Kenya, 37 African countries in quandary over ties with US as China bullies Africa to exit US-allied group
Founded in 2020, the group has coordinated sanctions on China over rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong and rallied support for Taiwan, a self-ruled democratic island Beijing claims as its territory.
Regional governments sag under heavy debt as National Treasury delays release of$486 million
The Council of Governors is calling on the National Treasury to expedite release Sh63 billion ($486 million) arrears owed to counties for the months of February and March. Chairman of Finance, Planning and Economic Affairs of the Council of Governors Fernandes Barasa has revealed that all the 47 counties are...
Chief justice launches court integrity committees to root out endemic corruption in Kenyan judiciary
Chief Justice Martha Koome said the Court Integrity Committees represent a cornerstone in reform efforts and will bring together judicial officers, advocates, representatives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and other stakeholders.
Residents reject ‘privatisation’ of Marakwet community forest as state unveils concession plan
County Executive Committee Member for Lands, Physical Planning, and Urban Development, Thomas Maiyo, noted that the main concern among residents was the concession clause allowing leasing for a minimum of 30 years. The residents feel side-lined and say they should have been involved right from the drafting stage.
After more than 10 years trying to elect new officials, Kenya’s largest political party ODM enters stormy patch
Be it at the Coast, Nairobi or western Kenya where for two decades ODM has enjoyed fanatical following, candidates vying for various positions have alleged irregularities, citing exclusion of some members from the exercise that has been postponed on several occasions since the last election in 2012.
Central Bank of Kenya cuts policy rate for the fifth time to stimulate private sector lending
Kenya’s annual inflation stood at 3.6 per cent in March, slightly up from 3.5 per cent a month earlier but still well within the 2.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent target range.
Kenya’s controversial affordable housing project is already having impact on ordinary people’s lives -team leader
The 220 housing units Bahati Affordable Housing Project consists of 60 studio units, 20 one-bedroom units, 120 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom units. The project was launched by President William Ruto in Bahati constituency on August 22, 2023.
Ex-French President Sarkozy’s trial sheds light on Paris’s back-channel talks with Libya’s Gadaffi
Britain, France and other Western countries sought to restore a relationship with Libya for security, diplomatic and business purposes. In 2007, Sarkozy welcomed Gadaffi to Paris with honours for a five-day official visit, allowing him to set up a Bedouin tent near the Elysee presidential palace. Many French people still remember that gesture, feeling Sarkozy went too far to please a dictator.
State chorus: As Kenya’s interior minister vows to ‘leave no stone unturned’ criminal gangs terrorise nation
The machete-wielding gangs have unleashed terror in the various sub-counties in Kwale, with Msambweni and Matuga being among the most affected. He said already the intensified police operations conducted over several days have led to arrests, the recovery of crude weapons and the neutralization of several notorious criminal elements.
Save the Children warns Haiti humanitarian crisis worsening as violence escalates
On Thursday, Fritz Alphonse Jean, the current head of the transition council, announced that the council was teaming up to tackle gangs with members of an armed paramilitary group who once tried to overthrow the government, in a sign of authorities’ increasing desperation to bring violence under control.
