Mutua cedes crucial diplomatic roles to Gachagua

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary (CS) Alfred Mutua on Thursday, March 2, issued a Note Verbale ceding some of the traditional roles of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. The CS posted the communique on his social media saying "As CS for Foreign and Diaspora affairs,

President Ruto increases NYS intake to 20,000

President William Ruto has directed the Ministries of Defence and Interior and National Administration to allocate at least 30 per cent of their vacancies to the National Youth Service (NYS) recruits. The President said the move is aimed at ensuring that the skills acquired by the servicemen and women is put

President Ruto says Kenya is committed to Clean Energy

President William Ruto has on Thursday March 2, said Kenya is committed to clean energy and that the country is ready to work with organizations that also champion green energy. The President was speaking on Thursday at State House, Nairobi, when he met officials of Eni Spa led by its

Court nullifies the election of two ODM legislators

The High Court on Friday 3rd March nullified the 2022 election election two Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) legislators. The Members of Parliament for Lagdera MP Hon. Abdikadir Hussein and his Magarini counterpart Hon. Harrison Kombe suffered setbacks after a successful petitions by UDA’s Abdiqani Zeitun and UDA candidate Stanley

President Ruto, Raila Odinga oppose LGBTQ in Kenya

President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga today separately disagreed with calls to legalise the Lesbian Gay Transgender and Queers (LGBTQ) community in Kenya.  The President spoke at the launch of the Women Fund on March 2 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) and declared that same sex unions

President Ruto launches digital Women Enterprise Fund

Women will now access cheaper loans in a new Government plan aimed at advancing financial inclusion in the country. President William Ruto said under the remodelled Women Enterprise Fund, women will borrow at a rate of six per cent a year. He said the move will reach more women and accelerate

EACC arrests county official with Kshs. 2.7 million

EACC, on Tuesday, in collaboration with Malindi International Airport Police intercepted and arrested Mariam Abdalla Bunu the acting Chief Officer for Finance in Tana River County Government, who was travelling to Nairobi with unexplained and undeclared Kes.2.7M in cash. EACC suspects that the amount, which the Chief Officer was unable to

Ruto fires IEBC Commissioner Irene Masit

President William Ruto has rescinded the appointment of Irene Masit as Commissioner of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Irene's termination followed the recommendations by the tribunal chaired by Justice Aggrey Muchelule. In a gazette notice dated Wednesday, March 1, Ruto said that the law determined that