KENYA NEWS

President Ruto has pledged to reinstate the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) after it was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.  Ruto, who addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday, proposed that the law governing CDF is reviewed to align it with the Constitution. …

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said ambassadors appointed by the Kenya Kwanza administration will sign agreements requiring them to secure new markets for Kenya’s agricultural produce. The deputy president says the diplomats will be given two years to meet this target, failure to which they…

President Ruto has proposed renaming the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to Kenya Revenue Service (KRS) to make the tax agency more people-friendly and customer-centric. Speaking when he officially opened the 13th Parliament on Thursday, the president expressed his administration’s commitment to…

Kenyan climate and environment activist Elizabeth Wathuti has been named in Time magazine’s 2022 TIME100 Next list which recognizes the 100 emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. Wathuti, 27, was featured under the Phenoms…

Former Kware MCA Kennedy Ng’ondi has been elected the Speaker of the Nairobi County Assembly. Ng’ondi, who was fronted by the Raila Odinga-led Azimio coalition, trounced his closest competitor Hassan Robow of Kenya Kwanza Alliance to win the coveted seat in the second round of voting on Thursday.…

The Nairobi City County has announced it will dispose of 236 unclaimed dead bodies that are lying in two morgues. 218 of the unclaimed bodies are lying at the Nairobi City Mortuary while 18 are at Mama Lucy Hospital Mortuary, the county said in a notice on Thursday. Members of the public have been…

ODM leader Raila Odinga has called for a “thorough and credible” investigation into the mysterious death of lawyer Paul Gicheru. Gicheru, who had been charged at the International Criminal Court (ICC) with bribing witnesses in the collapsed case of President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang…

President Ruto has been faulted by a section of leaders for scrapping the Ministry of Devolution, which was created by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta. Ruto, who unveiled his 22 Cabinet Secretary nominees on Tuesday, retained all ministries from Kenyatta’s administration save for the Devolution…

The nomination of elected leaders to President Ruto’s Cabinet has triggered by-elections for two parliamentary seats and one senatorial position. On Tuesday, Ruto named three elected leaders to his 22-member cabinet including Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen, Garissa Township MP Aden…

A Nairobi court has dismissed a divorce case filed by Aldai MP Maryanne Kitany against former Meru Senator Mithika Linturi. Kitany moved to court seeking protection after Linturi, who was on Tuesday nominated to Cabinet by President Ruto, allegedly kicked her out of their home. But in a ruling on…