President William Ruto has announced that vulnerable groups such as the elderly will now be paid their stipends ahead of civil servants’ monthly pay. Speaking on Tuesday during the official opening of the Kenya Social Protection Conference at the Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete, the head of state said
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Coach Graham Porter fired as Chelsea Manager
Following a largely unimpressive reign at Chelsea FC, coah Graham Potter was today sacked as the club manager. This was announced by co-controlling owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali who released a statement saying, 'On behalf of everyone at the club, we want to thank Graham sincerely for his contribution
Raila Odinga calls off Monday Demos, says he is ready to engage
Azimio One Kenya leader has called off the Monday demonstrations and said he is willing to engage with the government in a bipartisan manner as suggested by the President William Ruto. Speaking at his Capitol Hill offices on Sunday evening, the former Prime Minister acknowledged the statement made by President Ruto
President Ruto urges Raila to call off the Demos and says he has listened
President William Ruto has urged the Azimio One Kenya coalition to call off the weekly demonstrations and suggested that a bipartisan process should be initiated to look at some of the issues raised by the opposition. Speaking from Statehouse Nairobi, the President said he had listened to the opposition's
Museveni’s son Muhoozi condemns the invasion of Uhuru’s Northlands property
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has condemned last week's invasion of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s family-owned Northlands Farm. The controversial general who has expressed an interest in taking over the presidency from his father threatened , threatening to send Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) to hunt down
“Stop the protests now” President Ruto tells Odinga
President William Ruto on Friday told Azimio leader Raila Odinga to stop inciting his supporters against his government. The President decried the mass protests that has led to destruction of property in various parts of the country. Speaking during the launch of the public service internship programme and acknowledgement of the
“Embrace Change” president Ruto tells PSC
President Ruto says all tax refunds to be paid within six months
President William Ruto has announced that all verified tax refund claims will be payable within six months. To attract fresh ideas in Kenya, the President noted that the Government will exempt start-up firms from paying taxes on unrealised gains on employee-allocated shares starting in July. Meanwhile, Dr Ruto told the
Azimio protesters set Siaya UDA offices ablaze
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Siaya offices were set ablaze by Azimio protesters on 30th March during Thursday's demonstrations. The incident comes 10 days after a similar incident where the ruling party offices were vandalised during demonstrations in Kisumu. According to UDA party Siaya coordinator Waore Dianga, a group of
The EU Commission to construct EUR 347.6 Green BRT in Kenya
Kenya and the European Commission have reached a EUR 347.6 million financing agreement for the construction of the first dedicated electric bus rapid lane in East Africa. President Ruto reiterated Kenya's commitment to a green transition as envisaged in the country’s climate change mitigation plan. The Green Mobility-Nairobi core bus rapid