At least 106,000 village elders across Kenya will now receive a monthly government stipend, alongside free smartphones, training and health insurance cover, in a support package President William Ruto unveiled at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday. Ruto announced the package during an engagement forum attended by more than 10,000 village elders representing their counterparts from across the country. He said the elders would receive a Sh3,000 monthly stipend, cementing their formal recognition within the National Government Administration system. “Today, we formally recognise that historic role. The onboarding of more than 106,000 village elders across the 47 counties into the National…
Author: Davin Muthoni
Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister Jibril Abdirashid Haji has returned a Kenyan passport issued to him, saying the move was aimed at ensuring transparency in his public role. The decision comes amid rising tensions between Nairobi and Mogadishu over Kenyan travel documents held by Somali officials, following another Somali official being turned away at a Kenyan airport. In a statement, Haji maintained that the document was genuine, lawfully obtained, and issued in full compliance with the relevant procedures. He described the decision to return it as a measure intended to uphold the standards expected of a public official and insisted it…
A second prime property belonging to former Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju is set for auction, as the East African Development Bank (EADB) continues efforts to recover a disputed debt of about Sh4.5 billion arising from a decade-old loan advanced to his company. Garam Investments Auctioneers has issued a public notice confirming that Entim Sidai Wellness Sanctuary, Tuju’s sprawling Karen estate, will be sold on August 25, 2026. It follows the earlier sale of another of his prime properties after EADB moved to enforce repayment of the loan, citing default by Tuju’s company. The auction notice describes the property in…
Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia was arrested by officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday over remarks he allegedly made during a public rally in Kieni, Nyeri County. The legislator was taken into custody after spending the night at the Royal Media Services (RMS) premises, where he remained following an appearance on Inooro TV’s Kiririmbi programme. Kaguchia said police officers had surrounded the media house with the intention of arresting him. “After my Kiririmbi show this evening, a contingent of police officers surrounded Royal Media Studios and erected roadblocks with the intention of arresting me. I will not…
Kenya’s 2026 national examinations are facing the threat of disruptions after the teachers’ unions warned they will withdraw members from invigilation, supervision and marking duties unless the government clears about Sh1.5 billion still owed for last year’s exam exercise. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (Knut) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (Kuppet) say thousands of teachers who supervised the 2025 KCSE, KPSEA and KJSEA examinations have gone unpaid for the better part of a year, despite repeated government assurances. Only teachers who worked as examiners, marking scripts, have been paid so far while invigilators, supervisors and…
Former Cabinet Secretary Aisha Jumwa has resigned from President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), citing humiliation and mounting frustration over her ambitions to run for the Kilifi gubernatorial seat in 2027. Addressing journalists at a press briefing at her Kakuyuni home in Malindi on Thursday, Jumwa, who previously served as Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage, said her decision followed extensive soul-searching. “After deep reflection, heartfelt prayer and countless consultations with the people I serve, I have made one of the most difficult decisions of my political life,” she said, before declaring her exit effective immediately:…
Members of Parliament are moving closer to passing legislation that would hand the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) powers to regulate fares charged by public service vehicles, ending decades of unchecked pricing by matatu and bus operators. The NTSA (Amendment) Bill, 2023, sponsored by Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa, seeks to amend the NTSA Act to allow for policy guidelines governing what passengers can be charged. If passed, the Authority would gain the power to validate and approve PSV fares and give commuters a formal channel to report operators who overcharge them. The proposal would place Kenya alongside countries including…
Detectives have arrested two suspects, a woman and her son, in connection with the killing of clinical psychologist and mental health researcher Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, who was shot dead in an execution-style attack in Nairobi’s Upperhill area on Wednesday. The pair were picked up on Thursday and are currently being interrogated as investigators work to establish a motive behind a killing that has unsettled Kenya’s medical and research community. Police believe Dr Mutiso was deliberately targeted in a carefully planned assassination. According to investigators, Dr Mutiso had booked a taxi from Tanga Heights Apartments on Bamboo Lane, off Riara…
Detectives are hunting for the killers of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, Director of Research at the Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health (AFRIMEB), who was shot dead in an apparent targeted attack during her morning commute in Nairobi’s Upperhill area. The clinical psychologist was killed at around 9am while travelling in an Uber near the junction of Mawenzi Road, in what the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is treating as a coordinated ambush. Reports differ on the precise circumstances of the shooting — one account puts the toll at four gunshot wounds, while another states that she was shot…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested three suspects, including a former constituency fund manager, over the alleged misappropriation of Sh4.8 million meant for the purchase and installation of six electricity transformers under the Igembe North National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). Those arrested on Wednesday are former Igembe North NG-CDF Fund Manager Pauline Waruguru Mwangi, James Muroki Eusebio and James Ntonjira Ntongai. A fourth suspect, Joshua M’maroo, has not yet been arrested. EACC Chief Executive Officer Abdi Mohamud confirmed the arrests in a statement issued the same day, following investigations into the alleged misappropriation of public funds allocated…
