- The newly appointed County Executive Committee Member in charge of Agriculture and Livestock Joyce Keshe said the money will be given in the months of November and December to the selected homesteads that have been severely affected by drought.
- NAIROBI Kenya, Oct 31 – President Ruto has directed the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to provide the Interior Ministry with a roadmap of ending extrajudicial killings in the country. Following a meeting with the Authority, President Ruto vowed to end police brutality and enforced…
- Addis Ababa (AFP), Oct 31 – Talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel authorities in Tigray aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to their devastating two-year conflict were continuing Monday, a diplomat said. The negotiations led by the African Union began last Tuesday in South Africa…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 31 – Kenya’s new Defense Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale assumed office Monday with a pledge to modernize the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF). Duale – the former Garissa Township MP – succeeds Eugene Wamalwa who has been at the helm of the Ministry for about one year. He stated that…
- Seoul (AFP), Oct 31 – Wiping away tears, Song Jung-hee laid a single white chrysanthemum at a memorial for the 154 victims of a fatal crowd crush in South Korea. What was supposed to be a Saturday night of post-pandemic celebration in Seoul’s popular Itaewon nightlife district turned into one of…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said the Kenya Kwanza administration will be youth-oriented, promising to ensure more jobs are created for them.Speaking on Monday during the launch of the Kenya Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program (K-YEEAP) at…
- GARISSA, Kenya, Oct 31 – Major (Rtd) Mohammed Dekow Barrow who unsuccessfully vied for the Garissa Gubernatorial seat on a UDA ticket in the August 9 polls is among the growing list of spirants eyeing the Garissa Township MPs seat. The seat fell vacant following the appointment of Aden Duale as the…
- Sao Paulo (AFP), Oct 30 – Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for “peace and unity” after narrowly winning a divisive runoff election Sunday, capping a remarkable political comeback by defeating far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro — who has yet to accept defeat. The victory…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 31 – Kenya’s youngest Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has taken over the Ministry of Health from Mutahi Kagwe with a pledge to steer it even further. At 30, Nakhumicha is the youngest CS in President William Ruto’s cabinet which he unveiled last week. She is a Supplies Chain…
- Contesting for elective positions in Kenya’s pluralist democracy is increasingly becoming demanding. First, during the electioneering period, mobilization fees hit a new premium high and candidates had to spend and in the words of the very politicians, they paid handsomely to have crowds in their…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua now says the subsidy on fuel and Unga as a means of alleviating the heavy economic burden on Kenyans was a lie. Gachagua who was speaking during launch the Kenya Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program by the Kenya Private…
- Plans to fully monetize Twitter's Blue Badge appearing on verified accounts are understood to be at an advanced stage with an American tech website, The Verge, indicating that Elon Musk, the new owner, has set a November 7 deadline.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the Kenya Kwanza Alliance government is open to criticism and encouraged the Azimio team to play their opposition role effectively. Gachagua stated that unlike President Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime that had ‘praise and worship’ team that…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Former Kanduyi MP Wafula Wamunyinyi has been named as the sole nominee to fly the Azimio La Umoja – One Kenya Coalition Party flag in the Bungoma Senate by-election slated for December 8. The decision was announced after a meeting involving all affiliate parties in the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed concern over the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a joint communique, the former Head of State and the East African Community (EAC) urged parties to halt skirmishes and commit to the Nairobi-led…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 31 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched an entrepreneurship program for Kenya’s youth in partnership with the private sector that will create 1 million jobs. The initiative, dubbed the Kenya Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program (K-YEEAP), is a…
- The restructuring of the AU mediation team in the Ethiopian-Tigray conflict shines a glimmer of hope on the delicate peace talks and opens another rare window of opportunity to bring the conflict to an end. It’s in essence a golden chance that should be grabbed by both hands on every divide in this…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Nine police officers were Monday expected in court for a hearing on an application the prosecution has made to detain them over the two missing Indians and their Kenyan driver as investigations go on. The whereabouts of Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai, and…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Oct 31 – Collins Okundi, the suspect in the murder of Ida Odinga’s body guard, is set to take plea today on murder charges in a Kisumu Court. This is after the elapse of 14 days that was granted to the prosecution to allow for investigations. The prosecution had requested the court…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Universities have been implored to adopt innovative ways to mobilize for resources so as to address the current funding crisis in the sector. The ailing financial health in public universities has been blamed on underfunding by the National Treasury exacerbating the sinking…
- Mogadishu (AFP), Oct 30 – The death toll from twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the country’s international allies. “So far, the number of people who died…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 31 – Residents of Kitui South Constituency have linked police in the area to the ongoing conflict involving farmers and herders who have been fighting over camels grazing land. The residents who are mainly farmers have claimed that police officers at Mutha Police Station and…
- Rio de Janeiro (AFP), Oct 30 – Brazil was on a knife-edge Sunday as it awaited results from an election battle between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and his leftist arch-rival, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a bitterly divisive race seen as too close to call. The runoff capped a dirty campaign…
- Seoul (AFP), Oct 29 – More than 150 people have been killed in a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul, officials said Sunday, with South Korea’s president vowing a thorough investigation into one of the country’s worst-ever disasters. The crowd surge and crush took place in the capital’s popular…
- Gitau, while noting that the residents received the rations not because they were poor but because of the failed rains in parts of the county, urged chiefs and administrators to ensure human dignity is preserved during distribution of relief food.
- President William Ruto echoed his sentiments as he recalled an incident in the leadup to the General Election when his entourage was teargassed by police at a church function.
- Seoul (AFP), Oct 30 – For hours, they pulled body after body out of the crushed tangles of limbs that filled the narrow Itaewon alleyway at the epicentre of South Korea’s worst ever stampede. But it was often too late. Three off-duty American soldiers stationed in South Korea told AFP how they…
- President Ruto pointed out that his administration is keen on ensuring that Kenyans are protected from food insecurity even as they live in dignified homes.
- KMC Managing Commissioner, Brigadier James Githaiga said the commission had crafted a Memorandum Of Understanding with MTI based on Competence-Based Education and Training through targeted and scheduled training for development of KMC staff skills.
- Odinga claimed that an audit on the election would leave an egg in the face of President Ruto and the UDA Party that he accused of propagating the claims that he is unpopular to facilitate rigging of his votes.
- Commission Chairperson Wafula Chebukati called on political parties intending to participate in the election to submit the names of the persons contesting in the party primaries and the date on or before November 14.
- Moscow, Russia, Oct 29 – Ukraine’s maritime grain exports were halted Sunday after Russia suspended its participation in a landmark agreement that allowed the vital shipments, blaming drone attacks on its ships in Crimea. The July deal to unlock grain exports signed between Russia and Ukraine and…
- Several neighbourhoods in towns and cities just outside Manila remained under water after the storm raked across the main island of Luzon overnight, cutting power supplies and inflicting damage.
- Baichu had claimed in a presser on Thursday that he has been forced to use motor cycles as he is not allowed to board county vehicles after EACC raised queries.
- Police recovered an improvised roll sticker labeled Kenya Revenue Authority, 15 pieces of cello tapes, sealing block, 400 litres of a liquid substance in two plastic drums suspected to be ethanol.
- Washington (AFP), Oct 30 – Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said Saturday she and her family were “heartbroken and traumatized” by the violent attack on her husband at their California home. An intruder had broken into the couple’s house in San Francisco early Friday morning…
- Seoul (AFP), Oct 30 – Party-goers in costumes fleeing in panic, desperate attempts at first aid on the sidewalks, scores of bodies lined up under makeshift shrouds: in Seoul’s lively Itaewon district, a Halloween festival turned to tragedy Saturday. More than 150 people — mostly in their teens and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 29 – The Government is seeking to expand tax collection by taxing every Kenyan with an ID card. This means that anyone above the age of 18 years with a National Identity card must be issued with a Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) PIN making him or her eligible to pay taxes This […]
- Durban (South Africa) (AFP), Oct 29 – A new Zulu King was formally enthroned as the head of South Africa’s most influential traditional monarchy at a colourful ceremony on Saturday attended by tens of thousands. President Cyril Ramaphosa handed over a giant framed certificate officially recognising…
- The "simultaneous explosions occurred along the Zobe road and there are various casualties. We will provide details later," Sadik Dudishe, Somali police spokesman said.
- Datu Odin Sinsuat (Philippines) (AFP), Oct 29 – Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae pounded the Philippines on Saturday after unleashing flash floods and landslides that officials said left at least 45 people dead. Nalgae churned across the archipelago nation’s main island of Luzon with winds of up to 95…
- The vetting committee will include a Chairperson, a Secretary drawn from among healthcare workers, a religious leader, a county government nominee and a registration coordinator designated in respect to ward administrative units.
- The EACC also accused the legislators of employing their family members including spouses to fill vacant positions in the Constituency or County offices
- Stakeholders from patient-led organizations, public and private sectors and healthcare professionals pointed out that there are still gaps that need multi-stakeholder engagements and a call for action to be addressed.
- San Francisco (AFP), Oct 28 – Twitter formally became the private property of Elon Musk on Friday, steering the social media giant down an uncertain path under the stewardship of one of its most vocal critics. Scrutiny quickly turned to how the platform will operate under a self-proclaimed free-…