The Government says it has set aside Sh200 million to offset hospital bills for police officers who exhaust their annual National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover limits. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee, Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said the funds will be released once NHIF submits the list of…
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya is now the Azimio Western Region campaigns chairperson. The appointment was done by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya flagbearer Raila Odinga after a Western leaders’ meeting held on Tuesday in Serena Hotel. Oparanya, who is the Orange Democratic Movement Deputy Leader, will be in charge of strategies to ensure that the…
The United Nations (UN) has lauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for leading efforts as the East African Community (EAC) Chairman to foster peace in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the neighboring countries. Secretary General Antonio Guteress who spoke with President Kenyatta on Saturday assured him of the global body’s support in the initiatives…
Former President Mwai Kibaki’s body has arrived in Parliament for a three-day public viewing. The casket draped with the Kenyan flag was carried by a military truck from the Lee Funeral Home through Valley Road escorted in a military convoy. President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened the public viewing of Mwai Kibaki’s body which is lying…
An anti-corruption agency now says that previously impeached leaders should be denied the opportunity to run for public office in the August elections. According to Transparency International Kenya, such individuals should be barred from campaigning or seeking any post. Executive Director Sheila Masinde stated that “Chapter six is very clear that once you have been…
The High Court has thrown out a petition seeking the suspension of the operationalization of the Political Parties Amendment Act 2022. The three-judge bench consisting of Hedwig Ongudi, Esther Maina and Daniel Ogembo found that it was not unconstitutional. They further found that there was an elaborate public participation that led to the amendment of…
Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN warned Tuesday. An extreme months-long drought has left the Horn of Africa on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe, destroying crops and livestock and forcing huge numbers of people to…
Energy Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma says the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has opened investigations into non-compliant Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and retail station operators that were reported to have failed to maintain minimum operational stocks or to hoard petroleum in the past two weeks. On Tuesday, Juma that the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority…
National government heads of department in Meru County have been urged to identify officers in need of professional counselling services within their offices. The remarks were made by County Commissioner Fred Ndunga during a county human resource advisory committee meeting in his boardroom. Ndunga said heads of department had an obligation to ensure officers working…
Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has extended the SIM card registration by another six months until October 15, 2022. The extension follows a meeting which was held between the Authority and Mobile Network Operators (MNO) bosses on Thursday evening. The agency’s Director General Ezra Chiloba met with the Mobile Operators Chief Executive Officers who resolved…