The Kenya Government has launched a mass registration exercise for the issuance of the third-generation national identity cards to all secondary school students who have attained the age of 18 years and above. The exercise kicked off Thursday with the registration of form four candidates currently sitting the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Prof. Julius Bitok, who launched presided over the national launch at Ngomeni Secondary School in Magarini Sub County, Kilifi County, said the government is targeting about 965,000 candidates this year. Bitok said the exercise, which the state department is carrying…
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Police have arrested a woman suspected to have stabbed and killed her husband using a pair of scissors. The arrest followed a call from police headquarters at Vigilance House, Nairobi, notifying cops based in Butula sub-county in Busia of a serious assault incident in the area. The incident happened at South Gate centre at Bumala Township’s Busire location. A police report seen by this reporter said officers led by Bumala OCS accompanied by the Sub-County Criminal Investigation Officer visited the scene and established that the victim, Lucas Onyango Odero, 29 and now deceased had fatally been injured by his wife.…
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) County elections will be held on Thursday November 14, 2024 following the lifting of stay orders by the court. The National elections will then follow on December 7. In a press statement sent to newsrooms and signed by the FKF Electoral Board Chair Hesbon Owilla and FKF Electoral Secretary Marceline Sande affirmed the Election Board’s commitment to oversee an election process that if free, fair, credible and verifiable. During the launch of the FKF Electoral Board in mid-September this year, Mr Owilla said the Board will sit with a very independent team at Kandanda House that…
Insufficient evidence that cannot stand in court and the desire to save taxpayers money are among the reasons why high-profile cases are withdrawn by the Office of Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Deputy Director of the Department of Prosecution Training Institute Mr. Aloys Kemo explained that evidence in all the cases that have previously been withdrawn could not sustain the charges and those indicted were likely to win and sue the government for compensation, so the cases were withdrawn to save the taxpayers money. Kemo said withdrawal of cases by the Office of the Director of Public…
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has declared that he will be active in local politics despite his interest in vying for the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairmanship. The comment was clearly meant to caution political leaders who were impatiently angling to succeed him. He spoke on Sunday in Ligisa Secondary School, Homa Bay county during a thanksgiving ceremony for the new ODM party Chair Gladys Wanga. He told Kenyans not to count him out of Kenyan politics saying that vying for the AUC seat does not warrant anybody to count him out of Kenyan politics even as he expressed confidence…
Siaya magistrate, Benjamin Limo has ruled that a suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Wells Fargo’s human resource boss Willis Ayieko will be in police custody for the next 30 days. Duncan Onyango alias Otuch, who was arraigned before the court today, will be locked in at the Kisumu railways police station, where suspects arrested earlier are being held, pending police investigations into the murder. The police requested for a 30-day detention of the 48-year-old suspect, which magistrate Limo granted, and ordered him to appear for the case on December 13, 2024. According to the police, Onyango was…
During the swearing-in of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on November 1, 2024, President William Ruto lamented that for two years, he lacked a principal assistant to effectively communicate his administration’s vision. With Prof Kindiki now in office, Kenyans have every reason to expect fresh energy in addressing the challenges the country faces. An ideal starting point for this renewed momentum should be the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), a public institution steeped in inefficiency and corruption that has burdened Kenyans for far too long. Kenya Railways holds vast tracts of valuable land across the country, particularly in Nairobi where its prime…
The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) has been ordered to begin the election process for a new bishop of the Mount Kenya West diocese within seven days, amid concerns that the church was not adhering to its constitutional timeline for filling the vacant position. In his ruling, Justice Kizito Magare of the Nyeri High Court has ordered ACK Archbishop Dr Jackson Ole Sapit, along with the Provincial Synod, the ACK Mt Kenya West Synod, and the church’s registered trustees, to begin the process of selecting a new bishop by November 13. In his orders, Justice Magare has further directed Arch…
Kenyan-born Huldah Moraa Momanyi Histley made history in the 2024 United States elections by becoming the first Kenyan American to win a district seat in the U.S. State Legislature. Her achievement has been celebrated nationwide, particularly in her hometown of Nyamemiso in Nyamira County, where family and friends gathered in large numbers to celebrate her political success. Moraa ran under the Democratic-Farmer-Labour party and won 65 percent of the vote, defeating Brad Olson. She now represents Minnesota’s District 38A, which includes Brooklyn Park and Osseo. At 39, Moraa’s victory was hard-earned. She immigrated to the US at the age of…
A boda boda operator arrested in connection with the murder of the late Wells Fargo manager, Willis Ayieko, will be held in custody for 30 days, a Siaya court has ruled. Siaya Chief Magistrate Margaret Wambani ordered that Charles Otieno Odhiambo, who was arrested by the police in Kisumu, be held by the police to assist with investigations into the murder of the late human resources manager. The 21-year-old suspect had been arraigned before her when the prosecution, led by Evans Soita, made a miscellaneous application to have him detained for 30 days at the Kisumu Railways Police Station. Soita…
