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KUTRRH officials grilled over Sh1.29bn budget overrun, obsolete PPEs and soaring debts
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 05, 2025

The House committee grilled hospital officials on issues including obsolete stock disposal, high receivables, and a significant budget over-expenditur...

Trump bans travel to US by nationals from 12 countries including Somalia, Sudan and Congo
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 05, 2025

Trump added that the list will be subject to revision while noting that other countries can be added to it in future.

National Assembly orders KCAA to secure title deeds, stop land encroachment
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 05, 2025

The House committee expressed concern over KCAA’s slow response in securing its assets and questioned why court injunctions had not been obtained soon...

EACC loses land case against former cabinet minister Sam Ongeri
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 05, 2025

Judge Munyo Sila said there was no evidence to show that former lands commissioner James Raymond Njenga had acted fraudulently by allocating it to a f...

MPs question credibility of MTRH inventory after audit reveals Sh4.5m in expired drugs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 04, 2025

The hospital's CEO Dr Philip Kirwa faced questions over how the expired medicine was included in the Sh356 million stock balance reported in MTRH’s Ju...

EACC report exposes massive corruption across counties, state agencies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 04, 2025

Despite forwarding 44 files to the Director of Public Prosecutions between January and March this year, only four have been approved for prosecution,...

Treasury blocks push to grant Auditor General budget autonomy
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 04, 2025

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, represented by Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo, said maintaining an itemised budget for the Auditor General wa...

Higher Education department blows Sh2 million on overpriced laptops and iPad, audit reveals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 03, 2025

In her audit for the 2023/2024 financial year, Gathungu disclosed that the department paid Sh499,320 for each MacBook laptop and Sh460,000 for each iP...

Auditor General flags risks in Kenya’s Sh4.24 trillion budget, warns of rising debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

The Auditor General pointed out that this shortfall stems from tax evasion, poor enforcement, and inaccurate forecasting.

Kenya-Tanzania rift over activist’s deportation sparks regional reckoning on free expression
Mwangi Maina  |  May 28, 2025

Kenyans, particularly on social media, reacted not with silence but with satire: memes, parodies, and comedic impersonations of Tanzanian President Sa...

Urgent food system reform needed for resilience as Africa faces chronic hunger crisis
The New Times  |  May 28, 2025

The conflict adds another destabilising layer. Violence and insecurity across the Sahel, Horn of Africa, and Great Lakes regions have disrupted planti...

Auditor-General warns of budget delays disrupting government services
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

According to her, the impact is felt across multiple government levels, with delayed spending leading to rushed and inefficient project implementation...

Trump administration halts scheduling of new student visa appointments
Reuters  |  May 28, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department plans to issue updated guidance on social media vetting of student and exchange visitor ap...

Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' came from Reuters footage in Congo, not South Africa
Reuters  |  May 23, 2025

The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot following deadly battles with M23 rebels.

Water Ministry on the spot over Sh1 billion in stalled projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

MPs have accused the ministry of approving huge sums for boreholes, irrigation works, and sanitation facilities that either do not exist or remain inc...

Mwaura: Deportation of Karua, Mutunga won’t harm Kenya-Tanzania relations
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 19, 2025

Mwaura emphasised that each country within the regional bloc manages its internal affairs independently. He noted that the deportations, including tha...

Global hunger crisis deepens as 295 million face acute food insecurity as aid falls short
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Humanitarian leaders urge urgent action and investment as hunger, malnutrition, and displacement reach record highs, threatening millions, especially...

Palestine lifts ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Palestinian territories
XINHUA  |  May 13, 2025

The Palestinian Authority imposed the ban in January, citing concerns over what it described as "incitement and threats to civil peace" in Al Jazeera'...

Audit flags Sh44.8bn mystery on eCitizen, exposes weak controls and vendor grip
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

Unsupported balances from previous financial years amounting to Sh145.8 million were highlighted, with no explanation provided for why the funds were...

Kenya created 782,300 jobs in 2024, 90 per cent in informal sector — KNBS report
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 06, 2025

The Teachers Service Commission, which is the largest employer in the public sector, registered the highest growth of 5.2 per cent in 2024.

Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says
Reuters  |  May 05, 2025

Kigali signed an agreement with Britain in 2022 to take in thousands of asylum seekers from the UK before the deal was scrapped last year by the then...

AU calls on African states to guarantee journalist safety and press freedom
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  May 03, 2025

He noted that protecting these freedoms is essential for Africa’s democratic growth. "Our niche as the AU is to ensure that the fundamental freedoms a...

Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship
UN News  |  May 03, 2025

Meanwhile, tech companies have a crucial role. In this regard, Turk announced that his Office and UN educational and cultural agency UNESCO are offeri...

Disputed census figures in Northern region counties forces Senate to rethink county revenue share
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

The High Court nullified population figures used for Mandera, Wajir, and Garissa counties.

Auditor General’s office under fire over audit delays, corruption allegations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

MPs voiced concerns about reports that some government institutions were including bribes in their budgets for auditors.

MPs clash with Auditor General over bursary funds misuse allegations
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 25, 2025

MPs have expressed outrage over reports from Auditor General Nancy Gathungu’s office that have painted them in a negative light, accusing them of mish...

South Sudan dispatches high-level delegation to US for urgent deportation and bilateral talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 21, 2025

The team is expected to work closely with the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure a "legal, orderly, and dignif...

Thousands of protesters rally against Trump across US
Reuters  |  Apr 20, 2025

Other protesters waved Palestinian flags while wearing keffiyeh scarves, chanting "free Palestine" and expressing solidarity with Palestinians killed...

Questions arise over unused billions in Road Annuity Fund
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 18, 2025

Roads Principal Secretary Joseph Mbugua told the committee that the law gives the National Treasury Cabinet Secretary powers to declare a surplus and...

Women Enterprise Fund locks horns with Auditor General over impropriety report
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 12, 2025

The audit report by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu had exposed alarming financial irregularities at the Women Enterprise Fund, totalling Sh1.4 billion...

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