West Kenya Sugar Limited has asked the court to enjoin it in the case sugarcane farmers are challenging leasing of Mumias Sugar Company. Through lawyer Paul Muite, West Kenya told commercial court judge Wilfrida Okwany that they deserved to take over the ailing miller having been the highest bidder. The Kenyan miller now wants the…
Top security chiefs will on Thursday hold a meeting to discuss the security of the energy sector infrastructure. The meeting comes in the wake of increased vandalism especially of government infrastructure which President Uhuru Kenyatta had described as economic sabotage. President banned any further dealing in scrap metal until guidelines to regulate the sector have…
The government has lifted the ban imposed on all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) two weeks ago. According to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director General Gilbert Kibe, the flight was lifted on Monday midnight. He however pointed out that “the reason for lifting up the suspension is…
The wrangle over the control of a State-owned sugar mill in Kisumu’s Chemelil town escalated on Tuesday after rival groups engaged in clashes prompting police intervention. A standoff ensued after a section of workers attempted to deny Chemelil Sugar Company Managing Director Gabriel Nyangweso access to the mill claiming he had been sent on compulsory…
A non-profit organization called Transparency International Kenya has called for enactment of a law to regulate campaign financing ahead of the 2022 General Election as a measure to curb corruption. The organization which seeks to develop a transparent and corruption-free society through good governance and social justice initiative, said in a statement on Tuesday that…
A 31-year-old male teacher risks a long jail term for allegedly authoring a Facebook post claiming that Nancy Macharia, the Teachers Service Commission CEO, had died. A tweet by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) indicated that Jeremiah Mwawuganga Samuel allegedly authored a Facebook post using a fake account purporting to be that of the…
The bodies of a police couple were yesterday morning found in a pool of blood in their house at Kiungani Police Station in Kiminini, Trans Nzoia County, in what is suspected to be a homicide-suicide act. The officers, Constable Abel Andari (28) and his wife Dorcas Chebet (27) had a one-year-old child. County Police Commander…
Senate will from Tuesday hold a three-day special sitting to debate among others the Political Parties Amendment Bill 2021. This is after Speaker Kenneth Lusaka gazetted the sittings which are expected to be heated as the Justice Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee tables its report after concluding public participation on the Bill. “In accordance…
Energy Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma has exuded confidence that the ongoing reforms to reduce the cost of electricity in the country will yield more results once completed. Juma told a news conference on Friday that the government was working on a plan to further reduce the cost of electricity in the country with the next…
The seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court that was hearing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) appeal petition has now retired to make their final decision following submissions. The three-day hearing saw lawyers in both sides put up spirited arguments over the petition which has elicited a lot of public interest. In his closing remarks, Solicitor…