- Opposition Senators walked out in protest of Kuria's appearance in the plenary before consideration of a censure motion over his weaponized outburst against the media.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 21 – Kenya will partner the United Arab Emirates to make the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in December a win-win outcome for all, President William Ruto has said. The President said the pre-conference climate meetings in Paris and Nairobi must help fashion an…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 21 – Central Organisation of Trade Union (COTUI) Secretary General Francis Atwoli and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Executive Officer Twalib Mbarak are among a seven-member selection panel appointed by President William Ruto for the recruitment of the Director of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 21 – The Senate Special Committee on the proposed removal from office by impeachment of the Siaya Deputy Governor William Oduol is set to begin its sittings today. Members adopted the programme that will be followed during the hearings scheduled to take place on Wednesday and…
- Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah opposed amendments to the Finance Bill saying that the move would have far-reaching implications which would adversely affect revenue collection to finance budget.
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 20 – Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced plans to modernize the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and Police artillery in a renewed move to bring an end to Al Shabaab attacks both in the country and neighbouring Somalia. The equipment will include sophisticated armoured…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – President William Ruto now says no Member of Parliament has been paid to support the Finance Bill 2023. Speaking during the launch of the Nairobi County School feeding program, President Ruto stated that there is no need to incentivize legislators to support the proposed…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – The school feeding programme will be intensified to boost performance of learners. President William Ruto said the Government will work with counties and other stakeholders to ensure its success to increase enrollment. He noted that school feeding is a safety net for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 20 – President William Ruto has made a commitment to construct 3,500 classrooms in Nairobi as part of his administration’s efforts to decongest schools and create a favorable learning atmosphere for learners. President Ruto expressed regret over the inadequate state of the…
- MURANG’A, Kenya, Jun 20 – At least four bodies were Tuesday recovered from the rambles of a 3-storey building that collapsed in Murang’a. According to police, an unknown number of workers were trapped in the building. Murang’a County Commissioner Patrick Mukuria said four other people were rescued…
- Linturi was addressing 250 delegates attending a two-day conference on innovation, research and how funding can improve food security, productivity, and profitability in Africa.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – Public institutions have been urged to shift to cleaner and sustainable energy options. President William Ruto said the transition will accelerate the preservation of the environment. He noted that access to clean cooking is a policy priority and a cog of the Bottom-Up…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 -Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has said Sh63.7m ($455,000) has been lost due to delayed process of securing grants from Global Fund in mosquito nets procurement. Appearing before the National Assembly Health Committee Tuesday, Nakhumicha said that the losses would…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – The Government has urged the international community, donor groups and development partners to commit higher purchases of relief food for refugees to local farmers.Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi has challenged the international community to increase relief food…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20- The Law Society of Kenya has condemned the police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for arresting advocates while undertaking their mandate. In a statement on Monday, LSK President Eric Theuri said that they have received several complaints where the of…
- Danson Mukile, leader of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) diaspora movement noted efforts by Diaspora Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu were bearing fruits dismissing claims bias in the execution of the State Department's mandate.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – The High Court might be forced to interpret the Constitutional mandate of the National Police Service(NPS) and National Police Service Commission (NPSC) when it comes to recruitment and promotion to end the incessant wrangles. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – The Ministry of Health has launched the use of vaginal rings among women in an effort to stop the spread of new HIV infections. Speaking at the launch of the Catalyst Study Program in Kisumu on Monday, Health Director General Patrick Amoth said teenage girls and young women…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – President William Ruto has asked warring parties in Sudan to allow humanitarian agencies to operate freely. The President said the agencies are helping to alleviate the suffering caused by the conflict and their work should proceed unimpeded. He was speaking when he met the…
- While announcing IGAD's commitment to expedite a mediation process leading to a transition to civilian rule, the quartet expressed confidence that a Nairobi-led process will convene by mid-July.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – Crop Development Principal Secretary Kello Harsama has declared that his department will halt Nation Media advertisements in the intensifying conflict with NMG. Harsama stated that his decision to stop advertising with the media outlet is due to misinformation and…
- Sudan's Foreign Office contested Kenya's characterization of the conflict as "fighting between two generals," signaling its refusal to formally recognize Hemetti who deputized al-Burhan in the transitional sovereign council tasked to rule the country.
- KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Jun 20 – Kenyans have been assured that a lasting solution will be found to root out religious extremism, cults and radicalization as the government takes firm action to control a repeat of Shakahola killings.The Killings which have shocked Kenyans have awakened the need to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – Lawmakers are Tuesday set to vote on the controversial Finance Bill enter the crucial voting stage where they have to make the final decision. During the afternoon sitting, the Finance Bill 2023 will first go through the committee of the whole house where MPs will vote for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 20 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the media should be allowed to do its job even as he called out Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria attacking the Nation Media Group (NMG). CS Kuria had called for the cutting of all government advertising from the media house…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 19 – Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha Monday suspended National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) branch managers accused of defrauding Kenyans. The suspension of the officials followed an NTV exposé that uncovered fraudulent individuals masquerading as healthcare providers…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Jun 19 – Nestled within the sprawling tea plantations of Kenya, an engineering revolution is taking place. With commitment to excellence, Tea Machinery and Engineering Company Limited (TEMEC), a dynamic subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency (Holdings) Ltd is reshaping the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – President Ruto has hailed the historic European Union trade agreement as a game-changer since Kenya will now have access to markets in 27 different countries. Speaking during the conclusion of the Kenya-European union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)) negotiations on…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Jun 19 – Tens of youths in Naivasha Monday protested the lack of employment in the job opportunities drawn by the World Rally Championship. The more than 300 youths who took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with the WRC organisers said they have never benefited from…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – Twelve voters have moved to court seeking to challenge the allegiance shift of Members of Parliament elected under Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition affiliate parties to Kenya Kwanza. Also, they have questioned the ruling by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula…
- Transformer fuses, pilon bindings, transformer laminations, transformer shells, high tension cables among other equipment vandalized from power lines were among the recovered items.
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 19 – Attempts by Jubilee Party’s Kanini Kega-led faction to hold a National Delegates Convention (NDC) next month and subsequently ratify a resolution by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to exit the Azimio La Umoja Coalition have been dealt a blow after the Political…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have recovered an assortment of Kenya Power equipment worth Sh11 million at a scrap metal yard in Denderu, Kiambu. According to the investigative agency, this followed a raid Sunday night at the yard whose owner has…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has unveiled a Sh1.2 billion food subsidy program that is set to benefit 250,000 children in the county. According to Sakaja, there will be a construction of central kitchens within Nairobi for the school feeding program. The Governor…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – The European Union and Kenya signed a trade deal Monday in a coup for Brussels as it seeks deeper economic ties with Africa in the face of competition from China. Kenyan President William Ruto presided over a ceremony in Nairobi to mark the formal conclusion of negotiations…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – Kenya’s exports to Europe is set to expand following the signing of the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs). The deal sets pace for trade liberation, offering tariff-free quota-free access of Kenyan exports to the European Union. “It assures us of an…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 19 – Politicians who will not be happy with the passing of Finance Bill 2023, have been told to seek legal action instead of calling for demonstrations.Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said the government will not allow any leader to organize demonstrations which…
- NEW DELHI, India June 19 – Ties between nations are shaped by mutual interests, common aims and worries but the understanding that emerges out of policy convergence can turn stronger through rapport among leaders. A prime example is the personal equations between PM Narendra Modi and US President…
- SIAYA, Kenya, Jun 19 – Lobby group has threatened to sue the government for retaining the bulk of health care budget at the national level.The Operation Linda Ugatuzi lobby group will take the government to court for failure to release the bulk of the health care budget to the counties, group…
- Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Jun 19 – The European Union and Kenya are set to announce a trade deal on Monday, EU officials said, in a coup for Brussels as it seeks deeper economic ties with Africa. Negotiations for the agreement are due to formally conclude at a ceremony in Nairobi attended by President…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 18-The government will conduct the third phase of the post-mortem exercise on 94 bodies of the victims of the Shakahola starvation cult from Monday to ease congestion at the Malindi Sub-County Hospital Mortuary. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said Sunday during a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, June 18-President William Ruto has defended the proposed high taxes, asserting that difficult decisions need to be made in order to propel Kenya towards the next phase of development. Speaking during a church service at Christ Church Cathedral in Kakamega County on Sunday, Ruto said…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 18 – Labour Cabinet Secretary Florence Bore has broken her silence over the Karen house saga, saying she paid for it. Bore said she is the new owner of the house at Amara Ridge after paying 10 percent, dismissing claims that she forcefully occupied the property belonging to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 18 – Amid raging debate on the Cabinet Secretary involved in the Karen home property row, President William Ruto’s Economic Advisor David Ndiii has advised Kenyans to refer to the wealth declaration forms they filed last year when they were hired. Ndii was weighing in on the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya June 18 – The High Court has declined to issue orders to extend the term of an administrator managing DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi. The orders declining the request to extend the term of the administrator by a further 12 months were issued by Justice Alfred Mabeya against Ms Vruti…
- By Nelly Munyasia The issue of sexual and reproductive health rights in Kenya as in the rest of the East African region remains problematic. Even as countries enact laws and sign international conventions committing to ensure access to services and information on the same, challenges stand in the…
- MPONDWE, Uganda Jun 18 – Distraught families gathered at a mortuary in western Uganda on Sunday for any news of their loved ones after a militant attack left dozens of students dead and others missing. Officials say at least 41 people, mostly students, were massacred at a secondary school near the…