NYS reforms Stories

Senators demand answers over stalled Sh7 billion compensation to NYS families
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 06, 2025

Bungoma Senator David Wafula, who raised the concern, said the situation has dragged on for years even after the Treasury sent money to help ease the...

Government announces sweeping reforms to transform National Police Service
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2025

PS Omollo emphasised that the reforms are designed to ensure that policing aligns with public expectations and community needs.

National Assembly summons Police IG Douglas Kanja over delayed reforms, payroll issues
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Legislators voiced frustration that Kanja’s continued deferrals had stalled critical oversight of police reforms, including unresolved issues surround...

Police recruitment in jeopardy as NPSC wrangles halt preparations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

Komora, who took office last week, has convened a full commission meeting on Friday at the CBK Pension Towers, where the recruitment exercise will be...

Rights groups demand KNCHR to take charge of compensation plan for protest victims
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 30, 2025

The group noted that the panel that was created through a Presidential Proclamation on August 6, 2025, and a gazette notice published on August 25, 20...

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...

Student numbers triple at TTCs as government eases admission criteria
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 23, 2025

Statistics show enrolment at TTCs has risen from 10,000 students in 2021 to more than 27,000 currently following the reforms.

Police officers set for fresh salary increase this month
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 22, 2025

The phased increases began in September last year, when the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) announced that the basic salary for police const...

Kenya’s public schools on the brink amid illegal fees, funding shortfalls
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 21, 2025

The Elimu Bora Working Group called for President William Ruto to release the report and recommendations of the presidential working party on educatio...

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...

Police recruitment to resume in September after three-year freeze, IG of Police Kanja announces
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The last recruitment was conducted in 2022, with officers graduating the following year. During the three-year pause, many officers left the service t...

Government extends mandate of police, NYS reforms committee by nine months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The extension takes effect from May 23, 2025, to February 22, 2026.

Private sector to finance medical equipment in public hospitals under new healthcare model
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

The seven-year programme is designed to equip national and county health facilities with state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment technologies, such...

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...

MPs order IG of Police Kanja to immediately hand over HR, payroll functions to NPSC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

PAC Chairperson and Butere MP Tindi Mwale faulted the police leadership for breaching the Constitution by withholding documents from the NPSC, which i...

Uganda’s land eviction crisis: Do populist state measures actually fix problems?
The Conversation  |  Jul 28, 2025

Evictions surged in the 2010s, particularly in central Uganda’s Buganda region, fueled by rising land demand from a growing population and legal refor...

Tanzania sets October 29 General Election date amid opposition exclusion fears
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 27, 2025

The disqualification of the main opposition party, Chadema, has raised sharp criticism and triggered accusations of repression and political interfere...

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...

Kenya’s economic recovery in limbo as fiscal, debt pressures persist - Moody’s
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 26, 2025

Moody’s however warns that heavy reliance on domestic financing will keep debt affordability weak on rising rates despite improved domestic market con...

NPSC accuses National Police Service of stalling reforms, blocking its constitutional mandate
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2025

NPSC Chief Executive Officer Peter Lelei slammed the police command, saying various reforms had stalled due to hostilities from the service leadership...

Unmarked Subarus, live ammunition: Police under fire over Saba Saba protest killings, injuries
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 15, 2025

Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Kenya Director Sheila Masinde expressed deep concern over the widespread human rights violations.

Nairobi leads in Saba Saba protest deaths as Haki Africa confirms 43 killed nationwide
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The report details that among the victims were 27 males, three females, and 13 unidentified individuals—figures that human rights groups say point to...

Senate proposes law to allow public recall of nominated MCAs in push for equal accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The Senate Justice and Legal Affairs Committee wants the law to define valid grounds for recall, set out a clear procedure, and designate the institut...

IMF releases $10 million to support Somalia’s ongoing economic reforms
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 10, 2025

The funding is aimed at helping Somalia maintain macroeconomic stability and build stronger institutions in line with its National Transformation Plan...

Kenya faces crisis as unrest escalates and unimplemented reforms haunt calls for dialogue
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 08, 2025

This week, the wave of violence took a tribal turn when some leaders claimed that the violence is domiciled in Central Kenya, where alleged hired thug...

CCTV exposes how goons violently invaded KHRC offices
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

The harrowing incident occurred on Sunday afternoon ahead of the Saba Saba demonstrations slated for Monday, July 7.

LSK, Police Reforms Working Group condemn storming of KHRC offices ahead of Saba Saba protests
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 06, 2025

According to LSK and PRWG, nearly 100 individuals, including mothers and children of victims of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances and j...

Police reforms group defends blogger Ndiang'ui Kinyagia, blames DCI for forcing him into hiding
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

Lawyer Wahome Thuku confirmed that the IT expert had been in hiding since June 20, stating that he feared for his life after learning that DCI officer...

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