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Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:27:11 +0300
Ex-commissioners among those shortlisted for IEBC jobs
IEBC selection panel shortlists 36 candidates for four commissioner posts; to undergo aptitude test on June 30 ahead of oral interviews.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:05:00 +0300
World Bank grants polytechnic Sh1b to boost recycling skills
The student says that the first step usually involves collecting used items, breaking them up the and sorting the different polymers.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:35:13 +0300
Kemsa adopts new laboratory system for data accuracy, security
Newly-appointed CEO Edward Njoroge explains what use of Laboratory Information Management System means for the organisation.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:17:05 +0300
Top ministry officials visit school after exposé
The Standard highlighted how learners from different classes share rooms for studies, and also pit latrines with teachers.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:23:15 +0300
Politics to blame for never-ending woes in the sugar sector
Given the amount of sugar we consume every day, how come these companies cannot make profits sustainably?

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0300
Intrigues of the Sh608b debt CS Yatani omitted from budget speech
Yatani says the money went into debt redemptions and shouldnt be included in computation of total budget, but critics think Treasury is playing games

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:18:28 +0300
Kenya lifts ban on UK flights
All passengers and crew arriving in Kenya from whichever part of the UK must be in possession of a valid Covid-19 negative PCR certificate.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:35:30 +0300
Kenya gets $750 million World Bank loan to help recovery from COVID-19 effects
The $750 million disbursement is part of World Bank's Development Policy Operations (DPO), which lends cash for budget support instead of financing sp

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:08:52 +0300
Covid-19: 448 new infections, 16 deaths
The countrys total confirmed cases are now 174,773, while 1,858,443 have been conducted so far since the onset of the disease.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:16:39 +0300
Courts have not declared NMS illegal: Solicitor-General
The reports, published in a section of the media, stated the courts ruled President Kenyatta breached the Constitution when he created NMS in 2020.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:12:15 +0300
If Kalonzo, Raila don't unite in 2022, Ruto will have a field day: Ngilu
Ngilu also questioned the benefits Ukambani region is getting from the handshake deal.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 14:03:06 +0300
Peace icon who rallied women to boycott cooking for fighting men
She has been sensitizing women from both communities on early signs of election violence and how to nip election-related chaos in the bud.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:18:21 +0300
2021/22 Budget: How key ministries fared
Govt. allocates Sh14.3b to Covid-19 vaccine acquisition in the 2021/22 budget, Treasury CS Ukur Yatani announces; says Sh7.6b appropriated from curren

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:07:24 +0300
CS Yatani tells MPs he'll soon seek to raise debt ceiling
The public debt crossed Sh7.28 billion in December 2020, an equivalent of 65.6 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:06:45 +0300
Trucker claiming to be Kalembe Ndile's son vows to attend burial
Stephen Kalembe, 32, a resident of Suswa in Narok County, says he will be among 200 mourners at Ndiles home.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:17:17 +0300
Uhuru, Kalonzo hail Kalembe's selfless quest to defend the poor
Uhuru said Kalembes excellence in the political arena was propelled by his devotion to servant leadership.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:08:20 +0300
Budget: Covid-19 vaccines underfunded, masks to be taxed
Covid has been allocated Sh15.4 billion of which Sh3.9 billion will be for procuring vaccines and Sh9.5 billion for engagement of specialists.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:11:32 +0300
Blog: Treasury CS Ukur Yatani unveils Sh3.6 trillion 2021/22 Budget
Yatani will be pleading with taxpayers to freely pay their taxes to fund new measures to consolidate the economic gains made since March 2020.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:30:00 +0300
Hope and fear of captains of industry on the Sh3.66tr Budget
In the next 12 months from July, the government will attempt to resuscitate a limping economy that has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:16:57 +0300
Huduma Namba for fish
A state agency has begun identifying fish species in the Indian Ocean through a scientific exercise synonymous with Huduma Namba.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:53:34 +0300
How I will remember President Uhuru - Maraga
When asked how he will remember President Uhuru, he said: I will remember him as a president who disobeyed the law...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:49:16 +0300
What will it take to save Mumias?
Efforts to revive Mumias operations and payback lenders were quashed leaving receiver with the option of leasing Mumiass assets for a given period.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 13:47:04 +0300
Maraga: Uhuru's office refused to give me NIS dossier on judges
Former CJ David Maraga says President Uhuru should appoint the six judges he rejected and take the matter of their suitability to the JSC.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:19:41 +0300
KNEC appoints Dr David Njeng'ere as new CEO
Kenya National Examinations Council appoints CS Magoha advisor Dr David Njengere as its CEO for five years, effective July 1, 2021; he replaces Dr Me

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 10:52:19 +0300
CS Juma: Military running civilian functions is nothing new
The CS averred that the movement of the military is nothing new nor extraordinary.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 08:31:47 +0300
Rent Restriction Tribunal to resume physical court operations
Koris said physical registry services have been reinstated at the Nairobi and Nakuru Rent Tribunals.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0300
With Sh1.2 trillion debt bill, Yatani must borrow from Peter to pay Paul
Kenyas Sh1.2 trillion debt bill to be settled in the next 12 months is so deep that taxes alone cant solve this financial mess.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 18:11:18 +0300
Willy Mutunga to President Uhuru: Appoint the six judges in the name of Constitution
In an open letter to the president dated June 8, 2021, Dr Mutunga said there is a process of raising an issue against a sitting judge

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:28:31 +0300
Kisii County Assembly standoff: Police storm chambers, walk away with mace
'Today is a black day for our people. We have many aspects to discuss but we have seen deep interference in our independent institution.'

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:07:06 +0300
Lawyers in court to revoke 34 judges' swearing-in
The applicants are also seeking to have President Kenyattas Gazette notice that listed 34 judges for appointment declared null and void.



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