- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 15 – Troops have been deployed to the country’s drought-stricken north to flush out cattle rustlers and bandits who have killed dozens and displaced thousands. Areas targetted include Turkana, Samburu, Pokot, Baringo, Laikipia and Elgeyo Marakwet. More than 100 civilians and 16…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 15 – Bomet County Woman Representative Linet ‘Toto’ Chepkorir is off the market. This is after a trail of photographs went viral on social media in which Bomet businessman Godfrey Kimutai is seen proposing to her on Valentine’s Day. ‘Toto’ made history by becoming the youngest…
- India is scouting for billions of dollars worth of military planes, completing jetliner deals to meet civilian demand and pressing global aircraft manufacturers to produce more locally at a major air show this week. Flanked by nuclear-armed rivals China and Pakistan, India has the world’s fourth-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 14 – President William Ruto has declared vacancies in the positions of Chairperson and five commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The declaration paves the way for the recruitment of a new team with the formation of a selection panel to…
- KAKAMEGA, Kenya, Feb 14 — Former Mumias Sugar Company workers camped at the sugar miller premises on Tuesday demanding payment of their salary arrears by a Uganda-based investor Sarrai Group. Led by Mumias Sugar Branch Workers Secretary Vitalis Magoha, the former workers said they were promised to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 14 – President William Ruto has announced plans to set up Sh100 million for the development of industrial parks and county aggregations in each county. This initiative is aimed at boosting agriculture and adding to the value of farm products. Speaking during an inspection tour of…
- NAIROBI Kenya, Feb 14 – Gladys Boss Shollei, the National Assembly Deputy Speaker, has come to the defense of nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege following remarks made by Azimio leaders during a rally in Machakos on last week. Shollei said it was “regrettable” that the Azimio team was…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 14 – Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu was on Tuesday kicked out from the Senate chambers for dressing unparliamentarily. Senator Nyamu walked into the chambers wearing a sleeveless dress, which is not allowed under the parliamentary rules. Migori Senator Eddy Oketch petitioned the…
- Maurice Otieno, the Executive Director of Baraza Media Lab, said a more extensive and continuous conversation on media sustainability is required in light of the ongoing infodemic worldwide.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 14 – Trade unions in Kenya on Tuesday resolved to back the government’s agenda in a meeting with President William Ruto. Led by Central Organization Trade Union (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli, the unionists said “time for politics is over”. President Ruto, his deputy…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 14 – The Government has declared a month-long curfew in parts of the North Rift region following increased cases of insecurity in the area. The dusk-to-dawn curfew which takes effect Tuesday, February 14, will pave way for a major security operation to pacify the area that has…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 14 – The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) has ratified the Jubilee Party National Executive Committee (NEC) changes that kicked out Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition leaning officials. In what has dealt a major blow to the larger Azimio coalition, the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 – Plans are at an advanced stage to commission the Northern Collector Tunnel (NTC), a move that will see Nairobi City County inject an additional 140,000 cubic metres of water in the city. Governor Johnson Sakaja said the Northern Collector Tunnel will be commissioned by the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 – Kenya will deploy troops in the country’s drought-stricken north on Wednesday, the government announced, accusing bandits and cattle rustlers of killing scores of people. More than 100 civilians and 16 police officers have lost their lives at the hands of “marauding bandits…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 14 – First Lady Rachel Ruto and Second Lady Pastor Dorcas Gachagua, are among high-ranking government officials who have arrived at Nyayo Stadium for National Prayer Day. President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua are also due to attend the prayers which aim to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 14 – Nairobi retailers have grabbed prime spots along major avenues and roadside to market their special Valentine’s offers. From red-themed gift hampers, red rose stems, cards with romantic messages and lady’s bracelets and lockets traders are banking on Valentine’s sales to…
- By Capital Lifestyle 0 SHARES ShareTweet Valentine’s Day is a holiday that is traditionally associated with romantic love and affection between couples. It is a day that is typically celebrated by exchanging elaborate gifts, cards, flowers, and chocolates with loved ones, as well as going out on…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 13 – Detectives in Nairobi have arrested three women for allegedly attempting to stupefy the drinks of three revelers at an entertainment joint in Kamakis along the Eastern By-Pass. Detectives say Hellen Wambui, Irene Wairimu and Fidelis Wambui were arrested after a bar manager…
- The immediate former legislators also stated that they concur with the resolution of the Party’s National Executive Council to exit the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition within a period of six months
- In recent weeks some police officers have reverted to old white and navy blue skirts for female officers and light blue shirts with navy blue trousers for male officers.
- The Head of State who spoke in Nakuru said he had instructed Defense CS Aden Duale and his Interior counterpart Kithure Kindiki to draw a joint strategy.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13-Four counties in the Mt. Kenya region including Nyeri, Kirinyanga, Laikipia and Nyandarua have been selected to pilot Kenya’s maiden strategy of completely eliminating Malaria in the next few years. Kenya’s Head Division of National Malaria Program Dr. Ahmed Deen Omar on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – The new Jubilee Party officials have formally notified the Registrar of Political Parties on last week’s changes made by the National Executive Committee. The Party’s Deputy Secretary General Joshua Kutuny also attached documents of their meetings which made various…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 13 – President William Ruto says he is focused on reorganizing the economy amidst the warnings that the government might fail to implement its manifesto due to a cash crisis. The Head of State who appeared to differ with the Parliamentary Budget Report that warned against…
- With enough condoms, the country will be saved from treating more than 800,000 newly infected persons in the next ten years and up to 5.3 million unplanned pregnancies, 60 per cent of which are teenage, will be averted.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – The Nairobi County Government has called on all residents to come out in large numbers and engage in a three-day public participation from tomorrow on the proposed school feeding program set to be introduced in schools across seventeen constituencies. According to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 13 – The Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) has intensified its bid to mitigate barriers and establish functional and credible systems for recognition of knowledge, skills, and competencies by fast-tracking the implementation of recognition of prior learning (RPL).…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – Medics allied to the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) in Nairobi held a protest at City Hall, demanding for National Hospital Insurance Fund cover for all Nairobi County workers. According to KMPDU Nairobi, Branch Secretary Malindi Chao, Governor…
- Koome gave the commitment on Monday during a meeting with the President of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Maj Gen Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi.
- Natembeya, who also served as the Rift Valley Regional Commissioner under President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration, blamed the ineffective war on insufficient funding and lack of a clear strategy by successive government.
- Opposition lawmakers are facing tough odds as Parliament resumes its sittings following a month long recess after their number in the House and Senate thinned further handing Kenya Kwanza a super majority.
- The Head of State said that his administration will step up its efforts to restore peace in the region that has suffered the brunt of frequent banditry attacks and cattle rustling.
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 13 – Kenya Railways has commenced the early works construction of Phase 1 of The Nairobi Railway City. This comes after President William Samoei Ruto officially presided over the groundbreaking of the project in December last year at the Nairobi Central Railway station. The…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – Former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama has been nominated to be the male public member for the Parliamentary Service Commission, in a report set to be tabled in Parliament. The nomination of Muthama follows interviews conducted by PSC on December 30 last year in Parliament…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – Embattled Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni now says that the Azimio Coalition will strip nominated Member of Parliament Sabina Chege of the National Assembly Minority Whip position. Speaking during Azimio Rally, Kioni said the Jubilee Party and the Azimio…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya has rescheduled its mega rally expected in Kisii County to Friday. The Raila Odinga led coalition called off the rally amidst push and pull between Kisii leaders from both Kenya Kwanza Alliance and Azimio La Umoja One Kenya concerning the rally…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Feb 13 – President William Ruto is set to launch the first phase of an affordable housing programme in Nakuru as he wraps up his two day working tour. The project is in line with the government’s agenda to bridge the housing deficit in the country which currently stands at two…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – President William Ruto has nominated former Kitutu Masaba Member of Parliament Shadrack Mose for appointment as Solicitor General to replace Ken Ogeto who served under former President Uhuru Kenyatta regime. The Head of State said the nomination is in accordance with the…
- NAIROBI Kenya, Feb 12 – President William Ruto has told off Azimio la Umoja coalition to stop what he describes as “personality cult politics” and allow MPs work with whoever they want. He was responding to threats from his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition leader Raila Odinga who have…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 12-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi to stop having nightmares. He was responding to Matiangi’s recent claim that police had raided his home in Karen to arrest him. “Do not mind those pretending that they have been…
- NAIROBI Kenya, Feb 12 – Deputy President Righathi Gachagua has assured that the Kenya Kwanza government is not vengeful despite the persecution they went through under the past regime. Gachagua said many leaders including the president, himself were ‘persecuted’ by the regime of former President…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 12 – The leadership wrangles in the former ruling party Jubilee has persisted after East African Legislative Assembly MP Kanini Kega insisted he is the bonafide Secretary General following Friday’s ouster of Jeremiah Kioni by the National Executive Council meeting. Speaking…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Feb 12-Former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has urged President William Ruto to fire his predecessor as his peace envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia if he continues to disrespect him. Sonko said Sunday, during the interdenominational thanksgiving service in…
- NAIROBI Kenya, Feb 12 – Kenya Kwanza leaders have told off Opposition leader Raila Odinga on his sustained attacks on the government and fresh calls for rallies and demonstrations. Led by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, the leaders said “Kenya is used to Raila’s style of politics. “To those people who are…
- At least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a central Syria attack blamed on the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Sunday. The IS group “attacked about 75 people on Saturday while they were collecting truffles in the Palmyra area, in the eastern countryside of Homs”, the Britain-…