Author: Maureen Kinyanjui

Government targets land sale to settle Kenya Railways pension arrears Aug 21, 2025

Mbadi noted that the scheme’s reliance on real estate investments had slowed down the release of benefits, but the government is now seeking to addres...

Hospitals get Sh3.4 billion boost as SHA settles insurance claims Aug 21, 2025

SHA also moved to clarify concerns raised on social media about funds directed to some hospitals. It revealed that Nyandiwa Level 4 Hospital received...

EACC summons Garissa Governor Nathif Jama over alleged embezzlement of funds, irregular hiring Aug 21, 2025

Governor Nathif has been directed to appear before EACC officials at the Integrity Centre in Nairobi on August 25, 2025, at 10 am for an interview and...

CBK to suspend real time payments for three days due to system upgrade Aug 21, 2025

This means that businesses, suppliers, contractors and individuals who do not process their payments before the set deadline will have to wait until M...

NTSA to conduct free school bus inspections in new campaign to curb accidents Aug 20, 2025

The initiative is aimed at ensuring the safety of learners by checking the roadworthiness of school transport vehicles before schools reopen for the n...

Service delivery at risk as Treasury delays Sh34.6 billion July allocation to counties Aug 20, 2025

This setback comes after the Treasury ended the previous fiscal year with no pending payments to counties, a sharp contrast to past years when arrears...

Bolt rolls out dashboard cameras to boost driver-passenger safety, accountability Aug 20, 2025

The cameras are being introduced through a partnership with Driver Technologies, which provides a smartphone app that functions as a dash cam, capturi...

Uproar as tourists block wildebeest crossings during Maasai Mara migration Aug 20, 2025

The Tanzania Association of Tour Operators condemned the actions as 'unethical safari practices' that threaten the safety of both tourists and wildlif...

DCJ Philomena Mwilu cleared of misconduct in Gachagua impeachment case Aug 20, 2025

The Court of Appeal, in its May 9, 2025 judgment, acknowledged that the law was unclear about whether the DCJ could act in the Chief Justice’s stead.

Nearly half of Kenyan mobile users targeted by scams - World Bank Aug 20, 2025

In Kenya, 49 per cent of mobile owners received at least one scam call or message during the year, often prompting them to share money or personal inf...

Families of Gen Z protest victims demand justice before compensation Aug 20, 2025

The families emphasised that any compensation process must be guided by justice, accountability, and direct dialogue with survivors rather than interm...

Police officers under fire as family rejects autopsy report on man’s death inside Kenol station Aug 20, 2025

Family spokesperson Julius Ngugi said the post-mortem findings did not align with what they observed when they viewed the body.

MPs reject Treasury circular on mandatory e-GPS use Aug 20, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi had launched the e-GPS system on April 7, 2025, with the aim of improving accountability, efficiency, and value...

Raphael Tuju resigns from Uhuru-led Jubilee Party Aug 20, 2025

Tuju, who has been out of the country for six weeks, acknowledged that he is not fully aware of recent developments within Jubilee

House Committee rejects Ruto-backed presidential transition Bill Aug 20, 2025

Introduced in February and sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the Bill sought to enforce stricter financial and administrative restrictio...

Senators to choose between plenary or committee in Governor Mutai impeachment case Aug 20, 2025

The House will decide whether the allegations are investigated through a full plenary session or by an 11-member special committee.

ODM directs members to verify details ahead of by-elections Aug 19, 2025

ODM stressed that membership verification is already underway and urged members in these areas to check and confirm their status ahead of the by-elect...

Portal crashes amid high demand for Kenya vs Madagascar match tickets Aug 19, 2025

The chaos at Kasarani during Kenya's game against Morocco on August 10 prompted CAF to limit the stadium's capacity for all of Kenya's remaining match...

Murkomen warns politicians against disrupting Harambee Stars' quarter-final match at Kasarani Aug 19, 2025

Speaking in Murang'a during a press briefing on Tuesday, Murkomen said the National Police Service will enhance security to ensure the Harambee Stars'...

Audit exposes confusion over control of Sh5 billion Lamu Port Aug 19, 2025

Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) Corridor Development Authority occupies large areas, including residential apartments, office space...

KETRACO officials under fire over Sh7 billion Inabensa contract penalty Aug 19, 2025

The controversy revolves around the Lessos–Tororo transmission line, awarded in 2014 to Inabensa to transmit power from the Marsabit wind farm.

Treasury reports fastest tax growth in two years amid July protests Aug 19, 2025

On July 7, Nairobi’s Central Business District was effectively closed as police blocked major roads to prevent thousands of youth from gathering for t...

Online attacks against judges threaten judicial independence, CJ Koome warns Aug 19, 2025

The CJ explained that online critics have used social media to spread false accusations, misleading narratives, and defamatory claims aimed at undermi...

MPs back IPOA’s call for funding independence and armed investigators Aug 19, 2025

In the current fiscal year, IPOA sought Sh2.2 billion to fund its operations, but Treasury approved only Sh1.3 billion, covering 59 per cent of the re...

KNUT defends new CBA as teachers protest small pay rise Aug 19, 2025

He pointed out that in the 2021–2025 CBA, teachers had secured no salary increments, receiving only paternity and maternity benefits as Covid-19 disru...

Over 5,000 sugar workers face job losses as private leases start Aug 19, 2025

The government has authorised Chemelil, Muhoroni, Sony, and Nzoia sugar firms to issue redundancy notices as they hand over factories and land to new...

Moi University struggles with declining students' enrolment, unpaid salaries Aug 19, 2025

Student enrolment has plunged from 48,000 in 2015 to just 21,000 currently, a decline that has sharply reduced tuition income and intensified financia...

Kenya launches first pre-primary school feeding policy for counties Aug 19, 2025

The policy, developed jointly by the Council of Governors and Food4Education, seeks to ensure that no child starts the school day hungry.

Kenya to receive Sh10 billion for maternal and newborn care Aug 19, 2025

The support will strengthen the country’s reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health programme and enhance access to life-saving ca...

Unions push for stand-alone junior schools, teachers cite stalled career growth Aug 19, 2025

They want junior schools to be recognised as a stand-alone tier, separate from both primary and senior schools.

Richard Lesiyampe appointed Acting CEO of Kenyatta National Hospital Aug 19, 2025

Until his appointment, Dr Lesiyampe had been serving as the acting head of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he was credite...

Ruto names NLC selection panel as current commissioners’ term nears end Aug 16, 2025

The President named Jasper Micheni Mbiuki, Dr Peris Mang’ira, Dr Electine Nasambu, Ann Mwangangi, Bibiana Rabuku Omalla, Professor Nichola Letting, an...

Ruto announces new parastatal board chairpersons Aug 16, 2025

In a gazette notice dated August 15, 2025, Ruto appointed John Antira Ketora as the non-executive chairperson of the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation for a th...

NTSA releases list of licensed vehicle body builders and assessors Aug 16, 2025

According to NTSA, vehicle body builders must fully adhere to Kenya Standard KS 372:2019, which stipulates that bus bodies should be safe, durable, an...

Brace for heavy rains, strong winds in coming days - Kenya Met Aug 16, 2025

The Meteorological Department said regions in the Lake Victoria Basin, the Rift Valley and the western highlands will receive more than 20 millimetres...

Bill proposes wealth declarations for school bursars and their families Aug 16, 2025

The Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Sirisia MP John Waluke, proposes lifestyle audits for bursars and accountants in schools and...

Audit reveals Sh955 million collected by hospitals not deposited in county accounts Aug 16, 2025

The money, generated from patient fees, pharmacy sales, laboratory services, outpatient visits, and inpatient care, was supposed to be deposited into...

Murkomen: Chiefs to receive pay rise, firearms training in fresh welfare reforms Aug 16, 2025

Murkomen said all 8,102 chiefs will undergo a three-week paralegal and security management programme, with the first batch of 1,000 already identified...

Parliament slams State corporations for ignoring PWDs job quota Aug 16, 2025

The National Assembly Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity said the law was being ignored despite clear provisions meant to promote in...

Senate invites public views on Bill proposing sweeping changes to its powers Aug 16, 2025

If adopted, legislative authority at the national level would be exercised jointly by both Houses, with Bills allowed to originate in either chamber.

Treasury proposes Sh4 billion fund to revamp prison farms, industries Aug 16, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi outlined that the new fund will take over operations from the Prison Farms Revolving Fund, established in 1993,...

Kenya Transporters Association petition Ruto to stop counties from charging illegal truck fees Aug 15, 2025

KTA accused several counties of imposing extra levies of between Sh500 and Sh30,000 per truck, even when vehicles are merely passing through without s...

Audit exposes Sh495 million in abandoned NG-CDF projects Aug 15, 2025

In 18 constituencies, completed projects valued at Sh101.1 million had not been put to use, with the report describing this as wasteful expenditure an...

Private hospitals give Duale two weeks to settle NHIF arrears Aug 15, 2025

Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) said the government had failed to honour President William Ruto’s March 5 directive to...

Ruto nominates John Lorionokou as Registrar of Political Parties, Claris Onganga for KNCHR chair Aug 15, 2025

The KNCHR nomination comes after Duncan Oburu Ojwang, who had been named Chairperson on August 13, 2025, declined the appointment.

Audit exposes Sh229 million in unaccounted imprests across 12 counties Aug 15, 2025

Beyond imprests, the Auditor General noted several governance gaps that affect the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of county financial stateme...

State officers risk Sh4 million fine for skipping electronic procurement system Aug 15, 2025

The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority revealed that certain officers have ignored the directive, while others have attempted to circumvent the s...

Government to install telematics devices in trucks, PSVs to curb road crashes Aug 15, 2025

Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir told the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on Thursday that the meas...

Bill seeks to erase minor criminal records from police clearance certificates Aug 15, 2025

Owino explained that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations currently lacks clear legal authority to remove criminal records unless a conviction i...

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