MPs to begin debates on the new housing levy fund Bill as the House resumes session on Tuesday Parliament is tomorrow, February 13, set to begin debate on the Housing Levy Fund Bill paving way for the introduction of a new law to anchor the affordable housing project. National Assembly Finance Committee chairman Kimani Kuria said the introduction of the Bill to the floor of the House follows the conclusion of public participation exercise that begun last year. The debate on the Bill is also set to align the affordable housing project to the High Court ruling issued last year…
Author: Silas Apollo
The men’s marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum died on Sunday night in a road accident alongside his Rwandese coach Garvis Hakizimana.
Four police officers who were manning the Muthaiga Police Station when wanted murder suspect Kelvin Kinyanjui Kang’ethe escaped from custody have been interdicted as per a statement released on Friday, February 9, by Nairobi county police boss, Adamson Bungei. In his statement, Bungei said that two other officers overseeing the four policemen have also been reassigned to different duty stations as part of disciplinary measures within the police force. He added that Kang’ethe’s lawyer, John Ndegwa Maina, remains in police custody. The action comes in the wake of Maina’s detention at Muthaiga Police Station shortly after Kang’ethe’s escape at around…
The Senate County Public Accounts Committee has called on the officers serving in the office of the Auditor-General (OAG) to be proactive and reorient their operations to be of value to county entities while carrying out auditing.
Governors have called for increased funding from the national government and other development partners to help fight disasters in counties.
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, February 5. The news comes just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. Charles, who became king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, 2022, has generally enjoyed good health, barring injuries from polo and skiing. But in a statement released on Monday evening, the palace said that during his recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement a separate issue of concern was noted. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form…
The government plans to intensify security operations in the North Rift and parts of Upper Eastern region in the coming weeks to weed out criminal activities.
The Nairobi county government has waived the medical fees of the Embakasi gas explosion victims. In a statement, Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja said that the exemption will be at public county hospitals. “The county government has also waived all medical fees at the County facilities attending to the injured and bereaved. We have also mobilised relief items, in conjunction with other agencies, to ensure the comfort of all those affected,” Sakaja said. “Currently, all county health and medical teams are also managing the situation and also working hand in hand with the County Disaster and Risk management teams who continue…
The general price level of commodities in the country rose by about 6.9% in January this year, reflecting a continued increase in the cost of living for many households, latest data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics show. The KNBS consumer price indices and inflation rates for January 2024 indicates that the overall year on year inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 6.9% in January 2024. This means that in January 2024, the general price level was 6.9% higher than that of January 2023. The report notes that this increase was mainly driven by…
The Law Society of Kenya has called for an urgent and thorough investigation into the murder of an advocate Anthony Kabathi who is said to have been killed by unknown assailants during an ambush. In a press statement released on Tuesday evening, LSK president Eric Theuri said that the society was deeply concerned and distressed over the murder of the advocate. Theuri said that Kabathi was killed after he was shot multiple times on his way to Isiolo from Wajir, where he had gone to meet a client. He argued that the death of the advocate follows a disturbing pattern…
