- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 20 – A new online taxi company has been launched in Nairobi, promising affordable;e rides with no commissions charged on drivers. The firm was launched by Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria who also took his inaugural ride to State House for a meeting. See photos below:
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 20 – The University Fund Board has backed the proposal to have university fees increased, saying this will ensure quality education in universities. The proposal by the presidential working party on education reforms is to have university fees increased by threefold, from the…
- Cabinet Affairs Principal Secretary Julius Korir and Kenya Ambassador to Algeria Peter Katana Angore are among officials representing the Executive on the tour.
- Speaking on Sunday while on a tour of Kericho, one of the 39 counties where President William Ruto secured the constitutional threshold of 25 per cent of the vote and above, Gachagua said supported will "reap the harvest" before anybody else is considered.
- ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 19 – President William Ruto has asked the African Union to find ways of stopping the spread of terrorism and coups in Africa. He noted that in 2022, the continent saw an increase in the resurgence in terrorism, extremism and unconstitutional changes of government. …
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – In bid to prevent further forest fires that have been ravaging some parts of Mau Forest and other conservancies within the expansive Rift Valley region, Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya accompanied by Forestry Principal Secretary Ephantus Kimotho Kimani visited Nakuru…
- NAIVASHA, Kenya, Feb 19 – The Wiper Democtratic Movement has vowed to fully support the countrywide Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition rallies organised by leader Raila Odinga. In a resolution during a two-day retreat in Naivasha, the party indicated that it will also be conducting a massive…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – President William Ruto says Kenya will continue to support a stable and peaceful Somalia for the benefit of its people and the East African region. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Union climate change summit in Ethiopia, the head of state who held talks with…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – The Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition party has cancelled its planned rally that was to take place in Mombasa next Saturday. A statement from spokesperson Dennis Onyango instead indicated that the coalition will hold the people’s baraza in Kakamega on the same day. Party…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – As the ravaging drought continue to bite, President William Ruto has said the government is working on reorganizing this year’s Supplementary budget to help in the drought relief efforts. President Ruto revealed that the government has utilized more than Sh30 billion to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has obtained orders compelling former Lands Commissioner Sammy Mwaita to pay Sh5 million in damages for dishing out out public land in Mombasa. This is after it recovered a Sh70 million government house located in Nyali,…
- ISIOLO, Kenya, Feb 19 – A National Police Reservist and two herders have been killed in a bandit attack in Isiolo. According to the police, the attack occurred Saturday at Mlango in Burat ward with the perpetrators suspected to have crossed over from the neighboring Samburu area. The attack came…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Feb 19 – A young man in his 20’s died early Sunday morning at Kit Mikayi rock in Seme sub county, Kisumu county. The deceased was in the company of other worshipers, who were praying on top of the rock. According to a local administrator, Absalom Oyoo of Othany sub location, the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – Four other firearms from villagers in the volatile North Rift region have been returned in response to calls by President William Ruto and disarmament efforts by multi-agency security teams. According to the National Police Service, the ammunition were returned on Saturday…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta fiercest critic, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has implored him not to join the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya demonstrations, terming the move a disgrace. Gachagua went ahead to ask opposition leader Raila Odinga not to drag Kenyatta in the…
- GARISSA, Kenya, Feb 19 – Garissa County Commissioner Boaz Cherutich, has said the government will support individuals willing to help in fighting terrorism in the region. The commissioner together with the Count Security Committee, promised to support a Kenya Defense Forces Association in line with…
- KITUI, Kenya, Feb 19 – Some 48 students from St.Augustine Kanyangi Boys and St.Bridgit Syomunyu Girls were on Sunday injured in a grisly road accident at Majengo area in the outskirts Kitui town. The early morning accident occurred at Majengo estate village, near Kalundu river as the bus that was…
- KWALE, Kenya, Feb 19 – Kwale County Governor, Fatuma Achani, has reiterated her Administration’s resolve to deliver quality healthcare services to area residents. Governor Achani noted that quality healthcare delivery to the people of the coastal County was one of the primary concerns of her…
- KISII, Kenya, Feb 19 – Kisii Governor Simba Arati has asked Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to probe yesterday’s attack Kisii town whereby four people were injured in a political clash. The attack comes after Boda Boda riders affiliated to UDA held peaceful protests in Kisii town when…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – A recent survey on the Al Shabaab terror group in Kenya, has revealed that attacks by the militant group increased by 26 percent last year. According to the study by the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies, the number of terror-related attacks in this period stood at…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 19 – Kenya Medical Research Inistitute (KEMRI) researchers have detected a new dangerous mosquito vector dubbed ‘Anopheles Stephensi’ that thrives in urban and rural areas. The new mosquito vector was fast detected in Laisamis and Saku sub-counties of Marsabit County in Northern…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Feb 19 – Land offices at Awasi, Nyando Sub County went up in flames on Saturday evening. Locals saw smoke billowing from the building at 6 pm. The fire was intense, burning all that was inside the offices. Fire fighters from Kisumu arrived at the scene late after the fire had…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Feb 19 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance has reiterated its unrelenting push to have reforms in the electoral processes. The Alliance party leader Raila Odinga said that the struggle for electoral justice will not die soon. Raila asked Kenyans to remain steadfast in the push for…
- KERICHO, Kenya, Feb 18 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Saturday said they will focus on improving the lives of Kenyans and will not be distracted by those keen to disrupt the government. Speaking at Chepsir Primary School in Kipkelion East, Kericho County, the DP said President William Ruto…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) President Richard Ngatia has continued with his efforts to bolster the trade environment with a series of meetings with different stakeholders. On Friday, Ngatia held talks with the senior leadership from Diamond…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Feb 18 – Environmentalists in Mombasa County have protested over the cutting of indigenous trees by a private developer. The Chairman of the Clean Mombasa CBO, Dr Edwin Mwinga Chokwe, raised an alarm over the illegal cutting down of the trees along the Machakos-Liwatoni road, in…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Feb 18 – The issue of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party “rebels” who went to State House took center stage in the Azimio La Umoja people’s baraza in Kisumu, with leaders calling for their expulsion from the party. ODM deputy party leader Wycliffe Oparanya asked for permission…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – President William Ruto has appointed a 25 -member presidential taskforce to mobilize resources to supplement the Government’s efforts towards addressing various social causes and needs. The gazette notice dated 16th February 2023 stated that the presidential taskforce shall…
- ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 18 – Kenya has become the first African State to sign the African Audiovisual and Cinema Commission (AACC) statute. The signing took place at ceremony graced by Minata Samate Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development and other top…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – The government has extended the period for the publication of names and qualifications of applicants and shortlisted candidates for the position of Chairperson and Members of the Media Council of Kenya (MCK). This is after the Employment and Labour Relations Court stopped…
- NYERI, Kenya, Feb 18 – The family of freedom hero Dedan Kimathi want Kenya kwanza government to find his remains so that in the event his wife mukami kimathi passes on she is buried beside him. Speaking during Kimathi 66 commemoration day at historic Ruringu stadium kimathi daughter Evelyn Waniugu…
- HOMA BAY, Kenya, Feb 18 – The Government, through the National Treasury, has implemented a new Pension Scheme to benefit public servants in their retirement. The Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS), is part of the reforms in the Public Service Pensions’ sector enacted by the government in…
- MURANG’A, Kenya, Feb 18 – Tea farmers allied to 10 factories within Murang’a County, want Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), to reduce some of management costs in order to increase their earnings. The farmers in the final draft of the Management Agreement Document they have submitted to KTDA,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 13 – Azimio La Umoja Spokesperson Makau Mutua now opines that Kisii Governor Simba Arati might one day be the President of the Republic of Kenya. Citing his character, the extinguished lawyer pointed out that the Kisii County boss is the man to watch in the country’s political…
- ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 18 – Time has come for Africa to establish and maintain strong public health institutions. President William Ruto said the continent should also enhance its capacity to manufacture its own vaccines and stop relying on imports. He spoke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) is mulling moving to court over the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to the war-torn Northern Kenya, which they say is unconstitutional. While admitting that its the responsibility of the government to use all possible arsenals to…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Feb 18 – Mombasa court has convicted Iranian and Pakistani foreigners of trafficking in Sh1.3 billion worth heroin into the country. The convicts include Mohamed Saleh, Yakoob Ibrahim, Saleem Muhammad, Bhatti Abdulghafour, Baksh Moula and Pak Abdul Ghaffar. They were charged on July…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Feb 18 – Stern action will be taken against police and other national government officers who will participate in eviction of people before extensive consultations with other stakeholders, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has warned. Speaking in Kiriko, Nakuru County, when he…
- ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 18 – President William Ruto has asked Bretton Woods Institutions to review their plans to match the aspirations of Africa. He said the institutions — World Bank and the International Monetary Fund — have the power to transform the continent. The President noted that this…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 18 – The National Council of Churches of Kenya(NCCK) has lauded the nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize 2023. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Quaker Peace and Social Witness Saturday nominated the council for the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 jointly with the Florida…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 18 – Telco giant Safaricom has issued a public notice informing its customers of planned maintenance that will disrupt mobile money transfer service MPesa. In a notice, the telco said that MPesa, will undergo a scheduled maintenance exercise from 1.30am to 2.00am This will…
- ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 18 – President William Ruto has called for a new paradigm shift in the financing of climate action. He noted that there was need to review the current financing model of climate action to serve the intended purpose of fighting the effects of climate change. “There is need…
- KISII, Kenya, Feb 18 – Kisii high court this has upheld the election of Daniel Manduku as Nyaribari Masaba member of parliament. Judge Hedwig Ongudi, dismissed the petition filed by three contestants citing insufficient evidence. In the August 9, 2022 general elections, IEBC announced Dr. Daniel…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 17 – A Non-Governmental Organization has lauded the government’s efforts to restore security in the North Rift Region. Speaking during a press conference, Friday, National Council of Non-Governmental Organizations chairman Stephen Cheboi stated that this will stabilize the…
- NYERI, Kenya, Feb 17 – Two officers from the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) have died while rushing to battle the ongoing fire that broke out at the Aberdare eleven days ago. According to KWS Wildlife Services director in charge of partnership Simon Gitau, the two died on Monday while in the line of…
- KISII, Kenya, Feb 17 – Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance political leader Raila Odinga has defended former Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi from alleged harassment and intimidation including what he terms as unlawful arrests. Speaking in Kisii during the People’s Baraza Friday, Odinga said he is…
- ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb 17 – President William Ruto has called for political leadership in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to drive stability in the country. He said the effort must be corroborated by countries neighbouring DRC for peace and sustainability. “Without these bold steps,…