- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah now claims that Kenya had paid off all its debts and that the government had even made an additional payment of Sh1 trillion. Speaking to Spice FM on Wednesday, Omtatah said the government records show that Kenya has been making payments to its…
- By Mxolisi Msutwana – Chief Operating Officer at Baxi All around the world, governments are trying to encourage cashless payments. Their reasons for doing so are multiple, including expanded financial inclusion and transparency, wanting to formalise the informal economy, and to drive economic…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7-The Government has announced plans to establish and commission four new administrative units in Turkana County to facilitate accessible and expeditious delivery of services to the citizens. Speaking during a visit to Turkana on Wednesday, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – Kenya will convert a vast coastal forest where the bodies of more than 250 people linked to a doomsday cult have been exhumed into a national memorial site, a minister has said. The discovery of mass graves in Shakahola forest, a 325-hectare (800-acre) bushland that lies…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – Kenya is committed to hosting more automotive players to increase local production of vehicles. President William Ruto said the National Automotive Policy has created a conducive environment for firms to set up in Kenya. He noted that the policy has tamed instability in the…
- NAIROBI,Kenya, June 7-President William Ruto has urged manufacturers to look beyond Kenya and the East African region in the setting up of their investments. Speaking Wednesday when he presided over launch of Isuzu Electro-Deposition Paint plant in Nairobi, President Ruto emphasized the vast…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7- Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has announced that National Prayer Breakfast will be held every last Thursday of May every year. Speaking on Wednesday during the National Prayer Breakfast in Nairobi, Wetangula said the event will be organized by Parliament…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – President William Ruto has asked Kenyans to embrace the spirit of peace, reconciliation and forgiveness.President Ruto said leaders should put aside politics of the last General Election and take a common stand in addressing challenges facing Kenyans. Speaking during this…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 7 – President William Ruto reminisced over the outcome of last year’s General Election, recounting how he asked for forgiveness from his former boss Uhuru Kenyatta in the spirit of reconciliation. Taken aback, President Ruto who officiated the annual National Prayer Breakfast…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 7 – President William Ruto says bold decisions must be made for Kenya to move forward as he defended his proposed taxes as contained in the controversial Finance Bill for debate in Parliament. The President insisted that his administration will focus on ensuring the country…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 7-A pharmacist has been charged before a Mombasa court for allegedly conducting an induced abortion on a 15-year-old girl who had conceived through defilement. Mombasa Chief Magistrate Martha Mutuku heard that Amos Nzioki committed the offence on 3 June 2023 at his private…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 7 – Nominated Senator Sabina Chege has urged Azimio legislators to re-think her removal as deputy Minority whip in the spirit of reconciliation. Speaking the annual National Prayer Breakfast held on Wednesday, Chege explained that her move to show dalliance with the ruling Kenya…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – The Commission on Administrative Justice, also known as the Ombudsman, want the department of immigration to refund all passport applicants who were overcharged for passport. Speaking during the launch of the report outlining irregularities in passport application procedure…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7- Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has kicked off the recruitment for teachers and college tutors to assess the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) oral and practical papers. KNEC Chief Executive Officer, David Njengere stated that between June 6 and July…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – Nominated Senator Sabina Chege has urged Azimio legislators to re-think her removal as deputy Minority whip in the spirit of reconciliation. Speaking during the National Prayer Breakfast meeting Wednesday, Chege explained that her move to show dalliance with the ruling Kenya…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked the United Nations to expand the Office in Nairobi for efficiency and effectiveness in delivery on its mandate. Speaking at the UN Complex at Gigiri during a Reception for delegates attending the Second Session of the United…
- BUNGOMA, Kenya, Jun 7 – The Spouse of the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi took her boychild campaign to Bungoma County urging religious leaders to take up the role of guiding and counselling the boys who are in drug and substance abuse. Speaking when she met religious leaders from the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 7 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged leaders to embrace reconciliation as they conduct their affairs for the benefit of Kenyans. During the National Prayer Breakfast meeting held at Safari Park Hotel, Wetangula emphasized how reconciliation in the country has…
- Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, a local education official said on Sunday. He said the person who orchestrated the poisoning had a personal grudge but did not elaborate. The attacks took place in Sar-e-Pul…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6 – Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has defended Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over comments he made about the Finance Bill 2023, saying that his comments were taken out of context. Passaris speaking to KTN on Tuesday said that Gachagua did not specify that the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6-The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has declared the promotions of at least 500 officers by the Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome unlawful because it was not involved. The promotions were announced Monday by Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome. But the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6 –The Nairobi County government has invited public participation on the construction of rehabilitation centers for alcohol and drug abuse victims as well as looking into the framework of licensing and operation of night clubs within Nairobi County. This is in light of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – The first phase of university and college applications ends tomorrow amid calls to Kenyan youth who did not qualify for degree courses to take up technical and vocational training opportunities. An analysis of the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Spouse of the Deputy President Pastor Dorcas Rigathi called on the leaders, teachers, and clergy in the Western Region to make a difference in this generation by rescuing the boy child from a path of destruction. Pastor Dorcas said ‘Generation Z’ was lost in alcohol, drug…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6- The government has revealed plans to open security roads in every 100 acres of the Chakama Ranch as part of a comprehensive effort to aid in the systematic and scientific search and rescue operations of the victims of the Shakahola starvation cult as well as identification…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 6 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya principals have declined the invitation to the National Prayer breakfast slated for tomorrow citing a lack of honesty among leaders. In a statement, the coalition indicated that tomorrow’s prayer breakfast does not offer the opportunity for the…
- The opening ceremony of the National Natural History Museum of China was held on June 5, 2023, heralding a new stage in the development of China’s nature museums. The main building was inaugurated in May 1958 and inscribed by Guo Moruo, the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and opened…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – The Jubilee Party National Executive Committee (NEC) has resolved to hold a Special National Delegates Convention at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre on July 22. The planed Jubilee National Delegates Convention comes against the backdrop of the Azimio coalition…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Interior cabinet secretary Kithure Kindiki now says the professional surveying and mapping of the expansive Chakama will give the multi-agency security team an opportunity to conduct a methodical, scientific, and thorough investigation on the atrocities perpetrated by…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – National Oil Corporation of Kenya Chairman Kiraitu Murungi has called on President William Ruto to invest in oil production, saying it is the answer to the current debt crisis. He said the country stands to get more than USD8 billion from the Lokichar basin alone, money he…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Former Health Principal Secretary Josephine Mburu says she was not in office when the procurement process of the Mosquito net tender at the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority commenced. Appearing before the Senate Health Committee Tuesday, Mburu further stated that KEMSA was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters, AFP journalists said, during a march in Nairobi on Tuesday against a new finance bill that critics say will pile more economic hardship on ordinary people. The proposed legislation calls for new or increased taxes on a…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Jun 6 – US-based Kenyan philanthropist Mwangi Mukami plans to fund a cohort of 15 Black and Brown American citizens and residents to travel Kenya beginning June 17 through June 27 for a 10-day fully-funded trip in Nairobi, Maasai Mara, and Kilifi, Kenya. Mwangi Mukami says the goal…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Police on Tuesday lobbed teargas to disperse a group of activists at the Jevanjee Gardens protesting against the proposed Finance Bill 2023. A number of demonstrators were also arrested during the protests organised by a consortium of lobby groups. The activists waved…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kindiki Kithure is set to commission the construction of several security roads with the vast 50,000-acre Chakama Ranch to facilitate access into the vast Shakahola forest. This comes even as the government intensifies the search and rescue efforts…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Jun 6 – A mobile App (M-Taka), has been developed in Kisumu to help the local residents to manage their plastic waste, which has been blamed for polluting Lake Victoria. The plastic waste management app has become inevitable for the rising level of plastic presence, which has…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Jun 6 – The Nairobi County Finance and Economic Planning Sector held a week long workshop with County staff heading major revenue streams to develop revenue enhancement strategies, work plan, policy and revenue administration for Nairobi Revenue Authority Structure. “This NRA is…
- KISII, Kenya, Jun 6 – A family in Kisii is pleading for justice after their kin with special needs was gang raped at night by unknown people and later died a few days while receiving treatment. 53-year-old Mary Kemunto was on her way from Nyangusu Market in the company of her daughter who is also…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 6 – A Kenyan government decision to allow imports of genetically modified maize to help combat its food crisis has sparked disinformation, with leading politicians spreading unsubstantiated claims about the health risks of the crops. In October last year, the East African nation…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 5 – The Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) has revoked the entire list of pre-qualified suppliers so as to enlist new ones. The announcement was made Monday during a press conference by new board chairman Irungu Nyakera, who announced a raft of other measures aimed at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 – Azimio La Umoja has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto’s administration is attempt to target and finish the leaders in the Mt Kenya region. Karua pointed out that there’s has been a consistent target to vilify Azimio chairman and Former President Uhuru…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 5 – Opposition’s Azimio coalition has sensationally claimed that the proposed tax measures by President William Ruto are targetting Mt Kenya region. The coalition top guns led by Raila Odinga addressed a press conference after their Monday meeting, saying Mt Kenya was likely to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 5 – Azimio leader Raila Odinga has challenged Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wa to prove to Kenyans that their parents were Mau Mau fighters. Odinga accused the two Kenya Kwanza leaders of deceiving Kenyans, every time they claim that their…
- MACHAKOS, Kenya, Jun 5 – Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti today led corporates and area residents in a tree-planting and clean up exercise and to mark the 50th World Environment Day. The exercise took place at KMC grounds in Athi River in Mavoko sub county, Athi River market and its environs. While…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Governors to support the Finance Bill as the tax measures will help raise revenue to fund counties. The DP said the Kenya Kwanza administration has made a conscious decision not to borrow money to pay salaries opting for locally…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured governors of the government’s commitment to ensure faster disbursement of pending financial allocations. The DP said the government is keen on ensuring counties receive funds on time for them to operate effectively. Speaking on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says Treasury will disburse April monies owed to counties this week. Addressing the press on Monday after chairing the 20th Intergovernmental Budget Economic Council (IBEC) meeting at his Karen residence, Gachagua further revealed that the…
