Vihiga County gov’t sets aside Sh30 million for sports kitty

By Francis Onguko,

The County Government of Vihiga  as set aside some Sh 30 million to jumpstart the county sports kitty. County Executive for Sports Mrs Felistas Ok...

sports committe , vihiga county

CS Matiang’i freezes assets of 9 individuals accused of financing Al Shabaab

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i has ordered the freezing of funds and property belonging to nine individuals believed to have been suppo...

Cold night in police cells for Isiolo County officials who delayed contractor’s payment

By Daniel Kalunge,

Isiolo county top finance officials will spend Thursday night in police cells for failing to pay a pending bill within and previously agreed upon  ti...

isiolo

Raychelle Omamo, Sylvia Mulinge among 100 most influential African women

By Citizen Reporter,

Raychelle Omamo and Sylvia Mulinge are among 100 most influential women in Africa in 2020. Omamo is Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary and M...

graca machel , Raychelle Omamo , Sylvia Mulinge

Senators differ over leadership of committee spearheading revenue formula consensus

By Francis Gachuri,

The search for a win-win formula that will be used to share the Ksh.316.5 billion allocated to 47 counties in the 2020/2021 financial year formally ki...

Finance Committee , Prof. Margaret Kamar , revenue-sharing formula

‘Schools may not reopen in January after all,’ Education CS Magoha now says

By Makori Ongechi,

The planned January reopening of primary and secondary schools may have to be pushed further, this is according to remarks made by Education Cabinet S...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , education , Prof. George Magoha

‘I’m being trailed by police,’ Sakaja claims threats to his life over stand on revenue formula

By Ian Omondi,

Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja on Tuesday alluded to threats against his life over his strong opposition of the House Finance Committee’s proposed r...

Irungu Kang'ata , revenue-sharing formula , senate , Senator Johnson Sakaja , Senator Samuel Poghisio

Senate votes to adjourn revenue sharing formula, again, after Murkomen motion

By Ian Omondi,

The Senate on Tuesday afternoon voted to adjourn the debate on the revenue sharing formula during their seventh sitting on the matter. Elgeyo Maraw...

Kipchumba Murkomen , revenue-sharing formula , senate

Showdown looms as Senate reconvenes to debate revenue sharing formula for the 7th time

By Francis Gachuri,

The Senate reconvenes on Tuesday, August 4, for the seventh time to try and broker a truce over the protracted county revenue sharing formula that has...

CS Ukur Yatani , revenue-sharing formula , senate , Senator Johnson Sakaja

‘Sisi hatutakuwa tukifanya ndoa ya mpango wa kando,’ Moha says on revenue sharing for ODM Coast MPs

By Tonny Ndungu,

Politicians drawn from the coast region have threatened to quit the ODM party amid reports that the formation of a political party from the region wit...

odm

‘Let the country move forward,’ Raila hits at Senate over revenue formula standoff

By Benjamin Muriuki,

ODM Party leader Raila Odinga has weighed in on the county revenue-sharing formula standoff asking the Senate to pass the recommendation by the Commis...

odm , raila odinga , revenue-sharing formula

Sports Committee chair Makau vows to push implementation of gaming bill

By Stanley Mativo,

Newly appointed Sports Committee chairman in the National Assembly Patrick Makau has vowed to fast-track the implementation of the gaming Bill, which ...

Patrick Makau

Handshake harvest: NASA bags 7 National Assembly committees

By Francis Gachuri,

The reconstitution of National Assembly committees is now complete, with the minority side - NASA, bagging 7 chairmanship slots. In what defines th...

National Assembly

Fresh trouble as Kirinyaga MCAs begin collecting signatures to dissolve County Gov’t

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Members of County Assembly have set the stage for a renewed battle with the County Executive after they began collecting signatures to disso...

Kerugoya MCA Kamau Murango , Kirinyaga County.

AK lobbies EU embassies to save Kenyan athletes from Diamond League blockade

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The Ministry of Sports backed by Athletics Kenya have begun to engage embassies of European Union (EU) countries in a bid to rally them to allow Kenya...

Athletics Kenya(AK) , European Union (EU) , Ministry of Sports , Schengen states

Oparanya under fire over Ksh.269M for Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto program

By Edwin Obuya,

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya was put to task to defend the viability of his pet program Linda Afya ya Mama na Mtoto that aims to provide financ...

linda afya ya mama na mtoto , Oparanya

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says MCAs budget changes are illegal

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has accused the County Assembly of arm-twisting county executives to settle their scores using the 2020-2021 budget fo...

Kirinyaga , waiguru

League CEO Masters to face parliamentary committee over Project Restart

By Reuters,

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters will face questions from a British parliamentary committee next week on soccer’s restart amid the COV...

British parliamentary committee , chief executive , Premier League , Project Restart , Richard Masters

CBK holds the benchmark lending rate at 7 percent

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has held its benchmark lending rate for the second time at seven percent, noting continued policy transmission on rece...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , Central Bank Rate (CBR)

MPs shoot down taxes on pensions, cooking gas in Finance Bill adoption

By Kepha Muiruri,

The 2020 Finance Bill sailed through the floor of the National Assembly as Members of Parliament shot down proposals by Treasury to raise taxes from p...

2020 Finance Bill , National Treasury , taxes