Retirement Benefits Authority unveils plan to amend laws to allow retiring workers partial early access to pension
Speaking in Kakamega during a public participation forum, a legal officer at RBA Anthony Kiaraha said the proposed changes are seeking the introduction of a two-pot system, allowing partial, early access to savings for specific needs like education, housing or medical bills.
Plans for Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in Siaya take shape as national and county government teams meet
The project is expected to have a significant impact on employment and economic development in the region. During the construction phase, it is projected to create about 10,000 jobs, while the operational phase will sustain an estimated 1,200 permanent positions.
Kenya’s quest for clean sports gets WADA nod as East African nation is removed from ‘bad boys’ watch-list after anti-doping compliance
Speaking during the closing of the ADAK Anti-Doping Workshop for Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) on February 28 in Mombasa, ADAK Board of Directors Chair Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu said the removal of Kenya from the compliance watch-list marks the successful conclusion of the corrective process.
Judiciary commemorates fallen Supreme Court of Kenya judge Mohammed Ibrahim in symbolic ‘Closing of File Proceedings’
Chief Justice Martha Koome described Justice Ibrahim as a legal giant whose life was dedicated to the pursuit of justice and truth. She said the fallen judge’s work helped shape Kenya’s constitutional culture and safeguard the freedoms enjoyed today.
Kenya’s Ministry of Environment recognises garbage pickers as ‘unsung heroes in waste management value chain’
The forum brought together stakeholders in the waste management sector including representatives from the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSMEs, Nairobi County, Waste Pickers Associations, and Producer Responsibility Organizations.
Death toll in flash-floods in Kenyan capital climbs to 45 as torrential rains pound East Africa
Nairobi police chief late last week said that in addition to drownings, some deaths were caused by electrocution. The floods had also done extensive damage to infrastructure and livelihoods. Officials said 172 vehicles that had been swept away by flood waters have been recovered.
Kenya embarks on environmental law reforms to bring the 2013 policies in tandem with emerging climate change realities
According to Environmental Secretary Selly Kimosop, who spoke during the closing of the three-day workshop at a Machakos hotel, the environmental landscape today is quite different from what it was a decade ago and the technical workshop provided an opportunity to address gaps and needs assessment.
Tourism and Wildlife Ministry disburses $1.6m for Rimoi National Conservancy fence
The World Wildlife Day celebrations brought together conservation stakeholders, local leaders, students, and community members, who underscored the importance of protecting wildlife while ensuring communities benefit from conservation initiatives.
Uganda as a unit of imagined communities: Without the barrel of the gun, it’s difficult to think of the ‘Pearl of Africa’ as a state
The principle of nationality that buried the Soviet Union and destroyed its empire in Eastern Europe continues to shape conflicts among the new independent countries of that vast region. Such peace, security and unity are unstable by nature. They may endure in the short to medium term, but they cannot stand the test of time
Ethiopian versus Tigrayan, Eritrean tensions are a powder keg that could inflame Horn of Africa
The current domestic friction reflects a dramatic re-jigging of the political and military alliances of the 2020-22 Tigray war, when federal forces and Eritrean troops – backed by Amhara paramilitaries – marched against the TPLF-led regional administration.
