September 30, 2022
Kenya: Revenue Collected in Kenya Is Only Enough to Pay Salaries and Debts - Ruto
President William Ruto says the country's total collection of Sh2.1 trillion is only enough to pay taxes and salaries, and thus there is a need for rooting for measures to slow the… Read more »
Kenya: Badi Formally Hands Over All Nairobi Metropolitan Services Functions to Governor Sakaja
Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director General Mohammed Badi officially handed over all transferred functions back to Nairobi County Government on Friday. Read more »
Kenya: Massa Salim Appointed as Acting Director of Criminal Investigations Boss
The National Police Service Commission(NPSC) has appointed Massa Salim as the acting Director of Criminal Investigations for 14 days pending ongoing recruitment. Read more »
Kenya: Politics Aside, Let Ruto Govt Put the People's Interests First
The recent weeks have been characterized by a bevy of activities in the country's political and public dispensation. President William Ruto was in the US lobbying for increased… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's Inflation Hits Record High of 9.2% in September
Kenya's inflation accelerated to a record high in September amid a continued increase in the cost of food, fuel, and housing. Read more »
Kenya: Court Suspends IEBC Decision to Interdict Deputy CEO Ruth Kulundu
The Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC) has suspended the decision by Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)to interdict Deputy Chief Executive Officer… Read more »
Kenya: Outgoing DCI Boss Kinoti Hands Over to Massa Salim
Outgoing Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti has handed over office to Massa Salim who takes over in an acting capacity for two weeks. Read more »
Kenya: KRA Set to Unveil Its Web-Based TV Station to Enhance Tax Literacy
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is set to launch its web-based television station dubbed 'KRA TV" on Monday. Read more »
Kenya: Taskforce on Education Reforms Gazetted After President Ruto Appointment
A task force on education reforms has been gazetted following its appointment by President William Ruto. Read more »
Kenya: 6 Million Kenyans Listed in Credit Reference Bureau for Defaulting - Metropol
Metropol, a credit management company now says six million Kenyans are currently backlisted at the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) for failing to pay their loans. Read more »
Kenya: Ecobank Kenya Unveils Program to Support Women Entrepreneurs
Ecobank Kenya has launched a flagship program that aims to empower and support women-led businesses. Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja Assures NMS Employees They Will Be Absorbed Into County Govt
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has assured that all Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) employees will be absorbed in the Nairobi county Governor after he was handed back all the… Read more »
Kenya: Grand Mullah Blasts Koome, Mwilu for Lining Up to Receive President Ruto at National Assembly
Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has hit out at Chief Justice Martha Koome and her deputy Philomena Mwilu for their actions on Thursday during the opening session of the 13th… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Ng'ondi Revokes Azimio House Leadership List
Nairobi Assembly Speaker Ken Ng'ondi has revoked the purported list of the Azimio One Kenya coalition party house leadership which he read out yesterday, claiming he was mislead. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Kenya: Tea Prices Rise Slightly Despite Low Demand From Traders
Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction rose slightly this week despite reduced demand from traders. Read more »
Kenya: Raila Odinga Wants Interpol to Probe ICC Witness Gicheru's Death
Azimio Leader Raila Odinga wants international investigative agencies including Interpol to take charge of the ongoing probe into the death of lawyer Paul Gicheru. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Proposes a Revamped Kenya Revenue Service in Bid for Tax Reforms
President William Ruto has proposed renaming the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to the Kenya Revenue Service (KRS) to make the taxman people friendly. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Directs Treasury to Raise Sh300 Billion From Various Ministries
President William Ruto has directed Treasury to work with the various ministries to raise Sh300 billion in a bid to reduce the country's debt. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Proposes Sh3,000 Top-Up for Every Sh6,000 Saved on NSSF
President William Ruto has reaffirmed his government's resolve to re-engineer the country's saving scheme to bridge the investment-savings deficit. Read more »
Kenya: Azimio Bags Nairobi Speakership After Second-Round Win By Ken Ng'ondi
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party's candidate Ken Okeyo Ng'ondi has been declared the fourth Speaker of the Nairobi City County Assembly, after garnering 68 votes out of… Read more »
Kenya: Opposition Candidate Won the Presidency, Govt's Became Opposition Leader - Ruto
President William Ruto has hailed the country's democracy saying it has come of age following his election as the 5th President. Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto to Outline Key Govt Policies in Address to Bicameral House
President William Ruto is expected to outline the policies and key priorities anchored in the bottom-up economic model during his maiden address to the joint sitting of the… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto's Choice of Japheth Koome as IG Lawful - Duale
Garissa Town Member of Parliament and Defense Cabinet Secretary Nominee Aden Duale has defended President William Ruto's preference of Japheth Koome as Inspector General of Police… Read more »
Kenya: World Record Holder Eliud Kipchoge All Set for the London Marathon
Just less than a week after breaking his own World Record at the Berlin Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge will be present at this weekend's London Marathon, but for different reasons other… Read more »
Kenya: Moses Kuria's Chama Cha Kazi Party to Dissolve, Merge With UDA
Chama Cha Kazi Party has issued a 21-day notice to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties (ORPP) to dissolve the outfit. Read more »