Anti-graft body raises serious concerns over possible looting as current financial year closes
EACC Western Region Manager Eric Ngumbi expressed of looting public coffers when he opened a three-day integrity workshop for Bungoma County senior officials, Mohamud said the commission was closely monitoring transactions in the devolved units, where the risk of financial misconduct is highest at the close of the budget cycle.
New data doubt if Covid vaccines saved ‘millions and millions’ of lives, calls it a drug marketing gimmick
Building on our prior work, we critically examined the hypothetical statistical models that produced this extraordinary figure, as well as multiple randomised and controlled trials and large-scale observational studies that served as the empirical basis for the vaccine efficacy estimates fed into these models.
US president says Iran’s key nuclear sites ‘obliterated’ by American bombers, Tehran refutes claim
Donald Trump said US forces struck Iran’s three principal nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. He told Fox News’ Sean Hannity show that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, while 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired against other nuclear sites.
Coffee, once a jewel in Kenya economy, struggles as government targets 150,000 tonnes per year
To address these challenges, Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya disclosed that his ministry has already rolled out a number of reforms including the distribution of over 780,000 seedlings so far, with a target of five million by the end of this year and 20 million by the end of 2026.
Why Apple Inc founder Steve Jobs nearly declined to give a commencement speech, which turned out to be the best ever
Jobs woke up on the morning of the 12th riddled with anxiety. “I’d almost never seen him more nervous,” Laurene Jobs would tell Schlender and Tetzeli. Even on the short drive from his home to the stadium – their three kids in the back – he rode shotgun in the family SUV, still tweaking the speech. When they tried to get to the VIP parking lot, they couldn’t find the pass that would gain them entry. They had trouble convincing the guard that the frazzled guy in a black T-shirt and ripped jeans was actually the commencement speaker, but they finally got through.
With world’s highest school dropouts due to high cost of education, questions emerge whether Catholic Church should privatise its centres
The Catholic Church is the region’s largest non-governmental investor in education. Catholic schools have long been a pillar of affordable but high-quality education, especially for poor families.
Trump vows never to mend ties with Musk, warns the billionaire against funding Democrats
Musk and Trump began exchanging insults on Thursday last week, as Musk denounced Trump’s bill as a “disgusting abomination.” Musk’s opposition to the measure complicated efforts to pass the legislation in Congress, where Republicans hold only slim majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.
Republicans in House, Senate on the edge over 2026 midterm elections as Trump-Musk feud
Their buddy-movie dynamic evaporated this week as Musk and Trump openly feuded over a sweeping tax-cut and spending bill that Musk blasted as likely to add significantly to the federal government’s $36.2 trillion in debt. He called for Trump’s impeachment – something the Republican-controlled Congress is unlikely to take up – and mused publicly about the creation of a new political party.
Ivory traffickers arrested in northern Kenya as searchlight shows poachers are back with unseen ferocity after a lull
The KWS rangers in Turkana said they suspect the tusks were obtained by poachers who killed at least three elephants. The suspects will be charged with being in possession of wildlife trophies of endangered species contrary to section 92(4) of the Wildlife Conservation Management Act 2013.
Trump, Elon Musk brawl over contracts and impeachment as their bromance turns murky
The trouble between the two started brewing days ago, when Musk denounced Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill. The president initially held his tongue while Musk campaigned to torpedo the bill, saying it would add too much to the nation’s $36.2 trillion in debt.
