Isiolo residents have called upon the State and non-state actors to increase the interventions being channeled to families affected by floods, who are now in excess of eighteen thousand. Speaking during a food distribution exercise targeting affected households in Ngaremara, Burat and Kinna Wards courtesy of ActionAid and the County Government of Isiolo, the affected […]
The Hustler Fund has disbursed over Ksh 41 billion to over 22 million Kenyans since its inception according to the latest data from the government. This is an increase from Ksh 39 million last week as more Kenyans continued to borrow from the revolving fund that has been met with support and condemnation in equal […]
The Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry has hiked farmgate prices of cotton by 25pc with immediate effect. Farmers in cotton-growing areas will now be paid Ksh 65 for a kilogram of cotton from the current Ksh 52 per kilogram by ginneries in the country. According to Industry Principal Secretary Dr Juma Mukhwana, the new […]
A decade-long wait for the sixth main game in the Grand Theft Auto series has ended as Rockstar released a trailer. Set in Miami-inspired Vice City, it features a story of love and crime between its first female protagonist, Lucia, and an unnamed male lead. The developer released the trailer 15 hours earlier than expected, […]
Kenya is committed to strengthening its bilateral ties with India. President William Ruto says Kenya and India share historical ties dating back to the 18th Century and beyond. The President, who is on a two-day state visit to India, said the two countries are keen on enhancing trade, investment, education, digital economy, healthcare, research and […]
Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County, are holding four suspected carjackers said to have kidnapped two vehicle dealers after luring them pretending to be customers. The four, among them a young woman, were arrested from their hideout in Juja nearly four days after abducting the traders and locking them in a building from where they were […]
Kenya among the 118 countries that have signed a landmark deal to scale up the generation and use of nuclear energy in the next eight years. The deal requires countries to triple investment in nuclear from the current two trillion dollars to 7 trillion dollars by 2030. Kenya is among the first countries to sign […]
Medical doctors in Kakamega County have called off their strike that was set to start on Sunday. The decision came after constructive negotiations which resulted in an agreement between medical practitioners and the County Government under the leadership of Governor Fernandes Barasa. The doctors had raised concern over what they said was poor working conditions. […]
Public institutions have been challenged to grant access to information as a means of promoting good governance, accountability and transparency. Speaking during a journalists’ training session on Access to Information and Good Governance, Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Director for Media Training and Development Victor Bwire said access to information is a critical ingredient in […]
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Monday led a high-level humanitarian intervention in Garissa and Tana River Counties- some of the worst hit regions by the El Nino crisis. Relevant Cabinet Secretaries, international development partners, humanitarian and other Government agencies joined him in Garissa Town, Madogo and Garsen in Tana River County where they distributed food, […]
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution application to have Chen Chao a Chinese investor, bond and bail cancelled and have him detained Monday hit a snag after a Kiambu Court dismissed their application. In its ruling, the court barred the police from harassing the businessman or arresting him until the matter is heard […]
