June 25
Kenya: KRA Begins Data Clean Up On Itax System
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has urged all registered taxpayers to update their personal details on iTax so as to facilitate a smooth ongoing data clean-up exercise of… Read more »
Kenya: MPs Vote on Finance Bill as Mombasa Protests Begin
Thousands of young people in Mombasa have joined their counterparts countrywide to protest against the Finance Bill 2024. Read more »
Kenya: Azimio MPs Withdraw Amendments to Finance Bill, Reject It Totally
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Members of Parliament have withdraw their amendments to the Finance Bill 2024. Read more »
Kenya: 'Cops Are At My Gate,' Blogger Gabriel Oguda Warned Before Vanishing in Major Police Crackdown
Bloggers Gabriel Oguda and Osama Otero are among content creators and influencers missing following a series of arrests by police ahead of Tuesday's anti-Finance Bill protests. Read more »
Kenya: Protestors Fill Nairobi Streets Ahead of Anti-Finance Bill Protests
Protestors are pouring on the streets of Nairobi ahead of the anti-Finance bill protests today. Read more »
June 24
Kenya: Gideon Moi Condemns Abduction of Youth During Finance Bill Protests
Kenya African National Union (KANU) Chairman, Gideon Moi, has strongly condemned the arrest and abduction of Gen Z protesters and other leaders opposing the Finance Bill 2024. Read more »
June 25
Kenya: Success of Adolescent Mother in Homa Bay Championing HIV, Early Pregnancy, GBV Eradication
Even after giving birth at a tender age, Millicent Nyaramu from Kabondo, Homa Bay county is among thousands of adolescent mothers who went back to school through re-entry policy to… Read more »
June 24
Kenya: Golden Girl Gladys Kwamboka Clinches Third Gold for Kenya At Africa Champs
National champion Gladys Kwamboka earned her first career medal when she won the women's 10,000m at the ongoing Africa Athletics Senior Championships in Douala, Cameroon. Read more »
Kenya: Podium Sweep for Kenya and Ethiopia At Rain-Drenched Boston 10k Race
World half marathon champion Sabastian Sawe led a Kenyan podium sweep at the Boston 10km race in the United States on Sunday evening. Read more »
Kenya: Police Seek 14 Days to Hold Mudavadi's Press Secretary Pending Investigations
A ruling on whether Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi's Press Secretary Salim Swaleh and 5 other co-accused will remain in custody for 14 days pending probe over alleged… Read more »
Kenya: Gen Zs Backlash Forces MP John Kiarie to Apologize for Dismissing Demos As Photoshopped Images
Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie has eaten a humble pie after being forced to apologize for his comments regarding the anti-finance bill largely organized by Generation Z and the… Read more »
Kenya: 'Anti Finance Bill Protests Should End By 6.30pm, or At Sunset'
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations set for Tuesday must end by 6.30pm or sunset. Read more »
June 23
Kenya: Unesco to Host Ai Forum With Focus On Ethics, Region's Potential
Kenya and UNESCO will host an artificial intelligence (AI) forum in Nairobi tomorrow that will discuss AI potential in the region as well as its role in ethics. Read more »
June 24
Kenya: Groups Warn Against Internt Shutdown Amid Anti-Finance Bill Protests
A group of national and international organizations has warned the government against limiting access to social and mass media during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. Read more »
Kenya: Gideon Moi Condemns Recent Abductions of Youth Protesting Finance Bill
Nairobi, June, 24, -- Kenya African National Union (KANU) party leader Gideon Moi has condemned the recent violent abductions of young protesters opposing the Finance Bill, 2024. Read more »
Kenya: IPOA Urges Witnesses of Rex Masai's Shooting to Volunteer Information
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has urged witnesses of Rex Masai's shooting during Thursday protests in Nairobi to volunteer information so as to facilitate… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Sends Off First 400 Police Officers to Haiti
The officers are due to travel to Haiti on Tuesday to lead a United Nations-backed mission aimed at addressing gang violence. Read more »
Kenya: Malema Backs Anti-Finance Demos, Slams IMF, World Bank
South Africa's outspoken politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has expressed support for Kenya's anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Signs Sh59.7bn Grants to Support HIV, Tuberculosis, Malaria
Kenya has signed Global Fund grants amounting to USD 407, 989, 068 (Sh59.7 billion) to support HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria interventions. Read more »
Kenya: Any Child of Mine Who Will Not Go to the Streets With Other Children Will Face DNA Test - Kaluma
Homabay Town MP Peter Kaluma has declared that any of his children who fail to turn up in the upcoming protests against the Finance Bill 2024 will face DNA tests to verify their… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Police to Depart for Haiti Tuesday to Lead UN-Backed Mission
A Kenyan police force is scheduled to depart for Haiti on Tuesday to lead a United Nations-backed mission aimed at addressing gang violence, despite ongoing court challenges… Read more »
Kenya: Day Schools Adjust Half-Term Break to Start Tuesday Amid Protests
Several day schools in Nairobi have decided to start the half-term break from Tuesday rather than Wednesday, due to the planned protests against the Finance Bill 2024. Read more »
June 23
Kenya: Clean Sweep? Not This Time! - Equity Hit Zetech to Level Semi-Final Series
Jemimah 'Mimah' Omondi put on a show, dropping a game-high 21 points as the Equity Hawks put on a commanding response to tie the best of five Kenya Basketball Federation (KBF)… Read more »
June 24
Kenya: Wajackoyah Leads Diaspora Protest Against Finance Bill 2024 in Dallas
Former presidential aspirant and Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah led a protest against the Finance Bill 2024 in Dallas, USA, on Sunday. Read more »
Kenya: First Lady Rachel Advocates for Economic Empowerment of Widows
First Lady Rachel Ruto has called for increased support to economically empower widows who face significant challenges, including economic insecurity, social isolation, and… Read more »