Court declares Nairobi County takeover deal unlawful

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has declared the Deed of Transfer of Functions executed between the National Government and Nairobi City County Government as vague and...

Mike Sonko , nairobi county

High Court suspends compulsory use of Naivasha container port

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court in Nairobi on Wednesday suspended compulsory use of the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) for goods destined to landlocked EAC coun...

Naivasha ICD , Okiya Omtata , SGR

Omtatah wants Gov’t to refund money to those in mandatory quarantine

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to challenge the Covid-19 regulations. He wants the court to order the Government to refund in full the m...

coronavirus , Omtatah , Quarantine

Okiya Omtatah’s daughter dies after a week in coma

By Ian Omondi,

Activist Okiya Omtatah's daughter died on Friday after suffering from acute malaria. 21-year-old Maryann Marisyanna Annuarite died on Thursday nigh...

Acute Malaria , Okiya Omtatah

Omtatah asks court to suspend RBA contributions over coronavirus

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtatah has filed an urgent petition seeking to have the court suspend a notice from the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) requiring ...

Okiya Omtatah , Retirement Benefit Authority

Attorney General defends Sonko’s move to handover Nairobi County functions

By Dzuya Walter,

Attorney General Kihara Kariuki says Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has the authority to execute the deed of transfer of certain functions on behalf of t...

attorney general

Omtatah files petition to block transfer of Nairobi County functions

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court seeking orders blocking the transfer of functions of the Nairobi County Government to the National Governmen...

nairobi county , Okiyah Omtatah

Uhuru appoints BBI report implementation team as Okiya Omtatah moves to court

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed a 14-member committee that is expected to oversee implementation of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) repor...

BBI report , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru extends Muthaura’s term at KRA for another 3 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has extended the stay of Amb.Francis Muthaura as the Chairman to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) board for a period of thre...

francis muthaura , KRA , Uhuru kenyatta

EACC begins probe on MPs and State officers with dual citizenship

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched investigations into allegations that several State and public officers including MPs and...

Court stops swearing in of President Kenyatta’s NLC nominees

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has temporarily stopped the swearing in of nine members appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to the National Land Commission (NLC) pen...

Gershom Otachi , National Land Commission

New currency: CBK insists KICC and Mzee Kenyatta statue can’t be separated

By Dzuya Walter,

High Court judges on Thursday visited the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) to establish whether Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's statue at the prem...

KICC , Okiya Omtatah

Omtatah files case challenging new law on exchange of gas cylinders

By Dzuya Walter,

Activist Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to challenge the new Petroleum (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Regulation, 2019 saying that it is unconstitutional...

Activist Okiya Omtata , Petroleum Regulations

Egg in CS Mucheru’s face moments after he inaugurated new CA Board members

By Dzuya Walter,

Four members appointed to the Board of the Communications Authority (CA) have temporarily been barred from performing their duties. Labour Court Ju...

Communications Authority Board , Mucheru

Mutua defends Mzee Kenyatta’s image on new currency

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Machakos Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua has dismissed the ongoing push against the inclusion of former President Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's image on the new curr...

Alfred Mutua , Central Bank , machakos , New currency

ODM wants CBK deadline for new currency changed to August 1

By Dennis Musau,

The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) wants the deadline for exchanging the old Ksh.1000 notes changed from October to August. Chairperson John Mbad...

new currency kenya , ODM party

High Court refers Omtatah case over image in new currency to CJ

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has requested Chief Justice David Maraga to form a three-judge bench to hear 'weighty' issues in the case seeking to stop issuance of t...

New currency , Omtatah

CBK to mop up 217.6 million old series Ksh.1000 notes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) indicates that there are 217.6 million old-series Ksh. 1000 notes in circulation today, a pivotal figure to ...

Central Bank , New currency , patrick njoroge

‘Jomo Kenyatta’s image in new currency violates Constitution,’ Omtatah petitions

By Dzuya Walter,

A second petition challenging the new currency unveiled on Saturday, June 1 by President Uhuru Kenyatta has been filed by activist Okiya Omtata. Hi...

Jomo Kenyatta , New currency , Okiya Omtata , Uhuru kenyatta

Activists threaten to stop search for new CA Director General

By Zeddy Sambu,

The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) and human rights activist Okiyah Omtatah have now threatened to stop recruitment of a new Director General a...

CA , COFEK , Francis Wangusi , Ngene Gituku