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NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 16 – The National Assembly is set to approve Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku and Hannah Cheptumo as suitable candidates to serve as Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Cabinet Secretary for Gender, respectively. This follows the recommendations of the Committee on Appointments, chaired by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, which found that Ruku […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 16 — The recent promotion of over 151,000 teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has sparked a storm in the National Assembly, with Members of Parliament condemning the exercise as flawed, opaque, and potentially fraudulent. Lawmakers on the National Assembly’s Education Committee have accused the TSC of favoritism, skewed regional allocations, […]

President William Ruto’s recent remarks—first declaring himself invincible, then musing that he would retire to farming if Kenyans rejected him—betray a man caught between confidence and crisis. These conflicting declarations haven’t gone unnoticed. They follow a wave of unprecedented public backlash, where chants of “Ruto Must Go” now follow him wherever he goes—loud, raw, and […]

April 16 – Adverts from six companies selling liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) have been banned in the UK for trivialising the risks and exploiting women’s insecurities around body image. All of them appeared on Facebook or Instagram and used time-limited deals to “irresponsibly pressurise” customers into booking, says the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). One […]

April 16 – China’s President Xi Jinping has called on Vietnam to oppose “unilateral bullying” to upkeep a global system of free trade – though he stopped short of naming the US. It comes as Xi is on a so called “charm offensive” trip across South East Asia, which will also see him visit Malaysia […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 16 – The Ministry of Interior and National Administration has emphasised the importance of public input in shaping frameworks that will enhance grassroots governance, service delivery, and national cohesion. Internal Security Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo underscored the significance of these forums, noting that governance is a shared responsibility that must be rooted […]

NAIROBI, Kenya Apr 16 – Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro has issued a stark warning over Kenya’s ballooning debt, cautioning that the country risks joining Africa’s growing list of defaulters. Nyoro said the public debt—now estimated at Sh11 trillion—is spiralling out of control, and any move to renegotiate it could trigger even worse economic […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 15 – Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured the Church that the government respects its independence and is committed to enhancing collaboration with religious institutions in the quest to transform the country. Speaking on Tuesday afternoon during the Africa Revival Agenda Conference at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Prof. […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 15 – The eCitizen platform risks abrupt shutdown if the developers’ contract is terminated, sparking fresh concerns over acess control over the system and its security implications. Contractual documents tabled before the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security reveal that, despite repeated assurances from senior government officials, the platform […]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 15 — The National Assembly has summoned Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi to appear before Parliament on Wednesday following a stormy House session in which lawmakers protested persistent delays in the disbursement of National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) allocations. With less than two weeks before schools reopen, MPs warned that the […]