- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang says the marking of the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) Examination was full proof. He was speaking while defending results before National Assembly Education Committee Wednesday where he pointed out that the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has directed the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) not to sack 122 interdicted teachers from North Eastern who refused to resume work over security concerns. Speaking during the 63rd Kenya National Union of Teachers National Delegates…
- KIAMBU, Kenya, Dec 6 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has ordered national administration officers in Mt Kenya to deal firmly with illegal groups and re-emerging criminal sects threatening peace in the region. The DP said that such groups will not be tolerated in the region at any point in time…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Kenya has ruled out ban of social media giant TikTok in the country after stricter rules were applied. According to Youth Affairs, Arts and Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba, this followed a meeting between TikTok and President William Ruto. In August, a petitioner…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Five more people have died as a result of the ongoing floods caused by the El-Nino rains raising the death toll across the country to 165. According to Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura, 107,843 households have so far been affected whereas 539,215 Kenyans have been…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has been accused of recognising the self-declared republic of Somaliland as an independent nation, thus going against national policy. On Tuesday, Speaker Amason Kingi shared on social media that he had met with Somaliland’s “ambassador to Kenya…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – TikTok has announced a Sh229 million fund to power Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. The announcement came as the Creative Economy and Sports Week kicked off at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). Kenya has in the meantime announced that it will…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – The Interior Ministry says schools closed due to bandit attacks in West Pokot are set to be re-opened. While assessing abandoned schools in he area, Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki says a restoration process will be undertaken in the institutions. Kindiki said schools to…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has been unanimously admitted into the Interpeace Governing Board. This is the highest decision-making body of the organization. The Board is made up of prominent individuals from government, international and business sectors…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 6 – The daughter to the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, Pastor Patience Museveni Rwabwogo launched her book at a Nairobi hotel on Tuesday night. Rwabwogo was accompanied by her husband, Odrek Rwabwogo during the colourful event graced by the spouse of the Deputy President…
- 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…
