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Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has appointed her husband Murega Baichu to the County’s cabinet. Baichu, a musician and businessman, was named the county’s Youth Service Patron and Hustlers’ Ambassador in the cabinet unveiled on Friday. Governor Mwangaza defended the appointment, saying her husband…

A Kenyan family is in agony following the disappearance of their daughter after she traveled to Iraq in search of greener pastures. Esther Njeri Wairimu from Njoro, Nakuru County left the country for the Middle East state in May this year to work as a house help, never to be heard from again,…

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has opened a probe into the alleged theft of public funds amounting to over Sh400 million by senior Siaya county government officials. EACC says county officials withdrew the funds from county coffers in a series of suspicious withdrawals within 12…

The High Court has declared a law requiring gubernatorial candidates to have a university degree as unconstitutional. While delivering the ruling on Friday, Justice Anthony Mrima said qualifications for both governor and MCA candidates should be similar. "A declaration is hereby issued that…

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…