- The Kenyan leader cited the significant economic toll, with climate disasters inflicting $8.5 billion in damages in Africa last year. He pointed out that, despite the continent's rich natural resources and potential for renewable energy, Africa accounted for less than 3 gigawatts of renewable…
- The Kenyan leader lamented that the council’s failures had undermined its ability to maintain international peace and security, with conflicts in places like Ukraine, Darfur, Yemen, and Haiti becoming battlegrounds for armed factions and proxy wars.
- Principal Secretary for Culture and Heritage, Ummi Bashir, informed MPs that they are awaiting the Sh100 million disbursement to kickstart the process of designing the national dress.
- Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, who announced his intention to move the motion on Thursday, said he had collected 242 signatured from lawmakers in support of the bid.
- During the event, held alongside the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Gates revealed findings from the 2024 Goalkeepers Report titled The Race to Nourish a Warming World. The report shows that without urgent global action, climate change will push an additional 40 million children into…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has defended the police officers against accusations of killing protestors in the nationwide demonstrations held in June and July this year. Appearing before the National Assembly National Administration and Internal Security…
- While this has raised concerns among Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) employees, who recently went on strike over job security fears, the Adani Group has reassured that all KAA employees will retain their positions under existing terms.
- Richard Magero, Deputy Director (Technical and Advisory Services) at Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), who took the farmers through the regulations, said the government has developed a number of cane varieties with high sucrose content.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26 – High profile individuals including politicians who sponsored Gen Z protests will soon be prosecuted, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki now says. The Interior Cabinet Secretary said the Director of Criminal Investigation will soon charge the individual who sponsored…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26 -The Ministry of Interior has now disclosed that anti finance bill protests witnessed in the country in June and July were meant to overthrow President William Ruto’s administration. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki revealed the details saying the protest were aimed…
- Gachagua denounced what he terms as ‘trumped up charges’ by the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) on his office staff and Members of Parliament allied to him.
- Nairobi, Kenya, Sep 26 – The Ministry of Interior has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Tourism aimed at enhancing tourists’ security. The agreement was signed by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki and her Tourism docket counterpart Rebecca Miano .…
- NYERI, Kenya, Sep 26 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was among thousands of mourners at a sad memorial service of 21 pupils, who died in the Hillside Endarasha Academy fire tragedy three weeks ago. During the service, a sombre mood engulfed Mweiga Stadium, Nyeri, where Mr Gachagua delivered a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 26 – Kenya Airways says delays in morning flight departures have been resolved after the completion of fuel hydrant repairs that affected operations. In a statement, the National Carrier said most of the delayed flights scheduled for departure have taken off. “Due to maintenance…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s troubles escalated on Thursday as five of his allies are poised to face charges linked to the youth-led Generation Z protest in June 2024. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recommended that the Office of the Director of Public…
- Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has said. Ex-sports minister Oswald Homeky was caught on Tuesday while handing over six bags of money to the head of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Sep 26 – Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on the United Nation Security council to extend the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti for another one year. Mudavadi promised that this would enable the complete deployment of Kenya led officers to the…
- On a moonless night in the Kenyan lakeside town of Naivasha, Anne sits inside a makeshift, two-room house, exhausted after a gruelling shift picking and sorting roses. Anne (not her real name) is a single mother and one of thousands of the predominantly female workers in Kenya’s flower industry,…
- The international community should work together to build stronger consensus on a cease-fire and promote a political settlement, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a United Nations Security Council high-level meeting on Tuesday in New York.
- BEIJING, China, Sep 26 — In a rare publicity move, the Chinese military published early on Thursday morning pictures of its intercontinental ballistic missile launch operation that took place on Wednesday. The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force publicized four pictures showing the missile’s…
- Xi said that over the past seven decades and more, people from all ethnic groups have stood in solidarity with the Party and worked in unity, making historic achievements in the economic and social development of border areas.
- NAIROBI,Kenya Sep 2 6 – Legislators have raised eyebrows on the planned rolled out of the Sh104.8 billion Integrated Healthcare Information Technology System (IHTS). The system,is a key component of the Universal Health Program, is set to be implemented over a 12-year period with Safricom PLC as…
- NEW YORK, Sep 25 — Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Kenya’s chief of economic empowerment at UN Women, was celebrated among ten global changemakers honoured at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s prestigious Goalkeepers 2024 event in New York. The recognition comes in acknowledgement of her tireless…
- NYERI, Kenya, Sep 25 – Karatina university has been closed indefinitely following demonstrations by students over increase of rent by landlords and matatus operating along Karatina Kagochi route. More than ten thousand students were ordered to vacate the university premises by 3 pm after a meeting…
- Vulnerable groups are suggested to receive influenza flu vaccines, as the flu season in autumn and winter is approaching, a public health expert said. Yu Wenzhou, chief physician at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a news conference held in Beijing on Sunday that…
- On Wednesday morning, the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile into open waters in the Pacific Ocean, marking a major display of its strategic deterrence prowess. The PLA Rocket Force announced in a brief news release that the missile, carrying dummy…
- The militaries of China and the United Kingdom held defense strategic consultations in China on Wednesday, Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced on Wednesday night. The ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed the development of defense relations and conducted in-depth…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – Forestry Principal Secretary Gitonga Mugambi has welcomed the active involvement of non-state institutions including the private sector in the 15 billion tree growing programme saying the government was keen on leveraging partnerships to accelerate the climate action and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – The over-20 aggrieved petitioners have told a three judge bench to declare the housing levy 2023 Act unconstitutional. The petitioners, who includes Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, Moses Otinyira, Dr Magare Gikenyi and over 20 others told justice Olga Sewe (presiding) Justice…
- NAIROBI Kenya, Sep 25 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested two Kenya Forest Officers in Garissa in crackdown on suspected fraud syndicate in Garissa and recover sh73,000 collected in a day. According to the anti-graft agency, the suspects, Elphas Wesonga who is a…
- Omtatah, alongside fellow petitioners Eliud Karanja Matindi and Magare Gikenyi, argues that President William Ruto violated the constitution by "handpicking" Kanja
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – An audit by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has unveiled cash transfers to deceased persons and pensioners over deserving cases. The anti-graft agency further stated that no mechanisms have been put in place to identify pensioners among existing and eligible Older…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua on Wednesday met University Academic Staff Union (UASU) and Kenya University Staff Union (KUSU) members in a bid to end the two-week strike that has impacted learning in public universities. During the meeting, attended by UASU…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a man accused of impersonating a senior Nairobi County official and attempting to extort money from an unsuspecting citizen. The suspect, identified as William Otieno Okoth, allegedly posed as the Personal…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has challenged African countries to hasten adoption of Artificial Intelligence for it is a critical catalyst to the faster growth of their economies. The Deputy President said Kenya is on the right path in infusing AI in leading sectors of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa says the Ministry is working with County Governments to implement a robust workplace mental wellness plan for medics following a recent suicide by a doctor. In a statement, the Health CS indicated that the program will be rolled out…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – You may soon freely enjoy a traditional drink of your liking if the senate approves a bill now before it that decriminalizes local Kenyan brews such as muratina, busaa and mnazi. According to nominated senator Raphael Chimera who seeks to amend the alcoholic drinks control…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 24 – The Ministry of Health has rolled out free Hormonal Intrauterine Devices (IUDs), a contraceptive method often prescribed to women with heavy menstrual bleeding. Dr Albert Ndwiga, Kenya’s Head of Family Planning, said the government made the contraceptive method available in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – Fifty percent of learners admitted and placed in universities might not complete their education due to non remittance of fees as a result of wrong classifications in the funding model. MPs were told 124,364 students who reported to universities, those who paid for their…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 25 – The High court has declared the Privatization Act signed into law by President William Ruto unconstitutional and void for lack of adequate public participation. Justice Chacha Mwita on Tuesday agreed with the submissions made by the Orange Democratic party that filed the…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Sep 25 – Hearing of the Sh1.1 billion fraud case against Uasin Gishu Senator, Jackson Mandago kicked off on Tuesday before a Nakuru court after a more than one year wait. Former Uasin Gishu County Deputy Governor, John Barorot was the first one to take to the witness dock out of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 25 – Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch has expressed optimism that an upcoming documentary detailing her life and illustrious career as one of Kenya’s distinguished legal minds will inspire future generations of leaders. Aluoch, whose accolades range from being the first female judge…
