KENYA NEWS

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has appealed to the Supreme Court to rescind its ruling allowing the registration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) lobby groups. The bishops condemned the ruling, saying it promotes homosexuality, which is against the…

Kenya has endorsed the candidature of Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group. President Ruto said Banga, the United States candidate to head the World Bank, has the credentials and experience that will take the Bretton Woods institution to the next level. Ruto was speaking on…

Kenyans have borrowed over Sh21 billion from the Hustler Fund, which was launched about four months ago. Cooperatives and MSMEs Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui said on Thursday that Hustler Fund borrowers have also saved more than Sh1 billion while more than 18 million Kenyans have registered with…

President Ruto has appointed former Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet as the new Deputy National Security Advisor. Through a gazette notice dated March 6th, State House Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service Felix Koskei said the appointment of Boinnet was in line with the National…

Digital strategist Dennis Itumbi has written to Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) decrying the delayed investigation into the loss of Sh1.5 billion public funds in the Ruaraka land saga. In a letter to the anti-graft agency, Itumbi maintains that two public primary schools namely Drive…

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga has declared the official commencement of the countrywide mass action. This follows the expiry of the 14-day ultimatum issued to President Ruto’s administration to fulfill a raft of Azimio demands including the lowering of the cost of living…

Deputy President Rigathi Gichagua’s land dispute case has been adjourned to March 16th. Justice Ogutu Mboya on Thursday pushed the case to March 16th after the court was told that the lawyer representing the deputy president is indisposed. The court fined Gachagua and his company Wamunyoro…

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced plans to rename Mutuini Hospital after First Lady Rachel Ruto. Sakaja said his administration will give the health facility situated in Dagoretti South Sub-County a facelift before renaming it. “We will be bringing a motion Mutuini hospital to rename it…

Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has continued with his onslaught on China Square, which resumed operations on Monday after engagements between the Kenyan government and the Chinese community in Kenya. Kuria described the Chinese-owned supermarket as a middle-class conspiracy that does not favor…

Kenya and Iran have inked a trade agreement to export sheep, meat, and onions to the Middle East nation in addition to tea. Under the new trade deal, Kenya will export between 40 and 50 tons of sheep and meat per day to Iran with a monthly estimated export value of $6 million (Sh773.9 million). The…