NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 – The High Court has suspended President William Ruto’s Executive Order establishing an anti-corruption taskforce led by the Office of the President, pending the determination of a petition challenging its legality. Justice Bahati Mwamuye of the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 — President William Ruto and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday reaffirmed the strategic partnership between Kenya and the United States, with a strong emphasis on expanding commercial opportunities and deepening economic cooperation. In…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 — A Nairobi court has charged a revenue collection assistant, technician, and marketing assistant at the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company Limited with forging an academic certificate and fraudulently receiving millions of shillings in salary.…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 — President William Ruto has urged Japan to ease tariff and non-tariff barriers to allow greater access for Kenyan agricultural exports, as he pushed for a more balanced trade relationship between the two countries. President Ruto…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 — Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has waded into the raging debate over bribery in Parliament, likening corrupt lawmakers to “egg thieves”. Sudi questioned why scrutiny is not equally directed at governors, parastatal chiefs, and senior government…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 — Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju has formally resigned from former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party citing the outfit’s new political trajectory. Tuju, in a letter addressed to Kenyatta, said alluded to developments over a six…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 – Lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday staged a half-hearted protest against President William Ruto over bribery and extortion claims, only to be urged to temper their anger by House Speaker Moses Wetangula. Wetangula cautioned…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 20 — Former Chief Justice David Maraga has dismissed President William Ruto’s newly launched anti-corruption campaign as hypocritical, accusing the Head of State of bribing Members of Parliament for political gain while publicly castigating them for graft.…
BEIJING, China, Aug 20 — A number of Chinese military’s advanced weapons are set to be unveiled at the coming V-Day parade on September 3, representing the latest achievement in the armed forces’ modernization efforts, according to a senior officer.…
BEIJING, China, Aug 20 — Unable to conceive naturally, Wang, a resident of Changchun in Northeast China’s Jilin province, could not opt for fertility treatment due to the hefty cost — sometimes more than 20,000 yuan ($2,786) per cycle. So…