Senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has turned down overtures by the Judiciary to address concerns of corruption in courts involving a number of judges. Mr Abdullahi, in a post on his X account, declined an invite by Chief Justice Martha Koome, asking him to cooperate with the Judicial Service Commission to address the corruption allegations in court. The lawyer, instead, said that he would only accept the invite, if investigations into the allegations of graft also touch on judges of the Supreme Court and the CJ. “I will not cooperate!!! I will only cooperate if the investigation also touches on the…
Author: Silas Apollo
President William Ruto met his predecessor, Mr Uhuru Kenyatta, at his home in Gatundu on Monday, sparking intense political speculation on social media over whether Mr Kenyatta’s allies will get a Cabinet slot. Some analysts have seen as an attempt to appease the restive Mt Kenya region where political leaders have been on the receiving end with voters since the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua as Deputy President. The position of Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration has been vacant for over a month after Prof Kithure Kindiki was appointed Deputy President. There has been speculation that Mr Mutahi Kagwe,…
Several members of Parliament from Tanzania were on Friday injured after they were involved in a road accident while traveling to Mombasa for the East Africa Community Parliamentary Games. The MPs, according to a statement issued by the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula, sustained injuries after their bus collided with a lorry early on Friday, December 6, 2024. According to the details shared by the Speaker and the National Assembly, the accident is said to have occurred in Mbande area, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region. “One bus carrying some of our colleagues from Tanzania was involved in an accident.…
The national and county governments have reached an agreement to pay the debt owed to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority. This is according to President William Ruto who on Monday said that counties have committed to pay Sh2 billion, while the national government will contribute Sh1.5 billion to ensure hospitals receive sufficient medicine. Speaking in Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, during an extensive development tour, President Ruto said the move will ensure the success of the government’s ambitious universal healthcare, Taifa Care. “If we pay health insurance for citizens and hospitals do not have medicines, that money will go to waste. All…
Community health workers from across the country could soon be entitled to pay after the National Assembly approved a Bill to include them in the government payroll system. MPs in the National Assembly passed the Community Health Workers Bill, 2022 (National Assembly Bill No. 53 of 2022). The Bill sponsored by Ndhiwa MP Martin Peters Owino, was approved by a majority of the lawmakers and seeks to establish a legal framework to acknowledge the essential role of community health workers and incorporate them into the government payroll. Currently, the workers who provide crucial health services at the grassroots level, often…
ODM leader Raila Odinga has received another boost in his quest for the Africa Union Commission chairperson position after Mauritius supported his candidature. President William Ruto, in a statement on Tuesday evening, said that the newly-elected Mauritius prime minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, had agreed to support Odinga for the position. This means that Mauritius, which had proposed a candidate for the position, will now withdraw its candidature for the race, handing Odinga another win ahead of the elections slated for February next year. The decision represents a shift in strategy for Mauritius, whose previous candidate had been endorsed by former prime…
The plans by Kenya to secure the full endorsement of countries in the East African region for the candidature of ODM leader Raila Odinga for the African Union Commission chairmanship now appears to be in limbo. This is after it emerged that Somalia, one of the partner states of the community, will not be backing the candidature of Odinga, ahead of the AU elections slated for February next year. Somalia, has instead indicated that it will be supporting former Djibouti foreign minister Mahmoud Youssouf, a candidate in the race, in the elections next year. The new development comes even as…
Members of Parliament have rejected a proposal from the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum to lift the moratorium on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The MPs cited concerns over inadequate safeguards to protect taxpayers from potential exploitation by private investors. The ministry had approached Parliament with a request to lift the moratorium specifically on coal-fired power plants, stressing the urgency of expanding power sources to meet Kenya’s increasing energy needs. According to the ministry, anticipated growth in power consumption necessitates a diversification of sources, with coal plants positioned as a stable and cost-effective complement to existing hydroelectric power. However, members insisted…
The National Assembly is set to vet nominees for key positions in three Constitutional Commissions and two State Offices, following nominations by President William Ruto. Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula in a communication to MPs, said the House will interrogate the 21 nominees picked for positions at the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, the Commission on Administrative Justice, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, the National Gender and Equality Commission and the Central Bank of Kenya. “Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 42(1), I wish to report to the House that I have received five messages from His Excellency…
Parliament is set to host President William Ruto for the 2024 State of the Nation address on Thursday. The Head of State is expected to deliver his third State of the Nation address to Parliament on Thursday, November 21, 2024. This is according to the speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula who made the communication to MPs last week. “I wish to inform the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President conveying that he intends to deliver the 2024 State of the Nation address to Parliament,” Wetang’ula said. Speaker Wetang’ula further informed the House…