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

President Kenyatta signs MoU with Samburu elders to end FGM

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Samburu Elders to commit to the end of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the c...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

Gov’t to support construction of science and technology parks in public universities

By Citizen Reporter,

The Government has announced its commitment to financially support the construction of science and technology parks in public universities in line wit...

Chuka University , nabukwesi , science and technology parks

UNEP rolls out electric bikes project in Nairobi’s Karura forest

By Citizen Reporter,

49 motorcycles made little noise but raised much interest in Nairobi’s Karura Forest on Tuesday morning, as the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) laun...

electric bikes , UNEP

Pangolins in the dock: Is the mammal really guilty as charged?

By Dorcas Wangira,

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. No one truly knows its conservation status in Kenya. When COVID-19 broke out in early 2020, some...

coronavirus , pangolin

Karatu Stadium contractor slammed over construction delays

By Bernard Ndong,

The Government has expressed serious concerns over the slow pace of putting up Karatu stadium, a 4,000-capacity modern sports facility under construct...

Karatu Stadium

Silale MCA Nelson Lotela surrenders to police over Kapedo violence

By Citizen Reporter,

Silale Member of County Assembly (MCA) Nelson Lotela who is wanted for alleged incitement on Saturday surrendered himself to police where he was quizz...

Kapedo , Silale ward MCA Nelson Lotela

Half year tax revenues down 13.6 per cent at Ksh.673.6 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has reported a 13.6 per cent slump in tax collected through the first six months of the 2020-21 financial year to December 2020....

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) , National Treasury , taxes

Cash-strapped Treasury now faces highest domestic debt servicing costs

By Kepha Muiruri,

A cash-strapped National Treasury is now facing its highest domestic debt servicing costs in the 2020/21 financial year. The exchequer is expected ...

domestic borrowing , National Treasury

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

U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook

By CNN,

The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant discovered in Britain was detected in Colorado on Tuesday as President-elect Joe ...

coronavirus

Doctors call off strike after reaching agreement with gov’t

By Raquel Muigai,

The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has now called off their strike following successful engagements with the gove...

CS Mutahi Kagwe , CS Simon Chelugui , doctors strike , Dr. Chibanzi Mwachonda , KMPDU

UNDP, CRAWN Trust push for increased access to maternal, child health services

By Rachel Ombaka,

Lack of access to maternal, child health services as well as poor provider attitudes have largely contributed to maternal deaths in Nairobi. Also Rea...

coronavirus , infant mortality , maternal deaths , Pumwani , Universal Health Coverage

Kirinyaga County kicks off development of Urban Economic Plan

By Citizen Reporter,

The process of developing an Urban Economic Plan (UEP) for Kerugoya/Kutus Municipality in Kirinyaga County has kicked off. The kickoff event that w...

Cyclist plots Nairobi-Mombasa charity ride

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenyan cyclist Suleiman Kangangi has planned a three-day charity trip from which he expects to raise one million shillings for Project of Hope Childre...

Suleiman Kangangi

Senate committee recommends legislation on CoG funding as Waiguru responds to audit queries

By Citizen Reporter,

The Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Investment has recommended for legislation to guide how the counties should fund the Council of Governors ...

audit queries

Gov’t to launch Ksh.250 million virtual library next year – President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

The Government is implementing a Ksh.250 million virtual library to ensure Kenyans have access to quality, timely and relevant information held by the...

COVID-19 , Kenya National Library , Maktaba Kuu , President Uhuru Kenyatta

‘Corona ikianza tulikuwa na kazi, lakini sasa hatuna’: Why Albert Otieno and Beatrice Mbendo now depend on social protection

By Rachel Ombaka,

Albert Otieno, 32, lives with his mother, two children and a cousin in Kayole, one of Nairobi County's most densely populated estates. Also Read: T...

coronavirus , Oxfam

Kirinyaga MCAs pass Ksh.6B supplementary budget to boost county projects

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru’s flagship projects have received a boost after the County Assembly passed a supplementary budget of Ksh.6.7 billion...

Huawei Kenya , UniTech Talk

Kirinyaga County receives COVID-19 kits from the Safaricom Foundation

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has cautioned the county residents against ignoring the laid down COVID-19 prevention guidelines saying that ev...

ANNE WAIGURU , Kirinyaga County.