Jeremiah Kioni, the secretary general of the Jubilee party, is not happy with Rigathi Gachagua. Mr. Gachagua used to be Kenya's deputy president.
Mr. Kioni thinks Mr. Gachagua is not taking kidnappings seriously enough. He says Mr. Gachagua should stop making empty promises. Many people have gone missing in Kenya recently.
Mr. Gachagua said he would name the people behind the kidnappings. But he has not done that yet. Mr. Kioni says this is wrong. He says it hurts the families of the missing people.
"This is not a game," Mr. Kioni said. He wants Mr. Gachagua to share real information. If he cannot do that, he should stay quiet. Mr. Kioni says Kenya needs strong leaders, not false claims.
Mr. Gachagua recently asked President William...
A police officer died on Wednesday morning in Thika, Kenya. He was hit by a speeding car. The officer's name was James Mutunga. He worked for a special police unit.
Corporal Mutunga and his team were trying to help a broken-down small taxi called a Tuktuk. They were working to clear it off the Thika Highway.
The speeding car came from the direction of Kenol. It was going towards Thika. The car hit the Tuktuk and three people walking nearby. Then the car stopped moving.
The crash hurt Corporal Mutunga very badly. He was taken to Thika Level Four Hospital. Sadly, he died before doctors could help him. His injuries were too severe.
The person driving the Tuktuk was also seriously hurt. That driver is still being treated at the...
President William Ruto talked about his nicknames on Friday. He spoke at a funeral in Bungoma County. Many people have started calling him "Kasongo" and "Zakayo" lately.
Ruto said he likes the name Kasongo. It comes from a popular song. "That Kasongo song is good," he said. "Let's keep singing it."
Ruto also talked about being called Zakayo. This name comes from a Bible story. In the story, Jesus visits a tax collector named Zacchaeus.
Ruto said the name Zakayo fits him well. That's because his government wants to collect taxes. The taxes will help Kenya grow.
"Collecting taxes to develop Kenya is not bad," Ruto said. He added that Jesus visited Zakayo in the Bible story. "If you are not Zakayo, how will Jesus visit you?" he asked...
A judge stopped Bruno Oguda Obodha from becoming the new boss of East Africa Portland Cement Company on Friday. The judge's name is Bahati Mwamuye. He works at the High Court in Nairobi.
Judge Mwamuye made this choice because of a case. A woman named Caroline Wambui Mwangi brought the case to the court. She did not want Mr. Obodha to get the job.
The judge said Mr. Obodha cannot start as head of the cement company yet. He set another court date for February 12, 2025, at which time everyone involved in the case will have a chance to speak.
Judge Mwamuye said no one can act like Mr. Obodha is in charge of the company for now. That means Mr. Obodha cannot go to work at the cement company and cannot be treated as the boss.
The woman who...
President William Ruto promised to stop illegal killings in Kenya. He said this at a funeral on Friday. The funeral was for the mother of an important leader in the government.
President Ruto said it does not matter who does something bad. It could be regular people, criminals, or even the police. He said all crimes must be investigated, and anyone who breaks the law must be punished.
He wants the law to be fair for everyone. It should not be used in a way that is not equal. President Ruto said he will work hard to make sure Kenya does not have more illegal killings. He does not want to see bodies dumped in rivers again like before.
President Ruto promised to stop these killings when he ran for office. He has started to do things to...
An argument broke out at the funeral of Anne Nanyama on Friday. She was the mother of Moses Wetang'ula, who was the speaker of Kenya's parliament. The leaders there fought about the recent kidnappings in Kenya.
Kimani Ichung'wah, the majority leader in parliament, got very angry. He yelled at George Natembeya, the governor of Trans Nzoia County. This happened after Natembeya disagreed with something Francis Atwoli said. Atwoli is the leader of the main workers' union in Kenya.
"If you know about kidnappings, tell the police," Ichung'wah told Natembeya. "Don't come here and shout at Atwoli."
Ichung'wah said Natembeya used to work for the government. He said that the government was also blamed for kidnappings and killings. Later...
Francis Atwoli, the leader of Kenya's main labor union, made a surprising claim. He said some Kenyans pretend to be kidnapped to get money from organizations.
Atwoli said he knows about such cases because he has connections all over the world. He also said parents should teach children to be respectful and not misuse social media.
"Your rights should not interfere with the rights of others," Atwoli said. "We must respect the president's office."
He spoke at the funeral of Moses Wetang'ula's mother. Wetang'ula is the speaker of Kenya's parliament, and his brother Tim Wanyonyi is also a member of parliament.
Many important people attended the funeral. President William Ruto was present, as were several ministers, governors, and other...
The Kenya Ports Authority has big plans for 2025. They want to make the port in Mombasa even better. This will help them handle more ships and cargo.
Right now, they are working on improving their computer systems, which will start in January. The goal is to make the port able to handle more containers. It can currently handle 2.1 million containers per year.
The port authority also hired a company to build a new part of the port, Berth 19B. This new section will be 240 meters long and let the port handle 300,000 more containers.
They are also talking with Japan about helping to build another new part, Berth 23. It is part of a big project to develop the port.
The Mombasa port is very important. It is used by several countries that...
Kenya's county governments may soon be in a dispute with the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). The CRA has approved a new way to share money among the counties. This new approach favors counties with more people. It is similar to a past idea that was very controversial. The idea was called the "one-man-one-shilling" proposal.
Some leaders from counties with fewer people are against this new approach. They say it is unfair. Senator Danson Mungatana called it "selfish." He said it continues the economic segregation of certain areas in Kenya.
The CRA has suggested five factors to consider when sharing money. Population size is the most important factor, accounting for 42% of the decision. The current approach only gives the...
