Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary General (SG) DR. Davji Bhimji Atellah has disclosed that the doctors are willing to support the new cabinet secretary nominee for health DR. Deborah Mulongo Baraza. In a statement shared on X on Friday, July 19, 2024, Davji said the union will help Baraza in restoring…
Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura yesterday addressed the postponement of the national multi-sectoral dialogue forum announced by President William Ruto, shedding light on the reasons behind its delay. Originally slated to commence on Monday, July 15, the six-day dialogue aimed to tackle pressing national issues by convening representatives from political parties, religious groups, civil society, employers,…
State House has on Friday, July 19, 2024, released profiles of the first batch of the five new cabinet nominees. According to the document shared on X by the State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, the new nominees have qualifications in their respective fields. Here is the profile of the nominees as shared by the State…
Social media influencer Francis Gaitho is facing legal action for allegedly spreading false information, particularly concerning the arrest of the prime suspect in the Kware killings by the DCI. The prosecution claims that on July 15, 2024, at approximately 1400 hours, Gaitho deliberately published misleading information through his X social media account from an undisclosed…
By NYABOGA KIAGE Kenyan police officers in Haiti and their Haitian counterparts have managed to take over a port that has been controlled by gangs for the past five months. The officers, who are part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, managed on Wednesday, July 17, to recapture the Auorite Portuaire Nationale (APN) port,…
Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing’oei. [The Standard] Kenya has written a protest letter to the US-based Ford Foundation, demanding an accountability report over allegations that some of its grantees are influencing ongoing demonstrations. In a communiqué seen by The Standard, the government claims the foundation provided at least Sh752 million in funding to 16 Kenyan…
If US politics leading up to the 2024 presidential election was a Hollywood thriller, it would be a movie full of plot twists and surprises. The latest twist is President Joe Biden has COVID and is isolating at home. Biden’s doctor says his symptoms are mild and include a runny nose, cough and generally feeling…
By JACKSON MUTINDA Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame continues to receive congratulatory messages from his African peers on his landslide electoral victory in the just-concluded general election. Presidents William Ruto of Kenya, Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania, Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique and Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau were among the first to send goodwill messages to…
A majority of the young people in Kenya support most of the actions taken thus far by President Willian Ruto as a result of the protests, polls agency Infotrak Research & Consulting has said. “Withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024 garnered the highest support (94%), followed by dissolution of the cabinet (89%), review of various…
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Chairperson Lyn Mengich. [File, Standard] The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has frozen the salary review for all public officers for the 2024/25 Financial Year, citing fiscal constraints and budget cuts following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill, 2024. In a statement dated Thursday, July 18, SRC stated that there…
Government spokesman Isaac Mwaura is set to address the nation on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 10: 30 am ahead of planned protests in the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, Mwaura said that the presser will be about matters of national importance and will take place at the Kenyatta International…
Raila Odinga Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party leader Raila Odinga has apologised for the chaos witnessed during the Azimio meeting in Nairobi. In a statement, Raila said he regrets the unfortunate events, sending his unreserved apologies to journalists and leaders caught up in the melee. He added that the coalition will take stock…
Azimio leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka (centre) and Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi (right) address the media at SKM Command Centre in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Opinion is divided over the role the opposition can play in unlocking the current stalemate between the government and Gen Z protesters to bring the country back to normalcy. The country’s…
Another 200 Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti under a UN-backed mission to quell rampant gang violence in the troubled Caribbean nation, senior police officers said Tuesday. This deployment follows the East African nation’s June dispatch of 400 officers to the violence-ravaged Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, as part of a contentious plan to send approximately…
By NATION AFRICA A Kenyan-owned US fine-dining restaurant that landed itself in the soup for allegedly stealing and swallowing up wages and tips from workers in breach of Washington DC labour laws has agreed to scoop itself from the frying pan by coughing up $527,000 in penalties. Swahili Village, an eatery famed for its fine African…