Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has responded to growing pressure from nurses threatening a nationwide strike, stating that the government remains fully committed to structured reforms in the healthcare sector—particularly the absorption of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) workers into permanent and pensionable terms. Duale’s response comes after Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) Secretary General…
CNN 14th May, 2025 06:44 AM US President Donald Trump. PHOTO/@realDonaldTrump/XPresident Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at greatness.” The removal of the sanctions is a significant win for the Syrian government…
President William Ruto addresses residents after the launch of the Sogoo-Melelo-Ololung’a Road on the second day of his tour of Narok County, May 7, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] For much of his presidency, President William Ruto has been dogged by adverse reports of extrajudicial killings and abductions of critics, allegations that often resurface during visits…
UHC staff protest unfair treatment from the ministry of Health. They demand Permanent and Pensionable and gratuity. They matched from Green Park to Ministry of Health, Afya house where they camped demanding audience from the CS Duale on May 13 2025. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard] Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Universal Health Coverage staff have…
Health CS Aden Duale poses for a photo with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) health workers’ unions representatives on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. PHOTO/@MOH_Kenya/X Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, held talks with Universal Health Coverage (UHC) health workers’ unions at Afya House, Nairobi, to resolve the ongoing strike. The Ministry of…
Resilient as the film seemed to be, the time had come for the filming fraternity to acknowledge, even albeit inadvertently, that its term was over. It had lost the filming war. It couldn’t cope with the avalanche of shots fired at it by a myriad of camcorders. Some ‘filming’ expressions such as ‘shooting’, among others,…
A photo of Seth Panyako, KNUN chair. PHOTO//@sethpanyako/XThe Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) Chairperson Seth Panyako, has hinted at an imminent nationwide strike, warning that nurses across the country may down their tools if the government fails to address longstanding grievances, including the failure to implement the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and the absorption…
President William Ruto during the Groundbreaking for the construction of Narok International Airport project in Narok North Constituency on May 6, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] President William Ruto’s comments downplaying the scale of abductions and enforced disappearances in the country have drawn sharp criticism. Speaking during a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb…
Fred Matiang’i, Rigathi Gachagua, Martha Karua, Eugene Wamalwa, Justin Muturi, Mintika Linturi, and Mukhisa Kitui after the meeting on Tuesday, April 29,2025. PHOTO/@MarthaKaruaOpposition leaders have continued to voice their rejection of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) list of nominees. In a statement on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the opposition leaders announced plans to…
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa at a past event. PHOTO/@DidmusWaBarasa/XMember of Parliament for Kimilili Constituency, Didmus Barasa, has called for swift action against police officers implicated in the extrajudicial killings of young people, saying no one, regardless of rank, should be above the law. Speaking during an interview with K24 TV on Tuesday, May 13, 2025,…
Embakasi North MP James Gakuya at a past event. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064363642451Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has called into question the effectiveness of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), saying the agency has failed to hold perpetrators of police abuse accountable, particularly in the wake of abductions and extrajudicial killings reported during recent protests. Speaking on a…
Kenya and Dominican Republic sign agreement to support Haiti mission. PHOTO/https://x.com/MusaliaMudavadi/status/1922174034319450251/XKenya has signed an agreement with the Dominican Republic to support the members of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti. The Prime Cabinet Secretary and Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi and the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic, H.E. Roberto…
BBC 13th May, 2025 11:51 AM Handcuff image used for illustration purposes. PHOTO/PexelsPolice have arrested a man over suspected arson attacks on property linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The 21-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, the Metropolitan Police said. He…
Kenya’s newly-minted People’s United Opposition (PUO) has accused President William Ruto of “state-capture in broad daylight” after he forwarded seven names to fill the long-vacant Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In a fiery Tuesday morning press statement, the coalition, fronted by Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Fred Matiang’i and five other…
Kenyan police arriving in Haiti. PHOTO/@NPSOfficial_KE/XThe Kenyan government is appealing for urgent financial support from the international community to support the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti. In a joint statement, after a high-level diplomatic meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Kenya and the Dominican Republic decried the mission’s operational challenges in the Caribbean nation….