Transport has been paralysed along the busy Nairobi – Mombasa highway following an ongoing protest by bodaboda operators. The operators on Wednesday blocked the Mombasa bound Lane at Mlolongo town interrupting the free flow of traffic. They are protesting the torching of some of their colleagues’ motorbikes during Tuesday’s anti-government demos within the town. Five…
After a disappointing AFCON qualification campaign, a Harambee Stars legend criticized coach Engin Firat’s tactics calling for structural reforms and grassroots investment in Kenyan football. Former Kenyan international Elijah Onsika has launched a scathing critique of Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat following Kenya’s failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)…
National Treasury has directed state corporations to re-submit their 2024–2025 recurrent expenditure budget, which has been rationalized to a level that is not more than 70 percent of the approved 2023–2024 budget. Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u stated that the recurrent expenditure budget should be re-submitted through the Government Investments Management Information System (GIMIS) by…
Dozens of youth in Kisii Thursday poured into the streets, to join hands in the ongoing nationwide protests against the Finance Bill. The protesters largely consisted of students and content creators waving placards in the streets calling for the rejection of the bill. The protests started at 11 am from Mwembe, an estate patronized by…
Tiktoker Brian Chira has revealed how he contracted the HIV virus. Although the content creator has been open about his HIV status, he has never disclosed how he got the disease. Famous Tiktoker Brian Chira has revealed how he contracted the HIV virus. Although the content creator has been open about his HIV status, he…
President William Ruto’s administration would raise foreign borrowing after adjusting the 2023–24 fiscal year budget from Ksh3.7 trillion to Ksh3.9 trillion. The government boosted the amount to be borrowed from the foreign market from Ksh131 billion to Ksh449 billion in the Budget Review and Outlook Paper (BROP) released by the Treasury on Sunday, while reducing…
The government has announced 114 job vacancies across various state corporations and institutions. The vacancies were published in the government paper, My Gov, on May 7, 2024. Kenya tsetse and trypanosomiasis eradication council under the Ministry of Agriculture has advertised 24 job opportunities. They include supply chain management officers, human resource management officers, ICT officers,…
As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths. Omar Hassan Warsame was a larger-than-life figure in the Somali town of Golweyn, where his sizeable farm provided maize, bananas and jobs that helped sustain the community. The 65-year-old and a contingent of up to a dozen of…
Pastor Dorcas Gachagua, spouse of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, on Wednesday, June 21, unveiled a cash reward program to motivate sportsmen and women. Athletes participating in Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, will be the first beneficiaries of the Second Lady’s philanthropy. Coaches who would guide athletes with disabilities to break records in the…
Deba has yet to receive the $100, 000 (Ksh.13 million) she was to receive after being declared winner in 2016 after original Kenyan champion Rita Jeptoo was disqualified for doping. Ethiopian athlete Buzunesh Deba is still awaiting to be paid her price money for winning the 2014 Boston Marathon. Deba was declared the winner of…
