- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 – Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has asked parliamentarians to issue a certificate for a debt write-off for state-owned sugar companies currently in a cash crunch. Speaking before the National Assembly Agriculture Committee, Linturi said cane farmers are…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 – The Senate will formally commence the impeachment trial against Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza at 11 O’clock. This is after Speaker Amason Kingi directed that the special sitting proceed to an in-camera session to allow Senators to plan how the impeachment proceedings will be…
- BEIJING, Nov 7 – The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of China’s State Council on Sunday condemned US politicians who threatened to impose sanctions against government officials and judicial personnel of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The rule of law in the HKSAR has…
- HARBIN, Nov 7 – Three people were confirmed dead and another was slightly injured after parts of a gymnasium collapsed Monday in Huanan county in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, the county government said. There were a total of seven people on the scene when the collapse took place at…
- SHANGHAI, Nov 7 – Long-term tai chi exercise is therapeutic for patients suffering from early-stage Parkinson’s disease, with positive effects seen on motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms and motor-related complications, said a research team from Shanghai Ruijin Hospital. The team’s study, led by…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Nov 7 – State department for mining has issued rules and guidelines on the use of Fireworks during Diwali and Hindu New Year celebrations in the country. The state department has directed that the festivities which are traditionally celebrated with Fireworks should be carried out in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 – The Red Cross says at least 15 people have died in Kenya as floods swept away dozens of houses. Entire villages in the north of the country have been inundated, forcing residents to head for higher ground. Swathes of farmland have been devastated. The El Niño weather…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 – Two businessmen have been charged with defrauding Placid View Limited over Sh40 million in land transactions. The accused Erick Munene Mate and Kelvin Mugambi Muthee were paraded before Senior Principal Magistrate Susan Shitubi where they denied four counts. The property in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 7 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has brokered a deal between Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi and Members of the County Assembly, who have been threatening to impeach him. At a day-long meeting held at the Deputy President’s Official Residence in Karen on Monday in which,…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Nov 7 – Eleven fishermen are being held by Ugandan authorities after their arrest on Monday in Lake Victoria in Siaya County. According to Nambo Beach Management Unit (BMU) chairman Alfred Ochieng, the fishermen were nabbed while on a fishing expedition. Ochieng said they are being…
- While external factors, such as the Ukraine-Russia conflict, have been linked to the escalating cost of living, Ndungu stressed that past policy mistakes have had a more substantial impact on the economy.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Anno Real Estate has launched their newest real estate development, Tsavorite gardens with over 300 hundred homes that will be built in the vibrant Kilimani area over the next 3 years. The ultra modern Tsavorite gardens featuring twin towers each 17 floors high with sky…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 6 – Opposition Chief Raila Odinga on Monday said Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition will not sign the bipartisan agreement if the issue of the high cost of living is not addressed. Speaking in Mombasa, Odinga said the National Dialogue Committee, that is chaired by National…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Police are looking for two employees of security company that made away with Sh94.9 million they were supposed to deliver to the bank in Nairobi. According to a police report, the money was from a vault that belonged to the security firm in the Industrial Area and was to be…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana Eliphas Barine has emphasized the need for Kenyans living in the diaspora to also recognize both past and present heroes in the country. According to Barine, Kenyans living in the diaspora should continue flying theKenyan flag high as they…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Interior Cabinet secretary Kithure Kindiki has assured that security has been beefed up by setting more security camps of the Anti Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) in Meru County to fight cattle rustlers. Speaking in Igembe North constituency after holding a security review meeting…
- BEIJING, Nov 6 – Snow brought suspensions of primary schools, middle schools and kindergartens, as well as off-campus educational institutions in six districts in the main urban area of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Monday. The city’s education bureau issued the notice after an alert for heavy…
- BEIJING, Nov 6 – With night temperature forecast to drop to zero degree Celsius, Beijing on Monday kicked off its heating supply a week earlier than its usual start date for the winter season. A cold front has ushered in strong winds and heavy snowfall across northern and northeastern China since…
- BEIJING, Nov 6 – The All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) on Monday announced the winners of the 33rd China Journalism Award, one of the most prestigious journalism awards in the country. This year’s China Journalism Award recognized 377 news entries from media outlets across the nation. The…
- KISII, Kenya, Nov 6 – The cold war between Kisii Governor Simba Arati and his Senator Richard Onyonka has come to an end after the speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wentangula reconciled them ending their ideological differences. Political marriage between the two ended immediately after they…
- The warning was issued Monday by Energy Cabinet Secretary David Chirchir saying it could surge by as much as Sh80 per liter, a significant increase from the current Sh217 per liter, primarily attributing this alarming forecast to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Uganda President Yoweri Museveni now says the decision to ban fuel purchases from Kenya was due to inflated prices by middlemen by up to 59 percent thus causing avoidable pain on consumers. In a statement on his X account Museveni explained that a sizeable amount of the 2…
- KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov 6 – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has downplayed concerns over the expulsion of his country from a special US-Africa trade programme. Last week, US President Joe Biden said Uganda and three other African countries would be removed from the African Growth and Opportunity…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has given 19 people seven days to defend themselves on why they should not be declared Specified Entities. In a notice placed in the local dailies, Koome indicated his intention to declare them a Specified Entity. A ‘special entity’…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang says Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination candidates where schools have been submerged in floods due to ongoing rains have been moved to safer centres. His statement came as KCSE canidates began sitting their…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Nov 6 – Majority leaders’ drawn from five county assemblies in the Nyanza region have reminded legislators in the National Assembly to stop over- sighting counties and concentrate on their work. The assembly leaders are concerned that some MPs in Kisii County have been pre-occupied…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in Kenya for a three 3-Day State Visit. Fiala was received Sunday evening by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. During his visit, the PM will will hold discussions with senior government…
- MIGORI, Kenya, Nov 6 – 23,354 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates in Migori County will be sitting for their final exams as the exercise kicks off today. Migori County Education Director Jacob Onyiego said that the KCSE exams will be done in 304 examination centers with 14…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has urged the Opposition not to take advantage of the current harsh economic times to hand the government low ratings. Speaking in Bonchari constituency Kisii County, Wetangula said although the Opposition’s role is to offer…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday meet with Kiambu Members of the County Assembly in a bid to resolve their differences with Governor Kimani Wamatangi after threatened to impeach him over his failure to appoint County Executive Committee (CEC) members. In a…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Nov 6 – Invigilators and supervisors manning the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) in Kisumu County have been told to always be on an official outfit. While opening the examinations container in Kisumu Central Sub County, Samuel Marigat the Teachers Service Commission (…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 6 – The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) has announced an ongoing teacher recruitment drive for the North Eastern region in response to a significant mass exodus of educators from the region due to security concerns. In the previous month, numerous teachers stationed in Mandera…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighter party leader Julius Malema is due in Kenya on Thursday for the Pan African Institute inauguration at Lukenya University, Makueni. The inauguration will include speeches from prominent figures in academia, politics, and culture,…
- NAKURU, Kenya, Nov 6 – Eight people died early Monday morning at Ngata area in Nakuru along the dangerous Soilo-Salgaa stretch of the Great North Road. Six of the died on the spot while the other two died while undergoing treat at Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital. Nakuru County Police…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 6 – Nairobi Countys’ Liquor department has finalized the draft policy on the zoning of Night Clubs. This was indicated by Business and Hustler Opportunities County Executive Maureen Njeri during a meeting that brought together staff from Liquor Licensing, Urban Planning,…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 6 – The Teacher Service Commission (TSC) has issued a directive that only secondary school teachers will be allowed to supervise and invigilate the 2023 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination countrywide. The commission’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nancy…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 6 – Cultural barriers and stigma have been linked as threats to eliminate HIV mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) in Arid and Semi-Arid counties that bear the biggest burden of the transmission. In a report released by the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council, the factors…
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria recently made a cryptic comment on social media, alluding to the debate, saying, "Now that King Charles III and Camila are back to England, fake Kingpins can take over."
- The Penal Code Amendment Bill proposes the repeal of Section 182 and its reclassification under different regulations to maintain the illegality of such behavior while ensuring that individuals are not automatically arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 – United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party leader Senator Ali Roba has urged the government to upscale disaster response in northern Kenya where thousands have been displaced by floods in the ongoing rains. Senator Roba said the government was not doing enough because it had…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 – Another ancient Mugumo tree has fallen in the Kinoru neighborhood of Meru County, marking the second tree to fall in this area within two weeks. The revered Mugumo tree is deeply significant to the Agikuyu community and is often associated with sacred traditions and rituals…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 5 – Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in Nairobi have arrested a high-ranking police officer on charges of soliciting a bribe of Sh5,000 bribe to secure the release of four suspects detained for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The Ruai sub-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 5 – Nairobi has achieved global recognition as the top city to visit in 2024, according to an announcement by United States-based travel agency Lonely Planet. This accolade places Nairobi ahead of well-known cities like Paris, Montreal, Mostar, and Philadelphia among others. The…
- This event held annually is dedicated to honoring and recognizing the divine role of God in ensuring the safety and security of service members and the nation.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 5 – Africa’s premier digital payments network, MFS Africa, has rebranded to Onafriq, marking a significant milestone in its journey. The company said the name change reflects the its remarkable evolution and its forward-looking vision. Founder and CEO, Dare Okoudjou, expressed…
