Category: Politics
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has sought to calm growing concern over insecurity in the city centre, promising coordinated action with national agencies to restore safety. Speaking at City Hall on Monday after meeting senior security officials, Sakaja outlined measures ranging from repairing vandalised streetlights to boosting police patrols. The governor said criminal gangs have deliberately…
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Treasury cabinet secretary John Mbadi has doubled down on the government’s plan to enforce e-procurement across all state entities, despite a court ruling on Monday that declared adoption of the system optional. In a statement posted on social media, Mbadi defended the initiative as a critical tool in tackling graft. “Adoption of e-procurement will save…
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Resurrection of Mukhisa Kituyi — Dr Mukhisa Kituyi was politically born in 1992. He announced his political arrival with a bang. He defeated and retired then Kimilili Mp and political giant Elijah Masinde Mwangale. Mwangale, then a powerful minister in the President Moi government was beaten hands down by Kituyi, then a Ford Kenya youth.…
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Ivory Coast’s constitutional council has barred two top opposition figures, former president Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, from contesting the presidential election scheduled for 25 October, clearing the path for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a fourth term. According to local media, the council, responsible for finalising the list of candidates, retained five contenders for…
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Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti on Monday announced the suspension of 36 county staff implicated in corruption allegations. Speaking during a press briefing, Governor Ndeti emphasized that integrity and stewardship remain the foundation of public service, ensuring fairness, transparency, and trust between government and citizens. “Without these principles, we cannot achieve the development and progress…
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Thailand’s Supreme Court has ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve a one-year prison sentence, ruling that his previous detention in hospital did not count as time served. Thaksin, who returned from 15 years in self-exile in 2023, was initially sentenced to eight years for graft and abuse of power, later reduced to one…
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Kenyans in conflict-ridden Sudan are in jeopardy after the government shut down its diplomatic facility on Sunday, June 4. A statement by Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei announces that the closure was a result of combat in war-torn Sudan targeting diplomatic posts. The mission had stayed open to assist with the secure evacuation of…
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Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto is seen with his wife Rachel Ruto at their residence after the Supreme Court upheld his win in Nairobi, Kenya September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi By Michelle Ndaga Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) Africa’s largest hydropower facility today, with Kenya’s President William Ruto joining as the event’s…
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In recent months, a series of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump has introduced stringent immigration measures that have left many immigrants in the United States feeling anxious and uncertain about their status. These measures have heightened law enforcement scrutiny, underscoring the importance for immigrants to understand their rights regardless of their immigration status.…
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PHOTO/COURTESY KeNHA KENYA (X) The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), in partnership with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), has begun a nationwide sensitization campaign on the Anti-Bribery Act, 2016, the Anti-Bribery Procedures of 2022, and KeNHA’s internal anti-corruption guidelines. The program, which targets weighbridge managers and staff, seeks to deepen awareness of legal and…