Moses Kuria Refuses to Implement Salary Increase for State Officials

Moses Kuria, the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Performance, and Delivery Management, has decided against implementing salary increases for top government officials, citing concerns over the sustainability of public expenditure. CS Kuria argued that maintaining an annual expenditure of Kes.1.1 trillion to support 900,000 public servants across both levels of government is unsustainable for Kenya….

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Raila roots for enhanced integration in Africa

Azimio leader Raila Odinga. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]  Azimio leader Raila Odinga has vouched for enhanced integration among African states for meaningful development. The former prime minister, who issued a keynote address at the Oxford Africa Conference in London on Friday, pitched for intra-continental trade, open skies, open visa policies and connected infrastructure to prop up the continent…

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MoH launches national school deworming campaign

The Ministry of Health has launched the national school deworming campaign targeting over six million school-going children aged between 2 to 14 years. The campaign rolled out at Kanjuu primary school in Kirinyaga County has seen 28,000 primary and secondary school teachers from 16 counties trained on how to administer the…

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Duale: Why June Ruto was selected to Defence college

President William Ruto and his daughter June Ruto. [Courtesy] Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has defended President William Ruto’s daughter, June Ruto, enrollment for a one-year National Security Strategy programme offered by the National Defence College (NDC). Duale’s clarification followed an uproar from Kenyans who interpreted June’s selection as a clear example of nepotism within…

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Hold Off on Protests and Wait Until 2027 to Elect Your Preferred Leaders, says Moha Jicho Pevu

Former investigative journalist-turned-politician Mohamed Ali, also known as Jicho Pevu, issued a directive to Kenyan youth to halt the nationwide anti-government protests, citing the potential to destabilize the country. Affiliated with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party, the Nyali MP emphasized that the ongoing anti-government demonstrations are causing severe economic repercussions and posing a…

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Popular Blankets and Wine concert rescheduled

The popular East African event ‘Blankets and Wine’ which was originally slated for Sunday, July 7, 2024, has been rescheduled to July 28, 2024, due to the current political situation in the country.  The organisers announced the changes citing that there was no security clearance to allow them to continue with the planned event. “Guys,…

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Inside President Ruto’s meeting with Cabinet

President William Ruto (extreme right) chairs a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi on July 4, 2024. [PCS] The Cabinet met today and was briefed on the security situation in the country following days of protests. The meeting at State House, Nairobi, chaired by President William Ruto, was informed that though the demonstrations started as…

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Kalonzo to Ruto: Set up IEBC and call snap polls

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka and other senior Azimio Coalition officials condole with families at Nairobi City Mortuary on July 3, 2023. [Robert Tomno, Standard] Leaders of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition now want President William Ruto to promptly sign the  Electoral and Boundaries Commission Amendment Bill 2024 into law to enable snap parliamentary…

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