- Jan 6 – China reaffirmed its commitment to building a stable, healthy and sustainable relationship with the United States on Friday, with its top diplomat calling on both sides to assume the vision and role befitting major countries to give the world “rock-solid certainty and positive energy”.…
- The raid was conducted by officials from the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada), who were accompanied by police officers.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 6 – A popular socialite in Nairobi, Starlet Wahu Mwangi has been found murdered in an Airbnb. Wahu’s body was discovered in the Airbnb where she had checked in with a man believed to be her boyfriend. The chilling events unfolded on January 3 when Wahu and her suspected murderer…
- KISUMU, Kenya Jan 6 – Kenyans have been urged to provide assistance, regardless to incarcerated individuals in various correctional facilities across the country. Ubuntu Casuna, a community-based organization in Kisumu, a non-state actor, while providing aid to Kodiaga Maximum Prison in Kisumu…
- The failure to embrace these preventive measures has resulted in weakened accountability systems within most devolved units, facilitating the brazen misappropriation of public funds.
- According to the National Transport Safety Authority (NTSA), between January and October 15, 2022, at least 3,760 lives were lost in road accidents, mainly attributed to reckless driving, overspeeding, and disregard for traffic regulations.
- President William Ruto has been engaged in a dispute with the judiciary, openly challenging court orders that impede his flagship policies and accusing judges of corruption.
- Zhou Pingjian: Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President William Ruto, we have every confidence that China and Kenya will continually enrich the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to jointly build an even closer China-Kenya community with a shared future in the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s brother is among five suspects arrested for the murder of slain Meru blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Sniper. The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has filed an application seeking to detain five other suspects for the murder of Meru…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – The wake of the El Niño floods tragically led to the loss of 174 lives, including 133 adults and 41 children with the government ramping upefforts to reduce the number of displaced households. There has been a significant decrease in the number of displaced households from…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – Twenty-seven hospitals at the centre of the Sh171 million National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) fraud have been suspended. According to Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, an investigation into the fraud revealed that a Sh20 billion had been lost. “Between January…
- Reacting to the Supreme Court decision on December 28 confirming a tribunal finding of Chitembwe's ouster, Abdullahi said the verdict was as a result of Sonko's unrelating effort in documenting corruption by the judge.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – The first batch of foreigners on Electronic Travel Authorization under visa-free policy in Kenya have landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. According to Immigrations Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, over 5,000 ETA applications have been received. In the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – The government has made some amendments to the Citizen and Immigration Regulation, 2023, to support the implementation of a visa-free regime. In a special Gazette notice issued by Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, the word ‘Visa’ has…
- President Ruto has dominated the headlines since Tuesday when he declared his intent to disregard court-issued stay orders and push ahead with critical projects such as Affordable Housing and the Social Health Insurance Act which form part of his legacy.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – The Jua Kali Contractors National Umbrella organization has defended President William Ruto’s housing project and urged him to ignore court orders temporarily halting its progress despite uproar from the Opposition. President Ruto has vowed to ignore court orders stopping…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s son and brother are among five suspects arrested for the murder of slain Meru blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Sniper. The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has filed an application seeking to detain five other suspects for the murder of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – Relatives of Lawrence Warunge, the main suspect in the 2021 Kiambaa family murders have petitioned Chief Justice Martha Koome to expedite the case after it failed to kick off a number of times. Through their lawyers led by Ndindi Ng’anga, the family stated that seemingly…
- MURANG’A, Kenya, Jan 5 – Chairperson of parliamentary committee for budget and appropriations Ndindi Nyoro has said monies meant for bursaries under the NG-CDF kitty will be released before students report for first term.Nyoro on Thursday noted the government is working around the clock to ensure…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – A section of lawyers associated with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) have distanced themselves from the planned demonstrations against President William Ruto’s comments regarding the prevalence of corruption within the Judiciary. The lawyers, who opted not to reveal their…
- SUDAN, Jan 5 – Sudan has recalled its ambassador from Nairobi in protest the meeting between President William Ruto and paramilitary leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. According to its acting Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq, “Dagalo has been recalled for consultations in protest of the official reception…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 5 – The Court of Appeal has allowed the government to proceed with collecting the Housing Levy for this month. A three-judge bench, consisting of Lydia Achode, John Mativo, and Mwaniki Gachoka, upheld the status quo regarding the levy’s collection. While extending the…
- BEIJING, Jan 5 – Chinese public security departments have cracked 391,000 cases of telecom and online fraud from January to November 2023, the country’s Ministry of Public Security announced Friday. To deliver a heavy blow to relevant criminal activities, the ministry in 2023 launched several law…
- SHANGHAI, Jan 5 – Shanghai recorded more than 19.6 million inbound and outbound travelers in 2023, the city’s border inspection authorities said on Thursday. Some 19 million passengers entered or left China during this period via the two major airports in the city, namely Pudong and Hongqiao,…
- YINCHUAN, Jan 5 – The installed capacity of new energy in Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region is currently more than 36 million kilowatts, accounting for over 54 percent of the region’s total installed capacity, said local electricity authorities. As China’s first demonstration zone for…
- Nairobi, Kenya Jan 4 – Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has condemned the violent incident on Busia healthcare giver caught on viral video. In a statement, the CS stated that perpetrators of such acts will face the full force of the law. She at the same time called for civility between the…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Jan 4 – The Kisumu High Court has issued orders barring newly appointed Chemelil sugar factory Managing Director Moses Kiprop from taking over office after a farmer moved to court to challenge his appointment. Kiprop was recently appointed by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Muthika…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 4 – Lands and Housing Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has criticized the judiciary over court rulings on government development programs. CS Wahome stated that the court has been acting as a barrier for Nation’s development by temporarily suspending some of Kenya Kwanza government…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – North Eastern Members of Parliament have implored the international community to intervene and revoke the deal between the Somaliland region of Somalia and Ethiopia wherein Somaliland agreed to lease a 20km stretch of Sea port access to Ethiopian Naval forces. In the deal…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – Senate Housing committee chairperson Karungu Thangwa and his Manyatta counterpart Gitonga Mukunji have vowed that they won’t allow Judiciary to stop the Housing and Health agenda through corruptly obtained court orders. Speaking during a press conference at the Ruiru housing…
- LAGOS, Nigeria, Jan 4 – Nigeria says it will extend the suspension of degrees accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,”…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Jan 4 – Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have exhumed remains suspected to be those of former Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) Managing Director Silvenus Tubei. Television footage from his Chepkurmum farm showed officers using shovels to dig up the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – President William Ruto has maintained his onslaught against the judiciary as he insisted that corruption is prevalent. In a statement, the head of state vowed to root out corrupt individuals sabotaging government agenda. While acknowledging that there are upright judicial…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – The Rwanda Food Drug Authority (RFDA) has recalled a Kenyan Pharmaceutical from its stores. According to RFDA, four bulk batches of pink Fluconazole 200mg tablets imported into the country had a white discolouration. “Rwanda FDA instructs all importers, central medical…
- WUHAN, Jan 4 – Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for more efforts to foster new productive forces, promote high-quality development, and get this year’s economic work off to a good start during his inspection in central China’s Hubei Province. In his tour on Tuesday and Wednesday, Li also stressed…
- BEIJING, Jan 4 – Four national government bodies jointly made public a guideline for promoting Eco-environment Oriented Development on Wednesday, as the country strives to address the underfunding of environmental conservation. For trial implementation, the document was issued by the Ministry of…
- SHANGHAI, Jan 4 – Chinese scientists have developed a new strategy for treating a form of highly aggressive breast cancer by converting treatment-resistant tumors to a more treatable state. The study published on Thursday in the journal Science Translational Medicine unveiled this new approach,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – Kenya Airways has been ranked as Africa’s second most efficient airline in a global on-time performance review of airlines and airports. The latest On-Time Performance Review report by aviation analytics company Cirium, reveals that the airline attained an impressive 71.86…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – President William Ruto has come under a barrage of criticism following his threat to disobey court orders from “corrupt judges”. President Ruto on Tuesday said some unnamed judges had teamed up with opposition politicians and “cartels” to block his government’s projects. But…
- EMBU, Kenya, Jan 4 – The Embu law courts have set aside special rooms where all matters touching on children will be heard in a child friendly environment. Besides the children’s courtroom being decorated with bright colours and cartoon characters, a happy place has also been established where…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – President William Ruto has called on the warring parties in the Sudan conflict to embrace dialogue and work towards the attainment of lasting peace. The President lauded proponents of the Jedda initiative for agreeing to work with the Intergovernmental Authority on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has been given 7 days to forward the Murder Inquiry file of slain world renowned athlete Edward Kiplagat Chemweno. The Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP) wants the murder file forwarded to him so as to issue appropriate directives…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 4 – The national government Through Treasury has released Sh31.34 billion to the Education sector for the 2024 academic year. Through a post shared on his official X app account, state house spokesperson Hussein Mohamed revealed that the amount has been disbursed on five…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Jan 4 – At least five people perished on Thursday morning following a grisly road accident involving multiple vehicles in Timboroa, along the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. A preliminary statement from the National Police Service says three victims died on the spot while two others…
