In August of last year, the government initiated the consolidation of payment for all its services through eCitizen, its centralized online portal for accessing various State services, under a single Paybill number. President William Ruto at the time ordered the closure of all existing government PayBill numbers and said starting August 8, 2023, 222222 would […]
Members of the National Assembly are now demanding a forensic audit on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) payroll system amid rising expenditure attributed to salary overpayments. The bid to audit the public service teacher employer gained momentum on Tuesday after the House Public Accounts Committee (PAC) grilled TSC CEO Nancy Macharia over a Sh466 million […]
Cuba’s parliament speaker is visiting Nairobi in a bid to uncover the fate of two Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya by Somalia-based jihadists almost five years ago, its foreign ministry said. The mission by Esteban Lazo comes after the Al-Shabaab Islamist militant group claimed that the two doctors had been killed in a US air […]
Mombasa Law courts Chief Magistrate Alex Ithuku has today ordered that Shakahola key suspect Paul Mackenzie and 94 others be taken to hospital after staging a fresh hunger strike. Hon. Ithuku’s directive comes after an application by the prosecution seeking to have the accused persons examined by a medical practitioner on their nutrition and health […]
The multi-billion shilling grain suit pitting Atta Kenya limited and Grain bulk handlers limited entered homestretch Tuesday with two more defendant witnesses taking to the stand. The two witnesses were at pain to explain who authorised the disposal of 29,500 metric tons of wheat belonging to Atta Kenya limited. The plaintiff, Atta Kenya limited wants […]
Senior Counsel Martha Karua (centre) together with lawyers and some of the defendants outside Murang’a law courts on January 19. Lawyers representing 22 people who were arrested at Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga have opposed an attempt by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) to have the case withdrawn. Senior Counsel Martha Karua, who […]
PHOTO | Courtesy The National Treasury will release Ksh 10 billion for the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) by the end of this month. In a bid to break the current stalemate between the Executive and the National Assembly, President William Ruto said Treasury will also release another tranche of Ksh 10 billion by […]
The President and members of his Cabinet on Tuesday are set to discuss the achievements and challenges of his administration on the second day of the annual retreat in Naivasha. The meeting, which will also include Principal Secretaries and the Presidential Advisory Team, will be used to review the government’s performance in 2023 and chart […]
Thirty-five people among them police officers have been arrested in the ongoing crackdown on sale and manufacture of illicit brews in Kirinyaga. This comes even as the County Government announced start of the vetting exercise for all liquor outlets. Police have also recovered close to Ksh.1 million in cash and unknown illicit brew hidden in […]
Commission on Administrative Justice is carrying out a public inquiry regarding access to legal identity documents such as national ID, passport, birth certificates, and death certificates by citizens in Northern Kenya. Led by the Vice-Chairperson of the Commission Washington Opiyo Sati and Commissioner of Access to Information Ms. Lucy Ndungu, the Commission in partnership with […]
A quarter of a century at the service of transboundary cooperation between 10 Member States united around a river and a common destiny to alleviate poverty and build peace. Created on February 22, 1999, the NBI is the result of a common desire to pool the efforts and benefits offered by the Nile basin to […]
