Former Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba has declared his net worth at Ksh500 million. Appearing before the departmental committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on Friday, January 10, 2025, Ababu explained that his wealth is comprised of his two residences (in Nairobi and Busia), business interests, shareholdings and his pension. Ababu made the revelation…
Dr Margaret Nyambura Ndung’u, at the Mini Chambers, County Hall, Nairobi. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Margaret Ndung’u has turned down President William Ruto’s nomination as High Commissioner to Ghana and withdrawn from the vetting process. In a letter read by Nelson Koech, Chair of the Defense, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday, January 10, Ndung’u…
Social media commentator Gabriel Oguda, ex-KMPDU Secretary General Ouma Oluga and ex- KNUT Secreatry General Wilson Sossion. Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion and ex-Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Ouma Oluga are among 109 candidates shortlisted for Principal Secretary (PS) positions. The Public Service Commission (PSC) published…
Former Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications, and the Digital Economy Margaret Nyambura has turned down President William Ruto’s nomination to serve as Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana. Her decision was made public by Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech who chairs the departmental committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations on Friday, January 10, 2025….
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has scheduled a special sitting on Thursday, January 16, 2025, to present and debate the vetting report for President William Ruto’s three Cabinet nominees. The nominees include Mutahi Kagwe for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Lee Kinyanjui for Investments, Trade, and Industry, and William Kabogo for Information, Communications, and the Digital…
Busia Senator and activist Okiya Omtatah has criticized the lack of a fully constituted Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), describing it as a deliberate tactic to block new voters, particularly Gen Zs. In a post on X on January 10, 2025, he argued that the commission’s leadership vacuum combined with delays and errors in…
President William Ruto has announced that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will set up permanent camps in Kerio Valley to address the region’s growing insecurity. The president made the announcement while commissioning Liter Girls High School in Elgeyo Marakwet County on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of military and police presence in combating the region’s persistent…
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) impounded two matatus on Thursday after they were captured in a viral video breaking multiple traffic regulations. The footage, widely shared on social media on Wednesday, January 7, showed two notorious matatus, ‘Moneyfest’ and ‘Ambush,’ recklessly traveling the Nairobi-Rongai route with passengers riding on top. In another video,…
The Ministry of Education has officially introduced mid-year Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams, set to begin this year. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba announced the development on Thursday during the release of the 2024 KCSE results. He confirmed that the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will conduct the new mid-year KCSE series…
President William Ruto announced that Kenya’s economy is now stable, following two years of focused reforms since he assumed office in September 2022. Speaking on Thursday, January 9, 2024, during a development tour of Elgeyo Marakwet and Uasin Gishu Counties, Ruto exuded confidence in the performance of the economy. Ruto stated that over the past…
Families of missing Mlolongo friends overwhelmed during court proceedings on Jan 8, 2025. [David Gichuru, Standard] The families of four men who went missing from Mlolongo, Machakos County, are in anguish after their loved ones were forcibly taken on December 16 and 17 last year. The men have not been seen or heard from since….
The 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam results are finally out. A total of 962, 512 candidates sat the 2024 KCSE, compared to 899,453 in 2023, accounting for a 7.19 per cent increase. However, according to Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba, 965,172 candidates registered for the 2024 KCSE, up from 903,138 in…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday expressed China’s willingness to comprehensively expand mutually beneficial cooperation to support Chad’s development and revitalization. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno in the African nation’s capital,…
More than 800 students will be unable to get their 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results due to irregularities. This revelation was made by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Julius Ogamba, while he released the results for last year at Mitihani House on Thursday, January 9, 2025. “There were 840 candidates who…
During a tour of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on Wednesday, Deputy President Prof. Kithure Kindiki reiterated the government’s resolve to transform Kenya’s healthcare landscape through the Taifa Care program. Highlighting the near-completion of the hospital’s new Kidney Institute, he revealed that the facility would soon be inaugurated by President William Ruto, marking a significant milestone…