A petitioner seeking damages for violation of consumer rights after allegedly contracting a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) despite using a condom has been dismissed for lack of proof. Justice Lawrence Mugambi said Williamson Nyakweba who filed the suit in 2018 did not prove that he indeed purchased condoms manufactured by Beta International and that his claim was indefensible. “The claim that the petitioner’s consumer rights were violated is thus clearly indefensible as the petitioner could neither prove purchase of the said condom nor the fact that he used it let alone the same being sub-standard,” Justice Mugambi asserted in a…
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Kenya’s private sector activities improved in December 2023, as new data shows, at a time when the inflation rate fell. The latest Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) improved to 48.8 from 45.8 in November 2023. Whereas a reading above 50.0 signals growth in business activities, a reading below it indicates contraction. In the month of December last year, Kenya’s inflation dropped to 6.6 percent, down from 6.8 percent, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. “The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) improved in December, despite still difficult business conditions for the private sector,” Standard Bank Economist Christopher Legilisho…
Shanzu Principal Magistrate Yousuf Shikanda issued the ultimatum citing the historic length of pre-trial detention on the cult leader and his associates. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has until January 23 to charge Paul Mackenzie, the leader of the Shakahola forest starvation cult, blamed for the death of over 400 followers of his so-called Good News International Church. Shanzu Principal Magistrate Yousuf Shikanda issued the new ultimatum on Tuesday citing the historic length of pre-trial detention on Mackenzie and his associates. “This is the longest pre-charge detention in the history of the country following the promulgation of…
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome Sunday reprimanded his juniors for dispersing a meeting of Raila Odinga supporters who were celebrating his 79th birthday, and directed that stern administrative action be taken against those behind the incident. Koome termed the move unwarranted and said he had taken cognizance of the unwarranted violent dispersion of members of the public who were holding a peaceful celebration in Nairobi. It emerged the officers were told to provide security to those holding the birthday party and talk to the organizers for a peaceful end to the events. “They were informed the meetings will be…
Graded under a new scoring system, compulsory subjects have reduced from five to just two in determining the candidate’s final score The 2023 KCSE results are set to be announced today, Monday 8th January 2023, at Moi Girls, Eldoret, by Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu. 903,260 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates who sat for the exams last December will finally know their performance six weeks after they sat the exam. The 2023 KCSE results are significant because they coincide with the introduction of a new grading scheme designed to increase university admissions. The redesigned structure, which was unveiled…
A teenage girl linked to the murder of Nairobi Hospital Finance Director Eric Maigo has pleaded guilty to the offence. Anne Adhiambo pleaded guilty thrice in three different instances saying “Ni Ukweli,” (It is true) as the court ordered for the charges to be reread for clarity during an appearance at the Milimani Law Courts on Thursday. Judge Kaanyi Kimondo, who set a November 8 mention, said the suspect will have another opportunity to plead after consulting her lawyer. “I give you more time so that you’re able to consult your lawyer who is present here in court so that…
Then UN Secretary Kofi Annan’s deep experience in conflict resolution was a major factor in helping Kenya achieve a unity government during that pivotal moment – Mcghie Fifteen years ago, Kenya was rocked by a violent political, economic, and humanitarian crisis that erupted after former President Mwai Kibaki was declared the winner of the presidential election in December 2007. Diplomacy expert Meredith Preston McGhie was part of a team of leaders who successfully negotiated an agreement for a new unity government in Kenya. Ms McGhie has spent her entire career working to resolve conflicts around the world, including conflicts and instability in Africa. She was…
The president’s advisers have often said that Dr Ruto did not campaign on an anti-corruption model, but the financial haemorrhage is too fast to ignore The morning of Thursday, September 21, was not easy for top government officials gathered at Kenya School of Government in Kabete for hours of dress down on a deep vice at key agencies in the Kenya Kwanza administration: corruption. President William Ruto’s right-hand man in the civil service, Felix Koskei, was in a foul mood. In a meeting that brought together 35 Principal Secretaries, more than 200 chief executive officers of state corporations and their…
In a steadfast response to the backlash he has faced, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has stood his ground to defend the controversial remarks he made in February, asserting that priorities within the Kenya Kwanza administration would be directed toward what he termed as “shareholders.” His statements, which President William Ruto labeled as “primitive,” have sparked widespread criticism. Speaking at a fundraiser at the Kapsabet ACK church in Nandi County last weekend, Deputy President Gachagua made it clear that he had no intentions of retracting his comments, which have ignited a nationwide debate. Deputy President Gachagua said that it was his…
Kenya risks going the way of Ghana Greece and Sri Lanka if its current public debt load is not lessened, ahead of the first Eurobond it issued, which matures in June next year. This is the scenario a Debt Distress report by Nairobi headquartered Faida Investment Bank paints. Kenya is left with the International Monetary Fund(IMF) as the only rescue out of its debt hole. The report warns that with Kenya now unable to issue a new Eurobond, ostensibly to settle old debt, the country risks plunging into a more serious liquidity and debt crisis in 2024. At the moment,…