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Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:09:44 GMT
Supreme Court Declares Kenyatta's Plan to Change Consitution Unlawful
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Supreme Court has sounded the death knell for the constitutional amendment process popularly referred to as the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) after ruling that it was unconstitutional.

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:29:24 GMT
Ethiopia, Kenya Army Chiefs Agree to Take Lead to Strengthen Eastern Africa Standby Force, Peace and Security
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, and his counterpart Chief of the Kenyan Defense Forces, General Robert Kariuki Kibochi, held talks in Nairobi on 30 March ...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:20:00 GMT
Women's Deaf Football Team to Face Soccer Powerhouses in Deaflympics
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The national women's deaf football team will face four soccer powerhouses among them hosts Brazil in a league format at the delayed 2021 Summer Deaflympics Games to be held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil from May 1-15.

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:08:10 GMT
More Days In the Cold As FIFA Council Ratifies Suspension
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya will remain suspended by the World football governing body FIFA after the Council Members voted to ratify last month's decision to have the country barred from playing international football.

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:17:12 GMT
Kenya's Electoral Commission Not Hiring Poll Officials Yet - Ignore Fake Job Advert
[Africa Check] A document advertising jobs at Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has been posted on Facebook. It's headed: "VACANCIES: GENERAL ELECTION OFFICIALS".

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:59:26 GMT
Time is Ripe to Send the Handshake Brothers Home, Kenya Kwanza Leaders Say
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Kwanza leaders have lauded the Supreme Court ruling that declared the constitution amendment bill 2020 popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiative unconstitutional.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:20:02 GMT
Depositors From Three Banks Under Liquidation to Benefit From Payments From KDIC
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation(KDIC)' has announced payments to depositors and creditors in collapsed Dubai Bank, Euro Bank, and Kenya Finance Bank as the State moves closer to winding up the lenders.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:27:04 GMT
Kenya Supreme Court Rejects President's Bid to Change Constitution
[VOA] Nairobi -- In a ruling Thursday, Kenya's Supreme Court blocked changes to the constitution initiated by President Uhuru Kenyatta. Six of the seven judges ruled constitutional amendments must come from ordinary citizens, not the president.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:40 GMT
Covid-19 Presented an Opportunity to Rethink Tourism, Industry Players Say
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Various stakeholders in the tourism sector have said that Covid-19 presented a major opportunity to rethink the industry and be more innovative despite the numerous challenges it brought.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:34 GMT
Civil Societies Launch 'Okoa Uchumi' Campaign to Save Economy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A consortium of civil society groups has launched a campaign dubbed Okoa Uchumi aimed at pushing for political accountability and bolster constitutional safeguards in public debt management.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:33 GMT
Oldest Golf Tournament Tannahill Returns to Royal for 97th Edition
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The 97th edition of the annual Tannahill Golf Tournament is set to take place from April 15-17 at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:32 GMT
Injera, Kubu Headline 60-Man Provisional Simbas Squad for World Cup Qualifier
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Cup champions Kabras Sugar has produced 15 players led by star Jone Kubu in a 60-man provisional squad named by the national rugby 15s head coach Paul Odera to prepare for the Currie Cup and Africa World Cup qualifiers.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:27 GMT
You Thrive on Graft, You Can't Fight It - Ruto to Odinga
[Capital FM] Wajir -- Deputy President William Ruto has accused Azimio Movement presidential candidate Raila Odinga of being the biggest beneficiary of corruption saying he shouldn't dupe Kenyans that he can fight corruption.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:24 GMT
MPs' Terminal Dues, Elections Set to Push 2022/23 Budget Higher - Ernst and Young
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global consulting firm, Ernst and Young (EY) has predicted that terminal dues for the current Members of Parliament and the upcoming General elections are likely to push the 2022/23 national budget higher,

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:21 GMT
How Kibera-Based School Has Produced Top Performers for Four Years Consistently
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A Kibera-based school has consistently produced top performers for the past four years who have joined high schools in Kenya and United States of America.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:03 GMT
Junet, Waweru Not BBI Promoters. Its Ancestry Is Traceable to the Handshake - Justice Ouko
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Supreme Court Judge William Ouko has placed President Uhuru Kenyatta at the core of the proposed constitutional amendments under the BBI process, dismissing asserts the process was instead promoted by two lawmakers.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:04:24 GMT
Kenya Lands Hosts Brazil in Men's Handball Summer Deaflympics Draw
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The national men's deaf handball team has been drawn in Group A that is headlined by hosts Brazil ahead of the delayed 2021 Summer Deaflympics Games slated to be hosted in Caxias do Sul, Brazil May 1-15.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:03:15 GMT
BBI Proponents Failed Public Participation Test on Creation of Constituencies - Koome
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice Martha Koome has ruled that public participation was not properly done during the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process, especially on the second schedule of the impugned Bill.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:58:28 GMT
Koome Rejects Basic Structure Doctrine, Faults 'Judiciary-Created Fourth Pathway' to Amendments
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice Martha Koome has rejected the application of the basic structure doctrine in Kenya faulting judges of superior courts who applied it while determining the BBI constitutional review petition.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:41:05 GMT
CBK Projects Steady Inflation Despite High Food Prices
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has projected that the country's inflation will remain well-anchored amid the high food price woes faced by most Kenyans.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:38:52 GMT
Popular Initiative Route Reserved for the Common Man, Not Available to the President - Koome
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Chief Justice Martha Koome on Thursday affirmed the previous court's ruling that the President cannot initiate a popular initiative.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:33:05 GMT
Equity's Digital Banking Continues to Overtake Legacy Banking
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Equity's business transformation through digitization efforts has continued to face off its' legacy banking model, in that for every transaction via a bank branch, 30 transactions take place on digital channels.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:30:03 GMT
KCB Group Receive Approval to Merge Rwanda Operations
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- KCB Group PLC has received regulatory approval from the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) to merge its newly acquired Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) and KCB Bank Rwanda

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:59:01 GMT
Kenya Unveils Bid for Re-Election to Key International ICT Positions
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has launched its bid for re-election to two key positions in international ICT organizations.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:47 GMT
Health Ministry Says It Has Not Banned Used of Feeding Bottles
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health now says it has not banned the use of feeding bottles for infants but will instead be regulating them.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:44 GMT
Ruto On Bbi Collapse - End of Political Conmanship in Kenya
[Capital FM] Lamu -- Deputy President William Ruto has said the collapse of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has marked the end to political conmanship in Kenya.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:42 GMT
Gladys Wanga Given Direct Ticket for Homa Bay Gubernatorial Race
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has given a direct nomination ticket to Homa Bay Women Representative Gladys Wanga for the gubernatorial seat.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:37 GMT
Kenya's Inflation Rises to 5.56pc As Prices of Wheat Flour, Cooking Oil, LPG Gas Soar
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's inflation rate has risen to 5.56 percent in March from the 5.08 rate reported in March, an increase which was mainly due to the increase in food prices mainly wheat flour and cooking oil, the Kenya National Bureau of S...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:15 GMT
President Kenyatta Did Not Initiate BBI Process Though It Is Within His Right - Justice Njoki Ndung'u
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lady Justice Njoki Ndung'u on Thursday stated that President Uhuru Kenyatta did not initiate the constitutional amendments process, through the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:10:08 GMT
Craft a Bill Then Retreat to Ascent to It? It Is Absurdity! - Lenaola
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola has described the involvement of President Uhuru Kenyatta in formulating the BBI constitutional review process through the popular initiative route as an absurdity.



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