‘Shilling anchored on shaky ground,’ Parliamentary Budget Office says

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has cast doubts into the stability of the Kenyan shilling, terming its current anchorage on diaspora remittances...

Kenya Shilling , Parliamentary Budget Office

Why government wants to charge you for using roads

By Kepha Muiruri,

The debate on tolls has once again lured its ugly head domestically following the announcement of a return to the heavily criticized road-levies. C...

CS Henry Rotich , Eng. Stanley Kamau , Institute of Certified Financial Analysts (ICIFA) , National Treasury

Airtel-Telkom merger official, awaiting government approval

By Dennis Otieno,

Telkom Kenya Limited and Airtel Networks Kenya Limited on Friday announced the signing of an agreement to merge their respective Mobile, Enterprise an...

Airtel , Merger , Mugo Kibati , Prasanta Sarma , Telkom

Mudavadi: DP Ruto not sidelined in Matiang’i appointment

By Erick Owenga,

ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi has dismissed claims that DP William Ruto is being sidelined in the Jubilee administration. According to him, the...

Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , Mudavadi , ruto

President Kenyatta appoints CS Matiang’i head of all gov’t projects

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i as Chairperson of the National Development Implementation and Commu...

CS Henry Rotich , Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru urges local assemblers to produce affordable vehicles for Kenyans

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged local motor vehicle assemblers to innovate ways of producing quality vehicles that are affordable for Kenyans. T...

president kenyatta

Uhuru appoints Bob Collymore, KCB boss Oigara to Vision 2030 board

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Bob Collymore and his Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group counterpart Joshua Oi...

Bob Collymore , CS Fred Matiang’i , Joshua Oigara , Paul Otuma , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Vision 2030 Delivery Board

Treasury CS Rotich, MPs differ on budget process

By Dennis Otieno,

Parliament on Thursday clashed with Treasury over the role of members of the public in the country’s budget making process. Whereas Parliament pr...

budget , National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich , parliament

President Kenyatta defends appointing 91-year-old Moody Awori

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has defended appointing former Vice President Moody Awori to an oversight board to manage the Sports, Art and Social Develop...

Art and Social Development Fund , Moody Awori , President Uhuru Kenyatta , sports

Appointment of 91-year-old Moody Awori angers young Kenyans

By Ian Omondi,

Kenyans online have expressed their dismay, frustration and indignation at the news of the appointment of former Vice President Moody Awori among a se...

Finance CS Henry Rotich , Former VP Moody Awori , KOT , Sports and Social Development Fund

Former VP Moody Awori, Tuwei new Sports Fund board members

By Charity Wanja,

A seven-member oversight board has been gazetted by the Finance Cabinet Secretary (CS) Henry Rotich to manage the Sports, Art and Social Development F...

Former VP Moody Awori , kenya , Lt. Gen (Rtd) Jackson Tuwei , sports fund

Machakos MCAs finally receive their 3 months salaries

By Linda Ngari,

Machakos County Assembly members have confirmed that they received their three months salaries, which the CEC Finance and Economic Planning had earlie...

Machakos MCAs

DP Ruto: There will be no friends in fight against corruption

By Ian Omondi,

Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday said the fight against theft of public resources will be thorough and relentless as the government seeks to...

Big four agenda , corruption , DP William Ruto , Open Government Partnership

EU extends Ksh.520B loans, grants to support Big Four Agenda

By Dennis Otieno,

The European Union (EU) has advanced Kenya Ksh.520 billion in loans and grants over the next five years. The funds, government says will be key in ...

EU , EU Ambassador to Kenya Stefano Dejak

KCSE exams kick off amid tight security

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Over 600,000 candidates on Monday began writing their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam countrywide, amid tight security to ensure ...

2018 KCSE exam , Amina Mohamed , Education CS , KCSE

Former PS Itemere, Lugari MP Savula to be charged over advertising scam

By Citizen Reporter,

The Director of Public Prosections (DPP) Noordin Haji has on Saturday October 27, 2018 directed the prosecution of Former PS Sammy Itemere, Lugari MP ...

Savula arrested over Ksh.122M gov’t advertising agency scam

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lugari MP Ayub Savula has been arrested after for attempting to defraud the government of Ksh.122million. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation...

Ayub Savula , Government Advertising Agency

World Bank criticises Kenya’s approach to cutting fiscal deficit

By Reuters,

The World Bank urged Kenya to cut spending on public sector wages and other recurring items to reduce its debt load, instead of slashing development s...

fiscal deficit , World Bank

CBK Governor to seek removal of cap on commercial lending rates

By Reuters,

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge has said he will keep engaging with lawmakers to seek a removal of a cap on commercial lending rates which are "stranglin...

Kenya Central Bank , Patrick Njororge

Uhuru signs Finance Bill 2018 into law

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Finance Bill 2018 into law a day after it was endorsed by MPs in a chaotic sitting. Speaking at State Hous...

finance bill