Kenyan police officers are currently deployed in Haiti as part of a UN-backed peacekeeping mission aimed at stabilising the country amid ongoing instability and violence. So, how much will Kenya Police earn in Haiti? It has been revealed that these officers can earn up to Sh280,000 per month, including all allowances, for their crucial role in this international mission. At the Cabinet Secretaries Appointments Committee vetting on Thursday, August 1, Prof Kithure Kindiki, then the nominee for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination, revealed that Kenyan police are paid and insured by the United Nations. “Our officers are covered, insured…
Author: Samuel Njihia
What is Maisha Namba? Maisha Namba is a unique personal identification number assigned to every Kenyan citizen upon registration, typically at birth. This number will serve as a lifelong personal identity number from birth to death. Maisha Namba will function as the birth certificate number for newborns and as the registration number for government services, including enrolment in educational institutions (NEMIS) and health insurance (NHIF). Upon reaching 18, it will also serve as the ID number. Additionally, it will act as a Personal Identification Number (PIN) for KRA and NSSF, among others. After death, the same number will be used…
A British terror suspect associated with the infamous “White Widow” Samantha Lewthwaite has been deported from Kenya to the UK after completing his sentence. Jermaine Grant, 41, from London, was flown to Britain on Thursday accompanied by Kenyan officials before being taken into custody upon arrival. Grant had already been serving a prison sentence in Mombasa where he was convicted of possessing bomb-making materials and using forged documents to gain Kenyan citizenship. His arrest followed a raid that uncovered explosives and related material in a flat he shared with wanted woman Lewthwaite. She has been on the run for over…
Security officials staged a high-profile raid on businessman Jimi Wanjigi’s Muthaiga residence in Nairobi on Thursday.
Governor Kawira Mwangaza has been impeached for the third time by the Meru County Assembly amid allegations of serious misconduct and legal violations.
With a few months left to the 2025 election for the AU Commission chairmanship, it seems the race has whittled down to only an all-male shortlist. Contesting for the position is former Prime Minister of Kenya Raila Odinga, Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssou, former Mauritius Foreign Minister Anil Kumarsingh Gayan, and Richard James Randriamandrato, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Madagascar. Now, a panel of experts which includes Burundian academic Paul Ngarambe, Ethiopian diplomat Konjit SineGiorgis, Ghanaian Patrick Hayford, and South African Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko, will vet the contestability of the contestants for suitability for the…
The National Assembly Committee on Appointments has shot down the nomination of Stella Lang’at as Cabinet Secretary for Gender, Culture, Arts, and Heritage. This was declared on Wednesday, August 7, by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, who added that the committee passed 19 of the 20 nominees sent by the President. The decision comes days after the Cabinet Secretary nominees were vetted by the Committee on Appointments. Consequently, Prof. Kindiki Kithure has been appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Interior, while Dr. Deborah Barasa will take over the Health docket. Alice Wahome will lead the Lands ministry, with Julius Ogamba taking the…
After 13 years of ambition and struggle, Mobius Motors Kenya is shutting down amid overwhelming debts and a fierce tax battle with the Kenya Revenue Authority, marking a somber end to its pioneering journey in the automotive industry. Shareholders on Monday, August 5, 2024, resolved to liquidate the company, with Nicolas Guibert, a Mobius director, confirming KVSK Sastry’s appointment as the liquidator to manage the wind-up process. “At a meeting of the shareholders held on August 5, 2024, it was resolved to place the company under liquidation as per section 393(1) (b) of the Insolvency Act and to appoint KVSK…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has expressed its willingness to resolve the Sh14.5 billion tax evasion case involving Keroche founders Joseph and Tabitha Karanja out of court. It has now emerged that the two parties have entered into negotiations to settle the matter outside the courtroom, prompting the KRA to seek an adjournment from the court to finalise the settlement. On Monday, the tax authority informed Trial Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo that it was considering dropping the high-profile case against the Nakuru Senator and her husband, as negotiations were ongoing. Duncan Ondimu from the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions…
Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza is facing a new impeachment motion, just hours after the fourth motion was withdrawn by nominated MCA Zipporah Kinya. Ms Kinya, the deputy majority leader, had her attempt to advance the governor’s impeachment stopped on Monday by Justice Linus Kassan of the Meru High Court, who issued an injunction preventing the assembly from debating the matter. Additionally, Justice Kassan directed Mwangaza and the Meru Assembly to appear before the Njuri Ncheke Supreme Council of Elders for alternative dispute resolution. “Parties herein are directed to appear before Njuri Ncheke with their advocates before Wednesday, July 31, 2024,”…
