The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) carries on interviews for thirty candidates who were shortlisted for the Court of Appeal judges’ posts. The interviews had been delayed after the High Court barred the Commission chaired by Chief Justice Martha Koome from conducting them following a suit filed by the Katiba Institute. Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi…
According to a media monitoring report by the Media Council of Kenya Media, coverage of Kenya’s 2022 General Election campaign has improved compared to the coverage in the run up to the 2017 polls. The report showed improved adherence to journalistic ethics by Kenyan media houses despite the interference of media ownership on framing and…
In efforts to curb illegally registered cards in the country, the Communications Authority of Kenya CAK says over 124,000 SIM cards have been deactivated as at the end of March this year. According to the latest sector report covering the three months to March, the number of active SIM cards declined by 124,689 to stand…
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has dropped his presidential bid and is back in the Azimio Coalition after accepting the Chief Cabinet Secretary position offered by Raila Odinga. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, Kalonzo stated that he arrived at the decision following extensive consultations with his party officials He announced that he has…
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed reports that one million names of registered voters have been removed from the register to aid a plot of rigging. The commission’s chairman Wafula Chebukati assured that no data has been lost in the voters register saying the vote in question are of those who requested…
In a study conducted in Nakuru, Kisumu, Mombasa and Nairobi Counties, Preliminary findings have shown that tobacco use the usage of tobacco has remained prevalent despite the efforts done to avert the devastating health and environmental impacts of the drug. 3 out of 10 youths use tobacco showing with a majority of them being university…
According to a UN refugee official, the war in Ukraine is heaping further pressure on Africa’s fast-growing population of vulnerable people. Cereal prices have surged because of the slump in exports from one of the world’s bread baskets. Food, fuel and fertilizer costs have skyrocketed and the decline in purchasing power is hitting the most…
Dennis Karani Gachoki who was accused of killing someone by the name Mutova has surrendered himself to the DCI Dennis claimed that he is innocent and only met Mutova (who is dead now) twice in Meru and Nairobi. Mutova who was 40 years of age was shot dead by a lone gunman on Mirena drive…
The Government has urged business firms and the private sector to resist blackmail and extortion disguised as protection money by rogue politicians. Speaking during the third roundtable engagement between the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the National Development Implementation and Communication Cabinet Committee (NDICCC), Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiangi said intelligence agencies are aware…
Kenyan youth attempt to join the labor market annually but only about 15 percent of them are successful in securing formal jobs. The informal sector in Kenya has had rapid growth over the last ten to Twenty years. The industry is currently contributing significantly towards the growth of the overall economy in a manner that…