- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 8 – President William Ruto has directed the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to fast-track the distribution of subsidized fertilizer countrywide. Speaking after touring the NCPB Depot in Eldoret town Monday, the head of state said that decentralizing distribution of the…
- KISUMU, Kenya, Apr 8 – The national government has been asked to find a lasting solution to the ongoing doctors strike in the country. Siaya Governor James Orengo indicated that the strike has been recurring and it is now time that the government fully addresses it. Orengo pointed over the years,…
- KIGALI, Rwanda, Apr 8 – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has commended Kenya on its contribution to the reconstruction of Rwanda after the 1994 Genocide. President Kagame pointed out that Kenya hosted many fleeing Rwandese during that tragic period. Nairobi was among countries, President Kagame told…
- Russell Cook, the man nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, has successfully run the full length of Africa, crossing the finish line in Tunisia after 352 days. Before he set off on the mammoth challenge to run the entire length of Africa, he said he hoped to look back at his life and have no regrets. The 27-…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 8 – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame led the 30th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi as he paid tribute to the survivors of the tragedy which left an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. He made the remarks during the daylong event in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 7 – Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lauded Kenya’s strides in development while identifying drug and substance abuse as the foremost challenge facing the country. Addressing the Kenyan diaspora in Kigali, Rwanda, Deputy President Gachagua condemned the decade-long exploitation…
- April 7, 2024 – The just-finished three-day Tomb Sweeping Day holiday, which started on Thursday, saw a tourism boom both in traveler numbers and tourism-related revenues. According to the latest release by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Saturday evening, domestic destinations nationwide…
- He highlighted the current state of the country's wage bill, noting that it stands at 47% of the KSh2.2 trillion revenue collected annually. He emphasized the need to reduce it to the legal requirement of 35%.
- He pledged the Kenya's commitment to expediting the processing of such marriages, ensuring couples receive their marriage certificates promptly to enable them to build their lives together.
- The event coincided with the celebration of 90 years of life of Bishop Dr. Wilson Mamboleo, and also 70 years of his ministry, at Deliverance Church, Langata where hundreds of clergy had gathered.
- The Beyond Zero Initiative has partnered with the Kenya School of Government (KSG), the oldest public sector training institute in the country, to establish the Margaret Kenyatta Institute (MKI).
- National Data Bureau, which was launched in October, will prioritize building "sound data infrastructure", including a property rights system that will help accelerate data flow and transactions and rules that will determine how benefits accrued from data mining should be distributed.
- BEIJING, China, Apr 6 — As more delegations of US officials, students and business leaders are poised to arrive from across the Pacific later this month, diplomacy and exchanges have been blossoming recently between China and the United States in official, semiofficial and nongovernmental contexts…
- Vice-Premier He Lifeng met on Friday with visiting US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Yellen arrived in the city in southern China on Thursday and was set to travel to Beijing on Saturday.
- The former head of state has been critical of the government since leaving office though not so openly, expressing frustration over some government decisions.
- NTSA Director General George Njao said the deposits could result in slippery surfaces making stopping more difficult and raising the possibility of losing control.
- During the period, authorities seized at least 1.4 million litres of illicit brews during operations that also saw the netting of 46, 273 litres of counterfeit and uncustomed alcohol.
- During a hearing on Friday, Justice Joel Ngugi convicted Njoroge and two associates named Joyce Njambi Mungai and Wilson Mwangi Munyua of the murder reported on January 24, 2018, in Kiambu County.
- Apr 6 – Reiterating India’s firm stance on Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) as an integral part of India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasized that this position reflects the consensus of the entire nation, transcending political affiliations. Speaking at a press conference in…
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 6 – Reacting to the Pakistani government’s announcement of an escalated deportation plan for Afghan refugees post-Eid-ul-Fitr, James Jennion, a Campaigner for Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International, condemned the move, citing grave concerns over human rights…
- Nearly 2,100 unmarried people had made will registrations at the center between 2017 and 2023, with the number rising significantly each year. Notably, 70 percent of them were women.
- Some have transitioned away from designs best suited for desktops and laptops, focusing instead on smaller screens such as smartphones and tablets, aiming to provide round-the-clock access through portable devices.
- Outa’s political past played out during the vetting as members questioned him concerning allegations that he incited violence in 2017 at Ahero Girls High School.
- Kindiki said Friday that to resume operations, the Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL) has to first adhere to the verification and approval of the model of the transmitter for offloading and dispatching flow meters.
- The entities affected include: Keroche Breweries Limited, Two Cousins Distillers Limited, Corobus Africa Products Limited, Lyniber Supplies Limited, Elle Kenya Limited, Zheng Hong (K) Limited, Rift Valley Brewing Company – Thika, Africa Spirit Limited, and Manchester Distillers Limited.
- Matiangi, who became a vocal critic of Ruto in the latter years of the Kenyatta presidency often calling out the then Deputy President for wrecking the ship from within, has taken a low profile since alleged attempts to arrest him in February 2023.
- NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 5 – The Parliament of Kenya has invited the Canadian House of Commons to explore areas of collaboration and exchange on best parliamentary practices, in a bid to enhance the capacity of Members of Parliament and Parliamentary staff. The invitation was extended during a tour of…
- Gachagua who concealed the names of the alleged friends said he has been receiving text messages persuading him to reconsider his position on the matter.
- Speaking Thursday during the Conference on the 30th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Ambassador Ngoga warned that these phenomena pose significant threats to stability and the future of humanity.
- Lumumba stands accused of defrauding a Chinese national of Sh151 million after containers declared to contain tantalum minerals were found loaded with drums of sand.
- In a statement on Friday, KECOBO Board Chairperson Joshua Kutuny said the position will fall vacant on June 30, 2024, with the outgoing Executive Director Edward Sigei taking his terminal leave from May 20, 2024.
- The legislature regretted that some parents still hide their children with disabilities instead of unlocking the potential within them in education and sports.
- Spiteri Debono, 71, is the third woman to hold this office, after having been the only woman who ever served as speaker of the House of Representatives.
- His nomination was overshadowed by an ongoing investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) into a corruption scandal involving a National Housing Corporation (NHC) housing project.
- In a response following a string of attacks aimed at Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, the Senators urged investigative agencies to expedite investigations and bring culpable individuals to book.