Why Pope Francis and Benedict won’t answer the accusations dividing their church

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

One rarely leaves his monastery high on a hill in Vatican City. The other speaks freely -- too freely, critics say -- but has vowed silence on this ma...

Catholic Church , pope benedict , Pope Francis

MP wants Speaker Muturi, Duale, Mbadi impeached over Finance Bill

By Shadrack Ilava,

A section of Members of Parliament now want a total overhaul of the National Assembly leadership over the chaotic scenes witnessed on Thursday during ...

Aden Duale , Finance Bill 2018. , justin muturi

MPs blame Kenyans for the increased tax

By George Juma,

Nyatike member of parliament Hon.Tom Odege and Suna West counterpart, Hon. Peter Masara have lashed out at Kenyans saying they should stop blaming Me...

8% vat , Nyatike MP , Suna West MP

Mudavadi now wants MPs to impeach ‘errant’ Cabinet Secretaries

By Citizen Reporter,

Amani National Congress (ANC) leader Musalia Mudavadi wants Members of Parliament to impeach Cabinet Secretaries claiming that they are misleading the...

Amani National Congress , ANC , Cabinet Secretaries , mp , Musalia Mudavadi

Uhuru signs Finance Bill 2018 into law

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed the Finance Bill 2018 into law a day after it was endorsed by MPs in a chaotic sitting. Speaking at State Hous...

finance bill

KUTUNY: How MPs adopted Finance Bill 2018 was daylight robbery

By Citizen,

What transpired today (Thursday) in parliament regarding the way President Uhuru Kenyatta's memorandum on Finance Bill 2018 was adopted is a fallacy. ...

MPs now threaten to impeach Speaker Muturi after Uhuru tax proposals passed

By Ian Omondi,

A section Members of Parliament (MP) have now threatened to impeach Speaker Justin Muturi for allegedly imposing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tax prop...

Finance Bill 2018. , Lakipia Woman Representative Catherine Waruguru , parliament , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Speaker Justin Muturi , Turkana South MP John Lomenen

The Ayes have it! MPs authorise Uhuru to tax Kenyans more

By Benjamin Muriuki,

All of President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposals to the Finance Bill, 2018 were on Thursday passed by the National Assembly amid acrimony, high drama, cha...

Finance Bill 2018. , Fuel VAT , Uhuru kenyatta

Speaker Muturi orders fresh voting on Uhuru’s tax proposal after mistake detected

By Benjamin Muriuki,

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi on Thursday nullified the first round of voting on President Uhuru Kenyatta's tax proposal on fuel after an an...

fuel tax , VAT on fuel

Bobi Wine arrested again in Uganda after returning from U.S.

By Rachel Ombaka,

Ugandan Police have arrested Bobi Wine yet again moments after he arrived back in the country from the U.S. He had landed at the Jomo Kenyatta Inte...

uganda

MPs to debate Uhuru’s proposed tax hike on money transfer services

By Reuters,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has proposed hiking taxes on mobile money transfer services, amid a tussle in government over how to boost revenues without h...

Airtel , budget , fuel tax , Mobile Money transfers , mpesa , Rotich , Safaricom , Uhuru kenyatta

Kalonzo asks Wiper MPs to support Uhuru’s 8% fuel tax proposal

By Ian Omondi,

Wiper Democratic Movement leader Kalonzo Musyoka has backed a statement from the National Super Alliance (NASA) parliamentary group released on Tuesda...

Finance Bill 2018. , Fuel VAT , kalonzo musyoka , President Uhuru Kenyatta

ODM disciplinary committee summons MPs Aisha Jumwa, Suleiman Dori

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) on Wednesday issued summons to 10 of its members among them Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa and her Msambweni counterpart ...

Aisha Jumwa , Msambweni MP Suleiman Dori , odm

NASA leaders now support 8pc fuel tax proposal but for one year

By Citizen Reporter,

National Super Alliance (NASA) lawmakers have backtracked on an earlier decision to shoot down President Uhuru Kenyatta's proposal to have the 16pc fu...

fuel tax

NASA lawmakers meet Raila Odinga over 8pc fuel tax impasse

By Vincent Afande,

A section of MPs allied to the National Super Alliance are currently holed up in a meeting with party leader Raila Odinga over the proposed 8percent f...

fuel tax

At least 13 dead as hurricane slams into the US

By CNN,

Tropical Storm Florence's relentless rain is flooding parts of the Carolinas and promises even more for days, officials said Saturday, a day after it ...

flooding , Florence

NASA lawmakers want fuel tax scrapped, not halved: Mbadi

By Francis Gachuri,

Legislators allied to the National Super Alliance (NASA) will reconvene next week to make their position known on the 8percent fuel tax proposed by Pr...

fuel tax , Uhuru kenyatta

71 illegal immigrants, mostly women, were headed to Oman: Muteshi

By Wendy Abdallah,

Over 70 illegal immigrants were arrested in Nairobi while on transit to Oman on Friday. Also Read: More Egyptians arrested in purge on illegal for...

illegal immigrants , work permits

President Weah makes surprise return against Nigeria

By Reuters,

Liberia president and former World Footballer of the Year George Weah made a surprise return to international competition in Monrovia on Tuesday, play...

George Weah , Liberia , Nigeria

Women MPs demand justice over Sharon Otieno murder

By Citizen Team,

By Benson Nyaga and Johnson Mureithi Female Members of Parliament have given the government an ultimatum of two weeks to investigate and arrest per...

(KEWOPA , Okoth Obado , Sharon Otieno , The B&G Campaign , Women Rep.