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The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, led by Ndia Member of Parliament George Kariuki, has inspected the ongoing Sh154 billion development and modernisation project of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), which aims to improve its infrastructural capacity. The Committee began by engaging the project managers of the CRBC firm undertaking the project...
The United States Government has committed approximately Sh623 million (US$4.8 million) to strengthen child protection systems in Kenya, as the country intensifies efforts to address child abuse, neglect, and unnecessary separation of children from their families. Specifically, the funding comprises US$3.8 million for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) programming and an additional US$1 million contribution to...
Youths from across Kiambu County have called for transparent elections, peaceful political participation, equal access to national identity cards and greater inclusion in leadership as the country prepares for the 2027 General Election. The youths made the demands during a town procession held in Kiambu on Tuesday, organised by the Bunge Mashinani Initiative under the...
Kenya has taken a major step towards strengthening its food safety systems following the launch of a five-year strategic plan by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). The new National Codex Strategic Plan 2026–2031 seeks to safeguard consumer health against unsafe food, strengthen national food control systems, trade and enhance Kenya’s influence in the international...
UDA women leaders have accused the opposition of plotting to derail preparations for the 2027 General Election by using petitions and court cases to frustrate the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Speaking at Tuloi in the Chesumei Sub-County of Nandi, the leaders under the UDA Women Brigade said the opposition was deliberately targeting the...
As the global economy recovers from the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic shocks, a large number of residents of Nyeri say they are still struggling to make both ends meet. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, the global economy has been projected to grow at 3.3% this year before dropping slightly to 3.2% in 2027. Divergent...
Kirinyaga County has reported two hardship cases as the 2026 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations enter their second week, with education officials assuring candidates, parents and stakeholders that the exercise is progressing smoothly. The two cases involve a candidate from Mukinduri Secondary School who recently gave birth and is sitting her examinations at...
The County Government of Uasin Gishu has pledged to ramp up farmer education on the safe use of agrochemicals, warning that reckless practices threaten public health, the environment and Kenya’s access to lucrative international markets. Speaking while officially opening a three-day sensitisation seminar at Eldoret National Polytechnic on Tuesday, County Director of Agriculture Reuben Seroney...
The government has stepped up efforts to expand electricity connectivity in Meru County, with Principal Secretary for Energy Alex Wachira flagging off the Last Mile Connectivity Project in Igembe Central Constituency. The exercise, held at Mwerongai Primary School on Monday brought together PS Wachira, PS for Forestry Gitonga Mugambi, Igembe Central Deputy County Commissioner Mercy...
Financial services company Mogo has donated three motorcycles and office equipment to the National Police Service in Uasin Gishu County to enhance police mobility, strengthen crime prevention and improve security operations. The donation, which targets police stations in Central, Naiberi and Baharini, is part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme aimed at supporting...
Project Affected Persons (PAPs) along the Kwale-Kinango Road have issued the government a seven-day ultimatum to compensate them for their land and property, threatening to stop the ongoing construction works if their demands are not met. The affected residents said they had formally written to the government demanding payment, warning that they would mobilise to...
The government has unveiled an ambitious plan to connect 10 million households to piped Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by 2028, in partnership with the private sector, as part of efforts to accelerate the transition from traditional cooking fuels to cleaner and more affordable energy. Principal Secretary (PS) for Petroleum Kello Harsama announced the target during...
The Government is advancing reforms in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) through strengthened collaboration with industry and development partners to ensure training is responsive to labour market needs, produces competent and industry-ready graduates and supports national economic transformation. Principal Secretary for the State Department for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Dr...
The State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy has unveiled a strategic blueprint to decentralize access to parliamentary processes across all 47 counties by integrating Parliamentary Information Centres (PICs) into existing Digital Hubs. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library, chaired by Turkana West MP Hon. Daniel Epuyo Nanok, ICT...
Kenya has launched a Sovereign Security Operations Centre (SOC) at Konza Technopolis to strengthen the protection of government systems, sensitive citizen data and critical digital infrastructure against growing cyber threats. The SecureKE Sovereign SOC, launched by the Technopolis Development Authority (TDA) in collaboration with the State Department for ICT and the Digital Economy at Ole...
Sixty-seven newly recruited officers in the state department of broadcasting and telecommunications on Tuesday reported to the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy headquarters at Telposta Towers to pick their appointment letters. The officers who include information officers, photojournalists and videographers are among the 100 who underwent a highly competitive recruitment exercise in...
