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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…

The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has clarified that the government’s recent intervention in fuel prices does not signify a revival of fuel subsidies, but is rather a strategic approach to maintaining stability in fuel prices. In a statement released by EPRA CEO Daniel Kiptoo, EPRA said that the utilisation of the Petroleum Development Levy (PDL) was not a return to the era of fuel subsidies, but a tactical move to balance and stabilise prices in an unpredictable market. According to Kiptoo, the PDL served as a mechanism to cushion Kenyans from abrupt and drastic fluctuations in pump prices.…

Kalenjin and Kikuyu applicants account for 57 percent – 788 posts – of the 1,406 vacancies advertised The Senate Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunities and Regional Integration has reprimanded KRA after the tax agency acknowledged claims of significant political interference and alleged favouritism in the recent recruitment of Revenue Service Assistants (RSAs). This stems from the disclosure that two prominent ethnic groups, Kalenjin and Kikuyu, account for 57 percent of the 1,406 vacancies, raising red flags about potential ethnic bias in the selection process. The Kalenjin and Kikuyu communities secured 788 posts, with 403 positions going to Kalenjin candidates…

105 ghost workers gobbled up some Sh490 million between 2016 and 2022 t the National Museums of Kenya (NMK), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) can reveal. Following extensive investigations, the Commission has recommended the prosecution of high-ranking NMK officials for widespread fraud and financial misconduct. The EACC revealed that some 105 phantom employees were inserted into the NMK payroll between 2016 and 2022 and enjoyed the spoils of illicit earnings, pocketing monthly salaries ranging from Sh 88,000 to a staggering Sh 95,000. These phantom workers also managed to secure loans from a local bank, only to hand over the…