Moses Kuria, a Senior Advisor on President William Ruto’s Council of Economic Advisors. PHOTO/@KeTreasury/XSenior Economic Advisor at State House, Moses Kuria, has congratulated Former President Uhuru Kenyatta for gaining full control of the Jubilee party. In a statement shared on his official X account on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Kuria commended Uhuru Kenyatta for reclaiming…
CNN 12th June, 2025 09:30 PM A rare gold coin from the era of Alexander the Great, part of the Macedonian collection dated 336–323 BC, featured in the multimillion-shilling auction. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BanStvsgG/A huge collection of historic gold coins, recovered from the wall of a house in France after their owner passed away, has been sold…
Affordable housing units in Mukuru, Nairobi county. PHOTO/@ahb_kenya/XNational Treasury Cabinet Secretary (CS) John Mbadi has announced the allocation of Ksh64.5 billion towards the Affordable Housing Programme in the 2025/26 financial year. Addressing parliament when he read the 2025/26 financial year budget on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Mbadi stated that the government is creating employment through…
Kenyan Parliament in session. PHOTO/@NAssemblyKE/XParliament on Thursday, June 12, 2025, observed a minute of silence in honour of Kenyans who lost their lives during the Anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. The parliament did this, marking a solemn moment of national reflection. The gesture was led by National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi during the 2025/26 budget…
IG Police Douglas Kanja, DCI Director Mohamed Amin and DIG Gilbert Masengeli before the National Assembly’s Internal Security Committe on June 12, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has said that any officer implicated in the death of Albert Ojwang must step aside, including the Deputy Inspector General Eluid Lagat, if…
IG Police Douglas Kanja, DCI Director Mohamed Amin and DIG Gilbert Masengeli before the National Assembly’s Internal Security Committe on June 12, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has said that any officer implicated in the death of Albert Ojwang, including the Deputy Inspector General (DIG), must step aside. Appearing before…
Treasury CS John Mbadi, accompanied by PS Chris Kiptoo, holds the budget briefcase outside Parliament before presenting the 2025 budget on Thursday, June 12, 2025. PHOTO/@citymirrorKE/xTreasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi arrived in Parliament on foot this afternoon to present the 2025 national budget valued at KSh 4.23 trillion. The CS broke with past tradition by…
Air India Express plane on the run way. Image used for illustration purposes. PHOTO/@AirIndiaX/X An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, the airline and police said, and India’s federal health minister said that many people were killed. The plane…
Air India plane crashes with 242 on board. [Courtesy] A London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in India’s western city of Ahmedabad with 242 on board, aviation officials said in what the airline called a “tragic accident”. Air India’s flight 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, which was bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff, officials…
Safaricom has publicly denied any role in the arrest of blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang, whose death in police custody – now ruled a murder – has ignited a nationwide outcry over police brutality and data-privacy abuse. Chief Executive Peter Ndegwa says the telco discovered Ojwang’s detention from news reports and insists the firm never shared…
Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi. PHOTO/@KeTreasury/XTreasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has shared his long-term vision for the country and what he hopes his legacy will be once he leaves office. Speaking during a televised interview on Thursday, June 12, 2025, ahead of presenting the 2025/2026 national budget to the National…
Treasury CS John Mbadi. PHOTO/@JohnMbadiN/XAs Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi prepared to table the 2025/2026 national budget before Parliament on Thursday, June 12, 2025, he acknowledged a force that few government officials had openly credited in years past: the power of Gen Z. In a candid live television interview en route from Karen to the…
The government has unveiled plans to introduce a new voting system that will allow visually impaired citizens to vote independently and in private during future elections, a move hailed as a major step toward electoral inclusivity. On Wednesday, June 11, Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura announced that the state will roll out a “special secret ballot…
Siaya Governor James Orengo is already reaping the rewards of easing tensions with President William Ruto, unveiling a series of transformative development projects backed by the national government just days after a high-level meeting at State House. In an update posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Orengo announced that his recent…
Lawyer Willis Evans Otieno during a past function. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/Otienowill/photos.Prominent constitutional lawyer Willis Otieno has launched a fierce critique against investigative agencies over what he terms a calculated effort to shield top police officers following the death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang in police custody. Speaking out in X’s official account on Thursday, June 12, 2025, amid…