Category: National News

50 people have died following severe rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official reported on Saturday. Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaeem, head of the information department for Ghor province, told Reuters that the rain spell, which began on Friday, has also cut off many key roads in the area. While there is no information yet…

Nairobi residents are advised to be vigilant after reports of three lions wandering in Lang’ata. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWA) stated in a statement on Thursday that the lions were recently seen near Lang’ata Women’s Prison. “Last evening, KWS received reports of the three lions allegedly sighted near Lang’ata Women’s Prison in Nairobi,” KWS said…

DP Gachagua has stood by the proposed budget allocation for his office in the upcoming 2024/2025 financial year. Presented by a delegate from DP Gachagua’s team, the proposed figures outline plans to allocate Ksh. 460.4 million for the renovation of his Harambee Annex offices and an additional Ksh. 660 million for the refurbishment of his…

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that the government will need approximately Ksh. 30 billion to repair all roads damaged by floods nationwide. During an inspection of the Gamba section of the Lamu-Witu-Garsen road, which was swept away by floods, Murkomen stated that numerous roads and bridges have been affected across the…

Instances of harassment and debt shaming by digital lenders have decreased by 75% since 2022, as disclosed by Data Protection Commissioner Immaculate Kassait. Addressing an audience in Nairobi during a compliance guidance session for digital credit providers, Kassait credited the decline to regulatory measures implemented by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) two years ago….

The Deputy President’s office is requesting for Ksh. 1.12 billion for renovations at both the Harambee Annex office and the Karen residence. Outlined in the 2024/2025 budget estimates, the proposal justifies the expenditure by highlighting the deteriorated condition of the existing offices. In a session with the National Assembly Committee on Administration and National Security,…

Busia Woman Representative Catherine Omanyo has made shocking revelations regarding an alleged bribery attempt aimed at influencing the outcome of the impeachment case against Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi. In an interview with Citizen TV, Omanyo disclosed that she was approached with offers of bribes amounting to millions of Kenyan shillings to sway her report…

Tragedy struck in northern France as three French prison officers lost their lives and two others were wounded in a harrowing attack on a prison van transporting an escaped inmate. The incident occurred during late morning at a road toll in Incarville, located in the Eure region of northern France. The inmate, who had managed…

On September 23, 2019, the residents of Ng’ando Ward in Nairobi’s Dagoretti South Sub-County were struck by tragedy when a devastating incident claimed the lives of eight children. A classroom at Previous Talent school collapsed, resulting in the tragic loss of eight young pupils and causing injuries to 64 others. The then Education CS, George…