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Ruto names NLC selection panel as current commissioners’ term nears end
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

The President named Jasper Micheni Mbiuki, Dr Peris Mang’ira, Dr Electine Nasambu, Ann Mwangangi, Bibiana Rabuku Omalla, Professor Nichola Letting, an...

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...

Parliament slams State corporations for ignoring PWDs job quota
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

The National Assembly Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity said the law was being ignored despite clear provisions meant to promote in...

A two-way street: Reversing brain drain in Somalia
DW News  |  Aug 16, 2025

The Somali Civil War, which began in 1991, provoked mass displacement, both internally and externally. More than 30 years later, the situation has imp...

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,...

Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba protests suspension, backs femicide victims
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 15, 2025

Wamuchomba was suspended on Wednesday after staging a demonstration accusing Murkomen of contempt for Kware dumpsite victims, citing slow progress by...

High Court blocks government sale of Kenya Pipeline shares
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 15, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the petitioner, the Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK), must serve the respondents and interested parties with the appl...

Ruto nominates John Lorionokou as Registrar of Political Parties, Claris Onganga for KNCHR chair
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

The KNCHR nomination comes after Duncan Oburu Ojwang, who had been named Chairperson on August 13, 2025, declined the appointment.

UN report reveals global prison deaths surge, homicides highest in the Americas
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 15, 2025

The revelations come amidst revelations by Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen that at least 10 Kenyans have died in police custody (pre-trial detention) i...

Ruto nominates new ambassadors in major diplomatic reshuffle
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 15, 2025

The changes blend career appointments with political selections, reshaping key postings in Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Gulf.

Government to install telematics devices in trucks, PSVs to curb road crashes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir told the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on Thursday that the meas...

Kenya’s 1950 Kolloa massacre: Britain won’t own up to its colonial violence but communities need closure
The Conversation  |  Aug 15, 2025

Armed soldiers killed at least 29 civilian members of Dini ya Msambwa, a spiritual and anti-colonial movement in Kenya active around what is now West...

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...

National Assembly approves President Ruto’s nominees to police service commission
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 14, 2025

The Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security said the two met all constitutional and legal requirements for the appointments.

Kenya’s primary healthcare crisis: Patients struggle despite ‘free’ treatment, SHA registration
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 14, 2025

A spot check by The Eastleigh Voice revealed widespread confusion over whether “free” primary healthcare truly includes diagnostic tests and essential...

Government moves to enforce peace deal in 50-year Angata Barrikoi land dispute
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 15, 2025

At the heart of the conflict is a 6,300-acre parcel in Transmara South, Narok County, commonly referred to as Moyoi, Ongata Barikoi, or Angata Barikoi...

Five-year interfaith programme boosts Muslim-Christian unity in Garissa
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 14, 2025

Muhuri Garissa co-ordinator Abdihakim Shurie attributed the programme's success to the collective efforts of community leaders, youth, women, governme...

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...

Cholera kills 40 in Sudan’s worst outbreak in years
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Since the Ministry of Health declared the outbreak a year ago, there have been 99,700 suspected cases and more than 2,470 related deaths, as of August...

Humanitarian organisations warn new Israeli regulations are choking Gaza aid
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 14, 2025

The humanitarian organisations blame new INGO registration rules introduced in March, which allow Israel to deny access based on vague criteria such a...

17 areas of Sudan "at risk of famine": UN spokesman
XINHUA  |  Aug 14, 2025

Some residents in El Fasher are reportedly surviving on animal fodder and food waste, the spokesman said.

Parliament approves law mandating public land registration notice in Kenya Gazette
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The bill, sponsored by Ruiru MP Simon King’ara, was initially passed by the National Assembly on March 20, 2024, and later forwarded to the Senate.

Namibia condemns Israel's plan to control Gaza City
XINHUA  |  Aug 14, 2025

Penda Naanda, executive director in the ministry, said the ministry welcomes the condemnation of this plan by compassionate members of the internation...

Ruto’s pick for police commission dodge payroll questions, promise reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

During the approval hearing before the National Assembly Committee on National Administration on Wednesday, Amani Komora, one of the nominees, decline...

HELB rolls out loan scheme for civil servants pursuing further studies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Applicants need an admission letter from a recognised Kenyan university or training institution. They must submit certified copies of their three late...

MPs unlock funds to revive 13 mini-grids in six remote counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The affected counties, Mandera, Samburu, Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit, and Lamu, will finally see a boost in rural electrification following the Public In...

Garissa police recover stolen gun, multiple IDs in targeted raid
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

Authorities also seized a wallet containing the complainant’s national ID and his wife’s ID, a Kenya Police Service certificate of appointment, a mili...

Blow to Gloria Orwoba as High Court throws out petition challenging UDA disciplinary process
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 13, 2025

The court found that Orwoba ought to have first pursued her grievances before the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) as required under Section...

Family holiday turns tragic as two children drown in Mombasa apartment pool
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 13, 2025

Family sources confirmed that the children will be buried in Mombasa on Thursday after a post-mortem examination.

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