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State House gets Sh3.7 billion boost in supplementary budget amid austerity concerns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 20, 2025

The fresh injection, tabled by the National Treasury less than two weeks before June 30, is largely directed towards domestic travel and operational c...

Uganda unveils herbal remedies for cancer care, eyes clinical trials
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 18, 2025

Although still under review, initial research shows promising results, and the institute plans to begin clinical trials, allowing patients to access t...

Moi University defends layoff of 376 staff, citing Sh8.8 billion debt crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 17, 2025

The university says the retrenchment is expected to save Sh120 million each month, though MPs have questioned the legality, fairness, and timing of th...

National Treasury reverts to old law after court nullifies 2023 Privatisation Act
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 17, 2025

National Treasury is now banking on the older law and the reactivated Privatisation Commission to raise Sh149 billion in the 2025/26 financial year.

Nairobi MCA proposes renaming Juja Road in honour of legendary broadcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

The motion sponsored by Kiamaiko Member of County Assembly, Joseph Ndung’u, seeks to have the road renamed ‘Leonard Mambo Mbotela Road’ as a permanent...

Parliament, TSC, Education and Roads departments faulted for delayed billion-shilling projects
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

The Controller of Budget has criticised the slow pace of implementation, warning that critical services risk being undermined due to prolonged project...

Government cuts top officials’ salary budget by Sh600 million after audit flags overestimation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 16, 2025

Between July 2024 and March 2025, the government spent Sh2.97 billion on salaries to state officers, a rise from Sh2.49 billion spent in a similar per...

Job losses loom as government mulls merging, dissolving 42 state corporations
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 13, 2025

CS Mbadi said state corporations have long been flagged as a source of fiscal risk.

Court halts transfer of public seal to Head of Public Service, cites constitutional concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 12, 2025

In his ruling on Wednesday, June 12, 2025, Justice Chacha Mwita stated that the case raises critical constitutional and legal issues that warrant judi...

Ruto abolishes delivery department, creates seven new State departments
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 12, 2025

The restructuring is expected to align service delivery with the administration’s evolving priorities, including economic transformation, innovation,...

Audit reveals Sh3 billion spent in nine months at Office of the President amid austerity pledges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 11, 2025

The report by Controller of Budget Margaret Nyakango shows that Sh1.2 billion was used on salaries, Sh145.3 million on domestic travel, and Sh16.9 mil...

South Sudan’s military sets deadline for voluntary disarmament in conflict zones
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 09, 2025

SSPDF spokesperson Major General Lul Ruai Koang announced the one-week disarmament ultimatum in a statement to newsrooms on Monday, noting that milita...

Gachagua demands prosecution of DIG Lagat over Albert Ojwang’s death in police custody
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 09, 2025

Gachagua alleged that Ojwang’s death was part of a broader pattern of police brutality and state-sponsored killings targeting Gen Zs under the Kenya K...

Nairobi court halts government ban on matatu graffiti pending petition's full hearing
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 09, 2025

High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye granted conservatory orders in favour of Michael Makubo William, the petitioner who challenged the legality and consti...

‘I don’t want them’: George Natembeya vows to return state honours over political harassment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

Natembeya, who previously held high-ranking administrative roles in government before joining politics, argued that his record in public service shoul...

Rwanda quits Central African States over rights violations, political bias by DRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision follows the 26th ECCAS Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where it says member states unlawfu...

Kenyan MPs demand sanctions, expulsion for EAC member states defaulting on payments
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 07, 2025

MPs warned that the ongoing shortfalls are threatening the day-to-day operations of the regional bloc, including delays in staff remuneration and the...

Five feared dead, 10 trapped after gold mine collapses in West Pokot
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 07, 2025

West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin Kitalei said the incident occurred around 2 am, sending shockwaves through the local community.

DNA row emerges in Jonathan Moi's estate as son challenges mediation outcome
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 05, 2025

Clint Kiprono Moi argues that the necessity of sibling DNA tests to authenticate biological relationships will ensure that only rightful heirs partake...

Government launches national ID registration for 18-year-old secondary school students
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 03, 2025

The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Service said this will help students avoid delays in accessing tertiary education, job opportunities,...

US defends UN Security Council’s extension of arms embargo on South Sudan
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 02, 2025

The UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan in July 2018 to stop weapons from fueling its civil war, which had led to thousands of...

Kenya, Slovenia to strengthen ties in trade and technology
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

Ruto said that education and youth skills were also part of the talks, with Kenya keen to learn from Slovenia’s model in science and vocational traini...

Slovenian President Nataša Musar lauds Kenya’s green efforts and multilateral stand in first Africa visit
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 31, 2025

The Head of State said her shared belief in multilateralism with President William Ruto had brought the two countries together.

Airstrikes against terror groups in Somalia double as US maintains counterterrorism support in Africa
Mary Wambui  |  May 31, 2025

General Langley noted that the airstrikes have contributed to the degradation of Al-Shabaab, which has increasingly resorted to ambushes and improvise...

US prosecutors reveal how Lebanese man was part of a plot to trade cocaine for Syrian weapons in Nairobi
Mary Wambui  |  May 30, 2025

Antoine Kassis was extradited from Kenya in February following an Interpol arrest warrant requested by the United States over his involvement in narco...

Real estate industry raises red flags over Finance Bill, 2025 tax proposals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 29, 2025

Among the contested proposals is the reintroduction of a 16 per cent VAT on construction materials that were previously exempt or zero-rated.

Kenyans warned of rent hikes, stalled housing if Finance Bill 2025 taxes pass unchanged
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

RESA called on Parliament to urgently amend or suspend these measures, warning that their combined effect represents a policy shock to the property ma...

Katiba Institute sues President Ruto over 'unconstitutional' creation of advisory posts
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

The lobby wants the High Court to nullify the appointments, arguing that the President lacks constitutional authority to unilaterally create and fill...

Africa chiefs of defence forces conference begins, urges stronger collaboration on security challenges
Mary Wambui  |  May 28, 2025

Kenya's Chief of Defence Forces, General Charles Kahariri, noted that this year's meeting convenes at such a time when the regional and global securit...

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