Yagnesh Devani, Controversial billionaire and oil tycoon [File, Standard] Kenyans were pleasantly surprised when it was announced in January 2024 that runaway business mogul Yagnesh Devani had been extradited from the United Kingdom to face criminal charges over economic crimes. They would, however, be treated to a rude shock, when the fugitive alleged to have…
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The International Monetary Fund will this week begin its delayed fourth review of Egypt’s 46-month loan programme, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday. The review had originally been scheduled for the end of September. It comes under an agreement Cairo signed with the IMF in April, expanding an original loan…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel on Sunday pressed on with its campaigns in Lebanon and Gaza, launching several deadly strikes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited his country’s northern border. The latest attacks on eastern Lebanon came after Israel warned it would again hit Hezbollah targets there. A town near the southern city of…
ODM Party leader Raila Odinga chats with National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed. [File, Standard] A gag order by National Assembly Minority Leader Junet Mohamed to members of Raila Odinga’s Orange party over engaging other parties is causing jitters in the opposition party. Some lawmakers are concerned that the party is sending mixed signals over…
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said Kenyans should not fall into the trap of those opposing the rollout and implementation of the new healthcare scheme, the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). He has warned that those opposing the new scheme have a hidden agenda to continue crippling the health sector, thus denying Kenyans benefits…
For Kenyans, Peter Oloo Aringo may have been just another politician. But for the residents of Siaya, his home county, he was not just any other politician; he was a special, extraordinary leader who excelled not only in debating national issues in the August House but also one who relentlessly pushed for the interest of…
President William Ruto with Millie Odhiambo (Suba-North MP) addressing Wananchi during the commissioning of the Rusinga Ring Road, Homa Bay County. [PCS] “The year 2005 marked a turning point in my life. I was in my office, working late, when I got a call from a friend, Prof Jacqueline Oduol, who was at the time, working as…
President William Ruto has announced an all-war-out approach in dealing with cases of femicide in the country. Speaking on Sunday, November 3, 2024, the Head of State announced that his administration will take all the necessary steps to tackle the issue which is slowly sliding out of hand. While attributing the rise of femicide cases…
A high-level delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC), led by Li Xi, is currently visiting Kenya. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with his delegation on…
Kenya welcomed His Excellency Li Xi, a senior member of China’s Communist Party, on Sunday, setting the stage for a series of bilateral discussions aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. The high-ranking Chinese official, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee…
President William Ruto hands a copy of the constitution to Prof Kithure Kindiki after he was sworn in as the third Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya on Nov 1, 2024. [PCS] Deputy President Kithure Kindiki will walk a tightrope in the coming weeks as he seeks to balance between the will of the…
National Assembly Speaker Dr. Moses Wetang’ula led Members of Parliament Saturday in mourning the late former Education Minister and ex-Alego Usonga MP, Peter Castro Oloo Aringo. He lauded him as a brilliant leader who served Kenya with unwavering dedication. In a message to newsrooms, Speaker Wetang’ula, who served alongside Aringo in the 6th Parliament, praised…
In the wake of the passing of former Education Minister Peter Castro Oloo Aringo, tributes have poured in from leaders across Kenya, celebrating his life and contributions to the nation. Aringo, who also served as Alego Usonga MP, died on Friday evening November 1, 2024, at a hospital in Nairobi at the age of 83….
Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the first Black woman to lead the Conservative party in a historic moment for the political outfit that has produced some of the most celebrated British Prime Ministers such as Sir Winston Churchill, the iron lady Margaret Thatcher among others. This achievement has been met with enthusiasm from various political…
A book authored by Suba South MP Millie Odhiambo, “ Rig or be Rigged?.” [Courtesy] “My father served as a Member of the Regional Assembly for Nyanza. He was vying for the Mbita parliamentary seat when he died in a boating accident two days after my seventh birthday. I had my initial glimpse of politics…