Kenya’s taxman introduces station-less PIN service delivery to improve taxpayer convenience
To further expand access, KRA is rolling out an agent model, like those used by banks and mobile service providers, to reach rural and underserved areas. The authority plans to recruit 10,000 agents this year to offer basic services such as registration, tax filing, and payments.
East Africa Ocean Festival cancelled after boat capsizes in Indian Ocean with 23 people, three feared dead
Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir said the annual private-organised event ended prematurely after a boat that was in a race capsized, 19 people were rescued, while three are still missing.
Kenyan university produces third best computing student in the world after outshining 80,000 others in Singapore Quant finals
Before reaching Quant final, he outshone over 9,000 contestants in Kenya to secure the spot among top 12 national finalists. The competition brought together brilliant minds from across the country and being named the best was more than an achievement and a confidence booster.
Blue economy: Kenya collects views from communities along Indian Ocean coast for Marine Spatial Plan development
Dr Jackeline Uku explained that the process will bring together county governments and users of marine resources, to agree on how specific spaces are allocated, helping to minimise potential conflicts between competing activities.
Kenya revisits plan to demolish asbestos-roofed houses with help of World Bank, European Union
Director of London Institute of Railways, D Lawson Kamau Mbuguss, who said resident of crowded settlements like Nairobi’s Eastlands, Kongowea in Mombasa, Nyalenda in Kisumu or Langa Langa in Nakuru, are at a high risk of cancer.
Education minister says Kenyan government will engage striking lecturers to resolve salaries dispute
According to Ogamba, SRC has maintained that money owed to the lecturers was Ksh624 million instead of the Ksh7.9 billion as claimed by the universities Union, as part of the 2017-2021 and 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
Why out of seven by-elections in Mbeere and Malava are eliciting the most state interest
A common denominator in either by-election is the strong presence of state and ruling party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA). The ruling party has mobilised state machinery at national and grassroots levels to stomp for the nominees, raising fears of possible rigging by the state where possible outcomes may appear to be tilting away from the ruling party.
WHO director: Bill Gates has bragged about making $550m from vaccines for Covid-19, which he ‘and others now admit was not a dangerous virus’
Dore pointed out that a previous WHO director, Margaret Chan, admitted to begging donors for money, which she said was spent on projects highly linked to their preferences. “Bill Gates basically is the biggest funder to the WHO and he basically dictates what they do, and it basically comes down to what’s going to pad his bottom-line,” Dore said.
Burkina Faso terms Trump deportations of Africans as ‘indecent, totally contrary to the value of dignity’
Human Rights Watch said last month the Trump administration offered financial incentives to some African countries to accept deportees. The rights group said it reviewed written agreements showing Eswatini will receive $5.1 million in US funding for migration and border management while Rwanda will receive $7.5 million.
Misango Hills Shrine: Kakamega County plans to create snake-park in oracular ecosystem to drive tourism
Early this year, Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa announced plans to roll out a Bullfighting Premier League starting 2026, with the winner set to walk away with Ksh200, 000, as part of the county’s broader strategy to promote local culture and grow the sports tourism sector.
