Kenya’s economic partnership deal with U.K. under sharp scrutiny

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s recently concluded economic partnership agreement with the United Kingdom has come under sharp scrutiny with observers warning of a backdoor...

Kenya-UK trade deal

KEBS to end motor vehicles inspection monopoly

By Sam Ogina,

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has finally put an end to the monopoly in the controversial pre-export inspection of motor vehicles. KEBS in i...

KEBS , motor vehicle inspection

Low profit margin firms ‘punished’ in minimum tax roll out

By Kepha Muiruri,

High turnover but low profit margin yielding firms are expected to see the bitter end of the minimum tax effected at the start of the year. This is...

minimum tax , National Treasury

BWIRE: After public lynching of KEMSA, what next?

By Guest Writer,

By Victor Bwire The usual mob injustice, transactional nature and emotional approach to dealing with fraud and corruption in public institutions in...

KEMSA

Facebook faces hate speech crisis in India

By CNN,

Facebook is facing multiple simultaneous controversies in the United States, particularly around disinformation, hate speech and political bias. But t...

facebook , India

Review composition of Kenya Academy of Sports before rolling out grassroots programmes

By Agencies,

Simon Mwangi The Government is set to inject billions of shillings into establishment of sports academies across all the 290 constituencies from the ...

Parliamentary Sports Committee hails Nyayo works, warns hooligans

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

The National Assembly Committee on Sports has expressed its satisfaction with the new-look Nyayo National Stadium that is close to completion. The ...

nyayo stadium

Senators Kindiki, Murkomen, Cherargei reject Jubilee Party appointments

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The purge in the Jubilee Party has yielded resistance from senators who were recently dewhipped from key parliamentary leadership positions over perce...

Kipchumba Murkomen , Kithure Kindiki , Samson Cherargei

Murkomen wants any Senator allowed to occupy watchdog committee Chairperson seat

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen now wants any Senator be allowed to occupy the Senate County Public Accounts and Investment Committee (CPAIC...

Murkomen , Senate Committee

Kenya Airways aims to double fleet over 5 years on path to profit

By Reuters,

Kenya Airways plans to double its fleet over the next five years, its chairman said on Monday, as the loss-making carrier combats regional rivals like...

Kenya Airways

Australia could Jail, fine social media execs for streaming violence

By VOA,

Australia’s Parliament passed legislation Thursday that could imprison social media executives if their platforms stream real violence such as the N...

Australia

Aviation Workers Union announces fresh strike

By Faizal Ahmed,

Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) have demanded for the exit of Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz and Kenya Airports Authority CEO Johnny Andersen,...

Johnny Andersen , KAA , Kenya Airports Authority , Kenya Airways , kq , Moss Ndiema , Sebastian Mikosz , Secretary General KAWU

Sudan’s Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves gov’t

By Reuters,

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country’s biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declared a one-year state of emer...

Bashir , sudan emergency

White South African group to challenge Ramaphosa land reforms in court

By Reuters,

A South African advocacy group that lobbies for the rights of white farmers will on Thursday challenge in court President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to ...

African National Congress (ANC) , AfriForum , jacob zuma , President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ruaraka land saga: Francis Mburu loses fight against Senate summons

By Dzuya Walter,

Businessman Francis Mburu has lost a bid to stop the Senate from summoning him over the controversial Ruaraka Land. High Court Judge John Mativo ru...

Francis Mburu , Ruaraka land saga

Senators deny soliciting bribes from businessman Francis Mburu

By Citizen Reporter,

The Senate Public Accounts and Investments committee has denied reports claiming that some of its members attempted to solicit Ksh.100 million from bu...

EACC , Francis Mburu , Ruaraka land saga

Sugar scandal: MPs claim KRA lost Ksh.10B, want CS Rotich sacked

By Vincent Afande,

A section of Luhya politicians, led by Lugari MP Ayub Savula are now demanding for the sacking of Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich following th...

Adan Mohamed , Fred Matiang'i , Henry Rotich , Interim Head of the Sugar Directorate Solomon Odera , KRA , Mwangi Kiunjuri

Kenya’s business environment is stable, Uhuru assures investors

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday assured UK investors that Kenya’s business environment is stable and conducive for investment. The president ...

Commonwealth meeting , Kenyan investors , Uhuru in London

NLC in trouble over sale of school land

By Hassan Mugambi,

The National Land Commission is on the spot over a controversial Ksh. 3.2 billion payment to a private company for land owned by two schools in Nairob...

Afrisom Exports and Imports , Chair , Drive-In Primary School , Joreth Company , Ksh. 3.2 billion , land , Mohammed Swazuri , National Land Commission , ownership , Ruaraka High School , Senate Public Investments Committee , Whispering Palms

Make-or-break for NASA as principals meet

By Stephen Letoo,

National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga and his co-principals are set to hold a crisis meeting that could either affirm his January 31st in...

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