Ethnic mobilisation in Kenya peaking two years to elections, fears of violence rise
The MPs led by the Nyando legislator called for an immediate end to what they described as ‘a deliberate smear campaign’ targeting Luo professionals in both political and civil service.
Kenyan universities admit 310,502 freshmen and women to various degree programmes
Out of 244,563 eligible candidates for university placement, Ogamba announced that 201,695 (83 per cent) applied for various programmes as he pointed out that a total of 310,502 students comprising the 2024 cohort and those from previous years have now been placed in universities, TVET, KMTC and teacher training colleges.
Museveni’s science of self-preservation: How fear is driving Uganda president to stifle humanities in university curriculum
The so-called scientists (those in the natural sciences and related disciplines and fields of knowledge and practice) do not traditionally challenge governments but pay more attention to their work in the laboratories and the field, presumably discovering, creating and innovating.
Right of inherence: Kenya Muslim clerics aggrieved by Supreme Court recognition of children born out of wedlock
The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal seeking to exclude children born out of wedlock from inheriting under Muslim law holding that such exclusion was discriminatory and contrary to Articles 27 and 53 of the Constitution.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch: Listening billionaires’ stories it’s obvious they are sick of human species, whom they see as inferior beings around them
In order to roll back the labour victories of the postwar era (which had become harder to justify in the wake of falling profits), American elites both empowered finance capital (leading to a series of bubbles) and embraced deindustrialization, with many industries shifting to the Global South (notably China).
Be warned most packaged food in Kenya is unhealthy, need label under new rules – report
The report by the non-profit Access to Nutrition Initiative found that under those rules, 90 per cent of products sold by both international companies like Coca-Cola and local firms such as Brookside Dairy Ltd and Manji Foods Industries contained either too much salt, sugar or saturated fat.
Kenya’s eating chiefs: Day President Ruto dismissed criticism of his unessential foreign tours and pilferage as ‘noise’
Enormous travel costs extend beyond the national level. Counties incur substantial expenses primarily consisting of domestic travel costs which together with foreign travel totalled Ksh15.4 billion in 2022/23.
How President Ruto’s extravagance, lies and sticky hands ran Kenya’s economy amok, stoked riots he’s unable to put out
Beneath this packed schedule week in and week out lies a significant cost, one that will be covered by taxpayer money. So, just how much has the president’s office and the government spent on travel?
Kenyan president among world leaders to be taxed for using private jets or first class
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the Seville meeting aimed “to repair and rev up” a world system where “trust is fraying and multilateralism is strained.”
Transition: Vendor shot by police in Kenyan capital dies after weeks in cabbage state
The Kenyan man who was shot at close range by a police officer during recent protests over a blogger’s death in custody has died, his family announced on Monday evening. Family spokesperson Emily Wanjira said Boniface Kariuki died on Monday afternoon, a day after doctors at the national referral hospital...
