Articles by Francis Gachuri

Uhuru orders Treasury to release Ksh.500M for buying excess milk

1013, January 15, 2020 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed Treasury to release Ksh. 500million to buy all excess milk and turn it to powder milk. Speaking on Tuesday in...

Mombasa court declines to stop arrest of KPA boss Manduku

907, December 18, 2019 (EAT)

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Dr. Daniel Manduku's bid to stop his arrest was on Tuesday dealt a blow, with the High Court declining t...

BBI report highlights: Return of Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers in Parliament

1854, November 26, 2019 (EAT)

A Prime Minister’s slot, a mixed cabinet, and allocation of more resources to county governments are among key recommendations contained in the Buil...

Wako on US ban: Hii ni kitu kidogo sana

1424, November 20, 2019 (EAT)

Former Attorney General Amos Wako has come out guns blazing after the American Government announced that he and his family are banned from traveling t...

Uhuru tells Mt. Kenya leaders to support BBI

1808, November 15, 2019 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged leaders from Mt. Kenya to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Speaking in Sagana on Friday, the Presi...

Painful scandal of Kenyan football team Harambee Stars

1421, November 15, 2019 (EAT)

The Kenyan football team, Harambee Stars, players have yet again been stranded over hotel bills, this time in Cairo. In what appears to be a new br...

President Uhuru Kenyatta summons Mt. Kenya leaders

2104, November 14, 2019 (EAT)

President Uhuru Kenyatta is on Friday expected to meet all political leaders from the Mt. Kenya region at Sagana State Lodge. The meeting will mark...

Anti-riot police foil plan to disrupt Embrace Kenya rally in Garissa

2107, September 28, 2019 (EAT)

A contingent of anti-riot police squad had to step in to thwart an attempt to disrupt an ‘Embrace Kenya’ meeting in Garissa Town. The group, th...

Tiyah Galgalo’s nomination by Uhuru at risk over tax compliance

2204, September 25, 2019 (EAT)

Former Isiolo Woman Representative Tiyah Galgalo is on the verge of losing her nomination for appointment to the National Land Commission (NLC) over f...

DP Ruto to lead campaign for football star McDonald Mariga in Kibra

854, September 4, 2019 (EAT)

Political supremacy battles and muscle flexing ahead of the 2022 State House contest could overshadow the search for the late Ken Okoth’s successor ...

KRA office located at Times Towers in Nairobi

Tension at KRA as 90 officers grilled over tax evasion

2131, August 27, 2019 (EAT)

Panic has gripped staff members at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), with yet another wave of arrests and prosecution looming. In the last two wee...

Looming county shutdown as Senate rejects National Assembly’s figures, again

2101, August 7, 2019 (EAT)

All 47 county governments are headed for tougher financial times, after the senate amended the Division of Revenue Bill republished by the National As...

Showdown looms as Senate rejects new Ksh.316B revenue allocation

2122, July 16, 2019 (EAT)

The National Assembly Budget Committee has published a fresh Division of Revenue Bill proposing a Ksh.316.5 billion allocation to county governments. ...

National Assembly Speaker, Justin Muturi. PHOTO/File

Speaker Muturi defends MPs night allowance

1406, July 7, 2019 (EAT)

Barely a month after Members of Parliament were stopped by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) from drawing house allowances, they have now...

Ministry of Health Headquarters, Afya House

Another Afya House scandal as Auditor General unmasks Ksh.10.9B scam

843, July 4, 2019 (EAT)

The Ministry of Health is on the spot yet again over Ksh.10.9 billion that cannot be accounted for in the financial year that ended on June 30 2018. ...

MPs allied to DP Ruto want Tuju out over leaked audio

922, June 23, 2019 (EAT)

A section of Jubilee Parliamentarians now want the Party’s Secretary General Raphael Tuju to either resign or be sacked, for allegedly fueling divis...

Crushing Central rebellion, Uhuru planned tour after outburst

1059, June 19, 2019 (EAT)

Even as State House on Tuesday denied a split in the Presidency, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s vicious outburst directed at a section of Central Kenya ...

Duale: I will move new Division of Revenue Bill next week

1411, June 13, 2019 (EAT)

National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale has intimated that he will move a new Division of Revenue Bill next week. Speaking during an exclusive...

CBK Patrick Njoroge presents the new generation notes to President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday during ...

New CBK directive targets top gov’t officials, politicians in anti-graft purge

1516, June 2, 2019 (EAT)

CBK Governor Patrick Njoroge on Saturday unveiled what to many Kenyans was a major surprise. Though CBK claims the withdrawal directive is meant to...