The late Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla will be laid to rest at his family home in Mor, Alego Usonga, Siaya County on Sunday, April 21, 2024. In a statement, the family of Ogolla revealed that the late General had outlined in his will that, upon his demise, he should be laid to rest within 72 hours. The burial will be led by a memorial service at his local church in Nduru. “Additionally, a Memorial Service will be held on Friday, April 26th, 2024, at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Langata, where he found solace in his…
Author: Silas Apollo
Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla died tragically on Thursday afternoon when the military chopper he was aboard crashed at the Kaben-Cheptulel border between Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot countiees. He died alongside nine other members of the military. Following the incident, President William Ruto convened a meeting of senior security personnel at State House on the matter, after which he made a televised speech to announce the passing on of General Ogolla. “I am deeply saddened to announce the passing on of General Francis Omondi Ogolla, the Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces,” President Ruto said. “Together with…
The wife of former Murang’a governor Mwangi Wa Iria Jane Waigwe Kimani and her brother Solomon Mutura Kimani were on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, arraigned in a Nairobi court over corruption allegations involving some Sh140 million. Waigwe and her brother Mutura appeared before the Milimani anti-corruption court to plead to the charges after their arrest on Tuesday by detectives from the Anti-Corruption Commission. Also, to be charged is the former governor, alongside other co-accused persons, whom EACC says failed to honour summons to appear before the commission to answer to the corruption charges. “The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) pursuing…
Members of Parliament have begun moving into their new offices at Bunge Towers, Parliament Buildings, after years of construction marred by allegations of tender wars. The MPs began occupying the building following communication by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula during the afternoon sitting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, which was also the day the House resumed sittings following a short recess. In his communication, Speaker Wetang’ula said the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) was keen to expedite the completion of Bunge Tower to bridge the deficit in office accommodation for members of Parliament. “With respect to the facilitation…
Former National Museums of Kenya director general, Dr Mzalendo Kibunjia, was on Tuesday arraigned over corruption allegations.
The government plans to double the number of passports it aims to issue this year to at least one million, while also distributing three million digital national identity cards within the same timeframe. Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok said on Friday, April 12, 2024, that the new targets are part of an ambitious drive to make it easier for Kenyans to access registration documents. The government also hopes to raise the revenue generated from its services which is collected on the eCitizen digital platform to a daily average of Sh1 billion during the same period. “We believe these…
The National Assembly’s departmental committee on finance and national planning is considering enacting regulations to guide the operations of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) credit providers, after the House raised concerns about the challenges faced by boda boda operators due to exploitative lenders. The matter came to the committee’s attention after Kigumo MP Joseph Munyoro in February sought a statement from the chairperson on the measures the government had put in place to regulate the activities of BNPL providers in the country. Munyoro further requested to know the plans by the government to develop alternative financing models that are fair, transparent and genuinely…
A Bill seeking to strengthen governance of cooperatives and eliminate pyramid schemes disguised as Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Saccos)has been introduced in Parliament. Sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, Kimani Ichung’wah, the Bill seeks to overhaul the regulatory framework for cooperatives, promoting good governance, protecting member savings, and fostering a more competitive sector. It was read for the first time in the National Assembly on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. In Clause 19, the Bill introduces a four-tier cooperative structure in Kenya; primary cooperatives, secondary cooperatives, cooperative federations, and apex cooperatives. It also seeks to establish the office of…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared Wednesday, April 10 a national public holiday to mark Idd ul-Fitr. The CS made the announcement in a Gazette Notice dated April 9, 2023. “It is notified for the general information of the public that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 (1) of the Public Holidays Act, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration declares that Wednesday, the 10th April 2023, shall be a public holiday to mark Idd ul-Fitr,” Kindiki said. Typically, Eid festivities begin after the sighting of a new crescent moon. Eid-ul-Fitr is a major religious…
The National Assembly Committee on Implementation has faulted the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Industry, Juma Mukhwana, for the delayed payment of terminal dues owed to former employees of Pan African Paper Mills. In a meeting chaired by the Embakasi West MP, Mark Mwenje, who is also the deputy minority whip, the lawmakers expressed concerns over what they termed as lack of goodwill from the ministry of investments, trade and industry to resolve the matter which has been pending since 2019. The Committee urged the state department to consider allocating a part of the monies due to the…