Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe Stories

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.

NOC-K delays elections after Basketball chair Paul Otula's death
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 07, 2025

NOC-K President Paul Tergat announced the decision in a virtual meeting of the Committee's executive, noting that the exercise, originally slated for...

Mudavadi warns Mt Kenya might lose deputy president post in 2027 if they shift support from Ruto
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 05, 2025

Mudavadi, who represented President Ruto at the church event, said the Mt Kenya region has significantly benefitted from development and leadership op...

State blames underdevelopment for insecurity in 23 counties
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 05, 2025

Interior CS Murkomen said decades of economic neglect, not lack of police presence, are fuelling banditry, cattle rustling and communal conflicts.

Scrap Metal Council suspends license renewals amid surge in imports and industry concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

The Council has not given a timeline for when the license renewals will resume, but insisted that the temporary freeze is necessary to restore balance...

MPs seek to limit Treasury CS’s role in VAT exemptions after Sh300 billion revenue loss
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson Samuel Atandi has said there is growing consensus in the National Assembly that the authority to issue...

Former Sports PS Peter Kaberia summoned over Sh1.5B stadium scandal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 03, 2025

Kaberia has been given a two-week notice and is expected to appear before the committee during the week starting May 11.

Salim Ahmed Salim: African diplomat who almost led United Nations
Mwangi Maina  |  May 02, 2025

Salim was, arguably, the closest Africa has come to clinching the UN’s top job. His age, diplomatic poise, and Pan-Africanist ethos made him a standou...

WhatsApp now lets you create groups without adding members immediately
Margaret Wanjiru  |  May 02, 2025

Users can now set up the group’s name, profile photo, and even define its purpose before inviting anyone else to join.

Atwoli urges government to tax only basic salary, not gross pay, as deductions hit payslips
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

He insisted that money earned through overtime, bonuses and allowances should not be taxed, saying these earnings come from extra effort and should no...

IMF probes Kenya’s governance in sweeping review set for October 2025 release
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

Dr Abraham Rugo, the executive director of Bajeti Hub, expressed scepticism about the novelty of the IMF's findings, suggesting that much of the infor...

Mudavadi urges legal awareness before travel as over 1,000 Kenyans jailed abroad
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

Mudavadi told the MPs that while embassies are ready to assist, the most effective way to reduce foreign detentions is to ensure Kenyans are well-info...

Wetang’ula orders urgent probe into Kasipul MP’s killing, demands enhanced security for leaders
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

Following the killing of the MP, Speaker Wetang’ula said he had instructed the police boss to take swift action and report back to the House.

National Assembly given 21 days to review proposed changes to two Bills Ruto declined assent
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 01, 2025

Speaker Wetang’ula referred both memoranda to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for review.

Taita Taveta health workers trained in AI-powered ultrasound to tackle maternal deaths
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 30, 2025

The training is part of a collaborative initiative between the County Department of Health Services and Kenyatta University to modernise maternal heal...

Murkomen orders fresh vetting of police reservists in Kerio Valley amid new security reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 29, 2025

CS MNurkomen called on residents and local leaders to cooperate with security agencies to enhance stability in the region.

Murkomen vows justice for Ang'ata Barikoi victims as state cracks down on violence instigators
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

Murkomen maintained that while peace has been temporarily restored, investigations are ongoing, and legal action will be taken against anyone found re...

Malala loses court battle to reclaim UDA Secretary-General position
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye on Monday overturned the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) decision that had temporarily reinstated Malala.

Murkomen vows tough action against scrap metal vandals
Amina Wako  |  Apr 27, 2025

The warning comes just months after the Scrap Metal Dealers Association expressed alarm over government plans to consolidate 42 state corporations int...

Nigerian tribunal upholds Sh28.5 billion fine against Meta for violating consumer, data laws
Reuters  |  Apr 27, 2025

Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) fined Meta last July for discriminatory and exploitative practices

Murkomen: Gachagua and Muturi not under investigation over secrets Act breach
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 26, 2025

Murkomen explained that enforcement of compliance to the Act is apolitical and does not target any individual, dismissing claims that Gachagua and Mut...

Cabinet secretaries make new appointments to key state agencies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 26, 2025

The appointments, announced through a gazette notice dated April 25, 2025, are set to shape the operations of the affected institutions for the next f...

Trump’s protectionist tariffs dent global economic growth prospects to 2.8 per cent
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 24, 2025

Were it not for the tariffs, the lender says the global economic growth would have seen only a modest cumulative downgrade of 0.2 percentage point, to...

State makes Math mandatory for all CBC senior school learners after public outcry
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 24, 2025

Under the revised curriculum, STEM students will continue with advanced mathematics, while their peers in the other two pathways will engage with more...

Khalwale withdraws Bill seeking to regulate boda boda industry after public outcry
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 24, 2025

According to Wetang’ula, the Speaker of the Senate formally requested the withdrawal of the Bill in a letter dated March 7, 2025, citing feedback from...

Duale directs clinical officers’ council to re-inspect licensed health facilities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 23, 2025

Duale reassured the COC of the ministry’s continued support in advancing health reforms, particularly in the implementation of the Taifa Care Model, a...

Government ends SHA funds misuse with direct payments to hospitals, says CS Duale
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 23, 2025

Duale said some counties had been using the funds for other purposes, like paying staff, which left many health facilities without basic medicines and...

KWS officers to face legal action over killing of Issack Abdulla Jarso, CS Murkomen says
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 22, 2025

The CS was responding to a question by Garsen MP Ali Wario, who sought answers on the status of the case, the motive of the killing and what the gover...

Billions lost as taxpayer-funded markets lie incomplete, vandalised
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 20, 2025

This comes even as President William Ruto continues to launch new market initiatives, including recent projects in Nyandarua and Laikipia counties, ra...

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