April 28, 2023
Kenya: All Churches Should Belong to Umbrella Christian Bodies, Coast Clergy Says
The Coast Christian Clergy has called on the government to make it mandatory for all church organisations and leaders to be affiliated to umbrella bodies for the effective… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Provide NHIF Cover to Help Alcohol, Drug Addicts Recover, Gachagua Says
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government is considering providing National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover to pay for the rehabilitation of alcohol and drug… Read more »
Kenya: Court Rules Accused Persons in Solai Dam Tragedy Have Case to Answer
Nine accused persons in the Solai Dam tragedy in Nakuru in 2018 that claimed the lives of 48 people have been placed on their defence by a Naivasha court. Read more »
Kenya: Government Receives Evacuees of International Organisations Fleeing Sudan
The government through the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on Wednesday night facilitated the evacuation of at least 342 evacuees who were trapped in the Sudan conflict to… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Kenya: DP Gachagua Says Govt to Build Rehabilitation Centres in All Counties in War Against Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says the government is considering building rehabilitation centres in all counties to deal with drug and alcohol abuse. Read more »
Kenya: Bodies Exhumed So Far in Mackenzie's Shakahola Forest Cult Massacre Rises to 103
Five more bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest, Kilifi County. Read more »
Kenya: Senate 11-Member Team to Probe Shakahola Massacre
Senators on Thursday established an Ad-hoc Committee which will Investigate the proliferation of religious organizations and the circumstances leading to the deaths of 103 people… Read more »
Kenya: Lobby Wants Health Ministry to Ban Talc-Based Baby Powder Over Asbestos Contamination
The African Centre for Corrective and Preventive Action (ACCPA) has petitioned the Ministry of Health to ban talc-based baby powder over asbestos contamination. Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki Hints at Regulating Religious Activities After Shakahola Cult Massacre
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said that the government would not allow criminals to use the constitutional provision of freedom of worship to commit crimes in the… Read more »
Kenya: Seasoned Golfer Nyanchama Headlines Karen Ladies Open
Kenya's top golfers headlined by VetLabs' Mercy Nyanchama will compete at the second edition of the Karen Ladies Open scheduled to tee-off Saturday at the par-72 Karen Country… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Set to Conduct Autopsies on the Bodies of Shakahola Forest Massacre Victims
The government is set to begin conducting postmortem examinations on the bodies of the victims of the "Shakahola Forest Massacre" linked to controversial televangelist Paul… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Urged to Embrace Saving Culture
Chief Cabinet Minister Musalia Mudavadi has called on Kenyans to embrace a savings culture to increase wealth and sustain economic development. Read more »
Kenya: Pastor Ezekiel Odero Arrested as Probe on Shakahola Link Intensifies
Detectives in Kilifi have arrested televangelist Ezekiel Odero of the New Life Prayer Centre and Church in connection with the series of deaths at his church. Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja Proposes Scrapping of Weekend Parking Fees to Allow Businesses to Thrive
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has proposed the scrapping of weekend parking fees in Nairobi to encourage business establishments to thrive. Read more »
Kenya: Counties to Get More in Revenue Share As President Ruto Assents to Division of Revenue Bill 2023
Devolved units are set to receive an allocation of Sh385 billion commencing the next financial year that begins in July this year after President William Ruto assented to the… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Kenya: Prisons' Reform Agenda for Inmates Welfare Well Underway - PS Muthoni
Interior Principal Secretary in the State Department for Correctional Services Mary Muthoni says the department's reform agenda for improving the inmates living conditions across… Read more »
Kenya: Nairobi is the Host City for Project Management Institute Africa Conference 2023
The 8th annual Project Management Institute Africa Conference will be hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, for the first time, PMI announced today. Read more »
Kenya: Kindiki Orders Immediate Closure of High-Risk Mines to Protect Miners
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has ordered the immediate nationwide crackdown on all mines and closure of those that pose a risk to the lives of miners. Read more »
Kenya: Mudavadi Affirms Govt Will Not Allow Impunity, No One Above the Law
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has affirmed that the government will not allow impunity saying no one is above the law as provided in the law. Read more »
Kenya: Kuppet Wants Teachers Excluded From Mandatory Contribution to Affordable Housing
The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Kakamega branch has expressed reservations about the proposed mandatory contribution of 3 percent of civil servant's… Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Partners With Kenya in Trade, Investment
Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS Dr. Alfred Mutua has encouraged Kenyans to apply for jobs in the United States of America (USA). Read more »
Kenya: 5 More Bodies Exhumed in Shakahola Forest Cult Massacre
Five more bodies have been exhumed from the Shakahola forest, Kilifi County. Read more »
Kenya: Gor, Tusker, Nzoia Win As AFC Leopards Held in FKF Premier League
Record 19-time champions Gor Mahia came a goal down to edge out Talanta FC 2-1 in a mid-week Football Kenya Federation Premier League match played on Wednesday. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans to Bear High Cost of Living for Next 2yrs As Govt Works to Stabilise Economy, Mudavadi Says
Kenyans will continue to bear the high cost of living for the next two years as the government puts in place measures to stabilize the high cost of living that has made life… Read more »
Kenya: Safaricom Rolls Out myCounty App With Makueni as First County
Safaricom has today launched myCounty, a platform that enables all 47 counties to digitise all their services in one place providing a single, citizen access channel. Read more »