The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has gazetted November 7, 2019 as the date for Kibra Constituency by-elections . In a gazette notice dated August 16, IEBC said each political party intending to participate in the Kibra by-election has until August 26, 2019 to submit names of candidates set to take part in the nominations. Party nominations according to IEBC, will be held on September 9 and 10 ,2019. The Kibra seat fell vacant following the death of former Member of Parliament Ken Okoth, who succumbed to cancer at the Nairobi Hospital. IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati during a press briefing in Nairobi, Photo Courtesy
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
Kenya Airways has today reported Ksh8.56 billion net loss for the half year ending June 30, from a loss of Ksh4.03 billion recorded in similar period last year. This is despite a slight growth in total income during the period which closed at Sh58.9 billion compared to Sh52.2 billion. Kenya Airways chairman Michael Joseph during the release of the firm's half-year results on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. Photo: COURTESY Total operating cost edged up to Sh61.5 billion compared to Sh53.2 billion last years, cancelling gains made on income. The management has linked the loss partly to the return in to KQ service of two Boeing 787s that were on sub-leasing to Oman Air, investment in mew routes and adoption of the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS16). Chairman Michael Joseph on Tuesday said the growth in revenues which went up by 12% was as a result of improved passenger, cargo and other revenue streams that were mainly driven by the positive performance ...
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.
Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary General Wilson Sossion now wants the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) to be abolished. According to Mr. Sossion, who blames the commission for the endless stalemate between the government and teachers, an independent body should be created to help in the regulation of teachers’ welfare. Mr. Sossion also revealed that the union had already proposed amendments in the TSC Act that should only leave the commission with the responsibility of employing teachers. “The mandate that we granted TSC is bad, we need to return it back into the Ministry of Education. We cannot have two government bodies manning the same thing; education. We need to have one office and the money they are using should be used to employ teachers,” said Sossion. His sentiments were echoed by Funyula Member of Parliament Wilberforce Oundo who urged TSC to “respect teachers.” The two spoke during a fundraiser at Ambrose Adeya Adongo Secondary School in Al...
Video, courtesy Kenyan socialite Vera Sidika , stole the show at Tanasha's baby shower attended by invited guests only. Vera Sidika left tongues wagging after showing up clad in white underwear. The all-white party was be held at the Best Western Coral Beach Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Auditor General Edward Ouko at past event ,photo courtesy Auditor General Mr. Edward Ouko’s tenure comes to an end on 26 Th August 2019 having served a non-renewable term of eight years. Ouko was appointed as the first Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya under the 2010 Constitution on 27 Th August, 2011. Mr. Ouko is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (FCA) and is a co-opted Council Member of the Institute representing Africa. He is also a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (CPA) and holds a B. Com Degree (Hons) in Finance and Accounting from the University of Nairobi. Before his appointment, Mr. Ouko was the Auditor General at the African Development Bank where he directed the audit function and was also in charge of the anti-corruption and fraud function up to June 2010. Mr. Ouko before his appointment, served the African Development Bank (AfDB) for over 24 years in various capacities. M...
A national referendum to change the Constitution is now a matter of when, not if, as key political parties and leaders in the country have started working on a rare unity pact that analysts say will form the basis of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s succession politics. President Kenyatta’s wing in Jubilee Party, Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement, Kalonzo Musyoka’s Wiper Democratic Movement, Musalia Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress, Moses Wetang’ula’s Ford-Kenya, and Gideon Moi’s Kanu are already reading from the same script and are pledging support for the Building Bridges Initiative, which many see as the vehicle to the referendum. A united front bringing together these key political parties could start a wave that eventually installs a leader at State House in 2022. The clearest indication yet of how the referendum question could read was revealed last week when women leaders under the Embrace movement, a pillar in the Kieleweke formation of the President Kenyatta-...
8/18/2019 Daily Nation's Headline , Photo courtesy Former Prime Minister has distant himself from the reports appearing on today's Daily Nation that he is on the race for 2022 elections. The statement from the Former Prime Minister's head of communication Mr. Dennis Onyango has strongly objected to reports appearing in the Sunday Nation. Below is the full statement. AUGUST 18, 2019 PRESS STATEMENT: RAILA ODINGA ENTERED NO RACE YESTERDAY: Hon Raila Odinga strongly objects to reports appearing in the Sunday Nation today that put him in a presidential race he has not declared any interest in and which does not exist currently. Mr Odinga is further deeply disappointed by the Sunday Nation deliberately twisting his calls for his party ODM to prepare for grassroots elections to mean he is in the presidential race. Raila Odinga does not believe that three years into an election expected in 2022, who is running, who is ahead, who is behind, who is going to win, ...
Romelu Lukaku has made a positive start to his time in Italy by scoring four goals in his very first match for new team Inter Milan. It was Lukaku's first match of pre-season after he failed to feature in United's tour of Australia and Asia ahead of the move to Italy, although he did train with his old side Anderlecht while trying to get match fit. Source, Game yetu
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