FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chairperson Issack Hassan has proposed for annual lifestyle audits within the Judiciary, as part of measures to curb corruption. Hassan, who is seeking to become a Court of Appeal judge on Thursday told the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel that this exercise will enhance integrity in the judiciary.…

BUSINESS TODAY

UHURU SIGNS TRAFFIC BILL The national transport and safety authority has now been given the mandate to check and take safety measures on vehicles that will be found to be unroadworthy. Speaking after implantation of the traffic act, President Kenyatta said the rule will help to maintain sanity on roads following the upsurge of road…

BUSINESS TODAY

UHURU SIGNS TRAFFIC BILL The national transport and safety authority has now been given the mandate to check and take safety measures on vehicles that will be found to be unroadworthy. Speaking after implantation of the traffic act, President Kenyatta said the rule will help to maintain sanity on roads following the upsurge of road…

JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION ONGOING INTERVIEWS

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…

MEDIA COVERAGE IN HIGH POLITICAL SEASONS

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…

OVER 120,000 SIM CARDS DEACTIVATED BY CAK

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…