Attorney General Dorcas Oduor Stories

State moves to block Omtatah’s Sh4.6 trillion debt suit, citing ongoing audit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

Omtatah is asking the court to hold the former President and his administration personally liable for the debts and surcharge them under Article 226(5...

Government unveils reforms to tackle financial woes, strikes in public universities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

The report lists Kenyatta University, the University of Nairobi, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology as having the highest debt...

Senators demand answers after CS Wahome’s seven no-shows over land disputes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

The Senate Lands Committee has been actively involved in several field visits and investigations aimed at addressing land-related challenges across th...

We just want to survive: Small traders plead for lower taxes, fuel prices and honest governance
Alfred Onyango  |  May 09, 2025

Small-scale traders and ordinary Kenyans are calling for lower taxes, reduced fuel prices, and a more compassionate government to ease the high cost o...

Pope Leo XIV signals vision for peace, social justice and tradition in first public moments
Reuters  |  May 09, 2025

"La pace sia con tutti voi!" (Peace be with you!), Leo's first words in public, echoed the ones Catholics use in their celebrations but also offered a...

Ruto nominates Political Parties registrar Ann Nderitu to IEBC in key electoral shift
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 09, 2025

A seasoned public administrator from Nyandarua County, Njeri boasts 23 years of leadership and administrative experience.

Kenya’s health budget to rise by Sh14bn as govt boosts access and infrastructure
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 09, 2025

This marks a 13.5 per cent increase from the Sh107.52 billion allocated in the 2023/24 financial year.

Education spending to fall despite rising enrolment, more schools
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2025

Total funding for the education sector is expected to fall from Sh601.5 billion in 2023/24 to Sh594.2 billion in 2024/25, representing a 1.2 per cent...

Rains to persist across Kenya with isolated heavy downpours - Weatherman
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2025

The Kenya Meteorological Department said rainfall is expected across several parts of the country starting Thursday, May 8 and continuing to next week...

Sifuna, Owino urge Nairobi MCAs to fearlessly continue with oversight work after Munuve’s death
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

Sifuna reminded the MCAs that their roles are crucial and must be performed fearlessly, just as Munuve did during his time in office.

Explainer: Who are the striking UHC workers, and why are they protesting?
Charity Kilei  |  May 08, 2025

Though hired on contractual terms, they were assured that their positions would be converted to permanent and pensionable roles after a set period.

Who is Robert Prevost, the new pope?
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

Made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023, he has given few media interviews and rarely speaks in public.

Cardinal Robert Prevost elected as Pope Leo XIV
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

Aged 69 and originally from Chicago, Prevost has spent most of his career as a missionary in Peru and became a cardinal only in 2023.

White smoke appears from chimney of Sistine Chapel, signals new pope elected
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesd...

Concerns raised over DPP's handling of Baby Pendo's murder case
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2025

The rights groups are concerned that the publishing of the witnesses' names seems to have been done deliberately.

"Joel touched many lives," Family, friends pay tribute to Kariobangi North MCA Munuve
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Ken Ng’ondi, visibly moved, reflected on how deeply Munuve had influenced his own path to leadership.

State pays Sh2.8 billion for wildlife attack claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano said the government has made progress in settling claims, but unresolved cases and budget constra...

Bitange Ndemo appointed University of Nairobi's vice chancellor
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 08, 2025

Prof Anangwe emphasised that the appointment aligns with the Universities Act 2012 and is intended to bring stability to an institution that has been...

Tremor felt in Nairobi traced to 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Tanzania
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

In an update after the incident, the department confirmed that the tremor was caused by shock waves from an earthquake that occurred near Longido town...

Political Parties office gets Sh213 million boost in pre-election budget
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 08, 2025

The National Treasury has allocated a total of Sh1.93 billion in recurrent expenditure to the Registrar's office, up from Sh1.72 billion in the curren...

UK's Airtel Africa to list Airtel Money in first half of 2026
Reuters  |  May 08, 2025

Britain's Airtel Africa on Thursday said it expects to list Airtel Money, its mobile money services unit, in the first half of the calendar year 2026.

Over 343,000 trained teachers remain jobless despite TSC registration
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 08, 2025

CS Ogamba said the crisis stems from limited budgetary allocations and uneven teacher distribution across counties.

Black smoke signals no pope elected at first vote, next round of voting on Thursday
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

This was an hour more than it took for smoke to be seen after the first vote in the 2013 conclave that picked the late Pope Francis.

Kenya records more male births than female for tenth straight year
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2025

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) reported a sex ratio of 106 male births for every 100 female births in 2024, marking the highest male-t...

UHC medics reject Health CS Duale’s directive on payroll transfer to counties, demand permanent terms
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 07, 2025

The medics said they would not accept being moved to the counties under what they termed “stipend arrangements.”

Court halts auction of Tuju’s Karen properties over Sh4.5 billion loan dispute
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 07, 2025

The legal dispute centres on a Sh4.5 billion loan obtained in 2015 by Dari Ltd — a company linked to Tuju — from the East African Development Bank (EA...

Four filmmakers linked to BBC's Blood Parliament documentary released on Sh10,000 bail
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 07, 2025

LSK said the arrests was carried out without a clear explanation and that the applicants were compelled to sign a document acknowledging the seizure o...

EACC detectives arrest three senior NYS officials, proxies in Sh2 billion graft probe
Mary Wambui  |  May 07, 2025

The suspects are accused of having abused their positions of trust and authority to embezzle public funds through collusion, procurement fraud and pay...

Treasury CS Mbadi: No legal cap on number of presidential advisors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 07, 2025

Mbadi said the Constitution only limits the number of Cabinet Secretaries, not advisors, and that the president is fully within his rights.

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