Pushed to ends of extreme poverty, livestock owners in Machakos County live in perpetual shadows of death

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.

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Reverse migration: African Americans ditch US for Kenya in search of shared heritage

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.

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Kenya: Heed my word Sifuna – it’s not outrageous to say ODM is irreversibly compromised up to 2027 and beyond

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

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Lethargy concerns pushes Kenya to direct public officers to review performance targets monthly

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.

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Interests of Kenyan communities tagged minority, marginalised to get priority coverage in state media

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.

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Kenya pushes hard to dispel religious and cultural beliefs that force Muslim women in pastoralist regions to forgo HPV vaccine

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.

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Acrimonious build up to Kenya’s 2027 prompts Chief Justice to activate Judiciary Committee on Elections

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.

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Finance minister admits economy is on ‘life support’ and warns Kenyans to brace for even harder times

Finance minister admits economy is on ‘life support’ and warns Kenyans to brace for even harder times

On reforming state-owned enterprises (GOEs), the cabinet secretary stated that the proposed GOE Bill, 2025, would restructure about 60 commercial state entities to operate under the Companies Act, enabling them to focus on profitability and efficiency. The objective is to shift project development in these institutions from state-driven to private sector-led models, freeing up fiscal resources for social spending.

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Kenya finally constitutes an electoral agency after a three-year standoff in political class

Kenya finally constitutes an electoral agency after a three-year standoff in political class

Chairperson Erastus Ethekon is a human rights lawyer and previously worked as Turkana County’s top legal adviser. He has also worked with the United Nations Development Programme and the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya.

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After over 10 years of underperformance Kericho County posts more than Ksh1 billon in own revenue collection

After over 10 years of underperformance Kericho County posts more than Ksh1 billon in own revenue collection

According to department of finance and economic planning, in the previous 2023-2024 financial year, the county collected Ksh834,758,771, achieving a performance rate of 78.8 per cent, which was an increase from Ksh775,958,004 collected in the 2022-2023 financial year, posting a performance rate of 75.1 per cent.

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