ERC, AG Kihara given 7 days to file responses in fuel levy case

By Dzuya Walter,

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Attorney General have been given seven days to file their responses in a case challenging the Value Add...

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High Court declines to issue orders stopping 16pc fuel tax

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declined to issue orders stopping the implementation of 16 percent fuel tax. Also Read: Omtata in court to stop 16% V.A.T on f...

COTU , fuel tax , Okiya Omtatah

ERC releases new fuel prices, Ksh.127 for super petrol in Nairobi

By Citizen Reporter,

The energy regulator has finally released new fuel prices that reflect the 16percent Value Added Tax as ordered by Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Ro...

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KRA announces 16pc petrol tax as COTU threatens strike

By Citizen Team,

Motorists will now have to dig deeper into their pockets after the taxman announced 16 percent petrol tax on all products with effect from September ...

COTU , fuel prices , fuel tax

Court stops Labour CS from convening NSSF board meeting

By Agnes Oloo,

The Employment and Labour Relations Court has temporarily barred Labour Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yattani from convening a board meeting of the National...

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Atwoli elected into the International Labour Conference Bureau

By Mbuthia Bashir,

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli was Monday morning elected as a member of the International Labour Conference (ILC) at the 107th annual conferen...

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Labor CS seeks fresh workers, employers’ reps for NHIF & NSSF

By Sophie Kinoti,

The government is seeking to have fresh workers and employers representation on the boards of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and the Nationa...

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Let Ruto run for presidency, MPs tell Moi

By Citizen,

By DPPS Lawmakers from different regions have stated that they will support William Ruto to run for President in 2022. The MPs also said the cla...

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Atwoli now claims his life is in danger

By Dismas Nabiswa,

Francis Atwoli, Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) now claims that his life is in danger. He alleges that 'some peo...

Sonko: Early retirement for Nairobi County staff over 50yrs

By Wangui Ngechu,

Nairobi County Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has announced an early retirement package for all county government workers who are above the age of 50. �...

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Wetangula to Raila: Why did you meet Uhuru without us?

By Namisi Cheptai,

NASA co-principal and Ford-Kenya leader Moses Wetangula says he and his colleagues from the opposition outfit will seek an explanation from Raila Odin...

ANC Party rebels walk free as Mudavadi softens stand

By Citizen Reporter,

Three legislators in the Musalia Mudavadi-led Amani National Congress Party are walking free after the party changed its position on taking disciplina...

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Maraga, Wanjigi, Akombe and personalities who defined 2017

By Wahome Gitonga,

2017 will go down as one of the years that defined Kenya’s political and social landscapes. It was during this period that a presidential electio...

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Matiang’i blamed for blocking Atwoli’s honorary degree

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Nominated Member of Parliament Wilson Sossion has accused Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i of being behind the decision to cancel plans to...

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COTU boss Atwoli calls off tea workers’ strike

By Majanga Michael,

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli now wants striking tea workers to resume work with immediate effect after the Court of Appeal declared their str...

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Atwoli calls for Uhuru, Raila talks to stabilise country

By Faith Cheptile,

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has proposed the formation of a mediation team to unlock the political st...

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Duale: Why NASA should be held responsible if post-election chaos erupt

By Citizen Team,

It is a know fact that were it not for moderates within the National Super Alliance (Nasa) and pressure from international actors, Raila Odinga's Plan...

Atwoli threatens legal action against ‘sacking’ governors

By Sally Boyani,

Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) boss Francis Atwoli has threatened to move to court to stop governors from sacking county staff perceived ...

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Don’t use live bullets on protesters, Atwoli advises

By Wahome Gitonga,

Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Francis Atwoli has asked the police to use minimal force when dealing with protesters in...

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Gov’t faces accusations of neglecting nurses as strike bites

By Karanja Kimani,

The Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, now blames the government for the ongoing nurses' strike, saying th...

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