NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 — President William Ruto has appointed Major General David Kipkemboi Ketter as the new Commander of the Kenya Army, promoting him to the rank of Lieutenant General. The move comes as part of changes within the…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, is currently in Abuja, Nigeria, where he is representing President William Ruto at the ongoing African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Annual Meetings. The high-level summit has convened African…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 27 — The Senate has gazetted a special sitting to deliberate on key budget-related legislation, even as confusion mounts over the unfolding impeachment saga involving Isiolo Governor Abdi Guyo. The sitting, set to convene at 2.30 pm…
The Public Benefit Organisations Regulatory Authority (PBORA) has cautioned the public against engaging Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs), formerly referred to as Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), without performing due diligence. The Authority’s Head of Legal Services, Nicholas Lindon, is now urging the…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 – Three Cattle theft suspects at Ndunyu Njeru police cells in Nyandarua were on Thursday night burnt to death a mob stormed the station. According to a police report, about 400 people stormed the station demanding…
The Senate will hold a special sitting today (Friday) to debate key revenue bills that will guide the distribution of resources to counties and marginalised areas. In a notice issued by Speaker Amason Kingi, the sitting was convened under Standing…
Kenya has been hit by a recent wave of repression, tarnishing its reputation as a beacon of democracy in East Africa. Critics fear that it is sliding down the path of her neighbours – Uganda and Tanzania, both of which…
Japan has executed a man who murdered nine people in 2017, the first time since 2022 that the country has enacted capital punishment. The serial killings by Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the “Twitter killer”, had shocked the country and triggered debate…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 27 – Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku, has criticized the destruction that accompanied Wednesday’s Gen Z-led protests, accusing opposition leaders and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of inciting unrest under the guise of peaceful demonstrations. Speaking…
EMBU, Kenya, Jun 27 – The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) marked this year’s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (IDADA) with a powerful call to action: prevention is the first line of…