Health minister tells former deputy president era of ‘one community is more important than others’ is gone
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua also alleged that President Ruto met with senior Al-Shabaab militants during a visit to Mandera, remarks that have been widely condemned by top government officials, including Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.
Kenya and Uganda revisit urgency of standard gauge railway during trade talks
The MOU also include extension of the standard gauge railway to Malaba, removing quotas and duties on goods originating in the two countries such as poultry and poultry products, dairy and dairy products, sugar, juices, pishori rice and furniture.
A bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturns in Kenya, killing 21 people
Road accidents are common in Kenya and the wider East African region, where roads are often narrow and in poor condition with many potholes. Police often blame road accidents on speeding drivers.
Pushed to ends of extreme poverty, livestock owners in Machakos County live in perpetual shadows of death
According to Community Chair Thomas Mutuku in the past two months up to 2,000 livestock including, cows, goats and sheep have been stolen. This week the robbers raided several homesteads from where 60 cows were stolen in the dead of the night.
Reverse migration: African Americans ditch US for Kenya in search of shared heritage
Rather, most say they had been mulling a move for some time, and the current political environment in the US may be pushing them to act sooner than initially planned.
Kenya: Heed my word Sifuna – it’s not outrageous to say ODM is irreversibly compromised up to 2027 and beyond
A morally upright Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party would have at the very least given an ultimatum to President William Ruto government to shape up or face divorce. In truth, United Democratic Alliance’s (UDA) crimes so far qualify it for all manner of punishment, the most obvious being resignation from power
Lethargy concerns pushes Kenya to direct public officers to review performance targets monthly
The Principal Secretary for National Government Coordination Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary Ahmed Ibrahim said it is important for the directors to make continuous review of their performance targets to ease achievement of goals they committed themselves for.
Interests of Kenyan communities tagged minority, marginalised to get priority coverage in state media
The purpose of the meeting with the PS BT, is to explore strategic partnership between Minorities and Marginalised Affairs Unit (MMAU) and the Department of Broadcasting and Telecommunications under the Ministry of ICT and Broadcasting with a focus on expanding broadcasting and digital development initiatives to underserved communities, and ensuring equitable visibility, access and participation of minority and Marginalized population in national media and innovation programmes.
Kenya pushes hard to dispel religious and cultural beliefs that force Muslim women in pastoralist regions to forgo HPV vaccine
Speaking during a press briefing in a hotel in Nairobi, Kenya Paediatric Research Consortium Executive Director Fred Were flanked by Mandera County Deputy Governor Ali Maalim disclosed that the said vaccines had been rejected in northern areas owing to their cultural beliefs but they have talked to their women and they ready to administer to all girls from the age nine to 45 years.
Acrimonious build up to Kenya’s 2027 prompts Chief Justice to activate Judiciary Committee on Elections
Chief Justice Martha Koome cautioned that the country must remain vigilant in the face of evolving challenges such as technological manipulation, misinformation and increased political polarisation. She called for stronger collaboration among key institutions, including the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), political parties, parliament and civil society, to address these threats collectively.
