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NTSA revives alcoblow, night patrols, mobile courts to curb road accidents during festive season
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Kenya has reintroduced Alcoblow tests, night patrols and mobile courts nationwide to curb rising festive-season road deaths, with tougher penalties, a...

Public service pension contributors exceed 500,000 as fund grows
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 30, 2025

The Public Service Superannuation Fund reports a rise in contributors to over 500,000, with assets increasing to Sh242 billion due to strategic invest...

Audit flags leadership vacuum at Garissa University since 2022
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 25, 2025

According to the Auditor General, this situation goes against the University Act, 2012, which requires every university to have a chancellor to provid...

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu warns of pension losses as government delays remittances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 21, 2025

Gathungu warned that the delays violate the Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act of 2012, which mandates that contributions must be remitted withi...

Outgoing NCIC faces scrutiny over last-minute recruitment of 22 staff
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 18, 2025

Giti, who assumed office on April 1, explained that he faced intense pressure from the commissioners to carry out the recruitment. Departments that ra...

Government unveils plan to commercialise NYS for youth jobs and skills
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 13, 2025

The government is establishing the National Youth Service Enterprise and Services Company, which will serve as the Service’s commercial arm.

Kenya School of Government cancels hundreds of fake certificates in major crackdown
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 11, 2025

Kenya School of Government warns public and employers to disregard hundreds of unissued certificates as part of ongoing efforts to curb fraud in the p...

High Court invalidates State corporation management guidelines limiting PSC
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 08, 2025

The court determined that transferring constitutional functions in this manner, except through the delegation allowed under Article 234 (5) of the Con...

Ruto appoints seven-member panel to recruit new Public Service Commission chairperson
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 04, 2025

The move comes as the current chairperson, Anthony Muchiri, prepares to complete a six-year term next year.

Hundreds of civil servants under probe over falsified records, illegal benefits
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 30, 2025

The move follows an audit that exposed a cartel within public offices facilitating the backdating of birth dates, fake promotions and double payments...

Head of Public Service Felix Koskei blasts independent commissions for high salaries, poor service delivery
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 29, 2025

Koskei said many independent offices have neglected their core responsibilities under the guise of independence, despite being heavily funded by taxpa...

PSC warns civil servants to steer clear of politics ahead of by-elections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 25, 2025

Officers intending to run for elective positions were reminded to comply with the law requiring them to resign within seven days of the announcement o...

New task force to eliminate pay disparities across Kenya’s public service
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 14, 2025

The task force will review existing pay structures and propose measures to standardise remuneration across ministries, departments and state agencies.

Government launches nationwide crackdown on rogue HR officers over payroll manipulation, illegal tax exemptions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 13, 2025

The Ministry of Public Service has launched a nationwide operation to investigate and prosecute those responsible, warning that anyone found guilty wi...

Justin Muturi denies secret talks with President Ruto, labels reports ‘fake news’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 13, 2025

The denial followed a viral article claiming that Ruto had dispatched government officials offering Muturi financial incentives to consider rejoining...

Government orders fresh audit of academic certificates for all civil servants
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 12, 2025

PSC said the verification exercise will no longer be limited to officers employed within the last decade but will cover all public servants regardless...

Mombasa County to train employees for life after retirement
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 02, 2025

According to Deputy Governor Francis Thoya, the initiative is intended to help staff transition smoothly into retirement and reduce the growing number...

Row erupts over management of civil servants’ injury, insurance claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2025

Public Service PS Jane Imbunya has proposed establishing an internal fund within her ministry, backed with Sh1.2 billion, to handle compensation direc...

Standoff over reinstatement of former Aircraft Accident Investigation director escalates to Court of Appeal
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 23, 2025

The situation has left Capt. Lunani's reinstatement in limbo, with two arms of government pulling in opposite directions.

Mombasa MCAs query health staffing records over conflicting worker data
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 18, 2025

The matter came to light during a joint sitting of the Health and Labour Committees, where county officials were summoned to explain the process of ab...

New Bill could allow civil servants to access entire pension upon exit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Under the current system, government contributions only fully belong to an employee after a decade of service, and withdrawals are limited until age 5...

Engineers take PSC to Supreme Court in bid to secure better pay, allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2025

In March 2023, the Institution of Engineers of Kenya submitted a detailed proposal after months of study comparing engineers’ terms of engagement with...

Govt plans to scrap repeated fingerprint requirement for clearance certificates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 02, 2025

He explained that the vision is to have a central platform where citizens’ fingerprints and records are safely stored, removing the repetitive steps t...

Felix Koskei urges coordinated communication in State agencies to curb misinformation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 29, 2025

Head of Public Service Felix Koskei said state agencies must adopt innovation, inclusivity, and unity in communication, noting that in the digital age...

Bill proposes 10-year audits to hold governors accountable after leaving office
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 27, 2025

The legislation, sponsored by Garissa Senator Abdul Haji, mandates the Auditor General to carry out a County Public Service Audit every 10 years.

Government extends public service payroll deadline to 18th of every month
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

All Ministries, Departments, Agencies, County Governments, State Corporations and Constitutional Commissions have been warned against late submissions...

Turkana launches promotion review to tackle staff career stagnation
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 15, 2025

Peter Ingollan Ekunyuk, Chair of the County Public Service Board, led the inaugural round of suitability interviews for the directorates of Economic P...

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...

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...

High Court upholds appointment of PSC vice chair Mary Kimonye, three commissioners
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

Justice Bahati Mwamuye found that the petitioners failed to prove any illegality, irrationality or procedural impropriety in the process.

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