‘It’s disgusting!’ CS Kagwe accuses doctors of using Dr. Mogusu’s death for union politics

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has accused officials of healthcare workers unions of politicizing the death of Dr. Stephen Mogusu, a 28-year-ol...

mutahi kagwe , Stephen Mogusu

250 Kirinyaga County staffers trained under World Bank-financed program

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga County Government has carried out a capacity building program for 250 members of staff through the Kenya Devolution Support Program (KDSP) i...

Sonko says the Nairobi Metropolitan Services is a ‘fraud scheme’

By Sam Ogina,

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has described the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) as a fraudulent scheme to shortchange Nairobians of their constituti...

ifmis , Mike Sonko , nairobi county , NMS

22 companies, 5 counties: DCI firms up Ksh.12B embezzlement case against MP Rigathi Gachagua

By Nimrod Taabu,

Mathira Member of Parliament Rigathi Gachagua was on Monday night interrogated by Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officers over the embezz...

DCI , embezzlement , Mathira constituency. , Rigathi Gachagua

Waiguru: ‘There was no need for machine-gun carrying policemen to get my cheque book! ‘

By Citizen Reporter,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has blasted the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission after raids were conducted at her homes and offices early Thursd...

EACC , Kirinyaga , waiguru

Treasury warns of painful cuts to Ministry budgets

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has urged Ministries and State Departments (MDAs) to brace for painful budget cuts as the budget making process for the 2020/21 ...

2020/2021 budget , National Treasury , recurrent expenditure

Betting firms, reduced investments deny KRA Ksh.1.77 trillion target

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced a new Ksh.1.58 trillion tax collection record for the period closing June 30,2019 to keep with the tax...

Githii Mburu , KRA , National Treasury

IFMIS safe and secure, says gov’t after 18 websites reported hacked

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The government's Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) is safe and secure, Government spokesperson Col. Cyrus Oguna said on Monda...

ifmis

NYS, JSC among 18 Kenyan gov’t websites hacked by Indonesian group

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Several Kenyan government websites including the Integrated Financial Management and Information System (IFMIS) portal were on Monday hacked by a grou...

NYS , Websites hacked

Kilifi Governor Kingi under fire over missing Ksh.3.2B records

By Edwin Obuya,

Kilifi governor Amason Kingi on Thursday had a difficult time explaining why records of a staggering Ksh.3.2 billion spent in the County were not avai...

Amason Kingi , ifmis

Waiguru demands answers from Treasury, suspects malice in budget errors

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru on Monday once again blamed the National Treasury over audit queries that have seen a number of counties accused of al...

ANNE WAIGURU , Kirinyaga County.

African economies will largely be transformed by ICT, says Uhuru

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on African countries to prioritize the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) i...

Ajira Digital , ICT , President Paul Kagame , President Uhuru Kenyatta , Smart Africa Initiative

Treasury defends role in Ksh.10B controversial county expenditure probe

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has defended its role in Senate’s probe of the misallocation of Ksh.10 billion from 11 counties into national government funct...

Auditor General , Controller of Budget , ifmis , Integrated Financial Management Information System , National Treasury , public finance management act , senate

Waiguru demands apology, resignation of IFMIS Director over county budget errors

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has demanded an apology from the National Treasury following allegations that eight counties including her administrat...

ANNE WAIGURU

Former MP Danson Mungatana arrested over Ksh.51.5M graft

By Wangui Ngechu,

Former Garsen MP Danson Mungatana has been arrested by the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives over the alleged theft of Ksh.51.5 ...

Danson Mungatana , EACC

Taxpayer Association, counties oppose Senate oversight bid

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Taxpayers Association (NTA) has alongside counties expressed their opposition to Senate’s bid to supervise to inspect the counties book...

County Assembly Forum , Edward Ouko , National Tax Payers Association , OAG , TAXPAYERS

Nurses union issues six-week strike notice over unmet demands

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) has issued a six-week strike notice over an unmet Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) entered with the gov...

CBA , Kenya National Union of Nurses , Seth Panyako , SRC , strike notice

Nurses Union issues a 21-day strike notice

By Allan Obiero,

The Kenya National Union of Nurses has issued a 21-day strike notice over failure by the two levels of government to implement their return-to-work fo...

Kenya National Union of Nurses , Secretary General Seth Panyako

Gov’t allocates Ksh.10B for internet connectivity

By Allan Obiero,

The national government has allocated Ksh.10billion to all counties and sub counties for internet connectivity. Principal Secretary for ICT and Inn...

internet connectivity

Baringo County spent Ksh.20K to buy a meat chopping board

By Evans Asiba,

A report by the Baringo County Assembly Public Accounts and Investment Committee has revealed that Ksh.20,000 was used to purchase a meat chopping boa...

Baringo County , MCAs , Public Accounts and Investment Committee , public funds