Waiguru inspects Wezesha Kirinyaga Projects, says BBI to boost county development

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru on Thursday inspected several development projects in Ndia Constituency where she interacted with farmers benef...

Kirinyaga County.

New twist as Kivutha Kibwana now drums support for BBI

By Tonny Ndungu,

Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua and his Makueni Counterpart Kivutha Kibwana have backed the push for constitutional amendments through the Building Bri...

Brakes slammed on Ksh.4.5B car grant plan for MCAs

By Chemutai Goin,

County Assembly Speakers and MCAs may have to wait a little longer for the implementation of the Ksh.4.5 billion car grant awarded to them by Presiden...

BBI , car grant , MCAs

Governor Waiguru rallies support for BBI in state of the county address

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Wednesday pleaded with Members of the County Assembly to pass the Constitutional Amendment Bill which she said will...

ANNE WAIGURU , Kirinyaga County.

Car grant for 2224 MCAs across the country fuels national debate

By Citizen Reporter,

2224 ward representatives across the country will now enjoy a car grant with the decision by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission fueling even mor...

BBI , car grant , MCAs , SRC

Raila says BBI will escalate development in counties, help marginalized regions

By Stephen Letoo,

ODM leader Raila Odinga says BBI changes will escalate development in counties and help marginalized regions catch up with other counties. Odinga w...

odm , raila odinga , TURKANA COUNTY

All-Star Game proposal a ‘slap in the face’: Lakers’ James

By Reuters,

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the NBA’s bid to stage an All-Star Game amid the COVID-19 pandemic was like a “slap in the face”. ...

LeBron James , NBA All-Star

Raila Odinga now says BBI referendum should not cost more than Ksh.5 billion

By Ian Omondi,

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga has now stated that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum should not cost more t...

BBI , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga

CSs Wamalwa, Yatani dismiss DP Ruto’s claims over 35% revenue allocation proposal

By Stephen Letoo,

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani and his Devolution counterpart Eugene Wamalwa have dismissed as baseless claims by Deputy President William Rut...

BBI , CS Eugene Wamalwa , CS Ukur Yatani , President Uhuru Kenyatta , raila odinga , Revenue Allocation

Siaya becomes the first County Assembly to pass BBI Bill

By George Amolo,

Siaya County Assembly has become the first to pass the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill, with the Speaker now set to forward the decision to Par...

BBI Bill , parliament , Siaya County Assembly , Speaker George Okode

President Kenyatta says he is determined to fulfill election pledges

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has restated his commitment to fulfill his election pledges key among them being the expansion of electricity connectivity, o...

sagana , Uhuru

CMA eyes low costs to boost market activity

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has set its sights on effecting lower transaction costs to boost trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)....

CMA , nse

PROFILE: Ngele Ali, holding space for communities to use their own voices

By Guest Writer,

By Patience Nyange and Esther Kirago Ngele Ali is an award-winning media, communications for development and advocacy expert with over 20 years of ...

ngele ali

‘They’re not special!’ Provost says politicians should not be allowed to speak in church

By Ian Omondi,

Vocal All Saints Cathedral Provost Rev. Canon Sammy Wainaina has come out to say politicians should not be given a chance to speak in places of worshi...

All Saints Cathedral , BBI , Provost Rev. Canon Sammy Wainaina

From 64 branches to just 5: Retailer Tuskys nears its last breath

By Kepha Muiruri,

Troubled retailer Tuskys is nearing its last breath with its branch count having fallen to just five from a high of 64 in a little over 12 months. ...

liquidation , nakumatt , Tuskys

In Senate deal, Trump impeachment trial put off until early February

By Reuters,

The leaders of the U.S. Senate agreed on Friday to push back former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks, giving the chamber more...

FIFA issues ban threat to players over European Super League

By Agencies,

Players who compete in a European Super League will be barred from Fifa competitions, world football's governing body said on Thursday. Fifa and ...

European super league , FIFA

US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths

By CNN,

As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have been trending down but multiple states are reporting cases of new va...

coronavirus

Biden plans ‘roughly a dozen’ Day One executive actions

By Reuters,

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will cap a busy day of inauguration pageantry by using the powers of his new office to push policy changes on housing, ...

COVID-19 , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump

House in session to begin Trump impeachment proceedings

By CNN,

The US House of Representatives has just convened and will now begin consideration of the Trump impeachment proceedings. The impeachment resolution...

impeachement , insurrection , Trump