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…
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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…
Awendo Member of Parliament Walter Owino has said that those calling for the creation of the position of Prime Minister position (PM) were exercising freedom of expression and added they are entitled to their opinion. The National Dialogue Committee (NADCO), which was established after the 2022 polls, proposed, among other things, the creation of the positions of Prime Minister and Leader of the Official Opposition to enhance governance and representation. Owino who spoke during the issuance of bursaries amounting to Sh51 million in Awendo Constituency, disclosed that for the creation of the office of the PM, a referendum will have…
A section of Garissa MCAs have told off critics opposing the abolishment of the Identity Card vetting process for citizens in the north eastern region arguing that the time has come for all Kenyans to be treated equally regardless of their ethnicity. Last week, while on the North eastern region tour, President William Ruto signed a proclamation scrapping vetting requirements for Kenyans living on the border counties which was introduced in 1990 on national security concerns. Leaders opposed to this move argue that by doing away with the vetting process, enemies could find an opening to acquire the National IDs,…
The Office of the Attorney General has embarked on decentralising services to the counties to enhance access to justice and improve service delivery. Attorney General Dorcas Oduor said the exercise, which began in January, has led to the opening of 15 new offices outside Nairobi, bringing the total to 27 county offices. She noted that two additional offices are being opened in Siaya and Homa Bay, with the decentralisation effort, aimed at establishing at least one office in every county, expected to expand further in the next financial year. Speaking in Kisumu during the commissioning of the Regional Documentation Resource…
Oyugis law court Senior Principal magistrate Samson Ongeri has cautioned users to be wary of fraudsters posing as court officials to exploit the public seeking services at the judiciary. The Magistrate urged citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious individuals in the court corridors saying all judiciary officials have badges with their names and numbers for identification purposes. Speaking during Judiciary dialogue day at Oyugis town,Ongeri emphasised the importance of transparency and integrity in judicial processes. “We have heard cases of people being deceived by fraudsters who promise to assist them only to realise later that they were conned.…
