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Universities directed to update student portals amid frustration over HELB delays
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

This comes even as most students reported that they have not received Helb funds released by the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, leaving many strugg...

State tightens Maasai Mara rules after viral footage showed tourists blocking wildebeest migration
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

The directives follow a viral footage showing tourists blocking wildebeests during the ongoing Great Migration, sparking outrage.

Treasury rules out Sh200,000 honorarium for former councillors, proposes Inua Jamii support
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

If Mbadi’s Inua Jamii proposal is approved, former councillors would receive Sh2,000 monthly payments through the programme, which supports vulnerable...

President Ruto courts Japan, seeks balance in uneven trade
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 20, 2025

In a 20-minute Tuesday meeting in Yokohama, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba welcomed President William Ruto's return to Japan and praised Kenya as a "li...

MPs reject Treasury circular on mandatory e-GPS use
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  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...

Police ready to handle potential unrest as Gachagua returns from US, Murkomen assures
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

Murkomen said that while Kenya has remained peaceful during Gachagua’s absence, police are ready to act should his return trigger unrest.

Kenyans entitled to Sh500,000 for treatment abroad for services unavailable locally under SHA - Duale
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

The system will be operational within 30 days and will require overseas hospitals to be formally contracted and linked to local facilities.

Ruto names NLC selection panel as current commissioners’ term nears end
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  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...

Murkomen: Chiefs to receive pay rise, firearms training in fresh welfare reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  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...

Treasury proposes Sh4 billion fund to revamp prison farms, industries
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  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,...

CS Ruku announces new Huduma Centre in Elwak, calls for mass ID registration in north eastern
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

Speaking during a government outreach mission in Elwak, Mandera County, Ruku said the government has eliminated obstacles that once made it difficult...

MPs reject proposal to divert road maintenance funds for administrative use
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

MPs questioned the legality and necessity of allocating 1.5 per cent of the Fund to the State Department of Roads and retaining 10 per cent for “criti...

Kenya risks severe rice shortage, price hikes if duty-free imports are stopped, government warns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

Kagwe told the court that the country’s annual rice demand stands at about 1.3 million metric tonnes (MT), while domestic production accounts for only...

Court clears Ruto’s inclusion of external advisors in Cabinet meetings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

Justice Lawrence Mugambi said Article 152 of the Constitution clearly defines the composition of the Cabinet but does not expressly bar the President...

Murkomen warns vandalism, arson and looting now considered terrorism in Kenya
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 13, 2025

Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, Murkomen cited the June 25 and July 7, 2025 demonstrations, pointing to the destruction of police stations, publi...

Police body cameras rollout delayed over budget constraints, Murkomen tells MPs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 13, 2025

Murkomen was responding to a question from Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris, who had sought a statement on why the ministry has not implem...

Defence CS says KDF’s pay-as-you-eat policy won’t affect soldiers on missions or in training
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

Under the new system, soldiers will pay for their meals in cash or via salary deductions, a policy the Ministry says is designed to improve efficiency...

MPs grill Defence CS Tuya over Todonyang massacre, border security failures in Turkana
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 13, 2025

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan described the killings as a matter of national sovereignty and demanded accountability.

'Public funds not enough': Treasury CS Mbadi rallies support for public-private partnerships to close infrastructure gap
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 11, 2025

Mbadi explained that the government requires an estimated Sh560 billion annually to develop and maintain our infrastructure. Despite this need, it cur...

Government proposes national tolling policy to fund road development
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

Chirchir said a public participation exercise was conducted, during which Kenyans demanded accountability and transparency in managing toll revenues,...

Treasury to deduct county employee dues at source, ends years of non-remittance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The integrated financial management system will channel deductions to bodies such as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), SACCOs and pension schemes bef...

Kenya to only approve donor projects with secured funding, aligned to national priorities - Treasury CS Mbadi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The CS told senators that a team from the Office of the Deputy President and the National Treasury is reviewing all ongoing donor-funded projects to e...

Multiple appointments announced across major public institutions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

These changes reflect a renewed leadership drive across sectors, including education, water management, transport, agriculture, and communications.

Blow to governors as Treasury advances integrated revenue collection system
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

County leaders, through the Council of Governors, have opposed the plan, saying it undermines devolution by dictating which systems they should use.

40 health facilities suspended over fraudulent SHA claims
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 08, 2025

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale stated that the action follows a comprehensive audit and forensic review of claims submitted by facilities flagged...

Treasury, Senate threaten funding cuts over counties’ financial mismanagement
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 08, 2025

The Senate committee, chaired by Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang’, is compiling a list of counties with glaring irregularities to submit to the Treasur...

Schools forced to fundraise after Ministry of Education fails to release festival funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

The national event has been marred by reports of last-minute fundraisers, stranded learners and schools withdrawing from the festival due to a lack of...

Education CS Julius Ogamba defends 40 per cent varsity fee cut, cites higher enrolment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

CS Ogamba said the reduction, introduced under the student-centred funding model, is a deliberate approach to raise numbers and create sustainable fun...

Why former Kenyan security officers are turning to activism and challenging the state
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 05, 2025

Shedrack Omondi Okindo, alias Hon. Mosquito, was arrested in Miritini, Mombasa County, after releasing a video in which he defended three former secur...

Health ministry revokes internship placements for 348 nursing students over graduation issues
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 04, 2025

According to the Health ministry, the internship policy guidelines stipulate that only students who have formally graduated and received clearance fro...

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