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Kiunjuri out! President Uhuru Kenyatta reshuffles Cabinet
By Citizen Reporter,
1325, January 14, 2020 (EAT)
Mwangi Kiunjuri has been dropped as Agriculture Cabinet Secretary. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the new raft of changes on Tuesday morning. ...
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Kenya Power says estimation of electricity bills to reduce with new meter reading plan
By Kepha Muiruri,
1431, September 13, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Power is seeking to improve its meter reading coverage to 90 percent to minimize complaints related to the estimation of bills. The move sits...
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Uhuru opens Lake Turkana wind power farm, Africa’s largest
By PSCU,
1042, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday commissioned the Lake Turkana Wind Power farm, Africa’s largest wind power project, with an installed capacity of...
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New geothermal plant to close gap to renewable sources
By Kepha Muiruri,
1130, December 5, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya edged closer to becoming a green nation as President Uhuru Kenyatta laid the building blocks to the expansion of Olkaria I power plant in Naivas...
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Uhuru directs Energy CS Keter to review electricity charges
By Ian Omondi,
1820, October 16, 2018 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter to review electricity tariffs within one month to ensure the cost of pow...
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Gov’t rolls out Ksh.1.3 billion Last Mile connectivity program in Nyandarua
By Peter Mwangi,
2045, October 8, 2018 (EAT)
The government has rolled out the third phase of the Ksh.1.3 billion Last Mile Connectivity program in Nyandarua County. Energy Cabinet Secretary C...
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Governor Joho visits Moi in Kabarak
By Hilda Mbogo,
1741, August 25, 2018 (EAT)
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho is the latest politician to visit retired President Daniel arap Moi. Joho, the former Head of State and his son Gi...
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Energy Ministry in talks with Treasury to review electricity taxes
By Dennis Otieno,
955, August 16, 2018 (EAT)
Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter says he has begun talks with his National Treasury counterpart Henry Rotich to review taxes charged on electric...
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Leaders mourn fallen Kenyan athlete Nicholas Bett
By Rachel Ombaka,
1248, August 8, 2018 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto led Kenyan lawmakers in mourning following the tragic death of Nicholas Bett. Also Read: Nich...
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Murkomen is diverting Kenyans’ attention, says Mbadi on Mau evictions
By George Amolo,
1739, July 22, 2018 (EAT)
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Chairman John Mbadi has accused Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen of trying to divert the attention of Kenyan...
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Energy CS Keter asked to resign over Kenya Power scandal
By Vincent Mwasi,
1950, July 18, 2018 (EAT)
A civil society group in Kisii County is calling for the resignation of Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter following the recent arrest and subsequ...
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CS Keter bemoans arrest of top Kenya Power officials
By Kepha Muiruri,
1209, July 17, 2018 (EAT)
After an anxious wait on Kenya Power in regards to the unveiling of the new managerial appointments for the better part of Monday, Kenyans finally got...
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Court detains Ken Tarus, Ben Chumo and other Kenya Power officials
By Dzuya Walter,
1903, July 16, 2018 (EAT)
Suspended Kenya Power Managing Director Ken Tarus and his predecessor Ben Chumo will spend Monday night in police cells pending the determination of t...
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Gov’t to reduce cost of power tariff to Ksh.9 per kilowatt
By PSCU,
1014, May 19, 2018 (EAT)
The government has announced a reduction in the costs of power paid by manufacturers in the country. In a deal reached between President Uhuru Keny...
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‘Move or drown,’ Gov’t warns as Masinga dam overflows
By Citizen Reporter,
1837, May 15, 2018 (EAT)
The government has warned people living downstream from the Seven Forks power dams which lie on the lower valleys of Tana River to evacuate immediatel...
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Moi meets Ruto at burial of Baringo South MP
By Citizen Team,
1825, May 5, 2018 (EAT)
Deputy President William Ruto on Saturday met with his political rival Senator Gideon Moi at a burial in Baringo. Ruto and Moi were the talk of the...
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Ruto had appointment with Moi, MP says
By Cyrus Sholim,
2057, May 5, 2018 (EAT)
Soy MP Caleb Kositany has said Deputy President William Ruto had scheduled a meeting with retired Head of State Daniel Arap Moi. According to the l...
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DP Ruto fails to meet ex-President Moi after two-hour wait
By Benjamin Muriuki,
607, May 4, 2018 (EAT)
Deputy President William Ruto was on Thursday forced to wait for close to two hours to meet former President Daniel Moi after he paid him a courtesy c...
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Gov’t seeks withdrawal of VAT on electricity bills
By Citizen Reporter,
935, April 28, 2018 (EAT)
By Maryanne Nyambura The Energy Ministry is mooting plans to engage Treasury on scrapping Value Added Tax charged to electricity consumers in Kenya...
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Keter puts lazy electricity contractors on notice
By Reuben Motochi,
1701, April 21, 2018 (EAT)
Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter has issued a stern warning to electricity contractors in Narok South. The CS said it was absurd that only 50 p...
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