February 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has upheld Kenya Kwanza Alliance as the majority coalition in the National Assembly in a fresh declaration following the High Court decision nullyfying his initial declaration. In his ruling on the implications of the court decision on House proceedings, the Speaker cited post-election agreements filed […]

SAGANA, Kenya, Feb 12 — Kirinyaga County has shortlisted more than eighteen investors to set up factories at the Sagana Industrial Park in Kirinyaga. Kirinyaga selected the prospective investors from a list of fifty-four who had shown interest in putting up agro-processing and manufacturingfactories at the park. Governor Anne Waiguru said the very high-value investors […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Kenya has stepped up its Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness following confirmed cases in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, raising concerns over potential cross-border transmission. The Director General for Health, Dr. Patrick Amoth, said the Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and response measures to prevent the spread of the virus, particularly […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – A Nairobi court has convicted former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife, Susan Wangari, of corruption in connection with kickbacks linked to a Sh588 million tender. Chief Magistrate Thomas Nzioki declared the tender fraudulent, noting that it lacked the necessary documentation and that the awarded company, Testimony Enterprises Limited, […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Former United States Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman made a public appearance in Kenya on Tuesday, nearly three months after resigning from her post. Whitman was photographed attending the inaugural board meeting of the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion (KRRE) initiative, also known as the Room to Roam Program, in Nairobi. […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 — US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Senator Jim Risch, has expressed strong opposition to the use of United Nations (UN) assessed contributions to fund the African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The mission, which succeeded the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), is part of […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – President Ruto has congratulated His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V on his accession as the 50th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Community. In a statement on Wednesday, Ruto said he had a telephone conversation with Prince Rahim, during which he pledged to continue working together in areas such as […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 12 – Mount Kenya University (MKU) founder and chairman Professor Simon Gicharu has urged the government to establish an independent body to manage higher education funding, citing the need for a more sustainable model beyond reliance on the Exchequer. In a proposal to Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, Professor Gicharu emphasized that […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has urged the government to take immediate steps to safeguard wheat farmers in Narok and North Rift counties, warning that the sector faces collapse due to market inaccessibility and unfair competition from cheap imports. In a statement issued Wednesday, ODM said that despite a bumper […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Senior government officials drawn from the security and infrastructure sector on Wednesday convened for a strategic meeting to discuss measures to secure the Isiolo-Wajir-Mandera road in a bid to enhance security and accelerate infrastructure development in northern Kenya. The meeting, chaired by Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration […]