The Government plans to increase the number of National Youth Service (NYS) recruits fivefold—from the current 20,000 to 100,000—by the year 2027, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has announced. Speaking during a tour at NYS Yatta Field Unit in Machakos…
In the lead-up to the 2022 elections, Kenyans were not simply bombarded with lofty promises, as in the past. They were offered dreams that felt reachable — promises that resonated with Wanjiku’s everyday struggles. The Kenya Kwanza campaign captured the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 28 – Cleophas Malala has suffered a blow after the High Court upheld his removal as the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General. In a ruling Monday, Justice Bahati Mwamuye also quashed the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal…
The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) Monday announced a new 5-year programme to address the near-universally poor rates of ruminant (cattle, sheep and goats) vaccine coverage across Africa. Veterinary Innovations Transforming Animal Health and Livelihoods 2 (VITAL 2)…
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has called on Kenyans to register in large numbers under the new Social Health Authority (SHA) to access universal health coverage. Speaking at a fundraising event for Harhosa Mixed Day Secondary School at Moyale Baraza…
NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 28 – “I did not insult the Kisii people as witches,” Lang’ata MP Phelix Odiwuor, alias Jalango, clarified on Monday after some Kenyans misquoted him following his remarks in Kitutu Chache North on Sunday. In the widely…
At least 68 people have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre for African migrants in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group’s TV channel says. Al Masirah reported that 47 people were injured, most of them…
KISUMU, Kenya, Apr 28 — Police in Kisumu’s Muhoroni sub-county have opened a probe into a Sunday night incident that saw a cane hauler crush to death a motorcyclist and his pillion passenger in the Miwani area. The truck was…
KISII, Kenya Apr 28 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has defended the government’s partnership with churches, dismissing claims of division between church and state. Speaking during a fundraiser at Marani Catholic Church in Kitutu Chache, Kindiki said the government complements,…
NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 28 – Police in Lokichogio are holding two suspects, aged 18 and 19, after they were found in possession of an AK-47 rifle with an empty magazine. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the duo…