The US State Department has praised the Kenyan government for fulfilling its commitment to deploy police in Haiti to help restore law and order. On Tuesday, the first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince to initiate a long-awaited peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken…
A Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography V8. [E cars, X] As the debate continues over whether the government has fulfilled the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act of 2003 for former President Uhuru Kenyatta, attention turns to the fleet of vehicles provided under the act. Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura listed the vehicles, including two Toyota Land Cruisers,…
Iten-based coaches, accompanied by athletes during an award ceremony in Kamariny Stadium on Monday. The tacticians will use the cash to purchase equipment for a gym. [Stephen Rutto, Standard] Coaches based in one of the world’s most preferred training destinations are setting up a gym that would help budding athletes to get free training facilities….
President William Ruto of Kenya has outlined ambitious programs aimed at addressing the nation’s escalating youth unemployment crisis, emphasizing affordable housing and labour migration as pivotal opportunities for the younger generation. Speaking at the State House on Saturday, June 29, 2024, during a meeting with bishops from the African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa, Ruto…
By Brian Kimani Published on: June 29, 2024 12:39 (EAT) President William Ruto addresses UDA delegates during the party’s National Governing Council conference on October 2, 2023. PHOTO | COURTESY Registrar of Political Parties Ann Nderitu has announced allocations to various political outfits in the Financial Year 2023/2024, with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA)…
Former steeplechase Olympic champion Ezekiel Kemboi talks to steeplechase athletes at the end of the 3000m S/C final during the national trials for Paris Olympics at Nyayo Stadium on June 14. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] The men’s 3000m steeplechase used to be a Kenyan affair until former champions Ezekiel Kemboi exited the scene and Conseslus Kipruto…
President William Ruto makes his speech during a previous national event. [File, Standard] Kenyans on X, formerly Twitter are now threatening to rally the public to boycott businesses owned by politicians over punitive taxes. A number of the platform users have taken to the social media site to call on Kenyans to boycott the known…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses wananchi at Karatina Town, Nyeri County after attending a Scholarship for Orphans and Empowerment Programme in Kutus, Kirinyaga County, organized by the Woman Representative Njeri Maina on June 15, 2024. [DPCS] Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has today told off President William Ruto’s handlers for what he termed a scheme…
President William Ruto has reaffirmed government’s commitment to addressing youth unemployment through strategic programmes and policies. Ruto said the government has implemented various programmes such as the Affordable Housing Programme, digital jobs, labour migration and industrialisation through county aggregation and industrial parks and special economic zones to create income opportunities for young people. “The government…
By Reuters Published on: June 29, 2024 09:28 (EAT) Haitian National police SWAT unit and Kenyan Police walk through a steep hill to board an armoured vehicle after one of the vehicles broke down on a steep hill while patrolling through a neighborhood, after the arrival of the first contingent of Kenyan police as part…
When former President Uhuru Kenyatta attended a Sunday service at Msongari grounds in Nairobi. [File, Standard] Two years after his retirement, former President Uhuru Kenyatta finds himself at the mercy of his successor’s whims, a position he placed many a foe when he called the shots. The former President has been fighting endless wars…
Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Wekesa Barasa, who voted in favour of the divisive Finance Bill 2024, is set to address his constituents after the bill was ultimately rejected by President William Ruto. The Finance Bill 2024, which ignited widespread protests across Kenya, was passed by Parliament but faced a significant setback when Ruto…
Kisii County Senator Richard Onyonka. PHOTO: Courtesy A section of Gusii region legislators have called on President William Ruto to expedite the process of dialogue with Gen Z protestors in order to quell the demonstrations witnessed across the country. The legislators who included Senators Richard Onyonka of Kisii County, Okong’o Omogeni of Nyamira County, Kitutu…
Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo. [File, Standard] Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo has drafted a Bill seeking to repeal the contentious Finance Bill 2024 which was reverted to Parliament by President William Ruto after declining to sign it following nationwide protests. In a bid to stop the Kenya Kwanza MPs from changing tact and resubmitting the Bill…
Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier urged community dialogue to help cease violence in the Caribbean nation. The former police officer spoke in a video released to journalists on Tuesday as the first contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. ‘Barbecue’ expressed his belief that the new interim Prime Minister,…