President Uhuru Kenyatta proposes fuel tax reduction to 8pc

By Rachel Ombaka,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday proposed that the 16percent fuel tax be reduced by half. During his much anticipated address to the nation, the ...

fuel tax , Uhuru kenyatta

CS Matiang’i: Gov’t to impose instant fines on minor traffic offenders

By Ian Omondi,

The government will start imposing instant fines on minor traffic offences within the next 30 days, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has sa...

Instant fines , Interior CS  Fred Matiangi , Minor traffic offences , NTSA , Transport PS Esther Koimett.

Lawyers want Mohammed Warsame gazetted as JSC member

By Dzuya Walter,

The Law Society of Kenya has filed a petition seeking to have Justice Mohammed Warsame gazetted as a Judicial Service Commission member. Also Read:...

JSC , Mohammed Warsame

Judiciary in ambitious drive to clear 5,000 cases older than five years

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya's Judiciary expects to clear a backlog of 5,000 cases that are older than five years within one month. A statement from the Communications Depa...

Prosecutor rubbishes ODM claims that they are unfairly targeting Mwilu

By Dzuya Walter,

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution has denied unfairly targeting Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu. According to Deputy DPP Dorcas...

DPP , Philomena Mwilu

Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu case suspended, referred to High Court

By Dzuya Walter,

The criminal proceedings against Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu have been suspended and referred to the High Court. Pending hearing and deter...

Philomena Mwilu

Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu gets 32 lawyers for her defence team

By Citizen Team,

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has assembled 32 lawyers to represent her over charges of abuse of office and graft. Also Read: Deputy Chief ...

philomena mwilu lawyers

DCJ Mwilu arrest reeks of political witch-hunt, says ODM

By Ian Omondi,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party has termed the charges against embattled Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu as “frivolous, lacking in s...

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu , Judiciary , ODM party , ODM SG Edwin Sifuna

Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu arrives in court to answer to charges

By Stephen Letoo,

Embattled Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has arrived in court to answer to corruption charges related to the Imperial Bank scandal. Also Read...

Philomena Mwilu

DPP Haji: DCJ Mwilu arrest not part of ‘we shall revisit’ political threats

By Philip Mwaniki,

The Director of Public Prosecutions has dismissed allegations that the arrest of Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu is part of the "we shall revisit...

Chief Justice David Maraga , Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu , Director of Public Prosecutions. , DPP Noordin Haji , imperial bank

Romania protests: Thousands rally against government for second night

By CNN,

Tens of thousands of Romanians flooded the capital Bucharest on Saturday for a second night of anti-government protests, a day after violent clashes i...

Bucharest , corruption in government , Romania , Romania protests , Romania's 1989 Revolution , Romania's President Klaus Iohannis

Raila: Parliament biggest failure in graft war

By Citizen Reporter,

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has criticised the National Assembly, terming it as the "weakest link" in the ongoing war against impunity and corrupti...

Bribery in Parliament , corruption , raila odinga , war on graft

ADAK to partner with LSK in fighting doping

By Agencies,

The Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) will partner with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to provide professional training and capacity building to advo...

ADAK , Damaris Ogama , doping , Japhter Rugut , LSK , Mercy Wambua

DPP orders probe into use of funds at the Judiciary

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has directed that investigations be conducted into the management of funds at the Judiciary. In a stat...

david maraga , DPP , Judiciary funds , Noordin Haji

61 election petitions still pending in courts

By Dzuya Walter,

Sixty-one petitions originating from last year's General Election are still pending before the Judiciary, nearly a year since the polls were held. ...

Court of Appeal , elections petitions , Embakasi East , Embakasi south , high court , Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti , Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua , Malindi County , supreme court , Wajir Governor Mohamed Abdi

Supreme Court goes on recess starting August 1

By Dzuya Walter,

Kenya's Supreme Court will go on recess starting Wednesday. According to Gazette notice no. 7465, the court will terminate its recess on Friday, Se...

Judiciary Budget , Maraga , supreme court

Court bars SRC from limiting number of JSC meetings

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court in Nairobi has quashed a decision by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to limit the number of paid meetings held by the Ju...

JSC , Judicial Service Commission , justice Chacha Mwita , Salaries and Remuneration Commission. , SRC

Uhuru projects freeze: How millions were lost in abandoned contracts

By Sam Gituku,

Over the last five years, the Auditor General has been flagging projects which guzzle down public funds but never get completed. So what triggered Pre...

Government projects , Uhuru freezes projects , Uhuru kenyatta

Rights groups concerned Egypt using counter-terrorism to target dissidents

By VOA,

As Egypt is cracking down on militants across the country, particularly in the country’s Sinai region, some experts and rights groups have voiced co...

Egypt , Egyptian security forces , Militant groups , The Islamic State , The Sinai Peninsula

Ole Sapit: Anglican bishops to lose jobs if convicted of homosexuality

By Martin Munene,

Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit has urged courts not to interfere with the running and administration of churches in the c...

Anglican Church , Homesexuality , homosexuality , ole sapit