President William Ruto wants to completely remove the Kibra slum from Nairobi instead of just fixing it up. He spoke about these plans during a Friday rally after checking the Soweto Affordable Housing project. The president believes turning the area into a proper housing estate will give people better lives. Government officials want to provide lasting answers to city poverty rather than quick fixes. Ruto asked doubters to look at the houses already built as proof that the program works.
Workers finished counting residents across the Soweto C and D sections to identify around eleven thousand people. Each person counted receives a special card proving they live there. These cards will help them get new homes when construction teams...
Kenya promised to keep using peaceful talks after Tanzania sent home several activists and lawyers from the country. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi noticed how angry people became about the whole situation on Thursday. Kenyan visitors had traveled to Dar es Salaam wanting to watch court hearings for opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Tanzania refused them entry and forced them to return home immediately. The incident made many citizens upset about how their neighbors treated fellow Kenyans.
Activist Boniface Mwangi faced the worst treatment during his time away from home. Tanzanian officials held him against his will and hurt him physically before driving him back across the border. They left him at Ukunda in Kwale County after...
Chief Justice Martha Koome selected three judges to handle legal challenges against Rigathi Gachagua's removal from office. The Court of Appeal rejected Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu's earlier judge selection on May 9. Gachagua's lawyers argued that choosing judges was the Chief Justice's job alone. Koome picked the same three people Mwilu had chosen before. Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima, and Freda Mugambi will hear the case.
Court officials scheduled the next hearing for May 29 at Milimani High Court. Assistant Deputy Registrar Beja Nduke sent notices about upcoming court directions. Gachagua became Kenya's first deputy president, elected through democratic voting processes. Parliament members voted him out on eleven...
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku announced plans to double the youth enrollment numbers for National Youth Service programs. The government wants to expand from twenty thousand participants to forty thousand during the upcoming financial year. Officials are changing how NYS operates to create money-making activities that support more young people. Ruku spoke about these changes during food distribution events at Jara Jara Ward in Balambala Sub-County. He visited Garissa yesterday to share details about the expansion plans.
The cabinet secretary wants NYS centers to use local farms to grow rice and feed communities. Green gram and melon crops can provide additional income sources for the service programs. Traditional...
Teachers' unions pulled their members from over twenty schools across Kerio Valley after violence increased. Armed criminals killed Catholic priest Father Allois Cheruiyot Bett during his return from church services on Thursday. Kenya National Union of Teachers and Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers made the withdrawal decision together. Union leaders said non-local teachers face deliberate targeting from bandits and armed groups. Three security officers from outside the area also died recently from similar attacks.
Government officials placed a nighttime curfew from 6 pm to 6 am across parts of the valley. The restriction aims to restore peace and help police investigate the priest's murder. Deputy County Commissioner...
Nairobi Hospital picked George Osano as its new chief executive officer on Friday. Board leader Bartley Onyambu announced the choice through an official paper. Osano takes over from James Nyamongo, who left his job last December. The hospital board sent Nyamongo away on forced vacation under former chairman Chris Bichage. Osano has been running the hospital as a temporary leader since December 13.
Osano worked as supply chain director before getting promoted to the top job. He brings seventeen years of work experience from healthcare companies across Africa and Asia. The professional also handled private investment deals during his career. Hospital leaders believe his skills will help patients receive better medical care. Board members...
Tanzanian officials left two African activists at the country's borders after days of brutal treatment. Ugandan rights leader Agather Atuhaire and Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi suffered physical abuse during their detention. Authorities forced them to remove their clothes and crawl across floors covered with their blood. Guards kicked and insulted the pair when they tried talking during captivity. Security officers followed orders from state officials who demanded special Tanzanian treatment.
The activists traveled to Tanzania to support opposition figure Tundu Lissu during his court appearance. Despite having proper entry permits, police blocked them from attending the legal hearing. President Samia Suluhu Hassan had warned foreign...
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi praised CS Hanna Wendot Cheptumo through social media posts. He talked about working together across different government departments to solve problems. The ministry shapes rules for the equal treatment of men and women. Cultural traditions and creative arts also fall under this department. Mudavadi wants all government departments to work as one team.
CS Cheptumo leads the gender office and will create new policies. She plans to help creative businesses grow and succeed. President William Ruto picked her for the job on April 17. Cheptumo replaces Aisha Jumwa as the second Gender CS under Ruto. She brings legal skills as a High Court lawyer and cooperative management expert.
Cheptumo has three...
Mugithi star Samuel Muchoki shut down talk about leaving his police job. People had spread stories claiming the performer quit the National Police Service. The artist spoke up during a Karen meeting with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Friday. He told everyone he works as both a musician and a police officer. Muchoki said he doesn't talk much when his superior is around.
Recent social media drama sparked questions about the singer's life. During his separated wife Edday Nderitu's birthday celebration, he wrote a strange message about dying before his time. The post talked about living fully and burning like a flame. Screenshots spread across the internet after he removed the message. Many Kenyans wondered what was happening with...
