August 26 is not a public holiday, State House now says

By Citizen Reporter,

Monday, August 26 is not a public holiday, State House announced on Friday night just hours after issuing a statement to the contrary. The Presiden...

census , public holiday , state house

Chaos as youth storm census enumerators training centre in Kangemi

By Stephen Letoo,

Tension remains high in Kangemi in Westlands Constituency after residents took to the streets on Thursday to protest the recruitment of census officia...

census , Kangemi

Children to stay home longer as Gov’t pushes school opening dates

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Ministry of Education has postponed the opening dates for all schools for term three by a week. In a circular to all Regional Directors of Educ...

Ministry of Education , opening date

Five Homa Bay residents in court to stop KNBS from carrying out census exercise

By Dzuya Walter,

Five residents of Homa Bay County on Friday moved to court seeking to stop the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) from carrying out the census...

attorney general , Homa Bay County , Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

Minority Kenyan community sues State, seeks recognition

By Sophie Njagi,

A Kalenjin sub-tribe has now moved to court seeking to be recognized independently away from the Tugen and Maasai communities during the upcoming cens...

CS Fred Matiang’i , Lembus

Gadgets in Ksh.18B 2019 Census to be assembled at JKUAT, Moi University

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The 2019 population census scheduled to be conducted next month will for the first time be a paperless process as the government seeks to make use of ...

2019 Census

Facebook will ban ads that tell people in U.S. not to vote

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc will ban ads that discourage people from voting ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to its second annual Civil Rights...

facebook , US Elections

India’s sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water

By CNN,

The floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India's sixth large...

Chennai Water shortage , India , India's Water Crisis

Death toll rises to more than 200 after coordinated explosions rock Sri Lanka

By CNN,

At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of bomb blasts that hit luxury hotels and churches across Sri Lanka on Easter Su...

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Parliament resumes sittings next week after two-month Christmas break

By Francis Gachuri,

Members of the National Assembly and Senate resume their sittings on Tuesday, February 12 after a two-month Christmas recess. Other than the rigoro...

Aden Duale , parliament

Is President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda on track?

By Sam Gituku,

In three years and eight months, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second and final term will come to an end. Before it does, the President hopes to hav...

Big four agenda , corruption , Housing , Uhuru kenyatta

How the Uhuru-Raila Handshake changed Kenya

By Francis Gachuri,

The handshake between two erstwhile rivals in last year’s State House contest; Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga was one of the key highlights in 2018...

handshake , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

Be honest on boundary review, IEBC told

By Erick Owenga,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been urged to be transparent on its plans to review borders. Nandi Senator Samson Ch...

IEBC

National census to cost taxpayers Ksh.18 billion

By Edwin Obuya,

The 2019 national census is expected to cost the taxpayer Ksh.18.5 billion. This is an increase of Ksh.10 billion from the last census. Kenya Burea...

Census cost , kenya , National Census , Zachary Mwangi

IEBC constituency boundaries process to cost Ksh.8 billion

By Edwin Obuya,

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will begin the process of revising the borders of Kenya’s constituencies after the countr...

Borders in Kenya , Constituency borders , IEBC , IEBC chair Chebukati , Justice and Legal Affairs Committee