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Ruto moves Duale to Environment ministry as Soipan Tuya takes Defence

Ruto moves Duale to Environment ministry as Soipan Tuya takes Defence
By: The Star President William Ruto has made further changes to his Cabinet nominees with Soipan Tuya taking the Defence Ministry while Aden Duale being moved to the Ministry of Environment. This is...

‘Enough is enough’: Kenyan president says protests must stop

Kenyan President William Ruto on Sunday said that the ongoing protests in the country must stop.
By: ANADOLU AGENCY Kenyan President William Ruto on Sunday said that the ongoing protests in the country must stop. “I want to promise you that it is going to stop, enough is enough,”...

MP Farah Maalim Kicked Out Of Top Mombasa Hotel Over ‘Slaughter Gen Zs’ Statement

MP Farah Maalim Kicked Out Of Top Mombasa Hotel Over 'Slaughter Gen Zs' Statement
By: Citizen digital Dadaab Member of Parliament Farah Maalim has been ejected from Sarovah Whitesands Beach Resort in Mombasa where he was staying, following controversial remarks he recently made against youthful Kenyan protesters in a now-viral video that...

Kenya’s police chief resigns after deadly anti-tax protests

IG Japhet Koome Image: NPS
By: BBC WORLD Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which more than 40 people died. Human rights groups have accused police of shooting dozens...

M-PESA Partners with Dahabshiil for Easier Money Transfers to Ethiopia

M-PESA Partners with Dahabshiil for Easier Money Transfers to Ethiopia
By: The Star African money transfer company Dahabshiil and M-Pesa Safaricom-Ethiopia have signed a partnership that will enable the Ethiopian diaspora to send money directly to M-Pesa mobile wallets. The agreement, signed in...

Kenyan President Ruto withdraws controversial finance bill following violent protests

By : CNN Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will not sign a controversial finance bill that had sparked deadly protests in the country and left at least six people dead. “Having...

At least 200 injured, 100 arrested in Kenya tax protests: Rights groups

A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister at police officers during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 20, 2024 [Andrew Kasuku/AP Photo]
By: Aljazeera At least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in nationwide protests against government tax hike plans, rights groups have said. Five groups, including Amnesty International, said...

Kenya gets mandate to help in piracy fight

European Union Ambassador Henriette Geiger addresses the press at the end of bilateral training between European Naval Force, Kenya Navy and the Kenya Coast Guard Service personnel on May 23, 2024. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG
By: The EasternAfrican The United States and the European Union (EU) have intensified the fight against increasing militant groups in the high seas, with Kenya picked as the second country, after Seychelles, to accept and prosecute suspects...

Seychelles Joins Kenya, Somalia And Djibouti In Contest For Top AUC Post

Seychelles has endorsed its former Vice President Vincent Meriton for the continental post/FILE
By: Capital FM  The Island nation of Seychelles has joined the race for the Africa Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson slot making it the fourth nation from the Eastern Africa bloc to declare its candidacy after Kenya, Somalia...

Kenya to fully switch to electric buses by 2027, CS Miano says

Kenya to fully switch to electric buses by 2027
By: KBC Trade Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano now says that the country expects to have moved fully towards the use of electric buses by the year 2027. Miano said the move is in...