Rwandan President Paul Kagame Stories

Kagame appoints Vincent Karega as ambassador to Algeria after diplomatic setbacks
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 18, 2025

Karega's latest assignment comes after Brussels quietly rejected his nomination as Rwanda's ambassador to Belgium—an apparent snub that was never publ...

BAK slams Prof Makau Mutua’s call to ban boda bodas in major towns and cities
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 18, 2025

AK said the call to remove boda bodas from urban areas contradicts the spirit of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which aims to em...

Kenya bans export, transit of raw macadamia nuts to protect local industry
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 18, 2025

According to Authority, the law applies not only to Kenyan-grown macadamia but also to produce originating from other countries.

IRA deregisters 20 insurance brokers over non-compliance
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The deregistration was carried out in accordance with Section 196(A) of the Insurance Act, which provides the legal framework for removing brokers fro...

Sh540 million loss: Auditor General Nancy Gathungu exposes irregularities in book distribution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The audit uncovered glaring irregularities in how books were distributed to public schools. Some schools received more textbooks than required, others...

Treasury CS John Mbadi faults parastatals for prioritising profits over public service
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

CS John Mbadi said several agencies are treating government funds as a source of returns, a move he described as a misuse of public resources.

CA under fire from MPs over June 25 order suspending live protest coverage
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

MPs sitting in the Public Investment Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture (PIC-SSAA) challenged the Authority’s action, warnin...

Communications Authority on the spot after audit uncovers asset management failures
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

According to the Auditor General, the Authority overstated the value of its Nairobi headquarters land, failed to adjust title deeds and maintained unc...

Eswatini to return US-deported migrants convicted of serious crimes to home countries
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 17, 2025

The Eswatini deportations were preceded by the repatriation of eight individuals from the United States to South Sudan, amid a rampant crackdown on il...

Presidential advisor Makau Mutua calls for boda boda ban in Kenyan cities, major towns
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 17, 2025

Mutua said the boda bodas contribute to urban chaos, lawlessness, and poor road discipline.

Residents push for revival of 'white card' jobs to curb unemployment in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 17, 2025

The casual labour programme, scrapped 16 years ago, allowed the port authority to hire workers on short-term renewable contracts, providing a critical...

Justus Nyarandi appointed Kenya Maritime Authority director general
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 17, 2025

Justus Nyarandi’s appointment is expected to inject new energy into these efforts as Kenya positions itself as a maritime hub in East and Central Afri...

EduAfya audit uncovers 'ghost students', Sh2.3 billion overpayment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

EduAfya programme was launched in 2018 under the National Education Sector Strategic Plan, with the aim of increasing access and equity in secondary e...

Rironi–Mau Summit Road expansion to start August amid contractor uncertainty
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

CS Davis Chirchir told the Senate on Wednesday that the Public-Private Partnership Directorate is still finalising the procurement process and evaluat...

Four years on: Auditor General Nancy Gathungu still locked out of NHIF claims system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

The administrators of NHIF’s outsourced e-claims system refused to grant auditors access to log files, key records that could confirm whether medical...

IPOA concludes probe into State House aide's fatal shooting of driver Amos Langat
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

IPOA’s update follows concerns raised by the family, through their lawyer, that the case was being neglected and risks being covered up, denying them...

US deports 'barbaric' migrants to Eswatini after home countries refuse repatriation
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 16, 2025

This development follows a similar case nearly two weeks ago, when the United States deported eight men to South Sudan as part of President Donald Tru...

NGOs face stricter scrutiny under proposed new regulations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Civil society groups will now be required to meet stricter registration, reporting and operational standards under the proposed laws.

KeNHA grilled over use of privately registered highway patrol vehicles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

CS Chirchir defended the practice, stating that KeNHA relies on service providers contracted under a Performance-Based Contract (PBC) model, who suppl...

Judiciary defends bail procedures after death of Saba Saba protester Julia Njoki
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Ndemo said bail and bond decisions are not made arbitrarily, but are instead guided by judicial policy and the discretion of magistrates and judges, w...

Court issues arrest warrant for Juja MP Koimburi in staged abduction and land fraud case
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jul 16, 2025

Milimani Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi issued the warrant after Koimburi and two co-accused individuals failed to appear in court on Wednesday.

KeNHA to expand Kiambu Road into four-lane dual carriageway under China-funded project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The project will cover the Muthaiga–Kiambu–Ndumberi stretch and key spurs, including Ridgeways Road, the Kiambu–Thika Road link, and UN Avenue through...

Four things every peace agreement needs – and how the DRC-Rwanda deal measures up
The Conversation  |  Jul 16, 2025

There is no simple recipe for a good peace agreement, but research shows that four elements are important: a serious commitment from the parties, prec...

Sh16.6 million disbursed to 14 ghost schools, Auditor General reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

Okumu told the legislators that a fact-finding mission by the Auditor General’s office had confirmed there was no physical infrastructure at the purpo...

Three KDF soldiers killed, seven injured in Lamu IED blast
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 15, 2025

Lamu East Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) George Kubai confirmed the incident, saying the soldiers were returning to Kiunga after ferrying their coll...

HELB writes off Sh347 million after identifying over 2,600 deceased loan defaulters
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The recovery follows a joint effort with Civil Registration Services, which enabled more efficient verification of death records.

KNBS under fire for ethnic imbalance in hiring as Senate demands recruitment records
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

Senators insisted that as a lead institution in national planning, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics must set a good example in ensuring fair an...

Health CS Duale cracks down on hospital overcrowding, demands accurate bed capacity data
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

Duale also emphasised that any facility intending to admit more patients must first expand its physical infrastructure—such as beds and space—to accom...

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