DP Ruto now says he will not lead ‘No’ campaign in BBI referendum

By Francis Gachuri,

Deputy President William Ruto has given the clearest hint that he will not be leading the ‘No’ campaign in the imminent Building Bridges Initiativ...

BBI referendum , DP William Ruto , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Omar Boga, who lost in Msambweni by-election, lands State appointment

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Omar Boga, the ODM Party candidate who lost in the Msambweni parliamentary by-election in December last year, has been appointed Chairperson of the Co...

Msambweni , Omar Boga , Sicily Kariuki

MPs Simba Arati and Sylvanus Osoro reconcile at burial in Kisii – VIDEO

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Dagoretti North Member of Parliament (MP) Simba Arati and his South Mugirango counterpart Sylvanus Osoro have reconciled following an incident where t...

Simba Arati , Sylvanus Osoro

Parliament fails to ratify Kenya-UK Economic Partnership Agreement

By Citizen Reporter,

The National Assembly has failed to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement between Kenya and the United Kingdom. The debate was expected on Thur...

economic partnership agreement , kenya , UK

Uhuru, Raila lead political party leaders in congratulating counties for passing BBI Bill

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday hosted a section of political party leaders at State House, Nairobi where they issued a joint statement expressin...

BBI , Gideon Moi (KANU) , Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper) , Musalia Mudavadi (ANC)

Gov’t earnings from PAYE drop by Ksh.62.1 billion in one year

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government has shed Ksh.62.1 billion in earnings from pay as you earn (PAYE) with the tax head being the worst hit by COVID-19 related disruptions...

COVID-19 , National Treasury , PAYE

How one man clinched Ksh.1 billion tender in 24 hours at KEMSA

By Elphas Lagat,

Members of Parliament were on Wednesday told how one man secured a Ksh.1 billion tender from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) in just 24 h...

BBI public popularisation rallies to begin next week

By Ian Omondi,

The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Secretariat co-chairs Junet Mohamed and Dennis Waweru have announced the start of the public popularisation rall...

BBI Bill , Dennis Waweru , Junet Mohamed , Referendum

Facebook to restore Australian news pages after tweaks to media laws

By Reuters,

Facebook will restore Australian news pages after Canberra offered amendments to a proposed law designed to force tech giants to pay for media content...

Australia , facebook

President Kenyatta mourns Juja MP Francis Waititu

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence to the family, relatives and residents of Juja constituency following the death of their Mem...

Juja MP Francis Munyua Waititu , President Uhuru Kenyatta

DP Ruto says those pushing BBI Bill ‘are out of touch with reality on the ground’

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has said those pushing the bill ‘are out of touch with reality on the ground’. Also Read: Uhuru warns of 'cunning...

BBI , ruto

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in gov’t-aligned social media campaign

By Guest Writer,

By Tessa Knight and Alyssa Kann Seven Ugandan news websites were implicated in the January 8 Facebook takedown that involved government employees ...

bobi , Museveni , Uganda elections

Gov’t employees, farmers stirs rock Pakistan

By Agencies,

By Juan Carlos Facing economic distress and rising prices of essential commodities, government employees and farmers have launched their separate s...

DP Ruto and Senator Gideon Moi rivalry plays out at Hosea Kiplagat burial

By Evans Chumo,

Calls for Deputy President William Ruto and Baringo Senator Gideon Moi to unite as brothers for a common cause did not bear any fruits as each one tri...

Gideon Moi , Hosea kiplagat , ruto

WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash

By Reuters,

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at “their o...

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KBF vice-chair Hilmi urges MPs to build basketball courts in primary schools

By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze,

Kenya Basketball Federation vice chairman Hilmi Ali has called on members of parliament to follow the example of one of their own Omar Mwinyi of Chang...

Exiled in Kenya, Stella Nyanzi continues to speak out

By VOA,

As a child, Stella Nyanzi’s parents fled from then-Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada in the 1970s, forcing her to live in Kenya as a refugee for five ...

bobi , Museveni , Stella Nyanzi , uganda

Parliament, Executive lock horns over Mwende Mwinzi

By Edwin Obuya,

Parliament is at loggerheads with the Executive over the posting of Mwende Mwinzi to South Korea as an Ambassador despite the fact that they rejected ...

Mwende Mwinzi

DP Ruto to Raila: ‘We respectfully disagree with your very wrong understanding of hustler’

By Citizen Reporter,

DP William Ruto has criticised ODM leader Raila Odinga after the latter urged Parliament not to legislate against the ‘hustler’ narrative but like...

Hustlers vs Dynasties , raila , ruto