President William Ruto. President William Ruto says his administration is on course to deliver at least 200,000 housing units annually to meet the growing housing demand across the country. Speaking during the marking of 61st Mashujaa Day in Kwale County, President Ruto said through the Affordable Housing Programme, the government is set to complete 124,000…
Two days after his nomination and subsequent approval by the National Assembly as Kenya’s Deputy President-elect, Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Kithure Kindiki on Sunday, October 20, 2024, was in Kwale to receive President William Ruto for the 2024 Mashujaa Day fete. Kindiki received President Ruto at the Kwale County Commissioner’s residence. Photos…
President William Ruto is in Kwale County to lead the nation in celebrating Mashujaa Day. Ruto was received by Deputy President nominee Prof Kithure Kindiki at the County Commissioner’s office. The 10,000-person capacity Kwale Stadium is expected to attract attendees from across the region to honour national heroes and heroines. Thousands arrived early, with gates…
When President William Ruto commissioned Ol Kalou Water and sanitation Project at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua County on January 11, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] A series of masterstrokes executed by President William Ruto which have redefined the political landscape have marked him as an ace schemer who is the grand master of the game that…
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has appointed 13 new ambassadors in a move aimed at strengthening the Kingdom’s international relations, notably by consolidating its diplomatic ties with several African nations. Decisions of strategic importance were ushering in a new era of Moroccan diplomacy during a ministerial council that King Mohammed VI presided yesterday in Rabat….
High Court declines to lift orders barring Kithure Kindiki from assuming office. [Standard, File] The High Court has declined to lift orders barring Prof Kithure Kindiki from assuming office. High Court Judges Eric Ogola, Freda Mugambi and Anthony Mrima instead directed on Saturday that the applications filed by the Attorney General and the National Assembly…
First Lady Rachel Ruto has urged schools across the country to establish fruit gardens to boost nutrition and sustainability efforts. Speaking when she has launched the Mama Fruits Garden initiative at Matuga Girls High School in kwale, the First Lady said the initiative aligns with government’s push toward sustainable food production and aims to address…
State Department for broadcasting and Telecommunication PS Edward Kisiang’ani. PHOTO: Selestus Mayira Kenyans have been called upon to support the affordable housing project initiated by the Kenya Kwanza government under the auspices of the bottom-up transformation agenda. As Kenyans prepare for the Mashujaa Day celebrations tomorrow in Kwale County, State Department for broadcasting and Telecommunication…
The African Union’s next Commission may have to carry the can of dealing with conflicts, a result of failure by the continental bloc to end violence in spite of a goal it set itself a decade ago. A new report on the workings of the African Union in solving armed conflict on the continent says…
Sudan’s war is a battle between two protagonists: The Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). But there are various other groups, mostly civilian-led that could have had an influence on the direction of the conflict. And 18 months since the conflict erupted, why have some of these groups paled in influence or…
His ouster could have significant impact on not just internal Kenyan politics, but possibly also reshape the country’s East African and global approach Kenya’s Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua was swiftly removed from office in the first hour of daylight- working day Friday after he was impeached in a midnight vote in the Senate on…
Harambee House Annex building that houses the office of the Deputy President. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] At least 108 staff members in the Deputy President’s office have been placed on compulsory leave, effective immediately. In a circular seen by The Standard, Principal Administrative Secretary Patrick Mwangi informed the Chief of Staff and advisors in the DP’s office of the decision, following…
Prof Kithure Kindiki, the nominee for Deputy President (DP) in Kenya, may have had limelight as a lawyer when he became part of (then deputy) President William Ruto’s legal team at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he and then President Uhuru Kenyatta faced charges of crimes against humanity. But his contribution to the general…
108 staff members at the office of the impeached Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have been directed to proceed on compulsory leave. In an internal memo signed by the Principal Administrative Secretary Patrick Mwangi and copied to Head of Public Service and Chief of Staff Felix Koskei, the affected workers are in job groups T and…
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has brought a new perspective to the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by launching investigations Kinshasa thinks could deter violence merchants. After the move became known, the government welcomed the relaunch of investigations into possible crimes against humanity in North Kivu since January 2022. The Hague-based court’s decision…