June 2024

President William Ruto has reaffirmed government’s commitment to addressing youth unemployment through strategic programmes and policies. Ruto said the government has implemented various programmes such as the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs, labour migration and industrialisation through county aggregation and industrial parks and special economic zones to create income opportunities for young people. “The government…

By Reuters Published on: June 29, 2024 09:28 (EAT) Haitian National police SWAT unit and Kenyan Police walk through a steep hill to board an armoured vehicle after one of the vehicles broke down on a steep hill while patrolling through a neighborhood, after the arrival of the first contingent of Kenyan police as part…

  When former President Uhuru Kenyatta attended a Sunday service at Msongari grounds in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Two years after his retirement, former President Uhuru Kenyatta finds himself at the mercy of his successor’s whims, a position he placed many a foe when he called the shots. The former President has been fighting endless wars…

Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Wekesa Barasa, who voted in favour of the divisive Finance Bill 2024, is set to address his constituents after the bill was ultimately rejected by President William Ruto. The Finance Bill 2024, which ignited widespread protests across Kenya, was passed by Parliament but faced a significant setback when Ruto…

Kisii County Senator Richard Onyonka. PHOTO: Courtesy A section of Gusii region legislators have called on President William Ruto to expedite the process of dialogue with Gen Z protestors in order to quell the demonstrations witnessed across the country. The legislators who included Senators Richard Onyonka of  Kisii County, Okong’o Omogeni of Nyamira County, Kitutu…