MTRH Chief Executive Officer Phillip Kirwa Stories

MPs demand answers as Moi Teaching Hospital sinks into Sh1.8 billion salary debt, diversity row
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

During a session with the National Assembly’s Committee on Implementation in Eldoret on Tuesday, MTRH Chief Executive Officer Phillip Kirwa said the f...

KAM demands regulatory reforms to boost Kenya’s manufacturing competitiveness
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 09, 2025

KAM Chief Executive Tobias Alando noted that the private sector is the country’s second-largest employer of wages, after the government, underscoring...

IGAD to unveil migration report highlighting displacement, labour mobility and remittances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2025

The report aims to provide a clear picture of migration trends, demographic shifts, and remittance flows to support evidence-based policies across the...

IGAD hails Somalia agreement as milestone for national unity, peace
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 27, 2025

IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu commended both parties for their leadership and political will, calling the agreement an important move towa...

House Committee rejects Ruto-backed presidential transition Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 20, 2025

Introduced in February and sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the Bill sought to enforce stricter financial and administrative restrictio...

IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu urges elders to lead peace efforts in conflict-hit region
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 24, 2025

He reminded the Council that its legitimacy is not drawn from formal authority but from earned trust.

US announces withdrawal from UNESCO again, citing "misalignment with national interests"
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

The US State Department said the agency's decision to admit "the State of Palestine" as a full member contradicts US foreign policy and has encouraged...

AU Commission finalises leadership team at Malabo meeting after months-long delay
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 14, 2025

The newly constituted AUC leadership will serve a four-year term, charged with driving Africa’s integration agenda amid mounting internal and external...

KUCCPS opens transfer window for students seeking new programmes
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 12, 2025

The application period will run from July 14 to August 24, 2025.

Senate proposes end to unlimited chief officer appointments by governors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

In a report recently tabled in the Senate, the committee calls for an amendment to the law to introduce both a minimum and a maximum number of chief o...

UNAIDS warns HIV crisis could claim 4 million lives by 2029 without urgent global funding
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 10, 2025

Reported data for 2024 shows that 9.2 million people living with HIV were still not accessing life-saving treatment services last year.

Why is Trump meeting five African presidents this week?
DW News  |  Jul 08, 2025

The US president has invited the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to Washington this week.

US threatens South Africa with 30 per cent tariff on all exports amid BRICS alignment concerns
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 08, 2025

US President Donald Trump signalled a clear shift in Washington's tone towards BRICS-aligned economies, warning Pretoria that America's patience with...

KNEC seeks public help to recover lost land title
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

The crucial document, which confirms KNEC’s legal ownership of the land under LR No. 209/6900, has mysteriously disappeared, prompting the agency to i...

Ex-TSC CEO Nancy Macharia turns down Murang’a County job for World Bank role
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 27, 2025

According to a communication from the Murang’a County government, Dr Macharia declined the offer after receiving a new consulting opportunity with the...

Counties to take over Sh150 billion in functions by July 2026 in landmark devolution move
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

The move follows an agreement between the national government and the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee after a two-year consultation pr...

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.

Employers raise alarm over Kenya’s shrinking investment appeal, job losses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

Official statistics from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show formal job creation fell to 75,500 in 2024, down sharply from 123,000 in 2023.

Kenya ratifies IGAD treaty, boosting regional integration and collective action in Horn of Africa
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 28, 2025

Workneh commended the ratification, describing it as a clear demonstration of the country’s strong commitment to regional integration and multilateral...

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...

Recruitment of new TSC boss halted after court injunction
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 27, 2025

In the petition, Oyugi has argued that the entire process was rigged with constitutional violations as well as discriminatory criteria.

Fact Check: Trump's South Africa 'white genocide' claim proven false
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 24, 2025

The image showing graves was taken from a Reuters report about women killed in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in February this year...

Trump confronts South African President Ramaphosa with conspiracy claims
XINHUA  |  May 22, 2025

Ramaphosa, who arrived in Washington in hopes of improving trade terms and easing bilateral tensions, rejected Trump's assertions during the meeting.

Over 5,000 teacher promotions, zero merit? MPs turn up the heat on TSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

MPs accused the commission of favouring regions associated with its top officials, leaving out thousands of teachers who have served for years without...

IEBC says 2027 polls will be illegal without boundary review
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

IEBC lawyer George Murugu, responding to concerns raised by Supreme Court judge Njoki Ndung’u, stated that the effect of ignoring the delimitation exe...

Under attack by Trump, South Africa's Ramaphosa responds with trade deal offer
Reuters  |  May 21, 2025

Trump has cancelled aid to South Africa, expelled its ambassador and offered refuge to white minority Afrikaners based on racial discrimination claims...

Ramaphosa lands in Washington to repair South Africa-US ties
Mwangi Maina  |  May 20, 2025

Ramaphosa seeks to mend frayed relations with the Trump administration and promote investment opportunities for South African industries, including po...

TSC begins search for new CEO as Nancy Macharia’s tenure nears end
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 06, 2025

Macharia is scheduled to exit on June 30, 2025, bringing to a close a decade-long leadership that began in July 2015. She is currently serving her sec...

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...

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