- The United Arab Emirates is set to host the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, marking a significant milestone as it will be the first-ever global stock take since the Paris Agreement came into effect.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has suspended top City Inspectorate officials after a spate of incidents against traders. In the changes announced Wednesday, Chief Officer Tony Kimani was replaced by Eva Wairiuko. Acting County Secretary Patrick Analo said the decision…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – A recent survey conducted by Politrack has identified the top 20 Governors who have implemented the most impactful projects in their respective counties, particularly in the fields of education and infrastructure. Leading the list is Kakamega’s Fernandes Barasa, who is…
- KWALE, Kenya, Nov 29 – Tourism stakeholders within the Coastal region have joined the growing calls for arrest and prosecution of suspects who attacked the luxurious Pinewood Beach Resort in Diani, Kwale County. More than a week after the incident happened, none of the suspects captured in the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 -The Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) is demanding the Ministry of Health and County Government to expedite the promotion of all clinical officers within the next 21 days failure to which they will stage a strike. In a statement, the union also asked the Ministry of…
- Work by ILRI and the Centre For Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) identifies local breeds and forage varieties that are more resilient to heat stress and also emit less greenhouse gases.
- KCCB that brings together 26 bishops had raised a red flag over the implants claims and other grey areas around the digital ID and urged the government to address and allay the concerns.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – Homabay County Leaders have implored the government to fast-track humanitarian assistance to residents surrounding Lake Victoria who have been displaced by floods due to the ongoing El-Nino rains. Led by Homabay Town MP Peter Kaluma they decried that more than 80 families…
- Kenya’s role in COP28 should not be merely as a passive participant. It should actively champion clean energy solutions to enhance climate resilience and show the world what is possible.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 29 – Lawmakers from Garissa County have demanded the halt of the ongoing plans to integrate refugees under the Shirika Plan citing discrimination and mismanagement. MPs hailing from the region expressed that the Shirika plan being spearheaded by the Department of Refugee Affairs…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – A recent research by Politrack poll has ranked Kakamega as the best-performing county with the most significant initiatives. According to the study, the county headed by Governor Fernandes Barasa ranked first out of 20 soaring 70.6 per cent performance rate. The survey…
- BEIJING, Nov 29 – Vice-Premier Zhang Guoqing on Tuesday called for continued efforts to ensure food safety and better meet the people’s new demand for safe, nutritious and healthy food. Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks…
- BEIJING, Nov 29 – A type of drought-tolerant rice developed in China is boosting food production in African countries while slashing methane emissions, which have been linked to global warming. China has been working for decades to help bolster food self-sufficiency in Africa, with the introduction…
- BEIJING, Nov 29 – Research led by a Chinese doctor has shown that toripalimab – a humanized monoclonal antibody against programmed death protein 1 – helps significantly improve the survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a type of head and neck cancer, when used in addition to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – A report, published by the United Nations HumanRights office and the UN political mission in Haiti has called for the urgent deployment of the multinational security support mission authorized by the UN Security Council in October. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen now says the licenses of drivers who try to cross flooded rivers during the rainy season will be cancelled. According to the CS, such drivers will also face legal penalties for attempted suicide and endangering the lives of…
- EMBU, Kenya, Nov 29 – Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has ordered her government’s enforcement officers to be courteous when dealing with members of the public. The governor said she doesn’t want to hear of cases of askaris mistreating members of the public as they carry out their duty of maintaining…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna has confronted Kenya Kwanza government plan to sell the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) to private investors under its 2023 privatization programme. According to Sifuna, the government should have conducted a public vote…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga returned to the national spotlight in Korogocho, urging young people to continue pushing for change to make their communities and Kenya better. Echoing the call by youth leaders, Mutunga, who has been engaged in mentorship of youth, since…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 29 – Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has called on Senators to consider censuring three Cabinet Secretaries after they failed to show up for a scheduled grilling session. This is after Prime Cabinet Secretaries Musalia Mudavadi, Energy CS Davis Chirchir, and National Treasury CS…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – A Judicial Service Commission (JSC) team has been deployed to conduct investigations on the threats to a Kakamega Magistrate by Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya over a Sh500,000 debt ruling. According to a statement from the commission, the team will also…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 29 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has banned the wearing of Kaunda suits by Members of the Parliament in the House. Wetangula, while addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday, referred to Rule 9 of the Speaker’s Rules which outlines the dress code of MPs, declared…
- Untreated diseases could eventually kill more people in Gaza than bombings if the health system is not restored, the World Health Organization says. Diarrhoea and respiratory infections are widespread among children in overcrowded UN facilities where almost 1.1 million people are sheltering.…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28-Senate probe over the Sh16.5 billion edible oils scandal has continued to leave tongues wagging as it emerged top officials within the Ministry of Trade and Investment are still unaware of the location of the imported cooking oil. The Senate Committee on Trade and Investment…
- The team comprising of 11 Ministries and their relevant Agencies, adopting a Whole of Government Approach, will provide early warning information, flood alerts, flood preparedness, safety and emergency response information to stakeholders and the public.
- KISII, Kenya, Nov 28 – Azimio leaders led by wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka have lauded the high court ruling declaring the housing levy under the financial Act(2023) unconstitutional which targeted salaried Kenyans excluding those in the formal sector. Musyoka said the court’s determination is a win…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Senators are mulling halting the Nairobi Regeneration and Urban Renewal Program following after Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja failed to show up to shed light on the progress of the construction of 40,000 housing units. Senate Roads, Transportation, and Housing Chair…
- KWALE, Kenya, Nov 28 – Pressure is piling on police to arrest and prosecute suspects linked to the brutal attack at Pinewood Beach Resort in Diani, that left many injured and property destroyed. The lawyer representing the hotel Nick Ndeda on Tuesday raised concerns over the delays to charge the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – President William Ruto now says the government will comply with the High Court ruling on the Housing Levy. Speaking during the 5th Congress of the International Trade Union Confederation-Africa in Nairobi, the head of state stated that the government will align the relevant…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has told off the government over the privatization of State Corporations. Odinga who was speaking in Kisii during the ongoing Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) activation drive averred that state corporations should not be left…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – The government is set to roll out the ‘Shirika plan’ to integrate both refugees and host communities in the Dadaab and Kakuma camps in Garissa and Turkana. In a press conference held in Nairobi on Tuesday, Immigration and Citizens services Principal secretary Julius Bitok…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has pleaded with the judiciary to exercise judicial discretion ‘not to sabotage’ the housing levy. Gachagua who was speaking in Kwale county shortly after the high court had delivered a ruling that has suspended the housing levy observed…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 28 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Tuesday attributed the current El Nino crisis in Kenya to inadequate infrastructural planning. While acknowledging the flooding challenge witnessed across the country, Gachagua assured Kenyans that the national government has taken…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – The High Court has discharged the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) Managing Director Daniel Kiptoo in a contempt of court case where he is accused of disobeying the suspension of the 16 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on pump prices. Kiptoo had been cited for…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – The High Court has issued a temporary order stopping the execution of a decision declaring section 84 of the housing levy under the Finance Act 2023 unconstitutional. The three judges, David Majanja, Christine Meoli and Lawrence Mugambi said in a short ruling that pending…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna has cautioned Kenyans against early celebrations in the wake of the High Court ruling that declared the Housing Levy unconstitutional. In a post shared on his official X app account, Sifuna called on Kenyans to tone down their expectations until…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – President William Ruto has praised the partnership between Kenya and United States in the fight against HIV/AIDS.Through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), President Ruto said Kenya has made impressive strides in the fight against the scourge. “We…
- CHENGDU, Nov 28 – A 238-km section of the Sichuan-Qinghai railway in western China became operational on Tuesday after 12 years of construction. The first high-speed passenger train was launched at around 11 am from Maoxian county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture of Sichuan province,…
- WUHAN, Nov 28 – The Wuhan health authority has suspended a municipal hospital and a judicial appraisal institute from conducting certain services on Tuesday, after they were reported online to be involved in illegal acts like surrogacy or fake paternity results. Wuhan Puren Hospital has been…
- BEIJING, Nov 28 – The overall HIV/AIDS epidemic in Beijing is at a low prevalence level, with a steady decline in the number of new cases, said the city’s center for disease control and prevention on Sunday. Since China reported the first case of AIDS in 1985, the capital city has reported a total…
- KWALE, Kenya, Nov 28- Industry players within Kenya’s tourism sector are up in arms, demanding for the immediate arrest and prosecution of suspects who staged a brutal attack at Pinewood Beach Resort. More than a week later, the dozens of suspects including 13 who were arrested and released on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) now says all its VAT returns will be pre-filled, marking a complete departure from the usual way of filing VAT returns. In a public notice shared on the authority’s official X app account, KRA says the move has been informed by their desire to…
- Justices David Majanja, Christine Meoli and Lawrence Mugambi argued that by singling out the formal sector without justification, the law failed to conform to the principal of nondiscrimination.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Detectives in Kakamega are looking for Mumias East legislator Peter Salasya to shed more light into the allegations that he threatened to kill a magistrate who ruled against him in Sh500,000 debt suit. The legal dispute arose when a local businessman sued the first time…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Detectives in Nairobi on Tuesday questioned several top officials at the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) in connection with a Sh16.5 food importation saga. The officials who are directors at the KNTC were picked from their offices and taken to the Directorate of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – Police in Kakamega are holding a 36-year-old man in connection with the killing of his 13-year-old son for allegedly stealing chicken. Preliminary investigations indicate that the father used a wooden cane to discipline his son on Sunday evening, accusing him of stealing…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 28 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally closed the cases against President William Ruto and former Journalist Joshua Arap Sang where they are accused of crimes against humanity in the 2007 post-general election violence. In a statement, the ICC however stated…
