the…
- Co-operatives Cabinet Secretary Nominee Wycliffe Oparanya’s vetting by the National Assembly’s Appointments Committee yesterday was the culmination of a week of political horse-trading and behind-the-scenes efforts to ensure he is cleared to join President William’s Ruto cabinet. Oparanya, who was…
- Welcome to Kenya’s billion-shilling club, the new-look Hustler Cabinet of 20 nominees, boasting a combined wealth of Ksh10.7 billion. The nominees, who appeared before the Committee on Appointments that is chaired by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, attributed their wealth to private business ventures.…
