Politics

Days from a seven-months-long break, Grade Four and Class Eight learners are set to start their national assessments from Monday next week.  Kenya National Examination Council (Knec) acting chief executive Mercy Karogo has written to…

The Court of Appeal has overturned decision of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to sack a chief magistrate for allowing an foreigner charged with violating immigration laws to convert his cash bail of Sh200,000 into a fine. Mr…

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, can survive on smooth surfaces, including banknotes and mobile phone screens for almost a month.  Australian researchers found that the virus can linger for 28 days on both paper and polymer…

The government has been called upon to consider the acquisition of 10,000 acres of Miwani Sugar Company nucleus land to enable farmers to utilise and develop for the proposed Special Economic Zone in Kisumu County. Nominated MP Godfrey…

The media fraternity has asked the government to train its guns on perpetrators of violence instead of issuing directives that interfere with its freedom. The Kenya Media Sector Working Group has taken issue with the new directives on…

Nairobi and Mombasa counties, Kenya’s traditional Covid-19 hotbeds, are staring at a possible second wave of infections as the Health ministry reports more cases and deaths. The Aga Khan Hospital, one of the capital’s private Covid-19…

On the back of some Cabinet secretaries dabbling in politics, the anti-corruption agency has cautioned appointed State officers risk prosecution for participating in political party affairs. In a circular addressed to Parliament, the…

Nairobi has had its fair share of thugs masquerading as leaders. It has also had its fair share of military men out to make a difference, and it has also had military men who were spectacular failures. But how a capital city ends up…

Kenya reported 388 more Covid-19 cases on Sunday, raising its total number of confirmed infections, since the first one on March 13, to 41,546. In a statement, Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe said 4,287 samples were tested in…

The search for missing Thika millionaire Julius Gitau enters day 22 today, with the puzzle now taking a complex turn following a theory of the businessman’s life insurance.  This comes as his mother Rosemary Wanjiru,  68, issued a…