- Nov 10 – Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a letter to the sixth China International Import Expo (CIIE), which opened in Shanghai on Sunday. Here are some key quotes from Xi at CIIE opening ceremonies since 2018.
- Boke, who was also a mother to a nine-month-old baby, had been pursuing a course in beauty and therapy at Kisii Polytechnic. She had been residing in a house near Green Valley Primary School for the past three months.
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 10 – Cult Leader Paul Mackenzie has been found guilty of being in possession of and distributing non-classified films. In her ruling, Senior Principal Magistrate Olga Onalo further ruled that Mackenzie was guilty of operating a filming studio without a valid license. Onalo…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua now says Kenya is officially experiencing El Nino, weeks after President William Ruto downscaled the alert. Speaking during a press conference in Nairobi, the deputy President stated that as a result. He however stated that a number of…
- BEIJING, Nov 10 – The State Council, China’s cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of several officials on Friday. Liu Guohong was named vice general supervisor of national natural resources. Zheng Hongying was appointed deputy director of the Counselors’ Office of the State Council, while…
- BEIJING, Nov 10 – Southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region is providing medical insurance, pension schemes, subsistence allowances, and accident injury insurance, and covering health check expenses for all registered monks and nuns in the region, said the head of the regional government at a…
- BEIJING, Nov 10 – China’s procuratorates will enhance cooperation with prosecuting agencies in other countries that are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in fields such as combating crimes and promoting people’s well-being, a senior official said on Wednesday. Ying Yong, procurator-…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Nov 10 – Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) is donating 65,000 tree seedlings to all the 18 counties within its jurisdiction with more emphasis on fruit trees to be planted on Monday as part of President William Ruto’s 15 billion trees by 2032. The Authority Managing Director…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 – A middle aged man has been charged for fraudulently stealing Sh2.5 millionj from Cooperative bank. The accused Kipkoech Bett denied 18 counts before Nairobi Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina. The prosecution told the court the accused withdrew the money on diverse dates on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 – Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has urged Kenyans to actively participate in the National Tree Growing initiative spearheaded by President William Ruto on the Monday by picking up tree seedlings from the Chiefs office. According to the PS, National Government…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 – Environment Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya has called on Kenyans to unite in observance of National Tree Growing Day by planting a minimum of two seedlings each on Monday in order to reach the campaign target of 100 million seedlings. She stated that by…
- Nairobi, Tuesday, November 10 – US ambassador to Kenya Megan Whitman has emphasised the need for collaboration between Kenya and America in a bid to boost the economy. Speaking during a curtesy call to Trade Cabinet Secretary Rebeccah Miano, the envoy stated that this will further unlock new…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 – President William Ruto has said the government has risen to the occasion and provided effective leadership that has steered the country back on the path to success. President Ruto said the government has enacted robust measures to address challenges hindering the country’s…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 10 – President William Ruto is on Friday slated to participate in the inaugural Saudi-Africa Summit at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Having arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening, President Ruto joins leaders from the 54 African…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Nov 10 – Makini Schools is closing down its ‘Makini Kibos Campus’ owing to poor roads leading to the school, which sits at the foot of Nandi hills in Muhoroni Constituency. The Schools Regional Managing Director Horace Mpanza said the decision is borne out of concerns raised by…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 10 – An Unscrupulous farmer has been charged for fraudulently obtaining fertilizers valued at Sh21.5 million. The accused Benjamin Mosbey Kuto appeared Milimani Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina, where he denied the criminal charge. According to the prosecution, the accused visited…
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) did not explain its inability to send an attorney before trial Magistrate Eunice Nyutu who had initially declined a bid for adjournment.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – Despite the ongoing upheavals in the President William Ruto administration he believes the ‘Nation at this moment in time is Prepared and Ready to Go’ in the transformation journey under the bottom up economic transformation model. President Ruto confidently stated that his…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 -The enrollment of the National Youth Service will be doubled from next year with 80 percent of future National Youth Service (NYS) recruits being recruited in the national security services. President William Ruto said the move was aimed at expanding enrollment into NYS as an…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The Government will work closely with stakeholders in the Transport sector to ensure success in the fight against alcoholism and drug abuse, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said. Gachagua said that the ills are destroying lives of young people- the majority in the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – President William Ruto has revealed that the country has made positive steps to deal with debt distress saying they will make a US$300 million payment in December 2023 towards the US$2.0 billion Eurobond maturing in June 2024. President Ruto noted that his administration…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The Italian Embassy in Nairobi and the Italian Cultural Institute have launched the 2023 Week of Italian Cuisine in the World in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency. This global event is part of a worldwide initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The high court has suspended the two gazette notice, announcing the increment on levies and fees to those seeking to acquire National Identity card,birth and deaths certificates respectively. Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that pending the hearing and application inter-partes…
- Nations with greater economic development seem to foster more happiness as they offer better healthcare systems, more educational opportunities, the rule of law, the absence of hunger, a social welfare net, etc.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – President Ruto has made a call to Masoud Abdullahi, a Community Health Promoter from Garissa, ahead of his state of the nation address. The head of state who is set to address Kenyans on an array of issues engaged the Garissa based health promoter over his feelings on the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The Teachers Service Commission is set to conduct interviews to fill 36,505 vacancies for teacher promotions from December 4. According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nancy Macharia, 17,914 posts will to go to primary school staff. In an address to delegates during the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The deployment of the National Police Service troops to Haiti will cost Sh91 bIllion with the United Nations Members States expected to raise the funds. The Ministry of Interior and National Coordination has already spent Sh241 million for the pre-deployment exercises which…
- BEIJING, Nov 9 – Cooperation among regions around the upper and middle reaches of China’s Yangtze River and the areas along the Volga River in Russia has contributed greatly to the development of both nations, said a senior Russian official on Wednesday. Igor Komarov, Russia’s presidential…
- JINAN, Nov 9 – On the rolling hillside near Chaiheyu village in Linyi, a city located in East China’s Shandong province, numerous blue solar panels shine brightly in the sunlight, converting a steady stream of solar energy into green power. The solar panels are operated by Shandong Yifeng…
- BEIJING, Nov 9 – A research team led by doctors from three top Chinese hospitals has made a significant breakthrough in understanding so-called Long COVID, which will aid in the early identification of high-risk individuals and provide molecular-level clues for studying the mechanisms of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger service between Nairobi and Mombasa is fully booked ahead of the Christmas celebrations when people travel home as well as for tourism purposes. A spot-check by Capital Business on the Kenya Railway (KR) Madaraka online booking…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – Ex Kakamega governor Wycliffe Oparanya has lauded the Senate for failing to oust Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. In a statement to newsrooms, Oparanya who is the immediate former chairperson of the Council of Governors marveled at the determination by senate observing that…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – Diaspora Affairs Principal Secretary Roseline Njogu has apologized over the Special Gazette Notice indicating a spike in the fees for the processing of permanent residences for children of Kenyan citizens born abroad. According to the gazette notice issued Wednesday, the…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Nov 9 – In a rare show of gratitude Public Service, Performance and Delivery Management Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has commended former President Uhuru Kenyatta for the establishment of Huduma Centres in the country. Kuria who is known for all manner of vitriol against Kenyatta…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 9 – The Ministry of roads and transport says it is restoring and repairng roads that have been affected areas due to the intense and prolonged rainfall thathas been recorded in various parts of the country. According to Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, heavy rains have cut…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 8 – The Kenyan government has announced a significant change in the cost associated with applying for a National Identity Card (ID), affecting thousands of Kenyan citizens. Effective immediately, individuals who have reached the age of 18 and are seeking to obtain their ID will…
- BEIJING, China Nov 8 – China will uphold the concept of a maritime community with a shared future and work with the international community to build peaceful, prosperous and beautiful oceans shared by all countries, top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Wang, a member of the Political…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 8 – The government has increased the cost of acquiring all categories of passports in the country. This means that Kenyans seeking the vital document will have to dig deeper into their pockets to acquire the documents. The announcement was made by Interior Cabinet Secretary…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 8 – Beleagured Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza today took the stand to testify in her impeachment motion as a witness to defeat the intent by the Meru County Assembly to remove her from office. Mwangaza attributed the quest for impeachment to external forces disclosing that…
- NAIROBI,Kenya, Nov 8 – The Government has summoned the management of 17 state-run agencies next week to explain their failure to comply with a presidential directive on payments of services through e Citizen. The Secretary to the Cabinet Mercy Wanjau who chairs the e-Citizen Implementation…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Nov 18 – Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has presided over an out of court agreement for the families of 47 victims who lost their lives in the Solai Dam tragedy. The tragedy that occurred on the night of May 9, 2018 after a Milmet dam at the vast Patel Coffee Estate broke […]
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 18 – Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has emphasized the need for the offspring of freedom fighters who died to be remembered. Odinga made these remarks as he launched the Gitu Wa Kahengeri Memoir and the Mau Mau Freedom Fighters Foundation in Nairobi. He stated…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 8 – Airbnb Ireland UC has said that it has been asked by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to submit limited transactions on the platform for the period between January 1st, 2021, and December 31st, 2022. The purpose of the exercise is to determine its hosts and earnings. “We…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 8 – The newly appointed Romania Ambassador to Kenya Gentiana Serbu has presented her credentials to President William Ruto as she assumes her new role in Kenya. Ambassador Serbu was welcomed by President William Ruto and Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign…
