- Boeing is investigating a new quality problem with its 787 Dreamliner after discovering that hundreds of fasteners have been incorrectly installed on the fuselages of some undelivered jets, two people familiar with the matter said.
- The United States said Thursday it and other G7 members will provide Kyiv with a loan of up to $50 billion (Ksh.6.3 trillion) that will be paid back to Western allies using interest income from Russian assets frozen in Western financial institutions.
- The Nile River is the second-longest river in the world. It provides crucial resources to 11 countries, including South Sudan, the world's youngest nation.
- Treasury Principal Secretary Dr Chris Kiptoo was on Thursday night tasked to shed light on the recent move by the government to impose a 2.5% annual tax on the value of a motor vehicle.
- Donald Trump, the Republican challenger in the U.S. presidential contest, opened up a marginal 2 percentage point lead over U.S. President Joe Biden this week in the race to win the November election, as voters weigh the recent criminal convictions of Trump and of Biden's son, according to a new…
- Pope Francis will meet with the leaders of the United States, Ukraine, France and India, among others, on the sidelines of the Group of 7 (G7) summit in Italy, the Vatican said on Thursday.
- A Nairobi man has been ordered to pay a Ksh.20 million fine or in default serve 30 years in prison after being found guilty of being in possession of four elephant tusks with an estimated street value of Ksh.500,000.
- A suspected drug trafficker was on Thursday found guilty of trafficking narcotics by a Narok Court and subsequently fined a hefty Ksh.50 million and a ten-year prison sentence in default.
- Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u on Thursday presented the 2024/25 budget statement to the National Assembly, highlighting priority areas for the government to achieve the Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
- The youth in the digital superhighway and creatives industry are set to benefit hugely from this year’s budget after the government allocated Ksh.16.3 billion to boost them.
- This proposal, put forth by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u, represents an increase over the Ksh 628.6 billion allocated in the fiscal year 2023/24.
- Chief Justice Martha Koome has directed that the Makadara Law Courts remain closed until Monday next week following the shooting of Principal Magistrate Monicah Kivuti at the court premises.
- Activist Nuru Okanga will be detained for five more days to allow the DCI complete a probe into his alleged offences of publishing false information and cyber harassment.
- The viral hashtag of Kenyans calling for MPs to drop the Finance Bill has trended for the better part of the day ahead of the budget reading by Treasury CS Njuguna Ndung'u in Parliament.
- Dagoretti North Member of Parliament, Elachi, has urged Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja to address the longstanding issue of cartels operating within the capital city's corridors of power.
- A section of Members of Parliament have acknowledged receiving a plethora of texts and calls from irate taxpayers urging them to reject the contentious Finance Bill, 2024 when it comes to the floor of the House for voting.
- For some time now, Kenyans have paid special attention to a Volkswagen Passat in which Treasury Cabinet Secretaries normally ride as they arrive in Parliament to read or table the Budget.
- President William Ruto's administration has received a beating online with many now saying the Head of state has turned the once happy-go-lucky Kenyans into hardened anti-government activists thanks to his overtaxing spree.
- Narok Senator Ledama Olekina has intimated that the Kenyan parliament always turns a blind eye to the public's views that emanate from public participation.
- As the Finance Bill D-Day fast approached, Kenyans embarked on an unprecedented campaign blitz aimed at pressurizing their local legislators into outrightly rejecting what has been roundly termed as a draconian bill.
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has announced plans to gazette the Muguka and Miraa Pricing Committee in the wake of a ban on the stimulant in some counties.
- Residents of Kithogondo village in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, are appealing for help in retrieving the body of a man swept away while swimming in the swollen River Thiba on Wednesday afternoon.
- The mother of one of the four hostages rescued from Gaza by Israeli commandos last week described the surge of emotions that she and her family have experienced since officials rang her to say that her son was safe.
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested 11 officials in Vihiga County Government as it begins a probe into suspected theft of Ksh. 17 million meant for the construction of a Blood Transfusion centre.
- Embakasi East MP Babu Owino now says that the purported rift between President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua is only but a ploy to win the sympathy of Mt. Kenya residents.
- Comedian-turned-political activist Eric Omondi now says he has filed a petition urging President William Ruto to significantly reduce the number of trips he makes in each financial year at the expense of taxpayers.
- Kenya Power Managing Director and CEO Dr. Eng. Joseph Siror has dismissed claims that the new plan to have prepaid customers update their token meters by August is aimed at increasing charges.
- DP Rigathi Gachagua has reiterated his stance on the importance of unity within the Mt. Kenya region and advocating for policies that would specifically benefit its residents, including the adoption of his contentious ‘one man, one vote, one shilling’ revenue sharing formula.
- Contractors and suppliers owed by the national government will have to wait longer for payment of their dues as only a paltry Ksh.10 billion has been allocated in the 2024/2025 budget to settle the debt.
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's decision to use a commercial flight to Mombasa has exposed the tensions in the ruling coalition, with a majority of Members of Parliament castigating him for what they termed as a well-choreographed PR show meant to draw sympathy from members of the public.
- The proposal by Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen to increase the road maintenance levy charged on every litre of petrol or diesel at the pump could see fuel prices return to the range of Ksh.200 per litre.
- Two more bodies were on Wednesday exhumed from the Shakahola forest as phase five of the exhumation exercise, which commenced on Monday last week, continues.
- Mombasa businessman Mohamed Madhubuti now wants Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome to intervene after armed officers evicted him from his Ksh.200 million property on Wednesday.
- Police in Konoin, Bomet County, have launched investigations after a stranger defiled a 10-year-old girl at Boito village before vanishing to an unknown place.
