- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union(KMPDU) Western officials have called off the strike which was set to begin on Sunday, and have assured the public that there will be no halt in medical services during this festive season. This came after a daylong meeting…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Dec 6 – The Eldoret High Court has suspended the implementation of a legal notice requiring security guards to be paid a monthly minimum salary of Sh30,000. The notice by the Private Security Regulatory Authority (PSRA) was issued early this month, but was opposed by a section…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – The Kenya Power Company has announced power disruption in various parts of the country from Wednesday. In a statement, the utility company announced that there will be blackouts in parts of Nairobi that include lang’ata area, T mall, Moi Educational Centre, school of Blind,…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has commended the Competition Authority of Kenya for its work in the protection of consumers in the country. However, the Deputy President told the government agency that it needed to do more particularly in raising public awareness to…
- BEIJING, Dec 6 – While promoting climate adaptation at home, China will continue to support other developing nations in adapting to the climate crisis, said Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of ecology and environment. Zhao, also head of the Chinese delegation to the COP28 United Nations climate change…
- BEIJING, Dec 6 – Chinese researchers have found that recovered COVID-19 patients still harbor some immune cells that can fend off the virus at least two years after the initial infection, but updated vaccination is essential in boosting immunization against emerging variants. The research,…
- BEIJING, Dec 6 – Medical experts gathered in Beijing on Saturday to share the latest research achievements in non-communicable disease prevention and control and boost international cooperation. Led by Wang Youfa, Vice President of Xian Jiaotong University Health Science Center and Dean of Global…
- By Wendy Gonzalez Around one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions result from food production, distribution and consumption — meaning that any attempt to meet the terms set out in the Paris Agreement has to address this vital part of our global ecosystem to have a chance of success. Reducing…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has defended the coffee reforms instituted by the Government dismissing as misleading, the narrative by critics that the reforms are punitive. Gachagua extended an invitation to coffee business companies in the United Kingdom for open…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga now claims the transfer of printing tender from a United Kingdom (UK) based firm to a local company is to blame for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations results irregularities. Speaking during a press…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has met with the new British High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan at his office. The Commissioner paid a courtesy call to Uhuru hours after meeting with Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. “The British High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. Neil…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Kenya’s Open University has signed a course sharing agreement with India’s Indira Gandhi National Open University in a deal that will see Kenya benefit from new training opportunities. This follows bilateral agreements between President William Ruto and his Indian…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called for enhanced cooperation between Kenya and the United Kingdom in security, Agriculture and trade. Speaking during a meeting with High Commissioners Neil Wigan, Gachagua further empasised the need to focus on investment and climate…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei has told off Senate speaker Amason Kingi, in a coded message signaling Kingi’s interference with the Foreign Affairs docket. Korir in a post shared on his official X app account (formerly twitter) slammed the senate speaker…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6- Public Service Commission (PSC) has opposed the proposed amendment of the office of Attorney General Act 2021 that seeks to give more powers to the office of Attorney General. While appearing before the National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) on 5th…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Secondhand vehicles imported into the country whose year of registration is 2016 and below shall not be allowed in the country from 1st January 2024. According to a notice by The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), importers of used and second-hand motor vehicles, have been…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) now says the edible oils imported to the country by the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) met all the safety standards. In a communiqué shared to newsrooms, the standards regulator says the edibles oils only failed to meet its…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec 6 – Police in Mombasa have arrested five suspects who were part of an organised criminal group operating in Sargoi. This follows a viral video posted on social media showing the suspects posing with items they had stolen from Kenyans. In the video, one was heard saying, “We are…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6- Ministry of Education states that government has allocated Sh3.9 billion for construction of additional 15,021 classrooms for Junior Secondary School (JSS) by 2025 to accommodate the first grade 9 learners. Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu, said the World Bank will…
- MIGORI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Kenyan fishermen along Nyang’wina beach in Muhuru Bay in Migori County last evening seized five boats from Ugandan fishermen over territorial trespass in Lake Victoria. Their action is as a revenge of four boats from Kenya which were captured by Ugandan authorities. The…
- Interest in Amin’s work stems from three main aspects. The first is his vast and diverse body of work. The second is his focus. He centred on Africa, outside the western media’s epicentre, with a pan-African perspective. The third is that his images capture postcolonial events as they unfolded.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Devolved units are set to reap heavily from the proposed recommendations for sharing revenue between the National Government and the County government following an increase of Sh22 billion for their allocation in the financial year 2024/2025. The Commission of Revenue…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 6- The SOAWR Coalition, a consortium of over 70 women’s rights organizations in 33 African countries dedicated to advocating for women’s rights in Africa has launched a Call to Action and Accountability in harmony with the objectives of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Six more deaths have been reported in the ongoing floods bringing the total fatalities across the country to 160. In a statement released on Tuesday, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura said one person was reported dead in Kilifi, three in Taita Taveta, one in Narok and one…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – “Somebody almost ran off with all of my stuff, and I was standing there looking at myself the whole time!” This is one of the many evocative and deeply metaphorical lines in Ntozake Shange’s ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf’ symbolizing…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5-Business came to a standstill before the National Assembly as MPs staged a walkout paralyzing legislative activities delays of the National Government Constituency Development Funds (NG-CDF). The lawmakers walked out of the chambers barely an hour after the afternoon sitting…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Azimio La Umoja Leader Raila Odinga has condemned the arrest of Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o terming it a political witch-hunt aimed at intimidating her for pointing out the rot in President William Ruto’s administration. Odinga stated the arrest was no surprise…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5- Kenya Coast Tourist Association Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Julius Owino has demanded that those responsible for the Pinewood Beach Resort in Diani, Kwale County, be apprehended and prosecuted. In an interview with Capital Newsbeat, Owino says that none of the suspects…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says the government will increase the number of Narional Police Reservists (NPRs) in the troubled north with the goal of permanently eliminating the scourge of banditry. According to Kindiki, this is part of efforts to intensify the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Kenya and India have signed five memoranda of understanding to enhance bilateral relations. President William Ruto said forging stronger ties with India will be instrumental in advancing Kenya’s Bottom-Up Empowerment Transformation Agenda. The President said Kenya stands to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Kenya and India are set to expand partnership in technology along other sectors, President William Ruto says. President Ruto was accorded a ceremonial welcome while on a state visit to New Delhi, India from Dec 4- 6. The visit is meant to deepen the bilateral ties between…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – President William Ruto has revealed that India has granted Kenya with US$250 million that will be used in an array of areas including agriculture as well as vaccines. This follows bilateral engagements between President William Ruto and his Indian counterpart in New Delhi…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 5 – Miraa transporters have been given until December 31 to obtain their operating licenses. Through a notice, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) stated that commercial transporters are expected to register with the body before obtaining clearance. According to the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has filed a petition seeking orders to compel Treasury to allocate enough funds to enable political parties perform their duties effectively. ODM through its lawyer Awele Jackson stated that the party has been unable to perform its…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Kenya and India have signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) aimed at enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries. The two countries will collaborate in sectors that include health, energy, ICT sectors, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as well as marketing…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Kenyans have been urged to dress down from tomorrow in cultural attire ahead of the Kenya at 60, Jamhuri day celebrations next week. Head of Public Service Felix Koskei on Tuesday said that Kenyans should dress in comfortable and presentable outfit as the country prepares to…
- Dubai, UAE, Dec 5 – President William Ruto says Kenya is targeting to stop the use of fossil fuel and rely entirely on renewable energy use by 2030. In an interview with CNN’s Becky Anderson, the head of state maintained that Africa has the potential to lead the world in transitioning to the use of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rains advisory at the Coast, Central, Western, Lake Victoria Basin and Southeast lowlands. According to the department, the regions are set to experience week-long rains and isolated storms. “High average daytime (…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakang’o has been charged with forgery and conspiracy to defraud. This follows her arrest in Mombasa Tuesday in connection with a complaint made against her in 2016. She however denied the charges and was released on a Sh500,000 cash bail or a…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – NARC Kenya leader Martha Karua has accused the government harassing and intimidating Controller of Budget Nyakang’o after she exposed siphoning of public resources before National Dialogue Committee. This follows her arrest in Mombasa in connection with a complaint made…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – High Court has suspended the registration and issuance of new digital Identification Cards (ID). In a ruling issued by justice John Chigiti, the government was directed =to halt the process that was to kick off this month. ”The leave granted by the court operates as a stay…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government has disbursed at least 1 Billion Shillings has been released for rehabilitation of the roads in some of the worst hit regions by the El Nino crisis. Speaking when led a high-level humanitarian intervention in Garissa and…
- BEIJING, Dec 5 – Galactic Energy, a private rocket maker in Beijing, launched the 11th flight mission of its CERES 1 rocket on Tuesday morning to deploy two satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off at 7:33 am at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert and placed…
- BEIJING, Dec 5 – Guan Xiangyu, an experienced bird-watcher, was thrilled to hear the sound of a grey-headed woodpecker at dusk in Beijing Olympic Forest Park. “Listen to this bird, it sounds like a kid laughing rhythmically,” Guan said, standing by the lakeside near the south entrance to the park.…
- BEIJING, Dec 5 – China’s emergency management and finance authorities have jointly allocated central natural disaster relief funds to support local relief work for people affected by natural disasters this year. About 4.85 billion yuan (about $682.99 million) has been issued to help those affected…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec 5 – Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango has been arrested in Mombasa in connection with a complaint made against her in 2016. Together with 10 other people, she is set to face various charges including conspiracy to defraud contrary to Section 317 of the Penal Code. She will…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Kenya is committed to strengthening its bilateral ties with India. President William Ruto said Kenya and India share historical ties dating back to the 18th Century and beyond. The President, who is on a two-day state visit to India, said the two countries are keen on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 4 – The High Court has temporarily suspended the sale of 11 state corporations following a petition filed by Orange Democratic Movement leader Raila Odinga. High Court Judge Chacha Mwita said that the petition by ODM raises substantial constitutional and legal issues of public…
