Kingi blames governors for ignoring Senate resolutions on graft, mismanagement

Senate Assembly Speaker Amason Kingi during the Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s impeachment hearing before the Senate Assembly. [File, Standard] Senate Speaker Amason Kingi has blamed governors over their unwillingness to implement Senate resolutions meant to... Read more »

Lamu awaken with port business, property, tourism and agriculture

A view of Lamu Island. One of Kenya’s most prominent Unesco World Heritage Sites.  [File, Standard] Scars of the 2014 Al Shabaab attacks in Mpeketoni in Lamu are still noticeable as... Read more »

Kenya secures global backing for expanded Haiti security mission

Kenya’s spymaster Noordin Haji with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)John Ratcliffe in New York.[Courtesy] Kenya has won rare international recognition after the United Nations Security Council approved the deployment... Read more »

Fourth Senate Mashinani sittings kick off in Busia County

Senators during Senate Mashinani sitting at the Turkana County Assembly Chambers on September 27, 2023. [File, Standard] The Senate will hold its sittings in Busia County from Monday to... Read more »

Rwanda: Kigali Puzzled As Kinshasa Backs Out of U.S.-Mediated Regional Economic Pact

Nairobi — Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi of halting at the last minute the signing of a key Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), citing fears of... Read more »

Kenya: Senate Extends Oversight to Busia, Targets Border Operations and Stalled Projects

Nairobi — Senators have pitched tent in Busia County this week under the Senate Mashinani initiative, focusing on the efficiency of cross-border trade, regional integration, and stalled infrastructure projects that have delayed... Read more »

Kenya: We Will Deal With Tea Cartels to Improve Bonuses – Kindiki

Kericho — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured tea farmers of the government’s firm commitment to eliminate cartels in the sector in a bid to increase bonuses following depressed pay this year.... Read more »

Africa: Kate Actress to Represent Africa At Global Celebration of Bill Gates’ Legacy

Kenyan actress, social advocate and media personality, Catherine Kamau (Kate Actress), has been appointed Global Goodwill Ambassador for the new Bill Gates & Friends social movement, set to launch later this month... Read more »

Why dominant formations face a real test in 2027 » Capital News

Kenya’s 2027 General Election is already casting a long shadow over our national conversation. While the dominant political formations — Kenya Kwanza on one side and the United Opposition on the other... Read more »

Kigali puzzled as Kinshasa backs out of US-mediated regional economic pact » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 — Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi of halting at the last minute the signing of a key Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF),... Read more »