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The security detail of Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has been withdrawn, the Senator claims.  The Khalwale, who addressed the media on Wednesday, November 26, also claimed there is a plot to apprehend him ahead of tomorrow’s by-elections. “My security details have been pulled without any warning or explanation,” Khalwale claimed, linking it to his strong

Only 125 people hold more wealth than 42.6 million Kenyans, a new report by Oxfam Kenya shows. According to the report dubbed Kenya’s Inequality Crisis: The Great Economic Divide, nearly half of Kenya’s population survives on less than Sh130 a day, with the number of people living in extreme poverty rising to seven million since

Social Health Authority (SHA) has collected more than Ksh70 billion since it was set up, but officials say the fund has also had to reject claims worth over Ksh10 billion on grounds of fraud. Mercy Mwangangi, the chief executive of SHA, disclosed the figures during an interview on Citizen TV on Tuesday. She contrasted the

Former Alliance Girls High School teacher Peter Ayiro, accused of grooming and sexually exploiting students, has been found guilty of immoral conduct by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) following an investigation triggered by a media exposé. TSC Director of Legal, Labour and Industrial Relations Cavin Anyuor told the Senate Education Committee that an investigation conducted

Commuters in Mombasa are set to benefit from a faster and more convenient transport link as President William Ruto commissions the Mombasa Commuter Rail Service on September 17, 2025. The service will connect the Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Miritini to the Mombasa Railway Station in the CBD, significantly cutting travel time for

Habil Onyango, a journalist at The People Daily, has narrated how he was abducted and assaulted after publishing a news article exposing a Homa Bay County official’s misconduct. Speaking to the media on Monday, Onyango relayed that his troubles began when he exposed an irregular hiring scheme at the County Government Public Service. After writing

Kenya’s long-serving trade union leader Francis Atwoli has dismissed calls for younger political leadership, insisting that experience, not age, is what the country needs. Speaking at the opening of the Employment and Labour Relations Court Annual Symposium in Nairobi on Monday, the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General argued that seasoned leaders bring stability

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is in the process of constructing a multimillion residential housing complex in Milimani, Kisumu city. In a gazette notice dated September 12, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Director General Mamo Mamo confirmed that the  NSSF project will comprise 162 modern housing units, which include 108 two-bedroom houses and 54 three-bedroom houses, which will

Senior Principal Magistrate Robinson Ondieki released the MP on a cash bail of Sh100,000. Juja Member of Parliament George Koimburi Ndung’u was on Monday arraigned before a Nairobi court to face charges in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently acquire land worth Sh10 million. Koimburi was charged with four counts, including conspiracy to defraud

TSC unveils new policy for teacher transfers, aims to increase fairness and transparency The new policy will now be based on factors such as available vacancies, equitable staffing, and verified medical grounds. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has introduced a framework to guide teacher transfers across Kenya’s 32,000 public schools, emphasising fairness, medical considerations and