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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claims Sh16 billion was stolen from public coffers in the final days of former president Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration. Gachagua alleges that the money was stashed in cartons and flown in choppers to the homes of some senior government officials, whom he did not…

Investments, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has expressed confidence that the Kenya shilling will soon strengthen against the US dollar. Through Twitter on Saturday, Kuria pointed out that the Kenya Kwanza administration is putting up measures to prevent the shilling from falling…

Wanja Michuki, the daughter of the late former Cabinet Minister John Michuki, has resigned from her government job Wanja said she decided to step down as a board member of the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) for personal reasons. “I write to inform you that I have chosen to resign from the…

The Judiciary has dismissed as fake reports that some Supreme Court judges are considering resigning due to 'dictatorship.' The report by an online publication quoted “a reliable source from the Supreme Court” alleging that a section of the seven-judge bench wants to quit. "Fake news alert," the…

The United States government has defended itself against claims of pushing the LGBTQ agenda in Kenya. Speaking during a tour of Kajiado County on Friday, US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman stated that her country respects Kenya’s position on gay rights and has not tried to coerce Kenya or any other…

The Russian government has weighed in on the ongoing gay rights debate in Kenya, which was triggered by a Supreme Court ruling last month. In the ruling dated February 24th, the apex court granted the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community the right to form and register a…

A Nyandarua hotel owner was on Thursday sentenced to two years in prison or pay a Sh200,000 fine for selling potato chips fried using transformer oil. Elijah Mwangi Muthoga, who operates a restaurant in Ol Kalou town, was arrested in December 2021 with 11 liters of transformer oil. The court heard…

All Saints Cathedral Provost Sammy Wainaina has castigated President Ruto’s administration for holding numerous prayer rallies instead of serving Kenyans. Terming the prayer rallies inauthentic, the clergyman pointed out that Kenyans need services from the government and not prayers. “What we need…

President Ruto has weighed in on the recent Supreme Court ruling allowing the registration of rights groups for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons in Kenya. Ruto condemned the ruling, saying his administration will not condone same-sex relationships as such practices do…

President Ruto has announced plans by his administration to cut the cost of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by more than half by June. Speaking on Thursday during the launch of the Women Enterprise Fund and the second product of the Hustler Fund at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC…