Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen has directed agencies under his ministry to do away with hurdles that prevent women from rising to top leadership positions so as to encourage their empowerment. Murkomen said it was a shame that women representation in the decision-making tables in the construction industry was just three per cent, despite the gender-rule…
Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has recommended the prosecution of key officials at the National Museum of Kenya (NMK). The investigation, now concluded, has unearthed a scandal that saw 105 ghost workers added to the payroll between 2016 and 2022. The ghost workers were paid a gross salary of between Ksh.88,000 and Ksh.95,000, and they…
For the fifth day on Tuesday, Ruto and his troops, who are on a working tour of Mt Kenya region, attacked the opposition over the demonstrations. The President has rejected any attempt to share power with the opposition in the wake of the planned talks between his team and Raila’s. The talks, which are expected…
President William Ruto is going flat out to deliver his campaign pledges to the Mount Kenya region, a key constituency whose vote is believed to have propelled him to power. The President held a closed-door meeting with all elected leaders from Mount Kenya and top officials from the executive at the Sagana State Lodge to…
WorldCoin is legal, parent company is indeed registered as a data processor in Kenya. ‘They’re Getting Data Voluntarily From Kenyans’. Worldcoin, a blockchain company founded by OpenAI chief Sam Altman, is offering Kenyans free tokens in exchange for their iris scans. The tokens are currently worth about $54 or KES 7,000, which is significant for…
The government has suspended any Worldcoin activities in the country. On Wednesday, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said the state has also suspended any other entity that may be similarly engaging Kenyans. Kindiki noted that the government is concerned by the ongoing activities of an organization calling itself ‘Worldcoin’ which is involved in the registration of citizens through the collection…
National Union of Teachers (Knut) is threatening to disrupt the 2023 national exams if the government fails to pay teachers for their work during the 2022 exams. The teachers who presided over the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams claim they have not received their…
The Kenya Bureau of Standards has announced that they will have a 31-hour system maintenance and upgrade. “During the indicated downtime period, all their online services will not be available.” In a statement on Tuesday, they said that the exercise is to enhance efficiency in their service delivery. They noted that the exercise will be…
The government has disbursed Sh2.8 billion for the Inua Jamii Cash transfer program for July 2023. An extra Sh4.3 million has additionally been released for the Nutrition Improvement through Cash and Health Education (NICHE) program, which complements the Inua Jamii initiative. Joseph Motari, the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Social Protection and Senior…
ICT and Digital Economy CS Eliud Owalo have now confirmed that there was a hack on the government services platform eCitizen. Speaking on Thursday, Owalo said the government is currently working on stopping the attack. He said while at it, the state is looking at a long-term solution to future attacks. “There was an attack…