A section of Members of the National Assembly have voiced their opinions on the activeness of Parliament. Rarienda MP Otiende Amollo during an interview on Tuesday said that Parliament has failed Kenyans. “I’m the first to admit that we as the National Assembly, Parliament generally, have failed Kenyans,” he said in an interview. The Legislator…
Many Kenyans are hard pressed economically and survive through borrowing that includes cash for domestic use, buying farm inputs, stock for enterprises, motorbikes and mobile phones. The borrowers, however, go through harrowing experiences repaying the loans from numerous lenders who are largely unregulated. Ruth Michael, 26, from Lurambi subcounty in Kakamega narrated her ordeal with…
Just a few days after women united and hold peaceful demonstration on the matter of femicide across the country ,the uncalled act of women slaughtering is still being reported in different parts of the country. Detectives are looking for a man who stabbed his girlfriend to death in a domestic fight in Biafra slums, Nairobi.…
The National Parents Association (NPA) has criticized parents who have not yet sent their children to school. NPA Chairperson Silas Obuhasta emphasized the importance of children attending school and urged authorities to arrest the parents. He said the Association keeps seeing cases of learners still at home over lack of school fees. “Especially Junior Secondary…
Detectives are investigating an incident in which a nursing student at Kabarak University in Nakuru was found dead on the road on Friday morning. The third-year student Derrick Malumasa Sabuni, 23, was found with stab wounds along the Nakuru-Mogotio road near Kampi Ya Moto trading centre, police said. His colleagues at the university told the…
Health CS Susan Nakhumicha has explained the metrics which was used to arrive at the figure of 2.75 per cent as the maximum contribution to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). Under the new healthcare funding plan, Kenyans will now be mandated to contribute 2.75 per cent of their gross salary to the SHIF, which…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and CS for Foreign Affairs Musalia Mudavadi will be making official visit to China. Mudavadi, leading a delegation of 12, will be among other engagements meeting his counterpart Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Communist Party of China, and Finance Minister Lan Fo’an. This will be Mudavadi’s first official…
A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death by his lover in a suspected love triangle incident in Nakuru. While confirming the case, police said the incident happened on Tuesday, January 23, morning in Mwariki area and involved a female tenant and her neighbour who died at the scene. The deceased was identified as Peter Njenga…
In a vital step towards strengthening the judiciary, Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday met with officials of the Kenya Judges Welfare Association. This meeting came just after a meeting with President William Ruto at State House. This was aimed at addressing key issues affecting the judiciary and reinforcing the outcomes of the discussions held…
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya is expected to appear before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission in Nairobi on Tuesday. The legislator is expected to appear at EACC’s offices at the Integrity Centre at 9 am for an interview and statement recording. In a letter dated January 16, EACC CEO Twalib Mbarak notified him that there…