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South Sudans President Says Never to ICC
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...
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Kenya Airways Starts Marketing $2 Billion Loan With Afreximbank
Africa 's fifth-biggest carrier, started marketing a $2 billion loan that will be used to expand its fleet. The debt will fund the purchase of ...
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Kenya’s tourist arrivals drop in first 2 months
The number of tourists coming into Kenya in the first two months of this year dropped significantly as the country readied for polls, new data ...
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Kenyas mental hospital drugs confines patients
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male ...
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Politicizing the ICC Process Will Not Let ICC Suspects Off the Hook
At the World Economic Forum two weeks ago, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said that Kenya will meet its obligations under the Rome Statute even as he seeks to clear his name at the ICC. But a recent not-so-confidential letter to the UN Security Council suggests otherwise. On May 2, Kenya's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Macharia Kamau, submitted a formal ...
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Nairobi’s traditional family portrait goes al fresco
The battered toolbox, its lid wide open, looks like a yawning hippo. I stop to look at the unattended box, which is placed next to a walkway leading to Uhuru Park's central lake. The gaping mouth offers a display of 10 neatly laid out photographs. Two young men seated on a red pedal boat smile at me from one of the photographs. I can hear the distinctive slapping sound of the boat -- or ...
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Three Reps Demand Sh5 Million Bribe From Nandi Nominees
Members of the Nandi county assembly have demanded Sh5 million as a token from the 10 nominees appointed by governor Cleophas Lagat. The demand states that each nominee will contribute Sh500,000 before their names are approved at the county assembly. The executive nominees said three members of the Nandi county assembly approached them and made the Sh5 million demand to approve the list. The ...
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MPs Extend Their Sessions to Debate Their Pay
Will MPs get the higher pay they are seeking? The legislators have decided to extend their session in parliament to discuss the delegated legislation committee's report that declares SRC's move to have their pay reduced as unconstitutional. The committee wants the commission's gazette notice on the new pay structure ...
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Intersex Child Five Sues State for Birth Certificate
A five-year-old intersex child has sued the state seeking legal recognition and protection. The child, referred to as Baby A, wants an order declaring that all surgery on intersex infants be undertaken only after court's approval. This is meant to ensure that child's best interest is taken into consideration. Also sought is an order directing the government to collate data or ...
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Kabogo to Unveil His Kiambu Cabinet Today
Kiambu County Governor William Kabogo is expected to announce his cabinet today. He is expected to name the cabinet of 10 after a long wait which has provoked anxiety in the county. "To my surprise, I have been in the interviews and am encouraged by the women that are being interviewed, the candidates are quite good. Women are above men in qualifications and the problem is now balancing ...
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I Didnt Get Support for UN Job Says Kituyi
Former Trade and Industry minister Mukhisa Kituyi yesterday said nobody from western or central province lobbied for him to be the Secretary General of the UN trade and development body. Kituyi was speaking during a funeral fund raising of Steve Wamalwa, Eugene Wamalwa's brother, at Railways Club in Nairobi. He said he was nominated by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to lead Unctad. ...
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Kenyatta Unveils Final Two Cabinet Secretaries
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday (May 23rd) released the final two names of his 18-member cabinet, a month after the nomination process started. Utalii hotel manager Joseph Ole Lenku has been nominated for secretary of interior and coordination of national government, and former lawmaker Samuel Kazungu Kambi for secretary of labour, social security and services. "I have ...
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Sudan Sudan Regrets Juba Statements As Kiir Reaffirms His Top Priority to Kenyan Pipeline
Khartoum/Juba - Sudan's foreign ministry regretted statements issued by South Sudanese officials claiming that oil flow was deliberately blocked for political reasons, while in Juba president Salva Kiir reaffirmed that an alternative pipeline through Kenya remains his top priority. Khartoum and Juba agreed since last March to resume oil production and its exportation though a Sudanese ...
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Kenya SMS Service to Stop Coffee Theft Set Up
Coffee Management services has put a mobile alert that will ensure curbing of coffee theft. Coffee management services project manager Catherine Ng'ang'a said that the decision was reached at after a series of coffee theft in Central Kenya. She said that they have set up alarm system gadgets that will give an alert to the person incharge of the dispatch store,chairman of the society ...
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Kenya Grannys Quest for 29 Years Worth of Dues
An 89-year-old Kiambu woman has appealed to President Uhuru to help her get her dues. Magdalene Wangui said she worked for presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi at Harambee House and State House Nairobi for 29 years without pay. Wangui, who lives in Riabai village in abject poverty, was sacked after the Kibaki government took over power in 2002. "I have work documents and a State House ...
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Please Help Us Jail Criminals Kimaiyo Pleads
Nairobi - Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyo now says the force have been unable to get criminals jailed by the courts because the public has been reluctant to testify against them. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Kimaiyo indicated that the public needs to freely turn up and testify against suspects to bolster the charges against them. He revealed that many criminals have been released ...
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Kimemia Faces MPs Approval Hearing Friday
Nairobi - The nominee for Secretary to the Cabinet, Francis Kimemia, faces questioning on his suitability from Members of Parliament on Friday afternoon. Kimemia is expected to appear before the Administration and National Security Committee at Continental House from 2.30pm. The approval hearing is in line with the Public Appointments Act which provides 14 days for tabling of a report in the ...
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Western States Reject Kenyas Hague Bid At UN
Nairobi - The US and European nations have rejected Kenya's plea to the United Nations Security Council to end cases before the International Criminal Court. Envoys from the UN Security Council member-states and the US which supports the ICC, say it is only the court which can end the cases. The request tabled by Kenya's UN ambassador Macharia Kamau was however supported by Rwanda, ...
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South Sudan Kenya South Sudan Move to Fast-Track Lapsset Project
Juba - President Uhuru Kenyatta and his South Sudan counterpart Salva Kiir have agreed to fast-track the implementation of the Lamu Port and Lamu Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project. President Kenyatta and Kiir also said Kenya and South Sudan will jointly source funding for the upgrading of the road linking the two countries for the mutual benefit of their people. The ...
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Kenya Emobilis Helps JKUAT Students Develop Windows Phone APPs
10 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology students have released new applications targeted at Windows Phone users. The students underwent training by eMobilis, who offer training in mobile application development for various ecosystems. The applications were demonstrated over the weekend at the university's Juja campus in a mini-hackathon. eMobilis will later hold a ...
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East Africa East Africa to Set Uniform Standards for Edible Oil
The east African Community (EAC) will harmonise the standards of oil seeds and edible oil made within the region to improve the quality of foodstuffs in the trade bloc, officials have said. "We need to harmonise the processing of edible oil to ensure quality and improve the product's competitiveness," Athanasie Mukeshiyaremye, the director of standards unit at RBS, said in an ...
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Kenya rugby receives a boost of Ksh.4m
The 4 million will be used by Rugby players and Referees during the month long tournament which will kick off on the 4th of May with the finals being held on ...
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Africa backs Kenya call for Hague court to drop Kenyatta case
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - African nations have backed a request by Kenya for charges of crimes against humanity by its president to be referred back to the east African country, African Union documents ...
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Kenya hockey union in need of Ksh.40m
Kenya Hockey Union chairman Resham Bains says the federation requires 40 million shillings to host a successful Africa cup of nations slated for the 26th of September to 6th of October here in ...
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Rutos New Judge Is Independent
THE new judge in the deputy President William Ruto's ICC case is reputed for her independence. Judge Olga Herrera Carbuccia from the Dominican Republic is described in the ICC website as "recognized for her high independence". She became a judge last year on March 11 and was assigned to the pre-trial division. She was nominated by the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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