No gov’t service without Huduma card as use of National ID ceases in Dec. 2021

By Citizen Reporter,

Use of the National ID is to cease starting December 12 next year, ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has said. Also Read: Uhuru signs Bill for prot...

huduma card , Mucheru

Gov’t expands staff training on digital skills to enhance digitization efforts

By Citizen Reporter,

A total of 784 civil servants on Wednesday graduated after successfully completing a one-week ICT training organized by Huawei in collaboration with t...

KRA eyes Ksh.5 billion from the digital economy by June next year

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has set its sights on raising Ksh.5 billion from the digital economy in six months to June 2021. This ahead of th...

Digital Services Tax (DST) , Githii Mburu , Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Uhuru unveils policy measures to speed up UHC roll-out

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta today unveiled a raft of policy interventions aimed at fast tracking the national rollout of the Universal Health Coverage (U...

NHIF , UHC

Gov’t launches national training program for boda boda riders at Ksh.750 each

By Ian Omondi,

The government has announced a national training program for boda boda riders countrywide through the National Youth Service (NYS) at a cost of Ksh.75...

Boda boda , CS Joe Mucheru , Gen (Rtd) Njuki Mwaniki , NYS

Retired KDF boss Julius Karangi reveals boda boda riders wanted to lynch him a month ago

By Johnson Muriithi,

Retired Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Julius Karangi on Friday surprised mourners at a burial in Kirinyaga County when he recounted a recent incident w...

boda boda operators , Julius Karangi

President Uhuru Kenyatta lauds the youth for innovation

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has commended the youth for being at the forefront in technological developments that are set to transform the country throug...

Huduma Namba

Ethiopian taxi hailing app Taxiye enters Kenyan market

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Ethiopian taxi hailing startup, Taxiye has entered the Kenyan market, seeking a slice of the pie in the highly competitive industry. The firms' Chi...

Joe Mucheru , Taxiye

60 Kenyan students to train under Huawei’s ‘Seed for the Future’ program

By Agencies,

Huawei Kenya on Wednesday kicked off the seventh cohort of students participating in the global Seeds for the Future program. The flagship program ...

Huawei , JKUAT

Lari MP Jonah Mburu arrested over alleged Ksh.27 million CDF fraud

By Ian Omondi,

Lari Member of Parliament Jonah Mburu Mwangi has been arrested by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over allegations of defraudi...

CDF , EACC , Jonah Mburu

National Youth Council unveils Fursa vs Virus challenge winners

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Four groups of youth emerged winners of the Fursa vs Virus challenge; a competition by the National Youth Council (NYC) seeking to empower youth to de...

Fursa vs Virus challenge

CS Mucheru: Kenyan parents struggling to control online content for children

By Citizen Reporter,

ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has decried increasing cases of children accessing inappropriate content following the closure of schools over the C...

coronavirus , Mucheru , online learning , pornography

Mercy Wanjau, Peter Njonjo, Ory Okolloh appointed to COVID-19 ICT advisory team

By Citizen Reporter,

Communications Authority acting Director-General Mercy Wanjau has been appointed as Chairperson of the COVID-19 ICT advisory committee. In a gazett...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , ory okolloh , Twiga Foods , Wanjau

Over 5,000 youth graduate from Generation Kenya program, 83% placed in jobs

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 5,000 youth graduated from the Generation Kenya program on Friday after four to eight weeks of training. They were trained in sectors of garme...

Generation Kenya

Raphael Tuju airlifted to Nairobi after operation in Kijabe

By Hassan Mugambi,

Raphael Tuju has been airlifted to Nairobi following the accident that left him with serious injuries on Wednesday morning. According to Dr. Ken Mu...

tuju

‘My focus is on development,’ Uhuru says as he issues title deeds in Nakuru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked Kenyans to shun divisive politics and focus on the national development agenda. The President said his administrat...

Nyakinyua group

Kiunjuri out! President Uhuru Kenyatta reshuffles Cabinet

By Citizen Reporter,

Mwangi Kiunjuri has been dropped as Agriculture Cabinet Secretary. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the new raft of changes on Tuesday morning. ...

kiunjuri

Task Force on gov’t communication submits report with deep recommendations

By Paul Ombati,

A Task Force constituted by ICT CS Joe Mucheru to look into ways of improving Government Information and Public Communications has come up with far-re...

David Makali , GCIS , Government Information and Public Communications , ICT CS , Joe Mucheru , Report , task force

Double award for Jairus Mulumia, selfless cop-turned teacher in Forole

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Jairus Mulumia, a police officer who volunteers to teach at Forole Primary School in Marsabit was feted on Jamhuri Day. Also Read: Kenyans applaud ...

Forole , Jairus Mulumia , tabichi

Eldoret to host trials for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu has been earmarked to host the Track and Field Trials for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. In the Athleti...

eldoret , Kipchoge Keino Stadium , Olymcpics , Trials