Treasury on the spot over zero funding for vaccines

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has come under fi re for the non-allocation of resources for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in the financial year commenci...

2021/22 , COVID-19 , National Treasury , vaccines

Kagwe: 400,000 health workers to be vaccinated starting Friday

By Citizen Reporter,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has said phase one of the COVID-19 vaccination will begin on Friday and is targeting over 400,000 health workers as well as tho...

AstraZeneca , coronavirus , kagwe , vaccine

First batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Kenya

By Citizen Reporter,

1.02 million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, in Nairobi on Tuesday night. The vac...

coronavirus , kagwe , vaccine

OPINION: Slum upgrading in Kenya – what are the conditions for success?

By Reuters,

By Jane Weru and William Cobbett Earlier this month, the Canadian High Commissioner hosted a roundtable to showcase the upgrading of Mukuru. The...

mukuru , slum upgrading

Clinical officers suspend strike after 70 days following court order

By Ian Omondi,

Clinical officers on Tuesday suspended their strike after 70 days following a court order. Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO) Chairman Peterso...

Clinical officers , KUCO , Peterson Wachira , strike

Machakos senatorial race: 9 candidates, one show, one platform, two moderators

By Michael Mutinda,

The Machakos Senatorial by-elections race candidates met during the first ever senatorial debate held by Musyi FM of Royal media services on Friday. ...

kavindu , machakos senatorial by-election , Maendeleo Chap Chap , mutua katuku , WIPER

DP Ruto: County gov’ts to get additional Ksh.53.5B

By DPPS,

County Governments will be allocated an additional Ksh53.5 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year, the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council ...

D.P William Ruto

CHAN milestone: Makau tips Kenya to produce more match officials at the top

By Stanley Mativo,

Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Referees Committee Co-chairman Anthony Makau has tipped Kenya to produce more match officials capable of officiating a...

Anthony Makau , CHAN , FKF , Gilbert Cheruioyot , Peter Waweru , Referees

OPINION: U.K. can do more to strengthen security relations with Kenya

By Guest Writer,

Kenya and the United Kingdom continue to partner in key security cooperation programs exhibiting the two countries’ commitment in strengthening long...

Al Shabaab , BATUK , security , Theresa May

Who did an excellent job in 2020? Healthcare workers ranked top, President Kenyatta third

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Healthcare workers have been rated highly for working on the frontline in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey finding by Infotrak Res...

Land fraud investigations unit gets 26 more detectives

By Citizen Reporter,

The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has sanctioned far reaching reforms in the Land Fraud Investigations Unit. A total of 26 detectives w...

karoney , land fraud investigations unit , NLIMS

NOC-K grants scholarships to athletes in preparation for Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Monday issued Olympic scholarships worth Sh2.4 million to six Kenyan athletes in a bid to bolster t...

athletes , Conseslus Kipruto , games , Noc-k , Olympic scholarships , Timothy Cheruiyot , Tokyo

US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths

By CNN,

As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have been trending down but multiple states are reporting cases of new va...

coronavirus

Broke Treasury blames COVID-19 for delayed county funding

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has blamed the evolving COVID-19 virus for the delayed disbursement of funds to county governments which have since fallen behin...

County Funding. , COVID-19 , National Treasury

Governors now threaten to sack all striking nurses, clinical workers

By Citizen Reporter,

Governors have threatened to sack all striking nurses and clinical officers should they fail to resume work immediately. In a press briefing on Wed...

Council of Governors , Nurses strike , Wycliffe Oparanya

Kirinyaga County Gov’t focuses COVID-19 prevention on schools

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga County Government is focusing its COVID-19 prevention campaigns on schools as they reopen amid the pandemic to ensure that there is no rise ...

Kirinyaga County.

BWIRE: Review Statistics Act to facilitate data driven policy making at county level

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire That Kenya still relies on national legal framework on data collection and management while operating a devolved governance structu...

Sonko in court seeking to block Acting Nairobi Governor Mutura’s new appointments

By Ian Omondi,

Impeached Nairobi County boss Mike Sonko has now gone to court seeking a conservatory order barring acting Governor Benson Mutura from making any chan...

Anne Kananu Mwenda , Governor Benson Mutura , Mike Sonko , nairobi county

Kisumu County gov’t stops salaries of 428 striking nurses

By Elphas Lagat,

The crisis surrounding the healthcare sector in Kenya continues to deepen as more health care workers threaten to join striking colleagues to protest ...

Governor Anyang Nyong'o , Healthcare workers , Kisumu County , Nurses

New Europe lockdowns dim Kenya’s horticulture prospects

By Kepha Muiruri,

The return of lockdowns in Europe has cast a shadow to Kenya’s horticulture earnings prospects in 2021 in spite of a resilient 2020. This is as p...

Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) , Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya , Horticulture in Kenya