Education ministry says Kenya is streamlining the controversial funding model to enhance efficiency
The principal secretary observed that the responsibility of supporting higher education cannot rest solely on the government, calling on the private sector, corporate organisations, and philanthropists to partner with universities through scholarships, research, and internships.
Controversial Religious Organisations Bill draws resentment in coastal Kenya as clergy read malice
The government introduced the Bill following recommendations from a Presidential Taskforce on Religious Organisations that was formed after the Shakahola tragedy in which hundreds of people died in a cult led by controversial preacher Paul Mackenzie.
Attorney General’s office in Kenya unveils plan to give free legal aid to children in conflict with law
State counsels in all the 47 counties have been directed to offer free legal aid to children in conflict with the law in a move that will uphold social justice, human rights and child protection.
White House refuses to rule out summary executions of people on its secret domestic terrorist list
Lawmakers and other government officials tell The Intercept that the pregnant silence by the Trump administration has become especially worrisome as the death toll mounts from attacks on alleged members of “designated terrorist organisations” in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and as Trump himself makes ever more unhinged threats to imprison or execute his political adversaries.
New Jeffrey Epstein document dumps reveal how the infamous sex offender wined and dined Republicans and Democrats
Most recently, Democrats on the committee published over a dozen photos from a set of 95,000 produced by the estate. The photos showed Epstein with wealthy and powerful men, including presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, as well as sex toys and a pile of condoms with illustrations of Trump on the packaging.
Political storm brews in Britain over Covid-related excess deaths after activists accused UK Health Agency of hiding data
The advocacy group UsForThem requested the data in 2023, through the Freedom of Information Act 2000, asking UKHSA to disclose, for every adult who died between 2021 and 2023, their age at first dose, the dates of each vaccine dose and the date of death.
Kenyan police mission to tackle gangs was undermined by lack of international support – Haitians tell of exhaustion and hopelessness
The first foreign boots since the UN approved a Gang Suppression Force (GSF) to tackle Haiti’s worsening security crisis have hit the ground but there’s little confidence among Haitians that it will be anything but yet another pointless foreign intervention. A batch of 230 Kenyan police officers landed in the...
Collateral damage: How mere suspicions led to 12-day Israel-Iran war with US in supporting cast role
The Israeli attacks in June came after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report accusing Iran of enriching uranium to near weapons grade levels, and one day before the IAEA declared that Iran was not complying with its nuclear safeguards obligations.
Kenya says it is ready to work with media as fourth arm of government after executive, legislature and judiciary
The information secretary spoke in Kerugoya Town on Wednesday during the launch of Kirinyaga Media Queens Association. He pointed out that the fact that the media sector remains a key pillar in national development and a vital tool for holding government accountable, shaping public opinion and fostering an informed citizenry
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo as US-mediated Peace Accord counts for nothing
M23’s latest offensive comes despite a US-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington. The accord didn’t include the rebel group, which is negotiating separately with Congo and agreed earlier this year to a ceasefire.
