- China's foreign trade grew by 5 percent year-on-year to 10.17 trillion yuan ($1.41 trillion) in the first quarter, according to data released on Friday by the General Administration of Customs.
- Ruto urged the PTC to act swiftly in appointing the Prime Minister and Cabinet, thus filling the leadership vacuum that has provided a breeding ground for criminal gangs.
- Scholz's upcoming visit to China indicates the importance of bilateral relations between China and Germany and between China and the European Union, observers said.
- Mung’aro announced the decision to suspend the salaries of striking medics on Friday after his counterparts in Kakamega, Kiambu, Nyeri, Tharaka Nithi and Kisumu ordered a similar response.
- Xi rolled out the red carpet for Santokhi, who is making a week-long state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, in a pomp-filled ceremony that included a guard of honor and a 21-gun salute.
- The court sitting at the Milimani Law Courts found Mohamed Abdi Ali, known by aliases Abu Fidaa, Abu Shuhadaa, and Abu Ramzi, guilty of multiple offenses, including being a member of a terrorist group (ISIS), organizing meetings in support of terrorist activities, and recruiting individuals to join…
- The meeting attended by KCCB Chairperson Archbishop Maurice Muhatia (Kisumu) and Vice Chairperson Archbishop Anthony Muheria (Nyeri) came just a day after the conference protested a proposed education reform plan it said undermined the Church's role on Catholic-sponsored schools.
- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Friday its agents caught the suspects in the act during an operation conducted behind the Shell Petrol Station off Lunga Lunga Road.
- In 2021, the Tesla boss said that India's high import duties had prevented the firm from launching its cars in the world's fastest-growing major economy.
- The new passports target is nearly double the 533,000 issued in the previous year with the higher output pegged on the combined printing capacity of the new machines.
- LAIKIPIA, Kenya, Apr 12 – President William Ruto has launched a compensation scheme for damages arising from human-wildlife conflict. The President said in 2022, that the compensation claims stood at Sh7 billion for the period 2014-2023. The government has since paid Sh4 billion. The compensation…
- Kuria emphasized that centralizing CBA negotiations under his ministry's purview would mitigate future conflicts and bring “some semblance of order” within the public service.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 12 – President William Ruto says the government is set for a decisive win in the campaign against criminals. While describing isolated cases as ‘kicks of a dying horse,’ the head of state promised tough action on insecurity especially in the troubled North Rift region. He…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 12 – The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is considering enacting regulations to guide the operations of the Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) credit providers after the plight of boda boda operators at the hands of exploitative lenders was…
- Apr 12 – While Pakistan marked Eid on Wednesday, the Baloch community staged nationwide protests, spotlighting enforced disappearances and other injustices. In various parts of Balochistan province, women and children joined large anti-Army rallies, chanting “Baloch demands Justice.” The Baloch…
- A KAA official told Capital News on Friday that operations at Wilson Airport were running uninterrupted since the facility mostly operates at time time with evening flights arriving by 8pm.
- KISUMU, Kenya, Apr 12 – Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has faulted Kisumu County Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o and his Deputy Mathews Owili for having excess employees totaling to 47 attached to their respective offices. Gathungu says records obtained from the human resource management at the county…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 – Public service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has vowed to enact sweeping reforms within the public sector to reduce the wage bill to revenue ratio to 35 percent by 2028, down from the current 43 percent. Kuria asserted that the government is keen on reviewing the wage bill…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 – Statistics by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) indicate hundreds of people have been killed in road accidents this year, while others have been left with life changing injuries. Most of these accidents according to NTSA have been caused by poor behavior…
- KUPPET Chairperson Omboko Milema told a press conference in Naivasha that TSC committed to employing more teachers during a six-day retreat he described as successful.
- Nairobi, Kenya, April 12 – The Kenya Red Cross Society says at least 323 households in Thiba, Mwea West subcounty in Kirinyaga have been adversely affected by heavy rainfall experienced in the past few days. According to the organisation, efforts to support them are ongoing. “Yesterday, we managed…
- Auditor General reveals the Attorney General’s office operates on skeleton staff making it hard for the government to win cases, or to get timely legal advice
- LANZHOU, Apr 12 — Chinese scientists have constructed a database of nutrient concentrations in Chinese lake sediments, which reveals their historical changes and can be used to predict water quality and environmental conditions in various lake areas. Lakes provide important reserves of freshwater…
- BEIJING, Apr 12 — China has unified the catalog of medicines covered by medical insurance across the country to ensure that all medicines in the catalog are placed under a unified management and payment policy. This measure is driven not only by fairness but also aims to streamline the process of…
- Tang Shuangning, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group, has been charged with embezzlement and accepting bribes by the Tangshan People’s Procuratorate, Hebei province, as stated by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate on Friday. It said in a statement that the National Commission…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 12 – The National Transport and Safety Authority has partnered with the OYE Platform to promote road safety measures for boda boda riders. The partners say that the initiative is aimed at reducing the high number of road accidents in the country. They added that the annual…
- Nairobi, Kenya, Apr 12 – Moderna has paused plans to construct a Messenger RNA (mRNA) manufacturing facility in Kenya due to post-pandemic decline in demand for COVID-19 vaccines. According to the company, the decline in demand for COVID-19 vaccines since the peak of the pandemic has made the…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Apr 12 – Two individuals suspected of recruiting young people into joining terrorist groups in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be detained for a further 21 days. On Thursday, a Mombasa Magistrate Court ruled that Hussein Yusuf Mrafi and Ali Mwalimu Mwinyi…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, April 12 – A traffic police officer who was captured on camera allegedly collecting bribes from Public Service Vehicles within Nairobi’s Buru Buru area has been suspended, police headquarters has said. The National Police Service said Friday that it had began disciplinary…
- Ghana’s vice-president, who is also the presidential candidate of the ruling party, has opposed LGBTQ+ practices, saying they go against his religious faith and the country’s cultural norms. It is the first time Mahamudu Bawumia has publicly disclosed his stance on LGBTQ+ issues, which are…
- Ugandan female members of parliament have asked for an in-house salon to be opened at parliament to boost their participation. Recently the parliament got its own gym, but female MPs say vigorous exercise leaves their hair disorganised, leaving few MPs willing to use the facility. State Minister…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 12 – Kenya’s pharmacy board has recalled a batch of cough syrup that has been reported to be contaminated with a toxic substance. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) said it had received an alert that the medicine could prove fatal if consumed. In a statement posted on X,…
- During his grilling before the National Assembly Defense and International Relations Committee, lawmakers pressed him to explain his source of wealth which he has accumulated within a few years.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 11 – Farmers who bought substandard fertilizer might face losses as Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi remained non-committal on the compensation framework of farmers despite President William Ruto’s directive on the matter. Appearing before the Senate Committee on…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 11 – Azimio La Umoja one Kenya leader Raila Odina is calling for the reinstatement of the Sh206,000 pay for interns until the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) talks. Odinga argued that reducing employees’ salaries during their tenure is unfair and disruptive to their…
- Nigeria’s drug regulator has recalled a batch of Johnson & Johnson children’s cough syrup after tests showed it contained “an unacceptable high level” of a toxic and potentially fatal substance. The substance, Diethylene glycol, “was found to cause acute oral toxicity in laboratory animals”, …
- Police in Kenya have arrested seven suspects in connection with a gang rape of a woman in western Bomet county. The incident, captured in a viral video, happened in Chebanyi village last December, the police said. The clip trending as “sigor boys” on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows several men…
- KERUGOYA, Kenya, Apr 11 – Kerugoya High Court Judge Richard Mwongo has stated that the bail application of the owner of a bar where seventeen people died and several others were left blind in Kangai and Kandongu villages in Kirinyaga County will be concluded after witnesses identified by the…
- MOMBASA, Kenya, Apr 11 – In a bid to streamline operations, the government is contemplating the merger of several Regulatory Authorities and Agencies (RAAs) in the country. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi said this move comes in response to the observed overlapping of roles among these…
- Governor Sakaja criticized the Senate for what he termed as "sensationalizing" a rescheduled appearance, questioning the imposition of a fine despite his absence from the country.
- NAKURU, Kenya, Apr 11 – United SMEs Association of Kenya in collaboration with development partners is set to host an International Business Sustainability Conference and Exhibition in the next less than two months. The conference and exhibition is scheduled to take place from the 27th to the 29th…