MPs now threaten to impeach Speaker Muturi after Uhuru tax proposals passed

By Ian Omondi,

A section Members of Parliament (MP) have now threatened to impeach Speaker Justin Muturi for allegedly imposing President Uhuru Kenyatta’s tax prop...

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Nancy Ndungu wins AHF Chairman’s Golf Challenge on home course

By Reuters,

Home lady player Nancy Ndungu produced an impressive score of 41 points at the Par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course at the weekend, to claim the third edi...

AHF Chairman , Golf Challenge , Nancy Ndungu , Par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club

Over 200 golfers set for AHF Kenya Chairman’s Cup

By Agencies,

Over 200 amateur golfers will converge at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course on Saturday for the 3rd edition of the annual AHF Chairman’s Golf Cha...

Massive 5,000yr-old Kenya burial monument unearthed

By CNN,

Kenya's arid, gullied Lothagam Valley is a throwback to a very distant past. Now, the region is the site of a discovery that has the potential to c...

Anthropology , archaeology , lake turkana , Lothagam North Pillar Site , turkana

Kenya Power equipment worth Ksh.20M seized in Ruiru

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

Police seized Kenya Power equipment valued at over Ksh.20million at a private residence in Membley estate, Ruiru. One suspect, Joseph Kihara, was a...

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Oil operations to resume next week

By Sophie Kinoti,

The government will resume trucking crude oil from Turkana to Mombasa next week, two months after the project stalled due to disputes with the local c...

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Govt to sign MoU to end oil trucking standoff

By Citizen Team,

The ongoing crude oil transportation deadlock in Turkana is costing Kenyan tax payers up to Ksh10 million a day according to the state department of p...

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Govt delays resumption of oil trucking

By Citizen Reporter,

The government has pushed back plans to resume oil transport from Turkana to Mombasa scheduled for tomorrow as it meets Tullow officials to come up wi...

delays , John Munyes , Oil , Politics , revenue share , sovereign fund , state department of petroleum , trucking , Tullow Oil , turkana

Refugee burden not a Kenyan but global problem, says Swiss President

By PSCU,

Swiss President Alain Berset has acknowledged that the refugee burden is not just a Kenyan problem but a global concern. Speaking on Wednesday as h...

kakuma refugee camp , Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement , President Uhuru Kenyatta , refugee crisis , Swiss President Alain Berset

BWIRE: Migingo row a product of Kenya’s fishing sector neglect

By Victor Bwire,

The perennial tensions between Kenya and Uganda over the Migingo Island have nothing to do with a boundary dispute, but neglect of the fishing sector ...

Kenya Uganda dispute , Migingo feud , Migingo Island , Migingo row

State House releases Swiss President’s two-day visit itinerary

By Citizen Reporter,

Swiss Confederation President, Alain Berset will on Monday morning be formally received by President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi. After ...

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Govt plans sovereign fund for oil revenue as blockade continues

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government is considering setting up a sovereign fund to manage the local community revenue share from proceeds of the country’s crude oil. T...

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Angry Turkana residents block five trucks transporting oil

By Emmanuel Cheboit,

Five trucks transporting oil from Ngamia 8 to Mombasa were blocked by Turkana residents in protest over lack of jobs, tenders and insecurity. Angr...

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20 trucks move crude oil to Mombasa

By Citizen Reporter,

Over 20 trucks of crude oil have been evacuated from Lokichar Oil fields in Turkana County for storage in Mombasa This, an equivalent of 3,120 barr...

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Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi installed as a senior elder

By Peter Mwangi,

Laikipia Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has been installed as a senior elder of the Agikuyu Community at a cultural fete held at Rumuruti trading center i...

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Farmers urge President Kenyatta to declare locust invasion a national disaster

By Amos Sambu,

The Kenya Farmers Federation North Eastern Branch Vice-Chairperson, Dubat Amey, now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare the locust invasion in p...

Kenya Farmers Federation , Locust invasion , National disaster , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Experts pour cold water on local crude oil refinery

By Patrick Igunza,

The first 600 barrels of crude oil from Lokichar in Turkana is expected in Mombasa on Thursday. But as the refinery is being spruced up for storage...

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Heavy rains, floods expected in these areas from today – Met. department

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenya Meteorological Department has warned residents of Rift Valley, Northern and Cenral Kenya regions to brace themselves for heavy rainfall from...

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Historic moment as Uhuru flags off Kenya’s first crude oil exports

By Mbuthia Bashir,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday officially flagged off the first consignment of crude oil destined for export from Kenya, which will lead to oil be...

oil exportation , TURKANA COUNTY , Turkana Oil , Uhuru kenyatta

Ultimate cost of graft: what can Ksh.12B do for Kenyans?

By Citizen Reporter,

Government officials are at pains to explain the latest corruption scandals that have increased in number. Taxpayers have reportedly lost an estima...

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