Garissa county commissioner Mohamed Mwabudzo has warned against charcoal burning and the illegal tree logging in the county, noting that action will be taken against perpetrators. Mwabudzo who was speaking during the celebrations of the International Day of Forestry at County High School said that the government will…
Elfyn Evans strengthens his lead in a dramatic Safari Rally Kenya as treacherous terrain and tyre troubles shake up the standings. Tough weather conditions have turned Safari Rally Kenya into a brutal battlefield, but Elfyn Evans has emerged as the commanding force, extending his lead at the top after a punishing Saturday morning loop. The…
Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya. PHOTO/@HonTuya/X Defence Cabinet Secretary Soipan Tuya on Friday, March 21, 2025, decried what she termed negativity by a section of Kenyans on the royal visit of the King and Queen of the Netherlands to the country. Speaking during a thanksgiving ceremony at the Chebisaas Girls’ Secondary School in Aldai,…
President William Ruto assents to the Supplementary Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 8 2025) at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] A list of big names shortlisted for the Principal Secretary positions on Thursday fell victim to a winnowing process that favoured allies of ODM leader Raila Odinga. The shake-up of the government, aimed at entrenching President…
Namibia’s first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has lauded the inauguration of Namibia’s first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, calling it a groundbreaking moment for women in leadership across Africa. In a statement shared on her official X account on Saturday, March 22, 2025, Waiguru expressed solidarity with the new Namibian…
Kimilili MP Didmus Barasa speaks during a public function in Bungoma County on Saturday, July 27, 2024. PHOTO/@DidmusWaBarasa/X Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa has appealed to President William Ruto to consider regional balance in the reconstitution of his cabinet as speculation is rife that more changes in government are imminent. In a…
President William Ruto’s statement and Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Ruto has held talks with his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, over the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ruto, who is in Namibia, held talks with Mnangagwa, who is also the chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). “The…
A Kenya Prison officer shoots in the air to disperse Gen Z demonstrators milling up at Whispers Park in Nyeri, June 27, 2024. [FILE, Standard] Nine months after the Gen Z revolt that re-shaped the political position of the country leading to realignments at the national executive, some of the youths that were caught up in the heat of the…
President William Ruto shakes hands with Namibia’s first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Ruto on Friday, March 21, 2025, attended the inauguration of Namibia’s first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, in Windhoek. Taking to his official X account, Ruto stated that the event was a double celebration as the country was also marking…
President William Ruto at State House Nairobi on December 4, 2024. PHOTO/@StateHouseKenya/X Just three months after announcing a sweeping plan to streamline his government by dissolving and merging state corporations, President William Ruto has created seven new Principal Secretary (PS) positions, a move that has drawn scrutiny and raised questions about the administration’s fiscal…
Nyeri governor Mutahi Kahiga. PHOTO/@GovernorKahiga/X A bitter fiscal dispute between the country’s 47 governors and the national government, led by President William Ruto, has reached a critical juncture, with county bosses threatening to paralyze services within two weeks. The Council of Governors (CoG) has accused the National Treasury of diverting crucial development funds and…
President William Ruto and Susan Nakhumicha. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X Former Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has expressed her appreciation to President William Ruto following her nomination as Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi. In a message shared on X, Nakhumicha conveyed her gratitude through lyrics from a song by…
BBC 21st March, 2025 02:34 PM Iceland’s Minister of Children Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir. PHOTO/Govt of Iceland Iceland’s minister for children has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than 30 years ago. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in a media interview she had first started a relationship when the boy…
BBC 21st March, 2025 02:32 PM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.PHOTO/@netanyahu/X Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired the head of the nation’s security service over its failure to anticipate the 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas. The Israeli cabinet met on Thursday evening to formally approve the early dismissal of Ronen Bar,…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi chats with President William Ruto during a political rally at Nyayo Stadium on August, 06, 2022. [File, Standard] President William Ruto’s party takeover of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s political vehicle might not be a walk in the park. This is after a court battle was lodged to challenge the…