Nominate candidates with integrity, CS Muturi urges new selection panels

Justin Muturi, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development Justin Muturi has asked newly appointed selection panels to nominate the most qualified and competent candidates. Speaking during the inaugural meeting of the Selection Panels appointed by the President, Muturi underscored the critical role the bodies…

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Athletes continue to pay tribute to fallen Cheptegei

From left: Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru, Italy’s Giovanna Epis, Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase, Kenya’s Selly Chepyego Kaptich, USA’s Lindsay Flanagan, Uganda’s Rebecca Cheptegei, Japan’s Rika Kaseda and Peru’s Zaida Ramos compete in the women’s marathon final during the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [AFP]  Athletes continued to pay tribute to fallen Ugandan…

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11 suspects nabbed in crackdown on illegal immigration in Kitale

Eleven individuals are now in custody after a targeted operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Operation Support Unit (OSU) in Kitale. The suspects, comprising three Kenyan men and eight foreign nationals from Somalia and Uganda, were apprehended as part of a broader crackdown on undocumented foreign nationals entering the country for unestablished business…

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Kenya, EU kick off implementation of EPA trade deal

PHOTO | Courtesy Investments, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya has inaugurated the Kenya-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Sensitization Workshop in Nairobi. The workshop aims to provide an operational framework for implementing the landmark economic agreement between Kenya and the EU. “Today, after several years of working towards delivering a permanent agreement…

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Lamu Deputy Governor Raphael Munyua dies in hospital

Lamu Deputy Governor Raphael Munyua. [Courtesy] Lamu Deputy Governor Raphael Munyua has died while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital. According to County Secretary Ambassador Abass Ali, Munyua had been admitted three months ago after experiencing a severe headache that led to a coma.  He was later diagnosed with tuberculosis of the brain, the same illness…

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Twin interruptions on major power lines cause for blackout

Energy & Petroleum CS Opiyo Wandayi. PHOTO | Courtesy A widespread electricity supply interruption was experienced today in Kenya lasting seven hours, the second of such incident within a week. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi attributes power outage to a trip of a high voltage transmission line evacuating 288 megawatts from the Turkana Wind Power…

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