December 2024

Kenya Railways has upgraded its Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) operations by installing state-of-the-art communication devices on train wagons. The corporation announced that these devices will enhance safety and streamline communication between train operators and station staff, significantly improving operational efficiency. The newly introduced devices include Motorola R7 portable radios and the Motorola DM4000e audio amplifiers,…

Mumias East Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has reacted to beauty products entrepreneur Huddah Monroe‘s sentiments about not being desperate for people’s money. In a statement via his Instagram account, Salasya stated that the Ksh10,414 he sent the entrepreneur during their lovey-dovey moments has multiplied five times through the earnings he gets from…

Police are intensifying their search for a woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death on Sunday, December 1, in Kitale’s Huruma area. The victim, identified as Benedict Kiptoo, a 24-year-old clinical medicine student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), was fatally wounded at his residence during an argument with his girlfriend. Police reported…

Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management CS Justin Muturi has instructed all Huduma Centres across Kenya to set up Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) desks. The initiative aims to address widespread confusion surrounding the SHIF and the Social Health Authority (SHA) while improving access to accurate information and registration services. “I recognize that there has…

The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency. The press secretary said Biden had pardoned his son, who was facing sentencing later this month in two federal cases, to shield him from potential persecution by the outgoing president’s…

Bolt was beaten in his final race, failing to sign off perfectly as fans expect him but nonetheless the sprinting legend remains unbothered. Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt harbours no regrets even though he retired on a low note in 2017. The three-time 100m Olympic champion came third in the 2017 London World Championships, in…

Kenya’s public servants could be protected from job losses should a new Bill be passed into law. The Public Service Human Resources Management Bill 2024 addresses job security concerns, especially as the government downsizes the civil service, which employs nearly one million workers and incurs an annual wage bill exceeding Sh1 trillion. Sponsored by Runyenjes…