NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 5 — Kenya’s wheelchair boxing team secured second place in the World Paralympic boxing competition in Poland. The team headed by Mary Atieno registered the result after emerging second in three different categories. Evans Odhiambo Absalom won…
President William Ruto has said the Government will cut the budget by Ksh 177 billion and borrow the difference of Ksh 346 billion. He said the borrowed funds will be used to finance critical government services. “They include hiring of…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 5 — President William Ruto has appointed an independent debt task force to conduct a forensic audit of Kenya’s public debt as the government moves to manage the ballooning debt. President Ruto said Friday a continuous outcry…
Nancy Onyango Former Director of the Office of Internal Audit and Inspection (OIA) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Nancy Onyango will head the newly appointed presidential task force on forensic audit of public debt. The President made the appointment…
President William Ruto has suspended the decision to fill the positions of Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs). The decision is among several actions Ruto said his administration will take with immediate effect towards the realisation of the new Budget. Addressing a…
NAIROBI, Kenya July 5 – After three weeks of nationwide protests over the now-withdrawn Finance Bill 2024, it seems President William Ruto, likened to Zacchaeus the Biblical chief tax collector, is finally yielding—or as the Swahili phrase goes, “Zakaya ameshuka.”…
President William Ruto has said the Government will support those who lost their lives and were injured during the protests. “The Government of Kenya will support all those who lost their lives and injured during the protests,” President William Ruto…
President William Ruto has announced radical measures to enforce tough austerity measures in government. The measures have claimed the existence of 47 state corporations. President Ruto said the parastatals with overlapping mandates will cease to exist immediately. “The 47 state…
Legendary gospel singer Jemimah Thiongo has appealed for help in raising Sh3 million to offset her husband’s hospital bill. Although she did not specify what is ailing her hubby Francis Thiongo. She stated complications from a surgery left him immobile.…
President William Ruto has announced further austerity measures to reduce expenditure in the government following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024. Some of the major changes announced by the President include the suspension of hiring of Chief Administrative Secretaries…