Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja has intensified the ongoing controversy surrounding Governor Susan Kihika’s prolonged absence, urging Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) to intervene and prevent the county from descending into chaos. Speaking at a press conference in Naivasha, Karanja clashed with a group of women parliamentarians who had defended Kihika, arguing that her absence, now spanning a year, has created a leadership vacuum, stalled critical projects, and opened opportunities for financial mismanagement. Karanja said that, owing to Kihika’s absence from duty, numerous capital projects across Nakuru County have ground to a halt, hospitals are facing shortages of medical supplies,…
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The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched a series of engagements with public officers across the country, aiming to educate them on ethical conduct and tackle corruption. In Western Kenya, EACC officials have organised a series of initiatives to prevent unethical practices and promote integrity within the public service. Speaking to heads of departments during a dialogue on fostering an integrity-driven public service in Kakamega, Peter Onyango, Education Officer for EACC in the region, said the Commission was strengthening partnerships to promote ethics and integrity at various levels. According to the EACC, the absence of proper systems and procedures…
The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Interior and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen has dispelled fears of a possible hike in security threats stemming from the government’s decision to remove extra vetting for those seeking national IDs from the border counties. The CS explained that the government had retained the necessary verification controls to deter fraudulent issuance of identification documents and that they were using local administrators namely chiefs to identify those seeking the documents in the affected areas. He at the same time assured that security agencies remained vigilant in detecting and preventing non-compliance with the required verification procedures and…
The Commission on Administrative Justice is working with county governments to develop access to information acts that are unique to each of the 47 devolved units. Commission Chairman Charles Orinda said the lack of Access to Information acts at the county level continues to hinder Kenyans from seeking information on critical issues pointing out the need for County Assemblies to address the gap. Orinda said the commission was engaging county governments to offer technical support and build their capacity to develop the laws based on local circumstances to ensure that Kenyans have access to information on the various programs run…
Victims of human-wildlife conflict in Kajiado South are decrying the delay in compensation from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). Led by their area Member of Parliament, Sakimpa Parashina, residents say the compensation process is too slow, with some waiting years for their claims to be approved and paid. “You will find that claims made in 2018 have still not been paid, and in some cases, the victim was the breadwinner. It is unfair for compensation to take more than ten years. We want it to take no more than one year for it to be meaningful for the victims,” said…
The outcome of an appeal against the revocation of a license to implement a coal-fired power plant in Lamu County will be known on May 29, 2025, when the Environment and Land Court in Malindi delivers its judgment. On Monday, Justice Mwangi Njoroge received oral highlights of written submissions from Save Lamu, a Community-Based Organization opposed to the establishment of the plant, before setting the judgment date. The appellant, Amu Power Company Limited, presented written submissions but was not in court to highlight them. The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), a party to the lawsuit, did not present any submissions,…
ODM leader Raila Odinga is calling for compensation by the government to families who lost their loved ones during the opposition and Youth protests in 2023 and 2024 respectively. The former PM outlined several irreducible minimums during a consultative meeting with Mombasa ODM elected leaders. Today regarding his negotiations with the Kenya Kwanza administration On governance, Odinga wants an end to abduction, torture, arbitrary arrests, and killings of youths. “Youths that were injured and parents whose children were killed in 2023 and 2024 during the Azimio and Gen Z protests. We want their families to be compensated. That is a…
The government has recommended the permanent relocation of residents in the highly seismic Musoso village in Kangema Constituency. Last year, the April-May long rains triggered a massive landslide in the village, prompting the affected 25 families to be temporarily settled at the ACK St. Andrew’s Kiairathe Church grounds, where they are still housed to date. Consequently, a geological survey was initiated to make an informed decision on whether to permanently relocate the residents from that area. Speaking while handing over the geologist’s report to the area Member of Parliament at Kangema, the PS of the State Department for Mining, Elijah…
Energy Cabinet Secretary, Opiyo Wandayi has called on Wiper leader, Kalonzo Musyoka to leave Raila Odinga alone and stay out of the Broad-Based government. Wandayi said that the former premier and his supporters have made a conscious decision to work with President William Ruto, and no amount of cajoling would change their minds. He was speaking at Sirandu village in Gem constituency after commissioning a Sh12.5 million rural electrification project funded by the government through REREC. “This idea that every now and then, before elections, people run to Raila Odinga praising him as a good man who fights for Kenyans…
Mount Kenya University (MKU’s) School of Law is preparing to introduce doctoral studies, making it the second private university to introduce the programme in the country. The School’s Dean, Dr Hezekiel Oira, says this is part of the university’s drive to expand access to legal studies from diploma level to Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral levels. Dr Oira said the introduction of the programme has been necessitated by the positive reception of its Master of Laws (LLM) programme, delivered through a blended mode of study. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting at the university’s main campus in Thika town, the Dean said…