NAIROBI Kenya, Mar 21 –A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a seven-year-old girl in Sondu Township, Soin-Sigowet Sub-County. Delivering the verdict, Resident Magistrate Claire Odunga ruled that the prosecution had proven the case beyond reasonable…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 – The country’s pension industry is urging regulatory bodies to introduce innovative investment opportunities that can accommodate the increasing pool of funds held by pension and insurance firms. The Public Service Superannuation Fund (PSSF), a state-run…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 – The High Court has declared the Act establishing East African Development Bank unconstitutional. In his judgement, Justice Francis Rayola said that section 2(1) that establishes EADB violates article 10 of the constitution, and the same…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 – President William Ruto has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to accelerating development programmes across Mt Kenya counties through consultations with elected leaders. In a statement released on Thursday, the Head of State emphasized that frequent engagements…
The Sudanese army has recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, military leaders have said. Video and photographs posted on social media and verified by the BBC show jubilant soldiers waving their guns, cheering,…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 – In a major crackdown on shisha use, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) conducted two successful operations in Nairobi last night, confiscating 52 shisha bongs and arresting three suspects.…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive orderto dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-cherished goal of some conservatives. Accusing the agency of “breath-taking failures”, the Republican president vowed to return the money it…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 21 – Long-serving Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang will now head the Department of Immigration and Citizen services following a reshuffle on Thursday. Kipsang switched places with Julius Bitok who has headed the Immigration docket since December…
NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 20 – The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has revealed that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua failed to honour its summons, further escalating tensions between him and the agency. Documents presented before the National Assembly Committee…
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 20 — The government’s plan to fully operationalize all 24 newly gazetted sub-counties within the 2023/2024 financial year has stalled due to budget constraints, with only a few months left before the fiscal year ends in June.…