A director of Heritage Flowers Ltd has been charged with threatening to kill a businessman. Shailesh Kumar Rai appeared before Milimani Principal Magistrate Gilbert Shikwe and denied threatening to kill the businessman Punjani Riyaz Mahammadali. Kumar is alleged to have committed the offence on 27th May 2022 at Parklands Westlands Sub- County. The charge sheet […]
Former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita has landed a new job as Managing Director for Africa Advisory at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Nzioka served during the era of Former President Uhuru Kenyatta. Waita took to his social media pages on Wednesday to announce that he had secured the international role. […]
Controversy continues to engulf President William Ruto’s ambitious healthcare program after the Social Health Authority (SHA) abandoned its Ksh 104 billion technology infrastructure plan and opted for a local firm, Savannah Informatics, at a fraction of the cost. This decision follows the failure of an international consortium, including Apeiro Limited, linked to India’s Adani Group, […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has dismissed calls for her resignation, stating that she remains undeterred by critics. Koome urged those attempting to defame her to reconsider their plan, as she has no intention of stepping down. The CJ revealed that she has frequently been a victim of cyberbullying and expressed confusion over the motives behind […]
In a pivotal political strategy, President William Ruto is contemplating key Cabinet appointments that could see Muhoho Kenyatta, brother of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, along with former Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe and ex-Interior PS Karanja Kibicho, join his administration. The groundwork for this shift was laid during Ruto’s recent visit to Uhuru Kenyatta at his […]
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for the largest deportation of migrants in US history would crash the economy, sending inflation and unemployment soaring while undermining trust in the military, senators heard Tuesday. The Republican leader has vowed to declare an immigration national emergency when he takes office in January, and use troops to round up and […]
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has uncovered a troubling development regarding contaminated rice being sold in the Kenyan market. A consignment of two million kilograms of rice declared unfit for human consumption due to high levels of aflatoxin, has found its way into the country’s food supply, raising serious health concerns. According to KEBS […]
President William Ruto has told off leaders opposed to the nationwide livestock vaccination programme against diseases planned for January next year. The President said vaccination with locally produced vaccines will boost animal health and meat export potential. He explained that this programme, which targets 22 million cattle and 50 million goats and sheep, is aimed […]
AFP—Syria’s new transitional prime minister on Tuesday said it was time for “stability and calm” in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels in a lightning offensive. The rebels appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as the transitional head of government to run the country until March 1, a statement said. US […]
President William Ruto has disclosed that the government has paid Ksh500 million to host Grammy Awards in Kenya. Speaking during a townhall meeting on Monday, December 9, Ruto confirmed that the payment for hosting the event has already been made. “We have already paid the Ksh500 million. This is not something we are planning to […]
(Reuters) – New York prosecutors filed a murder charge against the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth executive, a brazen shooting that set off a manhunt that culminated in his capture in Pennsylvania earlier on Monday. The action brought an end to a tense five-day manhunt for the suspected killer. The suspect, identified as […]
The circus that has been revolving around the Jeevanjee Affordable Housing project in Nairobi took a new twist with the National Bank, which has financed the project, now warning that it will auction the houses if the Sh1.9 billion loan is not settled. While appearing before Nairobi County Assembly committee, Managing Director George Odhiambo warned […]
