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President Ruto has named 10 women to his Cabinet, including seven to Cabinet Secretary positions and three to Cabinet-level portfolios. The 10 are part of the 22-member Cabinet Ruto unveiled at State House on Tuesday, Nairobi. The nominees will be vetted by the National Assembly. The women Cabinet…

Police in Nairobi have opened an investigation into the mysterious death of a senior Kenya Air Force officer Col. Flavian Mwangi Waweru. Mwangi, the Commandant of Kenya Air Force (KAF) Training Wing in Eastleigh, was found dead in his car near the entrance of Moi Air Base on Juja Road in Nairobi on…

President Ruto has assigned Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua six responsibilities in his government in addition to his constitutional roles. Speaking while unveiling his Cabinet on Tuesday, Ruto said the deputy president will be "a busy man" as they embark on implementing the Kenya Kwanza plan.…

President Ruto has nominated Japheth Koome Nchebere as the next Inspector-General of Police Koome, a former Nairobi County Police Commander, currently serves as the Commandant of the National Police Service College, Kiganjo.  If approved by Parliament, Koome will replace Hillary Mutyambai, who…

Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has resigned. The announcement was made by President Ruto while unveiling his Cabinet on Tuesday. “This afternoon, I have received the resignation of DCI director George Kinoti. I have transmitted the same to the National Police Service to…

Nearly two weeks after he assumed office as the country’s fifth head of state, President Ruto has unveiled his Cabinet. On Tuesday, Ruto appointed ANC party leader Musalia Mudavadi as the Prime Cabinet Secretary, former Tharaka-Nithi Senator Kithure Kindiki will be in charge of the Interior…

President William Ruto on Tuesday released his cabinet appointments. Among the appointees is Musalia Mudavadi to serve as Prime Cabinet Secretay, Aden Duale as Defence Cabinet Secretary, and Alfred Mutua as CS of Foreign Affairs & Diaspora. See the complete list below: Prime Cabinet Secretary…

The Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) has released a new report detailing the woes of Kenyan domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. The commission established that Kenyans employed as housemaids in the Gulf state are not only underpaid, but also their working conditions are dire. "There are…

Deceased lawyer Paul Gicheru’s son is reportedly admitted to a Nairobi hospital in critical condition. This was disclosed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), which released a statement on Tuesday calling for a speedy and in-depth investigation into Gicheru’s sudden death. LSK says that the son was…

Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, who was facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), is dead. Gicheru was found dead at his home in Karen, Nairobi on Monday night, with form in his mouth, The Standard reports, citing a report filed at Karen Police Station. The cause of his death…