Rapper Octopizzo believes the country is missing the bigger picture by focusing solely on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. The Namba Nane hitmaker argues that Kenya needs a complete overhaul of leadership, calling for both the President and Deputy President to resign. Octopizzo on Ghetto life He emphasized that having lived in the…
By AGGREY MUTAMBO By MERCY SIMIYU This past week, panic has gripped East Africans in the Middle East as Lebanon came under a hail of fire from Israel and tensions between Tel Aviv and Iran reached a crescendo. The Kenyan government has been struggling to get its nationals to register for evacuation, as some are locked inside compounds by their employers. This crisis has lifted the veil on the problem of securing citizens…
Alfred Mutua, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection and former Governor of Machakos County, has publicly announced his support for the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, calling for an urgent need for better leadership in the country. Speaking at a public forum in Machakos on Friday, October 4, 2024, Mutua said that…
Activist and aspiring politician Morara Kebaso on Friday got a taste of the violent nature of Kenyan politics, when he was roughed up at Bomas on Friday morning. Chaos erupted in the hall during a public participation meeting on the impeachment motion of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Videos circulating on social media show Morara shielding…
Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo has made controversial remarks on the true motivation behind the impeachment motion of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. In an interview on DayBreak, Maanzo suggested that President William Ruto is facing significant pressure from his allies to remove Gachagua from office, allegedly to serve their personal interests. Maanzo specifically pointed to National…
President William Ruto during the launch of Lumumba estate Affordable Housing project in Kisumu. [File, Standard] The Kenya Kwanza administration took 11 loans worth Sh258.4 billion between May and August 2024 to finance various projects, it has emerged. A report tabled by the Treasury before the National Assembly shows the loans were obtained from both…
At least 20 people including children have been killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti. Another 50 were wounded as Gran Grif gang members rampaged through Pont-Sondé in the central Artibonite region about 71km (44 miles) north-west of the capital Port-au-Prince. Video footage shows groups of people fleeing the violence on…
By REUTERS Britain said on Thursday it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that would allow people displaced decades ago to return home while London retained use of the important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. Britain said that the operation of Diego Garcia, a strategic airbase in the Indian Ocean jointly operated with the…
The future of our environment and our climate depends on the actions we take today, with the full participation of our children, the Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment Dr. Festus Ng’eno has said. The PS was speaking Thursday morning during a media breakfast that hosted journalists and stakeholders to discuss children’s participation in climate action…
President William Ruto during the launch of Lumumba estate Affordable Housing project in Kisumu. [File, Standard] The Kenya Kwanza administration took 11 loans worth Sh258.4 billion between May and August 2024 to finance various projects, it has emerged. A report tabled by the Treasury before the National Assembly shows the loans were obtained from both…
By Garang Malak South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, through a presidential decree, dismissed his long-time intelligence chief and appointed him as the governor of his home state. Lt Gen Akol Khoor, who led the National Security Service’s (NSS) Internal Security Bureau, was replaced by former Warrap State governor Lt Gen Akec Tong Aleu. In a separate decree,…
The Kenyan government has asserted that its proposed plan to recover unpaid Hustler Fund loans by accessing defaulters’ M-PESA accounts is lawful; A statement coming in response to concerns raised about the legality and privacy implications of such a move. On Wednesday, Susan Mang’eni, Principal Secretary for the State Department for MSME’s and Development, issued…
In a move to attract global talent and bolster its tourism sector, Kenya has introduced a Digital Nomad Work Permit, one of the first of its kind in Africa. This initiative, unveiled by President William Ruto at the Magical Kenya Travel Expo on Wednesday October 2, aims to transform the East African nation into a…
The High Court has suspended the implementation of the new university funding model until a case filed by three petitioners is heard and determined. The case, filed on October 13, 2023, by Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), the Elimu Bora Working Group, Boaz Waruku, and the Students Caucus, argues that the funding model is discriminatory…
President William Ruto has publicly thrown his support behind the controversial proposal to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to India’s Adani Group. The plan, he claims, is part of a broader strategy to boost Kenya’s tourism sector. During his address at the Magical Kenya Travel Expo 2024, held at Nairobi’s Uhuru Gardens, President Ruto…