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Poor sanitation, hygiene to blame for cholera hike in Homa Bay and Migori
A cholera outbreak last month in Migori and Homa Bay counties that left scores dead has been blamed on poor sanitation. According to health…
Sustainable financing, infrastructure top agenda at EAC summit
Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) met last month in Nairobi for a summit where, among others, they discuss sustainable financing…
Act to reduce fragmentation, overlap and duplication of government functions
As part of its effort and commitment to improve service delivery in public service, the government introduced what are now known as “Huduma Centres”…
China seeks to stamp Africa ‘conquest’ with railway project
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi flew into several Africa counties last month, including Kenya, where he lobbied for local support for Chinese construction companies.…
Governments and terror groups pose the biggest threat to media freedom
Last month, the Reporters Without Borders 2015 World Press Freedom Index highlighted the worldwide deterioration in freedom of information in last year. Beset by…
Could purple be the tea of the future?
Kenya’s earnings from tea exports last year dropped 15 per cent from a year earlier due to poor global prices. Data from the Kenya…
Incoming IG wants Kaindi, Muhoro removed
The expected appointment of Joseph Kipchirchir Boinet as the new Inspector-General of Police could usher in radical changes at the National Police Service. Until…
Lawmaker given ultimatum to return bribe money or else…
The gods of vengeance, it would seem, are not about to leave a powerful Parliamentary committee chair be any time soon. This is after…
GUARDIANS OF THE LAW: JUDICIARY BARES ITS CLAWS
By NLM reporter No one appreciates better than President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto the power and potency of the Kenyan Judiciary.…
A truly reformed Judiciary is one that works to transform governance
By Ndung’u Wainaina In last month’s edition, this writer looked at reforms in the Judiciary and why sustaining them is necessary for the good…