President Uhuru Kenyatta and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma, Photo courtesy Kenya has been nominated as the African candidate for UN Security Council seat after defeating Djibouti in second round of voting at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. A committee of envoys representing member states of the AU headquarters, officially known as the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) made the decision in a secret ballot. Kenya will now contest at the United Nations for a one-year non-permanent seat in elections slated for next year in June.
Census is expected to kick off officially on Saturday 24 Th August 2019 and the enumerators are expected to take 30 minutes in every household they visit. “Counting will continue up to the 31st August 2019 when counting is scheduled to end. The Census teams will proceed with enumeration throughout the week, but all information will refer to the night of 24th August – the census Reference Night,” reads a statement on the KNBS website. Census questions will capture data that includes ethnicity or nationality, marital status, live births among others. The questions are as follows: What are the names of each person who spent the night of 24th/25th August, 2019 in this household? What is each person’s relationship to the head of this household? What is their sex? What is their age (s)? What is their date of birth? Please insert line number of their biological mother Is the person a usual member of this household? What is their eth...
The Late Jomo Kenyatta, Photo courtesy. President Uhuru Kenyatta has today said that the 41st Memorial Service of the founding Father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta held at Holy Family Basilica Nairobi marks the end of the annual memorial thus scraping public memorial to founding father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta after 40 years; says decision reached after family consultations. He further thanked the former heads of state; Former President Moi and Former President Kibaki for constantly honoring his late father.
According to Orange Democratic Movement Director of Communications Mr. Philip Itale, Those opposed to the Building Bridges Initiative are real cowards. This might have targeted the Tangatanga wing allied to the Deputy President Dr. William Ruto who have repeatedly opposed the BBI and calls for a referendum ''Those opposed to the BBI are cowards. Big cowards'' Philip Itale wrote on his social media accounts.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection on Friday suspended embattled Knut secretary general Wilson Sossion. Wilson Sossion during a press briefing, photo courtesy According to a letter by the Registrar of Trade Unions E.N Gicheha dated August 30, 2019, Sossion has been replaced in an acting capacity by his deputy Hesbon Otieno Trending DCI orders arrest of Joe Mwangi Sossion's ouster comes a day after a section of the union's National Executive Council met in Nairobi and recommended the removal of the secretary general and his subsequent replacement with Otieno. The ODM nominated member of parliament however has insisted he will be moving to court to challenge the decision. More updates South Sudan deports 16 Kenyans Oparanya: Governors to shutdown County Governments in September Seven people arrested for claiming census is satanic Denial of conjugal rights and Porn video in Linturi’s phone, made me divorce him- Kitany How i caught my husband...
Police are investigating loss of more than 3000 bags of sugar suspected to be laced with mercury in two godowns in Changamwe and Jomvu in Mombasa. The godowns were closed last year by a multi agency team led by KEBS and KRA probing contraband sugar suspected to be contaminated with mercury and copper. In one the godowns owned by Bollore in Changamwe, thousands of sugar bags disappeared two weeks ago. Source the Star
Five students from AIC Chebisaas Boys High School in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County moved to court on Wednesday after they were suspended for allegedly refusing to sit for exams on a Saturday. According to the students who belong to the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) faith, Saturday is their professed Sabbath Day and they should observe it by going Church. The school management allegedly suspended them on July 6, 2019 for failing to do the allocated exams their Sabbath Day. The students accused the school of infringing on their religious rights.
Has President Uhuru Kenyatta been meeting with former Treasury CS Henry Rotich? Unnamed sources. ''The two have met twice after Rotich was forced to step aside last month over the Kimwarer dam scandal.'' Those in the know say the long-time buddies met at State House a day after Rotich was charged and met again a week ago. Kenyans are left pondering what they might be discussing. Former Cs when he appeared at Milimani Law Courts on graft charges
Ken Okoth picture, in past event The family of former Kibra MP Ken Okoth will get Sh32 million from Parliament. The amount includes his group life insurance cover and death gratuity. ''But they will have to wait for some time since Parliament must first get a letter from the courts indicating the administrator of the late MP’s estate,” MPs’ pensions expert has said “Yes the family is entitled to Sh32 million before tax, but we are not releasing the money now. We have to follow the law, which requires that we have to first get the letter of the administrator of the estate,” the source said. “If the family agree on how to share the money, the name of the administrator must be published in the Kenya Gazette , so that anybody with an issue can come up,” The deceased’s brother, Mr Imran Okoth, however declined to comment on the matter citing that the matter is private and the family lawyer is best placed to handle it. “I don’t know why t...
The Majority Leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale has said he will quit politics if Deputy President William Ruto becomes president. Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday night, Duale said he could even serve as a clerk in State House if Ruto wins in 2022. Duale who has been a firm supporter of the DP since 2007, acknowledged Ruto to be a strong politician The Garissa Town MP made it clear that the 2022 presidential race will be between Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga. He termed the rest of the perceived 2022 candidates as jokers.
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