Articles by Francis Gachuri

15 female MPs under pressure to refund Ksh.27M allowance for cancelled U.S trip

2111, March 10, 2020 (EAT)

At least 15 female Members of Parliament and members of staff are under pressure to surrender over Ksh.27 million they received as per diem for a trip...

GACHURI: Coronavirus situation will turn grave soon if we play with death

1005, February 28, 2020 (EAT)

President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed the repatriation of South African citizens from Wuhan, China. Cabinet has decided on this course of action a...

Details of the Nairobi County takeover deal

2129, February 25, 2020 (EAT)

After two rocky years at the helm, Governor Mike Sonko essentially penned off his control at city hall and surrendered the most critical functions of ...

File image of Kiambu Governor Dr. James Nyoro. PHOTO| COURTESY

Kiambu Governor James Nyoro names new cabinet

2119, February 19, 2020 (EAT)

Kiambu Governor Dr. James Nyoro on Wednesday shook up the cabinet in a bid to have a firm grip on the county’s management after his takeover last mo...

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...