The Kenya Plastics Pact has published a list of problematic and unnecessary plastic items to be eliminated in Kenya. This adds to the already existing Government’s plastic bag ban that came into force in 2017, and the ban on selected single-use plastic items in protected areas since June 2020. The priority list supports a collective plan to […]
The Central Bank of Kenya CBK has urged the public to honor their payment obligations on their credit facilities when they fall due. This, according to the CBK, will enable them to build a good credit history based on their payment behavior and thereby obtain loans at better rates. In a press statement Monday announcing the […]
By Agencies The Ebola virus disease has claimed at least 54 lives in the first 55 days since its outbreak on September 20, the latest situation report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has shown. Mubende District, which registered the index case, has since lost 29 people out of the 54 registered deaths. The report […]
Over 200 households hard-hit by drought in Ilparua village, Kajiado County, have received food donations from Dada Digital Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). The vulnerable households facing starvation as a result of the prolonged drought received maize, cooking oil and rice to cushion them from hunger. Boniface Gor, Director Dada Digital Initiative, noted that many […]
A sports facility will be established in Kericho County in honor of the first Kenyan Olympic medalist in the 1964 Tokyo race the late Wilson Kiprugut Chumo who was laid to rest on Saturday at his home in Kipchebor ward in Ainamoi Constituency, Kericho County. Speaking during the funeral service held at Kipsigis Girls High […]
Source BBC The Ethiopian military and Tigrayan rebels have agreed to allow immediate, unhindered aid deliveries to the Tigray region, where millions of people desperately need food and medicines. Top commanders from both sides signed a deal in Nairobi, Kenya, to implement the cessation of hostilities agreed on 2 November. A joint body is to […]
11 nominees for the Principal Secretary positions are expected to face the vetting panels to defend their suitability for the jobs on today. The nominees will appear before the various committees of the National Assembly for the week-long vetting exercise that ends on Friday. Unlike the Cabinet Secretary nominees who faced the appointments committee chaired […]
President William Ruto has said the Government will take firm measures to restore security in Kerio Valley. He said the Government is committed to ending cattle rustling to give residents a chance to engage in gainful economic activities. The President asked leaders from the region to shun divisive politics and work together. “We will ensure […]
President William Ruto has said the Government will digitize its processes to enhance service delivery. He said the move will save businesses time and costs. “We must clear more pathways and generate solutions that enable enterprises to work faster and do more,” he said. He was speaking on Thursday in Nairobi during the Kenya National […]
Kenyans holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter South Africa on a visa-free regime for up to 90 days per calendar year, President William Ruto has said. The decision to allow visa-free entry into South Africa was arrived at when President Ruto and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa led their respective delegations in […]
