- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 – Radio and TV have remained the two top giants in media consumption, despite the rapidly evolving competition from social media and video streaming. According to recent data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), TV and radio have demonstrated higher media…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 17 – Popular NTV Journalist Rita Tinina is dead. Rita’s body was discovered in her house in Kileleshwa on Sunday afternoon in a suspected epileptic attack. Her colleagues at NTV said she was scheduled to be on duty on Sunday but failed to show up, and she could not be reached on…
- A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December. Lava has reached the eastern defences around the small, evacuated town of Grindavik, local media said. The powerful and fast lava flows began late on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 – The government has flagged off 10 vehicles that will speed up the spotting of illegal mining operations across the county. The vehicles were flagged off by Mining Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya, accompanied by Mining Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi. According to the state…
- NAIROBI, March 17 (Xinhua) — Kenya has allocated 250 million shillings (about 1.86 million U.S. dollars) for undertaking the 2024 wildlife census, an official said Friday. Patrick Omondi, chief executive officer and director of the state-owned Wildlife Research and Training Institute, told…
- NANDI, Kenya, Mar 17 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked drivers of school buses to be extra vigilant and cautious on the road to avert fatal accidents claiming the lives of young Kenyans. He said the young people are the future of the country and must be taken care of to safeguard the…
- Three schoolboys have been arrested for allegedly killing one of their classmates last week in Handan, North China’s Hebei province, according to a report by the Beijing News. Wang Ziyao, 13, was a middle school student in Feixiang district of Handan. He reportedly went missing on March 10 and was…
- BEIJING, Mar 17 – Three firefighters lost their lives trying to put out a forest blaze that broke out at 6:10 pm on Saturday in Douge village, Quannei town, Lincang city of Yunnan province, according to a report by news outlet The Paper on Sunday. After all-out efforts of around 110 rescuers, the…
- WENCHANG, Mar 17 — The combination of the relay satellite Queqiao 2 and the Long March-8 Y3 carrier rocket was vertically transferred on Sunday to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in South China’s Hainan province. The satellite is projected to be launched at an appropriate…
- The National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee members voted to reject the legislative proposals on Section 28 of the Attorney General Act subsequently retaining custody of the seal at the State Law Office.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has assured the Kapsabet High School of government support following Saturday’s tragic road accident where a teacher and student died. Following a visit to the school, the DP expressed his condolences to the students, teachers and parents…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 -The Nakuru County government has warned citizens against the consumption of fish harvested from Lake Nakuru following the high pesticide pollution presence in the lake. Addressing the press, Livestock and Fisheries Chief Officer Michael Cheruiyot, stated that recent tests…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 – Five Counties are set to experience power blackouts on Sunday due to a systems maintenance. In a statement, Kenya power pointed out that parts of Nairobi, Machakos, Kiambu, Homabay, and Mombasa county are set to experience the interruption. In Nairobi, the whole of Tassia…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 17 – The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) council is calling on transport operators to lower their fares after the price of fuel dropped significantly during this month’s pump price review by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA). According to the council’s…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 – Popular TikToker Brian Chira had died following a road accident in Karuri, Kiambu. According to a police report he was hit by a lorry while crossing the road. “It happened that they were coming from Ciero resort at Gacharage area near Total Petrol Station where Zelek…
- The government is transitioning from the NHIF to the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) that came into effect in October 2023.
SHIF is a major player in Kenya's plan to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
- BOMET, Kenya, Mar 16 – President William Ruto has assured Kenyans that the economy has bounced back and the country is set for better times. The President noted that despite tough economic times, the government remained steadfast in making the right decisions for the country, decisions he said have…
- NAIROBI, March 15 (Xinhua) — Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) passenger traffic increased 17.9 percent in 2023 to hit a new high of 2.73 million, the national statistics bureau said Friday. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said traffic rose from 2.39 million passengers in 2022 as…
- BEIJING, Mar 16 – The annual television program that aired on China Central Television on Friday to coincide with World Consumer Rights Day – the 315 Gala – cast light on the illegal practice of producing and selling assembled mobile phone mainboard machines, which can be used to simultaneously…
- In East China’s Shandong province, Linqing is a land-locked city under the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng in western Shandong, but it is trying to attract more investors with its unique features. After 40 years of development, Linqing has formed a bearing-industry cluster centering on Yandian…
- BEIJING — The General Office of the State Council plans to conduct on-site inspections in relevant provincial-level regions in April to address issues concerning the business environment. Also, the State Council has begun to solicit public opinion regarding behaviors that undermine the business…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 – President Willian Ruto says that he is going to assent to the Affordable Housing Bill Monday after parliament passed the legislation to anchor the affordable housing program.Speaking in Chepalungu, Bomet, the president stated that the bill now aligns with court-mandated…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 16 – Kenyan MPs are investigating the recent recruitment of tax revenue workers after it emerged that some applicants were rejected after doing HIV and pregnancy tests. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said it had disqualified 133 job applicants after they did the tests last…
- The African Persons of the Year Ceremony is a flagship annual event of the African Leadership Magazine, which has been held consecutively over the past 12 years.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – President William Ruto has awarded Treasury Cabinet Secrtary Njuguna Ndung’u together with his Gender Culture, the Arts and Heritage counterpart Aisha Jumwa with the Order of Golden Heart award for their distinguished services. In a gazette notice the head of state also…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – The High Court has issued a restraining order stopping a businesswoman and her agents from encroaching on a property located in Karen and measuring 66 acres. Environment and land Court division judge Ogutu Mboya issued an injunction barring Dorcas Kiptoo from interfering…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – Hospitals affiliated to the Kenya Healthcare Federation are set to adopt cash-only terms for National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) patients from next Thursday. According to the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tim Theuri, providers will furnish their clients…
- Doctors at the Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a patient. As of Thursday, the liver has functioned for over 96 hours, breaking the previous record. After a 9-hour surgery, doctors transplanted the…
- TAIYUAN, Mar 15 — All the seven miners who were trapped in an accident in an underground warehouse of a coal mine in North China’s Shanxi province were confirmed dead, local authorities said Friday. The last body was retrieved at 6:23 am Friday, marking the end of the rescue at the coal mine of the…
- On Friday, the coast guard of East China’s Fujian province conducted a law enforcement patrol near the waters off Kinmen, which was announced by the China Coast Guard on Friday afternoon. The CCG said it will continue to strengthen law enforcement patrols to safeguard the legitimate rights,…
- Major internet disruption has been reported in various countries across Africa. Widespread outages were reported on Thursday in countries including South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Benin, Ghana and Burkina Faso. Since then, services have largely been restored in Liberia and South Africa…
- JLAC members had proposed to cap the deputy ministerial positions to correspond with the maximum Cabinet Secretary appointments allowed under the Constitution.
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Mar 15 – South Sudan has assured that there will be maximum security at the Kenya-Sudan border and on South Sudan roads for Kenyan drivers transporting cargo into the country. This was assured by the South Sudan Revenue Authority Commissioner of Customs, Adout Ajang, who met the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – National Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) Njuguna Ndung’u has said that the country’s property taxes have remained unchanged since the 1970s, necessitating re-evaluation. Speaking during the 12th African Fiscal Forum, Ndung’u suggested that by properly re-evaluating property…
- By Zipporah Kuria In the face of growing strong economic headwinds, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has grappled with slow growth in tax revenue, highlighting the need for innovative solutions rather than resorting to higher taxation. Despite the introduction of new higher taxation measures, the…
- Tanzania’s Foreign Minister, January Makamba, said Thursday that the meeting will “lay out the process and procedure for [the] election of the AU Commission Chairperson and senior leadership.”
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – Members of Dupoto settlement scheme have filed a petition seeking the government intervention to have them paid their compensation arising from acquisition of their land in Embakasi South. The land in question was acquired by Kenya Railways for the development of the…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 15 – The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has revealed that the newly recruited Revenue Service Tax Assistants have helped raise 180.6 million in additional collections. According to KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga, who briefed the parliamentary committee on National…
- Our plan to deploy a reconnaissance mission as soon as a viable administration is in place, ensuring that our security personnel are adequately prepared.