Cargo heading to South Sudan is piling up at the Port of Mombasa due to a dispute over a new mandatory tax. This is after Kenya customs agents rejected the electronic cargo tracking note (ECTN) introduced by the South Sudan Revenue Authority Commission last week. On Saturday, Kenya International Freight and Warehouse Association (KIFWA) said…
Millions of existing Kenya Power customers will be tied to the power utility indefinitely despite the State opening up the electricity distribution market to other firms. The Energy (Electricity Market, Bulk Supply and Open Access) Regulations, 2024 have barred the existing Kenya Power customers from decamping to other firms set to enter the electricity distribution…
Kirinyaga Woman Representative Njeri Maina has condemned critics who are calling for the resignation of Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi over the fertilizer scandal. Speaking in Kisii on Saturday, March 23, at an event hosted by South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro, Njeri Maina alleged individuals behind the fake fertilizer were out to taint the government’s reputation….
During the burial ceremony of the late Joseph Muiga, father to Mejja Donk Benjamin Gathiru, MP Embakasi Central, Babu reminded Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that Azimio leader Raila Odinga was going becoming the next African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson. Babu laid claim to Raila’s position as the leader of opposition, warning Gachagua to be careful…
The police have apprehended a man in connection with the brutal murder of his mother. The 30-year-old man is alleged to have hacked his 56-year-old mother to death on Thursday, March 21. According to a report by Citizen Digital, the man, identified as Murimi Maina, reportedly unlived his mother following a disagreement over coffer crops…
Parliamentarians have been asked to leverage Kenya’s position within the East African Community (EAC) and other regional bodies to harmonize African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) approaches and negotiate as a bloc, to maximize the benefits from the agreement. AfCFTA Secretary General Wamkele Mene told a joint sitting of the Senate and National Assembly Trade…
In the heart of major towns across Kenya, a subtle yet significant transformation is underway within the sex industry, as sex workers gravitate towards affluent clients. Once confined to the shadows of River Road’s dimly lit streets and Nairobi’s Koinange area, brothels and sex workers are now venturing into upscale neighbourhoods, tapping into a clientele…
It was another fruitful outing for Kenyan as the African Games entered the final day of the athletics programme at the Ghana University Stadium. Kenya’s Brian Kamen was the day’s hero as he raced to a gold medal in the men’s 1500m in 3:39.19. Ethiopia’s Shire Ermias Girma (3:39.40)and Kenya’s Abel Kipsang (3:39.45) settled for…
Kenya’s Edwin Okong’o lived up to his promise to deliver gold as he beat Morocco’s Yassine Elouarz in the men’s middleweight 75kg category. Okong’o beat the Moroccan 3-1 as the boxing programme of the African Games concluded at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra on Friday. The feat was historical because the last Kenyan to win…
Fitch upgraded its credit rating for UK government debt from “negative” to “stable” Friday, citing easing economic policy risks, while reaffirming the country’s AA- rating. The US ratings agency’s decision will likely be well-received by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservatives badly trail the main opposition Labour party in polls ahead of local elections…
