Articles by Francis Gachuri

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...

Ruto ‘donates Raila’ to Britain as joke causes jitters, allies hit back

1216, May 31, 2019 (EAT)

An unintended outcome of the national prayer breakfast was Deputy President William Ruto’s joke that rubbed ODM supporters the wrong way. Tongue...

Battle for KDF top slot intensifies as General Mwathethe’s tenure ends

1149, May 4, 2019 (EAT)

Intense behind the scene jostling is on for Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe’s successor after his four-year tenure lapsed a fortnig...

File image of government officers registering for NIIMS.

Why firm that supplied Huduma Namba, IEBC kits could be blacklisted

912, April 24, 2019 (EAT)

IDEMIA, formerly known as Safran Morpho, a French information technology company that supplied kits being used in the ongoing Huduma Namba registratio...

Embakasi Central MP proposes new Bill to help waive hospital bills

1108, April 17, 2019 (EAT)

Patients who die while receiving treatment in public hospitals or those rushed to public health institutions for emergency services may be exempted fr...

Uhuru shames three Cabinet Secretaries at a public forum

1344, March 23, 2019 (EAT)

Three Cabinet Secretaries accompanying President Uhuru Kenyatta in Namibia suffered embarrassing moments as the Head of State publicly dressed them do...

Revealed: Samburu Governor’s Ksh.600M properties acquired in just four years

1343, February 25, 2019 (EAT)

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has traced and listed properties valued at hundreds of millions of shillings that Samburu Governor Mo...

DP William Ruto at celebrations to mark Bishop Thiong'o's 50 years of God's Ministry, Kitale, Trans ...

DP Ruto says he will quit politics after 10yrs

1555, February 16, 2019 (EAT)

Deputy President William Ruto has chided politicians who want to be in the game longer than necessary. Speaking in Kitale during Mzee Samuel Thiong...

A general view is seen of a special Parliamentary session in Nairobi. Photo/REUTERS

Parliament resumes sittings next week after two-month Christmas break

1359, February 10, 2019 (EAT)

Members of the National Assembly and Senate resume their sittings on Tuesday, February 12 after a two-month Christmas recess. Other than the rigoro...

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