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Kenya secures Sh22 billion loan from Japan to boost industry, cut power bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi signed the deal on behalf of Kenya, while Mr Atsuo Kuroda, Chairman and CEO of Nippon Export and Investment I...

How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel
The Conversation  |  Aug 21, 2025

Recognition of a Palestinian state sends a strong message of the world’s revulsion to the Netanyahu government’s actions in Gaza. However, it is unlik...

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...

Kenya's retail and hospitality sectors slow as consumers cut spending in 2025
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 20, 2025

The latest Kenya Market Update report by real estate consultancy Knight Frank shows that the hospitality industry, which had been buoyed by post-pande...

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...

Ruto, US Secretary Rubio discuss Haiti security mission, trade as Kenya pushes UN support
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 19, 2025

In June, Kenya asked the UN Security Council to fast-track the establishment of a UN Support Office in Haiti to provide logistical and operational bac...

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.

KNUT rejects Raila's proposal to devolve education
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

KNUT officials dismissed the move, warning that devolving primary and secondary education would destabilise the sector, citing counties’ weak handling...

Speculation grows over Edwin Sifuna's growing ties with Kalonzo Musyoka
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 16, 2025

Kalonzo, who met Sifuna on August 14 on the sidelines of the Law Society of Kenya’s annual conference in Kwale County, hinted at a potential political...

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...

CBK cuts lending rate to 9.5 per cent in seventh straight easing move
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 13, 2025

This marks the seventh consecutive rate cut from the historic peak of 13.0 per cent, as the regulator reaffirms its commitment to boosting economic ac...

Duncan Ojwang declines Ruto's nomination for KNCHR chair position, vetting suspended
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

In a letter addressed to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, Ojwang cited personal reasons and a possible conflict of interest as grounds for...

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.

Kenyan seafarers to get globally standardised ID within three months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The move comes amid mounting concerns over job losses linked to noncompliance with international maritime regulations.

ODM’s October meeting to decide Edwin Sifuna’s fate and party’s 2027 path
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 11, 2025

Tensions have been building in ODM over Sifuna’s combative stance, particularly his opposition to the political deal between Raila and President Willi...

'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...

Over 70 trained in aquaculture to boost fish farming profits in Taita Taveta
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 10, 2025

Each is now expected to train at least 50 farmers in their area, enabling them to adopt better aquaculture practices and earn more from the trade.

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