Trump, lawmakers scramble to avoid shutdown

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Democratic leaders Tuesday in a final effort to secure border wall funding as part of a larger government s...

Chuck Schumer , Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) , Nancy Pelosi , U.S President Donald Trump

New geothermal plant to close gap to renewable sources

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya edged closer to becoming a green nation as President Uhuru Kenyatta laid the building blocks to the expansion of Olkaria I power plant in Naivas...

Olkaria

U.S. Cabinet members defend close Saudi ties, lawmakers unconvinced

By Reuters,

Two senior U.S. Cabinet members urged senators on Wednesday not to downgrade ties with Saudi Arabia over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but...

Kenya Power gets tough on late bill payers after profit plunges

By Reuters,

Kenya Power Co said on Friday it will be much tougher on chasing unpaid bills after its provisions for bad debts surged in the financial year through ...

Political leader in Australia replaced after harassment allegations

By Reuters,

The leader of the opposition in Australia’s most populous state was replaced on Saturday after he resigned over a #MeToo row sparked by alleged inap...

Luke Foley , New South Wales (NSW) , New South Wales (NSW) state Labor party , NSW Labor deputy leader Michael Daley

Julian Assange: The house guest who overstayed his welcome?

By CNN,

Julian Assange's stay at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London could finally be drawing to a close. Six years after Julian Assange fled to the country's...

Ecuador , Julian Assange , U.K. , WikiLeaks

No disconnection of electricity supply for next 30 days, pledges Kenya Power

By Dzuya Walter,

Electricity consumers can breathe some sigh of relief after Kenya Power, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and lawyer Apollo Mboya entered a cons...

Apollo Mboya , ERC , KENYA POWER

Zimbabwe opposition lawmakers walk out of Mnangagwa address

By Reuters,

Zimbabwean opposition lawmakers walked out of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s state of the nation address to parliament on Tuesday, signaling their l...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , MDC , Nelson Chamisa , Reuters , Robert Mugabe , Staet of the Nation address , ZANU-PF party , Zimbabwe

Man sues Kenya Power over Ksh.616K two-month bill

By Dzuya Walter,

A man has sued Kenya Power for billing him Ksh.616,000 for electricity used at his home over a period of two months. In a petition filed at the Mil...

Electricity bill , KENYA POWER , power bills

ODINGA: Elect more Kenyan women as Governors

By Citizen,

Women are makers and builders of nations. In Germany to date, there is a group called the Trümmerfrauen, the rubble women. These women are the ones...

raila odinga , women

No break for Kenyans as electricity bills go up in new ERC charges

By Sam Gituku,

Kenyans who consume 100 units are now paying Ksh.381 more in their electricity bills compared to last month. A spot check by Citizen TV found that ...

Electricity bills , ERC

Cost of power to reduce as ERC scraps fixed cost charges

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Electricity consumers in Kenya are set to pay less for power beginning August this year after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reviewed the curr...

ERC , KENYA POWER , kplc , power bills

Energy regulator’s plan to reduce power bills

By Mumbi Warui,

Electricity consumers will in the near future have to purchase electricity tokens in bulk to benefit from proposed tariff changes by the Energy Regul...

Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , Pavel Oimeke , Pre-Paid Meter Units

China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions

By Reuters,

China’s embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade t...

china , Chinese embassy , The United States , U.S President Donald Trump , U.S. -China trade escalations

Trump orders halt to family separations

By AFP,

President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border Wednesday. The move reverses a toug...

illegal immigrants

Govt backs local tariff costing for electricity tariffs

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government is keen on reducing the cost of energy through the adoption of local-currency based financing models for domestic power projects in the...

banks , cheaper power , dollars , Electricity , energy , Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , forex adjustments , GuarantCo , Joseph Njoroge , local currency , shillings

Parliament resumes sittings after one-month recess

By Stephen Letoo,

Parliament will on Tuesday, June 5 resume its sittings to a full in-tray including the approval of budget estimates to be presented next week. Acco...

parliament , Tobiko

Govt lowers energy costs for manufacturers

By Citizen,

The government has made good its promise to lower electricity costs for manufactures but with a condition. According to the ministry of energy manu...

Charles Keter , consumer benefits , cost of power , Electricity , KEPSA , Manufacturing , Ministry of Energy , private sector , thermal power

President Kenyatta hints at reduction of electricity tariffs

By Citizen,

The government has hinted at possible removal of a number of tax and levies that have made the cost of electricity remain high. According to the he...

Big 4 , Charles Keter , Electricity , Forex , geothermal , hydro power , Inflation , KENYA POWER , Manufacturing , tariff , Uhuru kenyatta

High Court directs Kenya Power to explain inflated bills

By Agnes Oloo,

The High Court in Nairobi Court has directed Kenya Power and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to respond to a petition filed by advocate Apollo ...

Apollo Mboya , KENYA POWER , power bills