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…
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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,…
An auctioneer who had acted as an agent of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and tried to extort Kes2 million from Ruiru Mabati Mills Ltd in 2020 was today arraigned in an anti-corruption court in Milimani where he pleaded not guilty to two counts of receiving a bribe. Mr. John Obura Dimo, an auctioneer with Keysyan Auctioneers, demanded the money on the premise that he could assist in clearing the company’s accumulated KRA arrears amounting to Kes19 million. Ruiru Mabati Mills Ltd, managing director, reported the matter to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on 30 November 2020. The Commission’s Operation…
The Africa Climate Summit 2023 has culminated in the Nairobi Declaration, with the continent’s leaders asking developed nations to honour their commitments to provide $100 billion in annual climate finance. African heads of state and governments on Wednesday also called for urgent reform of multilateral financial system in their bid to secure funding for climate mitigation and climate adaptation projects. The declaration calls for “a new financing architecture that is responsive to Africa’s needs including debt restructuring and relief”, as frustration mounts over the high cost of financing on the continent. It also asks rich carbon polluters to honour long-standing…
The Nationals Dialogue Committee spearheading the Azimio – Kenya Kwanza talks has adopted a harmonized agenda document to extend invitations for presentation of public memoranda. Majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah who is leading Kenya Kwanza Delegation stated that the committee has signed a framework agreement following a meeting conducted on Wednesday. “We have now agreed on the framework agreement as well as key priority issues to be deliberated by the national Dialogue Committee,” Ichung’wah stated. According to Ichung’wah, the harmonized agenda document will pave the way for the commencement of the official peace talks led by the bipartisan committee. “The bipartisan…
