Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen launched the part of the expressway leading into the City Center for trial on Saturday. The Haile Selassie Exit Plaza is at Greenpark. It has been under construction. It features five toll lanes. It is expected that it will reduce traffic and speed up vehicles between Capital and […]
The government is establishing Regional Committees to ensure quality service delivery and proper coordination of its development programs. This is a strategic move seeking to forge a close working relationship between two levels of government; National and County following the 2010 constitutional Reforms that devolved certain services to the 47 counties. Nyanza Regional Commissioner, Zipora […]
President William Ruto was among world leaders who attended the inauguration of Democratic Republic of Congo President-elect Félix Antoine Tshisekedi. Tshisekedi took an oath for a second term. He won the October 2023 election. The electoral agency said he got over 70% of the votes. Ruto led a delegation from Nairobi to the event held […]
Celebrations have been taking place in Ethiopia’s historic holy city of Gondar for the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival of Timket. The celebration, which marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, is considered one of the most important religious festivals in the country. But this year things have been more subdued than usual because […]
Kericho Senator Aaron Cheruiyot is upset. He is displeased by a move by some politicians to name public projects after themselves. Cheruiyot, the Senate Majority Leader, says the current trend is uncalled for, in bad taste, and only serves the personal interests of its perpetrators. The legislator suggested a discourse to reverse the situation. He […]
The wife and children of a wanted Ecuadorean gang leader have been detained and expelled from Argentina. Argentina’s security minister said the move against Adolfo Macías Villamar’s family showed the country is a “hostile territory for narco-criminals”. The gang leader, known as Fito, is at large after escaping from an Ecuadorean prison earlier this month. […]
President William Ruto has appointed Tom Mshindi to be the Chairman of the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Board for a period of three years. In a gazette notice dated January 19, the President revoked the appointment of Eng Benjamin Maingi. “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 (3) of the State Corporation Act and […]
The Kenya National Private Security Workers Union-KNPSWU, is demanding all employers to immediately implement a minimum salary of Ksh 30,000 for all employees as set by the Private Security Regulatory Authority ( PSRA). KNPSWU Secretary General Dr. Isaac Andabwa, in an exclusive interview to KBC called on the government to compel employers to immediately implement […]
The discussion took place on the sidelines of the ongoing 19th Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala, Uganda. Kenya and the island nation of the Bahamas have agreed to establish embassies in Nairobi and Nassau as part of efforts to open a new chapter of diplomatic relations. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and […]
Women Rights Advisor to the President, Harriette Chiggai has condemned rising cases of Intimate Partner Violence and called for collective action by all stakeholders to end the vice. Chiggai said there are growing concerns about the well-being of women and girls. She called for more collaboration to end all violence in the country. She said […]
Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor Kenyans will have to wait a little longer to establish what led to the death of Rita Waeni, a 20-year-old student whose body was dismembered in Nairobi’s Roysambu area. After conducting a postmortem, Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor said Rita’s body was sawn with a hacksaw, though she didn’t struggle in any […]
Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza The family for Meru Governor Bishop Kawira Mwangaza has distanced itself from the allegations that it was involved in the murder of the blogger Daniel Muthiani alias Sniper. Speaking Friday at the Meru County Governor’s residence, the Meru governor said her hands are clean and that it was very unfortunate that […]
