Executive Director Stories

ICJ-Kenya appoints Demas Kiprono as executive director
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 06, 2025

ICJ Kenya has named human rights lawyer Demas Kiprono as Executive Director from January 2026, succeeding Eric Mukoya, highlighting his record in digi...

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.

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.

UNICEF warns funding shortfall puts millions of vulnerable children globally at risk
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 07, 2025

Since 2000, UNICEF’s partnership with donor countries has led to major progress in child welfare, including a 50 per cent reduction in global under-fi...

National Construction Authority warns landlords not to add extra floors to occupied buildings
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

In recent years, several buildings have collapsed due to poor construction standards and unauthorised modifications, resulting in loss of lives and pr...

FKE to Ruto: Rising taxes are draining employees' take-home pay
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 25, 2025

According to FKE's CEO, Jacqueline Mugo, the recent tax changes are squeezing workers' take-home pay and forcing employers into difficult positions re...

KRA urged to clarify tax payment process after Finance Act 2023 ruling
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2024

FKE raised concerns that taxpayers, including its members, cannot make tax payments as required due to KRA's delay in updating its systems to reflect...

Trio wanted by detectives over Finance Bill protests vow to push on
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 24, 2024

Activists Boniface Mwangi, Hussein Khalid, and Hanifa Adan said they were informed that they were persons of interest being sought over the countrywid...

Finance Bill protests: What security agencies carrying out abductions are after
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 24, 2024

Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga reveals what senior government officials are seeking to establish amid intense protests against the Finance Bill, 2...

FKE asks state to reinstate licences of 9 security firms suspended by PSRA
Rading Biko  |  Mar 05, 2024

FKE Executive Director Jacqueline Mugo terms the suspension of the licences unconstitutional and warned it could lead to job losses.

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