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The 1st Vice President of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) Grace Kagondu on Thursday launched her bid to be the institution’s president. She has been serving as the 1st VP since 2022. Speaking during the launch, Kagondu said she is committed to promoting an environment where innovation flourishes and implementing transformational initiatives leave […]
President William Ruto’s administration spent Sh70 billion for the development budget from the exchequer releases out of the Sh783.22 billion allocated, the Controller of Budget has revealed. In her submissions before the National Assembly Finance and Planning Committee, COB Margaret Nyakang’o pointed out that the expenditure stipulated for the first six months in the financial […]
Council of Governors Chairperson Anne Waiguru has appealed to second-term male governors to endorse female leaders as their possible successors in future gubernatorial races. Speaking during the launch of the G7 Strategy Plan, the Kirinyaga Governor encouraged women leaders to be champions in their respective counties and highlighted that the initiative aims to empower women […]
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has shortlisted one hundred candidates for the position of Judge of the High Court of Kenya. In a statement, Chief Justice Martha Koome said the JSC invited applications for twenty vacancies on October 13, 2023. “At the close of the advertisement on November 3, 2023 a total of three hundred […]
Joseph Irungu, alias ‘Jowie’, who was indicted for the murder of Kenyan businesswoman Monica Kimani, will know his fate on Friday, March 8. This is after he was found guilty of the murder in a ruling delivered by Lady Justice Grace Nzioka on February 9, bringing the murder trial that began circa 2018 to a […]
Chief Justice Martha Koome has reaffirmed her support for and emphasized the importance of establishing judiciary desks at Huduma Centres. The inclusion of judicial services in Huduma Centres has been a contentious issue among legal professionals, with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) expressing their reservations. While assuring that the registry services provided at the […]
Nikki Haley ended her long-shot challenge to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Wednesday, ensuring the former president will be the party’s candidate in a rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden in November’s election. Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, bowed out a day after Super Tuesday, opening […]
The Auditor General has flagged the use of taxpayers’ money in the construction of stadia. A report from Nancy Gathangu’s office shows that Wang’uru Stadium in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, for instance, cost the taxpayer Ksh.696 million but the price was increased by Ksh.76.5 million. According to the Auditor General, the regularity and value for money […]
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has ordered the surrender of an 8-acre piece of land in Loresho to Ashok Kumar the owner. The CS spoke inside the land at the heart of a prolonged court battle which ended in favour of Kumar. CS Wahome gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the Gigiri OCPD to drive out […]
The decomposed body of a 23-year-old university student who had been reported missing has been found in a house in Mathare shopping centre, Imenti North, Meru County. The deceased was identified as Samuel Gathongo a student at the Kenya Methodist University. He had been missing since February 29. His friends reported he was missing as […]
