How deadly gangsters traded crime for food production in Nairobi slum: ‘When police bullet took my brother, I knew I had to change’
Some two million people or 40 per cent of Nairobi’s population of five million people, live in informal settlements, according to CFK Africa, a non-governmental organisation that runs health and poverty reduction programs in such neighbourhoods and is familiar with Vision Bearerz’ work.
Retirement agency chief says seven out of ten retired Kenyans are struggling to make ends meet
Kiptanui observed that Kenyans believe retirement saving is not a requirement and so have not embraced savings as a culture which is set to equip them with the ability to cover their expenses without relying on assistance from relatives.
Kenya Police Service Commission unveil plan to digitise recruitment but its viability questioned
National Police Service Commission CEO Peter Leley said the system aims to simplify and expedite the recruitment process and ensure that the most qualified individuals are hired. Leley said the recruitment system developed has largely removed human interaction and automated major parts of the process so that integrity could be enhanced.
Parliamentary committee chair says Kenya plans 4.5 per cent budget deficit cut in 2025-26 fiscal year
Speaking in an interview during the public hearings on the FY 2025-26 Estimates of the Revenue and Expenditure in Eldoret town, in Uasin Gishu County, the budget committee chair revealed that budget presented before them by the executive totals to about Ksh4.2 trillion ($32.4 billion).
FKE appeals to state to ease tax burden to forestall retrenchment, spur Kenya’s economic growth
The CEO acknowledged that the government has made efforts to improve the business climate, although the results have been mixed, citing commendable progress in the tourism and hospitality sectors driven by the post-Covid-19 recovery activation plan.
Kakamega gold rush: Scientists wary of imminent farming land degradation, urge artisanal miners to plant bamboo trees
Endowed with substantial commercial gold deposits and possibility of rare earth minerals, Kakamega County in western Kenya faces the risk of turning into a wasteland as land set aside for crop farming is turned into idle spaces by artisanal miners. Consequently, scientists want the miners to commit to rehabilitation of...
Kenya announces major improvements in compensation of human-wildlife conflicts victims
Tourism Principal Secretary Sylvia Museiya said the current administration has prioritised timely compensation, unlike the previous regime, which she claimed paid little attention to the issue.
EAC principal secretaries meeting in Kisumu draws up strategy for Lake Victoria conservation
Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire said pollution, unsustainable agriculture, land degradation, invasive weeds and illegal fishing have drastically affected the lake’s health and the well-being of those who depend on it.
Success of Kenya’s livestock agency credited with creation of jobs in the country
IFAD Country Director Mariatu Kamara said they were in a joint mission to do a midterm review of the project which was being implemented in 10 counties to know the progress and implementation challenges with a view to strengthening the programme.
Communities along Kenya’s largest rivers put on high alert hydropower dams overflow
KenGen Managing Director Engineer Peter Njenga reported that the alert was the second after the largest of the dams and the first in the cascade, Masinga, recorded overflow on April 30.
