Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has announced plans to bar vehicles from using ferries at the Likoni crossing channel in Mombasa following a bus accident on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Governor Nassir in a statement, announced that his administration was contemplating presenting a proposal to the national government which could stop motor vehicles from using the…
Economist David Ndii. [File, Standard] For the close to four decades he’s graced public life, David Mwangi Ndii has flown close to the sun, exuding unmistakable intellectual arrogance but also lending the best of his brains to the service of the country. The Oxford-trained economist has made zero attempts to be modest on his achievements,…
Portugal has taken note of the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union of October 4 on the agreements concluded between the European Union and Morocco in the areas of fisheries and the liberalization of agricultural products. Portugal considers the partnership between the European Union and Morocco to be essential and will…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. [Standard, File] Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked for forgiveness from Kenyans and President William Ruto amid mounting pressure from lawmakers seeking his impeachment. Speaking at a prayer meeting at his Karen residence on Sunday, October 6, Gachagua expressed confidence in the Judiciary, calling Kenya a “country of the rule of…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has begged pardon from his wife Pastor Dorcas Rigathi and his two children Kevin and Keith Rigathi ahead of the impeachment hearing at the National Assembly on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The Second in Command who attended a rather small church service at the National Prayer Altar in Karen, Nairobi on…
Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP), Gathoni Wamuchomba, has publicly reached out to activist Kasmuel McOure following a wave of accusations labeling him a sellout within Kenya’s activist circles. The controversy emerged after Kasmuel was criticized for his stance during a recent impeachment discussion involving Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, where some activists claimed he betrayed their…
By Julius Barigaba By AGGREY MUTAMBO International partners and countries contributing troops to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia are uneasy with the growing influence of Somalia’s new-found ally Egypt, whose military is to be deployed as part of the new security arrangement for the Horn of Africa nation after the expiry of the…
Nyeri residents air the concerns during a public participation forum on the plan to impeach Deputy President on October 4, 2024. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] The near-unanimous denunciation of President William Ruto’s administration during Friday’s public participation exercise in Nairobi must have been an eye-opener for the Head of State, eager to move on from…
The First Lady of Serbia, Tamara Vučić, Saturday visited Kenya as part of her Africa tour at State House, where she was hosted by Kenya’s First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto. The First Ladies discussions revolved around Kenya-Serbia shared priorities on youth empowerment and education. Thereafter, the First Ladies visited the AEF Reuben Primary School in…
The court barred Renton, a firm associated with President Ruto, from building anything, or selling the land, save for the portion set aside for sewerage and settling squatters. [PCS] The court has dismissed a claim to a multibillion-shilling land in Ruai, Nairobi, an area claimed by a company linked to a senior State official. The…
By OTIENO OTIENO Embattled Kenyan Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday made a last-ditch attempt to block an impeachment vote against him in the National Assembly, with more than 10 petitions filed in different courts challenging the process. Members of Parliament are next Tuesday expected to vote on whether the impeachment motion brought to…
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF The Somalia passport has been recovering its lost glory over the past decade, rising from a lowly 128th position more than 10 years ago to 95th on the Passport Power Rank. But there are still issues to do with how the document is issued and how other countries see it. Last week…
Public participation in the impeachment motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua at Tononoka Social Hall in Mombasa County on October 4, 2024. [Kelvin Karani, Standard] Friday, the day that had been set aside for nationwide public participation over whether or not Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua should be impeached, turned out to be a referendum for…
By CRISIS GROUP A year after Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack in southern Israel, the Middle East is on the cusp of all-out war. Since Israel launched its military response in Gaza, the Biden administration has tried both to broker a ceasefire there and to manage the risk of regional escalation. But the lack of…
By Nelson Naturinda On Friday, Ugandans woke up to a barrage of tweets from the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba castigating US ambassador to Uganda William W. Popp for allegedly undermining the government of President Yoweri Museveni. “Fellow Ugandans, it is my solemn duty to announce to you all that we as a…