Ruto’s economy: World Bank flags missing Gen Z jobs, rising poverty

President William Ruto at State House Nairobi where he assented to the Supplementary Appropriations Bill. [PCS] The World Bank has delivered a mixed economic scorecard on President William Ruto’s administration. In a new report on Kenya published Tuesday, the World Bank highlighted improvements in key macroeconomic indicators but raised concerns over persistent job scarcity for the youth and…

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Kindiki: How state plans to improve SHA services

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at a high-level consultative meeting on the status of implementation of Universal Health Coverage in Karen. [ScreenGrab; Kithure Kindiki-Youtube] Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has taken receipt of shortcomings of the Social Health scheme highlighted by members of the public, explaining how the government plans to improve its service delivery. This comes…

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NTV, Citizen Limuru Transmission Stations Raided, Signal Shut Down

Armed officers and Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) officials raided NTV’s Limuru transmission station on Wednesday afternoon, cutting the broadcaster’s free-to-air signal just as it carried live images of antitax protests sweeping the country. Nation Media Group (NMG) called the shutdown “unconstitutional,” saying it happened “without due process” and squarely violates Article 34(2) of the…

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Ruto appoints Erastus Edung as IEBC chair, names 6 new commissioners

President William Ruto speaks during a past event. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Samoei Ruto has officially appointed Erastus Edung Ethekon as the new chairperson of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The appointment, which was formally documented under Gazette Notice No. 7724 and published in a special issue of the Kenya Gazette dated Tuesday, June…

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Jay-Z asks court to dismiss rape lawsuit

A lawyer for rapper Jay-Z has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000, after inconsistencies emerged in her allegation. An Alabama woman, named in the legal action by the pseudonym Jane Doe, has accused the musicians of drugging and attacking her…

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Trump officials launch ICE effort to deport unaccompanied migrant children

USA president Donald J. Trump. PHOTO/https://www.whitehouse.gov/ The Trump administration is directing immigration agents to track down hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the United States without their parents, expanding the president’s mass deportation effort, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo outlines an unprecedented push…

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