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National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Shollei has lent her voice to castigating Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba over what she termed as ‘mismanagement’ over the Ministry’s decision to procure counterfeit apparel and shoes for Kenyan athletes instead of going for authentic kit from reputable brands. Sholei further noted that athletes representing Kenya in various global competitions, including the beach games in Tunisia and the Trinidad and Tobago event, were outfitted with knockoff uniforms sourced from Riveroad, a well-known market for inexpensive imitations. The deputy speaker further spotlighted the Ministry’s shortcomings by exposing the glaring absence of the much-touted Talanta Hela…

No arrest warrant has been issued about the property owners at the heart of the dispute, courts say The Judiciary has weighed in on the contentious arrest in Lavington of an elderly couple’s detainment over a land dispute. In a statement on Monday, the Judiciary clarified that there was no arrest warrant to execute in connection with the disputed property, as earlier reports had suggested. According to the official statement, DCI detectives apprehended the elderly couple without the backing of court orders. The matter remains under judicial consideration and is scheduled for mention on September 18. The Judiciary assured the…

The Conversation On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was shot dead by rebels in the first military coup staged in Africa. A long list, as shown below, was to come. From the 1960s to the end of the millennium, there were an average of four military coups a year on the continent. By the end of the 1990s this phenomenon seemed to have faded away. But since August 2020 six African nations have suffered seven coups or attempted coups. First came Mali, in August 2020. The military took advantage of social unrest and insecurity caused by the…

The majority leader calls out Sports CS for ‘bulldozing tendencies’ and what he termed a love for the privileges of his Cabinet position rather than working for Kenyans Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah delivered a scathing rebuke to Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba and the Ministry of Sports for the ministry’s glaring neglect of Kenyan athletes while they traveled to represent the nation on the global stage. In a forceful address, Ichung’wah expressed his remorse to the Kenyan sports fraternity for the apparent inadequacies and disservice of athletes by officials from the Sports ministry. Addressing the National Assembly, Ichung’wah did not…

The aircraft was impounded at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka on August 14 while awaiting a take-off permit Lawyer Antoine Vey, the founding lawyer of Vey & Associés, has hit out at that Zambian authorities, and ccused them of committing a major violation of their own constitution, and in disregard of due process enshrined in the legislative systems of UN members states, in the detainment of an in-transit private aircraft, its crew and its 8 passengers. Vey says the 10 detained crew and passengers have been exposed to inhumane conditions for the last 72 hours with no access…

Igonga is currently an Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions President William Ruto has nominated Renson Mulele Ingonga as the next Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The President’s choice was communicated via a memorandum forwarded to the National Assembly on Thursday, August 17. In the memo, President Ruto underscored Ingonga’s qualifications as a seasoned legal practitioner, highlighting his exemplary record and unwavering dedication to the legal profession. With a notable career trajectory, Renson Mulele Ingonga is a senior assistant DPP overseeing the North Eastern region at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Having been admitted to the bar…

An ongoing probe by members of parliament continues to uncover a ghastly trail of mismanagement and alleged corruption. The spotlight has now turned on National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) employees accused of leveraging their positions to siphon some Sh9 billion the Fund, with only a mere fraction of collected monies disbursed to settle legitimate patient claims. The jaw-dropping figure of Sh9 billion in Work Injury Benefits Act (Wiba) premiums paid out to insurance companies over the past two financial years has revealed how institutionalised corruption runs at the insurer. Only h200 million was allocated to address the pressing needs of…

The Conversation The US and Kenya announced a trade and investment partnership in July 2022. Talks have been progressing on the way forward in nine areas, including agriculture, anti-corruption, digital trade, environment and climate change action, and workers’ rights and protections. The Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) will be the first significant trade partnership between the US and a country in sub-Saharan Africa. Countries in the region currently rely on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which offers duty- and quota-free access to the US market. The new deal is seen as a model for future agreements between the US and other sub-Saharan African…

Uasin Gishu Senator Jackson Mandago has been arrested over a series of financial irregularities that have plagued the Overseas Education Program (OEP). The order by the Director of Prosecutions comes days after Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives raided homes of three signatories associated with the Overseas Education Trust. There is also an immediate warrant for arrest of three other officials namely Joseph Kipkemoi Maritim, Meshak Rono, and Joshua Kipkemoi Lelei, alongside Mandago in this unfolding saga. “There are rumours all over Eldoret Town that DCI Officers have been looking for me the whole night. As a law-abiding citizen, I…

The Conversation The people of South Sudan have not exercised the right to choose their leaders since the referendum that secured independence from Sudan in 2011. Instead, they have suffered through cycles of violent conflict that have prevented the democratic transfer of power. South Sudan descended into violent conflict less than three years after independence. It signed its first peace agreement in 2015. This collapsed in less than a year and was followed by another wave of violence. The 2015 peace agreement was resuscitated in 2018 with hope it would lead to a newly elected government in February 2023. After failing to fully implement the 2018…