70% of the youth would vote No if BBI referendum was held today – poll

By Ian Omondi,

A new poll now shows that 70 per cent of Kenya's young people would oppose the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) referendum if it was held today, and ...

BBI referendum , ELF Africa

PROFILE: Chris Diaz, pushing for youth to get involved in conservation

By Tony Owori,

Meet Chris Diaz, a business leader and conservationist born in Mombasa, Kenya. Through his career, Diaz has made great strides and contributed a lo...

conservation , diaz , Forest conservation

Irungu Kang’ata warns President Kenyatta of BBI unpopularity in Mt. Kenya

By Chemutai Goin,

Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kang’ata has written a letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta declaring that the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is unpopu...

BBI , Jubilee Party , Mt Kenya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Senator Irungu Kang’ata

Uhuru to Kenyan politicians: Tame your ambitions

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged politicians to tame their ambitions to allow the Government leverage on the existing tranquility occasioned by the ...

handshake , raila odinga , Uhuru kenyatta

DCI Kinoti demands apology, wants Senator Malala charged over assassination claims

By Edwin Obuya,

Director of Criminal investigations (DCI) George Kinoti is now demanding an apology from Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malala over allegations that there ...

Pumwani Hospital says nurses eventually attended to woman who delivered outside their gate

By Tonny Ndungu,

A video making rounds on social media appears to show a woman delivering right outside the Pumwani Hospital gate, uncovered on the pavement in the swe...

Pumwani

Raila says President Kenyatta helped break revenue sharing stalemate

By Tonny Ndungu,

ODM leader Raila Odinga has lauded efforts by President Uhuru to break the revenue-sharing stalemate whose resultant cash-crunch threatened to cripple...

Revenue Sharing

Moses Kuria on revenue sharing: This is a victory for all Kenyans

By Guest Writer,

I take this opportunity to express my delight over the passage of the 3rd Generation Formula for Revenue Sharing among counties. This is a victory ...

Revenue Sharing Formulae

Senate approves third basis revenue sharing formula

By Citizen Reporter,

The Senate has passed the proposed third basis revenue sharing formula after a record 10 failed attempts to reach a consensus. The senate unanimous...

Revenue Sharing Formulae

12-member Senate Committee finally agrees on a revenue sharing formula

By Edwin Obuya,

The special Senate Committee appointed to resolve the long-standing third basis revenue sharing formula stalemate has reached a consensus. The 12-m...

Revenue Sharing Formulae

CoG orders all county gov’ts to send staff on leave as shutdown looms over revenue stalemate

By Ian Omondi,

The Council of Governors (CoG) has now ordered all county governments to send their staff on leave for two weeks and suspend non-essential services ah...

Council of Governors , Governor Wycliffe Oparanya , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Revenue formula

Senate fails to agree on revenue formula for the 10th time

By Edwin Obuya,

The Senate has for the 10th time failed to reach a consensus on the best formula to share revenue among counties. This is even after President Uhur...

revenue-sharing formula

Uhuru promises to increase counties’ budget by Ksh.50B ‘depending on economic performance’

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday at State House, Nairobi convened a leaders meeting to discuss the County revenue sharing stalemate at the Senate. ...

Revenue Sharing Formulae , Uhuru kenyatta

Senate leadership meets President Kenyatta ahead of revenue debate

By Edwin Obuya,

The Senate leadership met President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday morning ahead of the crucial debate on the revenue sharing formula. Majority leader S...

Revenue Sharing Formulae , senate

Mwangi Kiunjuri: Uhuru &Ruto betrayed Kenyans

By Martin Munene,

Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri has hit out at President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto for abandoning their pledge to keep...

cs mwangi kiunjuri

Senate postpones controversial revenue-sharing formula debate

By Edwin Obuya,

The Senate leadership on Tuesday resolved to push the debate on the contentious revenue-sharing formula to Tuesday, September 15. The postponement,...

Revenue Sharing

Push for Irungu Kangata amendment hots up at Senate

By Edwin Obuya,

The senate leadership is currently holed up in a meeting with the 12-member mediation committee over the controversial third basis revenue sharing for...

senate

Governors threaten to sponsor petition to dissolve Senate, shut down counties over revenue stalemate

By Edwin Obuya,

The Council of Governors (CoG) is now threatening to sponsor a petition to dissolve the Senate over failure to pass the third basis revenue sharing fo...

Council of Governors , Governor Wycliffe Oparanya , Revenue formula

EAC kicks off 50 million African Women Speak platform

By Citizen Reporter,

The East African Community (EAC) has kicked-off national launches of the 50 Million African Women Speak Networking Platform (50MAWS). This is a dig...

50MAWS , Tanzania , Ummy Mwalimu

Reports that counties have received 50% revenue allocation are false- CoG Chairman Oparanya

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Council of Governors Chairmam Wycliffe Oparanya has refuted claims that the treasury has given counties up to 50 per cent of their last year reven...

County revenue collection