parastatal reforms Stories

Parastatals’ unchecked borrowing fuelliing Sh2.9 billion debt, Auditor General warns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

Authority, and Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency each defaulted three times on loans of Sh2.79 billion, Sh2.5 billion, and Sh4.4 bill...

Ruto announces new parastatal board chairpersons
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 16, 2025

In a gazette notice dated August 15, 2025, Ruto appointed John Antira Ketora as the non-executive chairperson of the Jomo Kenyatta Foundation for a th...

Education agencies appeal to MPs over delayed merger, say move hampering recruitment, policy rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

Affected institutions including the (UF), Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA), and the Commission for University Educati...

New Bill to block political loyalists from parastatal boards
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The Government-Owned Entities (GOE) Bill, 2025, currently before Parliament, seeks to introduce a merit-based selection process for board appointments...

MPs give Uwezo Fund 14 days to explain audit failures as legislators mull merger
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 30, 2025

The House committee expressed concern over the Fund’s financial management and weak oversight systems, warning that continued non-compliance could tri...

Cabinet Secretaries announce fresh appointments to boards across state agencies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 26, 2025

In the sports sector, Youth Affairs Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya appointed Joseph Maina Njogu to the Board of the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya for a...

Government freezes hiring, contract renewals across 42 state corporations amid restructuring plans
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2025

Koskei also suspended “any ongoing recruitment processes of staff in any cadre,” and blocked approval or implementation of any new human resource poli...

Treasury targets Sh42 billion from parastatal surplus funds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 20, 2025

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi revealed that many State agencies have been holding back billions by allocating surplus funds to planne...

Uncertainty looms for 3,100 civil servants in sweeping parastatal reforms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 09, 2025

The final step now awaits full Cabinet approval before the reforms can be rolled out and resources allocated to support the voluntary exits.

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