President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist leader François Bayrou as France’s next prime minister, in a bid to end months of political turmoil. Bayrou, 73, is a mayor from the southwest and leads the MoDem party. Ahead of the announcement,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – Treasury is set to disburse an additional Sh32 billion to Counties by Thursday next week, being the amount due for November 2024. The announcement was made Thursday during the 25th Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – President William Ruto has called for more advocacy, including from religious groups, to help end femicide. Speaking during the launch of the National Police Service and State Department of Correctional Services Strategic Plans (2023-2027), he…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – The government will modernise the National Police Service at a cost of Sh28 billlion over the next two years, President William Ruto has said. The ambitious modernisation programme will include new equipment and weapons, digitisation…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations is questioning a 25-year-old man who is suspected of orchestrating his own abduction after losing his entire November salary to betting. According to a statement from the investigative agency, the…
Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) has ceased to exist following last month’s dissolution of its Board through the re-deployment of the Chairperson and Directors to other ministries and government agencies. Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called on the police and correctional services officers to prioritise constructive engagement with citizens in their line of duty. Mudavadi said dialogue should be the first line of engagement when resolving emerging conflicts between…
A man who staged his own abduction, inflicted cuts on his body, and demanded a Ksh100,000 ransom from his sister for his ‘release’ has been arrested. The operation, carried out by sleuths from the DCI headquarters, took place on Friday…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 13 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has urged the Controller of Budget (CoB) and the Council of Governors (CoG) to work together to resolve persistent delays in the disbursement and utilization of county funds. Speaking at the…
Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a judge outside a courthouse in the city of Acapulco. Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was hit by at least four bullets as he was driving out of the courthouse car park on Wednesday afternoon,…