Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill 2025 Stories

Cabinet approves Bill to speed up county funding in public finance reform
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 11, 2025

The Bill introduces a major reform to the county budget process by splitting the County Governments’ Additional Allocations Bill into two separate law...

UN Human Rights chief demands probe into killings after Tanzania election unrest
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 11, 2025

The call comes amid reports that security forces may have taken bodies to undisclosed locations, leaving families struggling to locate their loved one...

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming
The Conversation  |  Nov 10, 2025

African countries whose agriculture is less productive, with generally lower or poor crop yields, may not benefit as much in the short term from open...

New Bill proposes 80 per cent Kenyan workforce in foreign firms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 11, 2025

If Parliament approves the Bill, multinational companies will be required to ensure that at least 80 per cent of their staff are Kenyan citizens, incl...

Team Kenya heads to Tokyo for 2025 Deaflympics with hopes of record medal haul
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 11, 2025

Fueled by national pride and months of intensive training, Team Kenya is ready to make history at the 100th anniversary of the Deaflympics in Tokyo.

Africa’s food security challenge: G20 calls for boost in trade and sustainable farming solutions
The Conversation  |  Nov 10, 2025

If we use high-yielding seed cultivars, fertilisers and agrochemicals to control diseases, we can then farm a relatively smaller area and rely on ampl...

Survey: Only 4 per cent of public institutions meet disability employment quota
Charity Pancras  |  Nov 10, 2025

A nationwide survey found that nearly 79 per cent of employers have only 0–25 per cent of their workforce as persons with disabilities.

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s treason trial delayed again amid security concerns in Dar es Salaam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

State Counsel Thawabu Issa told the High Court that the Prisons Department was unable to present Lissu in court, citing safety concerns.

Kenyan detainees recount harrowing ordeal during Tanzanian election protest crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

The two said their ordeal began at military checkpoints and escalated at police stations where they were held in inhumane conditions with dozens of ot...

Ex-Botswana President Ian Khama denounces President Samia, cites "rigged election" and oppression in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 10, 2025

Khama, who served as Botswana’s president from 2008 to 2018, also criticised Cameroon President Paul Biya, recently sworn in at 92 years old, saying t...

Unstoppable Morans: Kenya’s second team wins Zambezi 7s without conceding a point
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 09, 2025

The Morans went unbeaten in Harare, defeating Zimbabwe Cheetahs 14-0 in the final to claim the Zambezi 7s crown without conceding a point.

Two Kenyans freed after detention in Tanzania post-election unrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

The released citizens, lawyer Fredrick Lorent Obuya and financial professional John Gitahi Nderitu, had been taken into custody as part of a wider cra...

John Okoth Ogutu’s killing in Tanzania exposes grim reality for jobless Kenyan teachers
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 08, 2025

Ogutu, a teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was shot dead on October 29, 2025, while his compatriot, Fredrick Lorent Obuya, was unlawfully arres...

KUPPET calls for urgent evacuation of 150 Kenyan teacher trainees stranded in Tanzania
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 07, 2025

This comes amid reports that John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was reportedly shot dead during the post-election unr...

Activists demand President Samia Suluhu Hassan's resignation over rights abuses
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 07, 2025

The activists said President Samia Suluhu Hassan had lost legitimacy, forfeited the moral mandate to govern, and now presides over what they termed ma...

Tanzanian civil society groups decry killings, arrests following election protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Among those killed were journalists Master Tindwa of Clouds Media, who was shot at his home in Temeke, and Kelvin Lameck Mwakangondya of Baraka FM, wh...

Rights groups demand repatriation of Kenyan teacher shot dead in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Amnesty International Kenya, Vocal Africa and Defenders Coalition condemned the ongoing violence, human rights violations and breakdown of the rule of...

African civil society coalition condemns Tanzania’s post-election violence, urges urgent regional action
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

The groups warn that the country is facing its worst human rights crisis in decades and are calling for urgent regional and international intervention...

Government probes fatal shooting of Kenyan teacher during Tanzania election protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 06, 2025

Interior PS Omollo said that the Kenyan Embassy in Dar es Salaam has been engaged to coordinate arrangements for recovering Ogutu’s body for autopsy a...

Mudavadi, Tanzanian counterpart discuss Kenyans’ safety amid crackdown on election protests
Mwangi Maina  |  Nov 06, 2025

Mudavadi said Nairobi had reported a number of cases where the rights of Kenyans had been infringed and that these incidents "have been formally submi...

Government urges Kenyans to help identify citizens at risk abroad amid Tanzania unrest
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 06, 2025

The State Department of Foreign Affairs urged Kenyans to share the names and contacts of those at risk through its official channels to enable quick a...

Election-linked internet shutdown cost Tanzania Sh30.7 billion, report reveals
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 06, 2025

PIN reported that the five-day nationwide internet blackout, between October 29 and November 3, cost Tanzania about $72 million (Sh9.3 billion), trans...

Rights group, MP Babu Owino, call for urgent state intervention over Kenyans affected by Tanzanian poll violence
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 05, 2025

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has written to Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, expressing concern over the reported killing of Ogutu.

Five arrested for impersonating students in ongoing KCSE exams
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 05, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba condemned the incidents as a serious breach of exam rules that endangers genuine candidates.

Kenya to host 2025 Africa Women’s Sevens Championship at RFUEA Grounds
Erick Kariuki  |  Nov 05, 2025

For Kenya, the event is more than a competition; it’s a declaration of national pride and a testament to its growing stature as a sports and cultural...

Taxpayers could pay Sh15 billion annually for judges’ retirement perks, SRC warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 05, 2025

According to Njoka, the Bill’s wording seeks to make the SRC Act subservient to this Act, despite Article 172 (1) (b) (i) of the Constitution limiting...

Manufacturers face heavy penalties for noncompliance with KEBS 0.2 per cent standards levy
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 04, 2025

All manufacturers must pay 0.2 per cent of monthly turnover capped at Sh4 million or face heavy penalties, with exemptions for businesses under Sh5 mi...

Parliament strikes deal to release Sh70.6 billion additional funds to counties after prolonged standoff
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 04, 2025

The funds are expected to ease cash flow challenges in county governments and revive projects affected by the prolonged budget impasse.

Tanzania opposition party CHADEMA demands answers over disappearance of Vice Chairman John Heche
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 04, 2025

Heche’s disappearance marks the latest in a series of arrests that have drawn condemnation from human rights groups and opposition figures across the...

KAM CEO Tobias Alando warns instability in Tanzania threatens regional trade
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 04, 2025

Tobias Alando noted that businesses across the region operate in environments shaped by different political regimes and changing government policies.

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