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May 10, 2024, 4:32 pm
Kenya Floods - As the Costs Add Up Pressure Mounts On a Country in Economic Crisis
- [The Conversation Africa] There were early warnings that Kenya's long rain season - between March and May - was going to bring above-normal rainfall. The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods in many parts of the country. Forty of the country's 47 counties have been affected. More than 230 people have died and about 40,000 households, so far, have been displaced.
Kenya Is Once Again in FATF's Crosshairs
- [ISS] To curb money laundering, financial oversight of the real estate, legal, casino and transport sectors must be improved.
KNUT Urges Case-Specific Reopening of Schools Citing Flood Risks
- [Capital FM] Kisumu -- The Kenya National Union of Primary Teachers (KNUT) has called for a case-by-case approach to reopening primary and secondary schools for the second term citing flooding risks.
Muteti, Stephen Mbugi, Tabitha Wanyama Among 20 Appointed As High Court Judges
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Senior Director in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Alexander Muteti is among twenty High Court Judges appointed by President William Ruto following Judicial Service Commission (JSC) recommendation.
Beware of Fake Ad for Thousands of Vacancies At Kenya's Anti-Drug Agency
- [Africa Check] Beware of fake ad for thousands of vacancies at Kenya's anti-drug agency
Ignore Facebook Page Impersonating Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
- [Africa Check] Ignore Facebook page impersonating former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta
Disregard Claims That Floods in Kenya's Capital Have Swept Crocodiles and Venomous Snakes Into the Streets
- [Africa Check] Disregard claims that floods in Kenya's capital have swept crocodiles and venomous snakes into the streets
Mizani Grades Miano As Most Improved Cabinet Secretary
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- A recent survey has graded Trade and investment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano as the most improved Cabinet Secretary in the past seven months.
Erdemann Warns Public Against Buying Its Apartments Listed for Auction
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Erdemann Property Limited, a private developer, has warned the public against purchasing units or apartments listed for auction by KCB Bank through Garam Investments Auctioneers.
Kenyan Doctors End 8-Week Strike After Deal With Government
- [VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Kenyan doctors will report to work starting Friday, after they agreed with the government on how they can be paid their salary arrears.
Keynote Address by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group All Africa Media Leaders' Summit Nairobi, Kenya
- [AMLS] Nairobi, Kenya -- Your Excellency, President Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya
Fact-Checked - Six Claims By Kenya's Deputy President On the Cost of Living
- [Africa Check] Fact-checked: Six claims by Kenya's deputy president on the cost of living
Dissenting Voices At Nairobi Soil Health Forum Over Increased Fertilizer Use
- [IPS] Nairobi -- As the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit convened in Nairobi to review the progress made in terms of increasing fertilizer use in line with the 2006 Abuja Declaration, experts, practitioners, activists, and even government officials pointed out that accelerated fertilizer use may not be the magic bullet for increased food production in Africa.
Kenyans in the Diaspora Urged to Send More Money Back Home
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has urged Kenyans living in the Diaspora to invest back at home.
Viral Image Does Not Show Kenya's Former Electoral Commission Chair Wafula Chebukati in Hospital
- [Africa Check] Viral image does not show Kenya's former electoral commission chair Wafula Chebukati in hospital
Raila Urges Govt to Keep Bargain After Deal With Medics
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Leader Raila Odinga has urged the government to keep its side of the bargain following the signing of a return-to-work agreement with the Kenya Medical Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU).
Unprecedented Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands Across East Africa
- [UN News] "Unprecedented and devastating" flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Ethiopia and Tanzania, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
Doctors Call Off Nationwide Strike
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Doctors across the nation on Wednesday ended their nationwide strike following the signing of a return-to-work agreement with the Ministry of Health and counties.
All Schools to Be Re-Opened On Monday
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has ordered the re-opening of all schools on Monday.
Ignore Online Claims That Former Kenya State House Spokesperson Kanze Dena Has Throat Cancer
- [Africa Check] Ignore online claims that former Kenya State House spokesperson Kanze Dena has throat cancer
Media Urged to Maintain Professionalism in Support of Govt Agenda
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has called out to the media to collaborate with the government towards a better Kenya.
Faki Appeals to African States to Leverage Existing Assets to Boost Fertilizer Production in Race to Achieve Food Security
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Africa Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mousa Faki, has urged African states to capitalize on the continent's existing assets to boost local fertilizer production in the pursuit of food sovereignty and security.
Grid Supply Restored to Kisii County After Substation Attack
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has reconnected Kisii County to the power grid after an attack on its substation plunged the county into darkness on Tuesday.
City Hall Begins Construction of First Public Hospital in Mlango On Reclaimed Dump Site
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has launched the construction of the first public hospital in Mlango Kubwa within Mathare sub-county as part of ward-based programs.
Civil Aviation Stakeholders Validate New Regulations
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Stakeholders in the civil aviation sector have concluded deliberations of new regulations proposed for promulgation under the Civil Aviation Act.
All Residents Housed in Collapsed Uthiru Building Safe - City Hall
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi County Disaster Management Unit has accounted for all the thirty-four residents housed in a collapsed building along Naivasha Road in Nairobi's Uthiru area.
Fake Fertiliser Claims First Causality - Will Cabinet Secretary Linturi Fall?
- [Business Day Africa] The fake fertiliser incident has resulted in its first casualty, as attention shifts to Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi in the ongoing impeachment proceedings scheduled to conclude in a week's time.
Malawi Is Rich, Says Chakwera As He Leaves Us-Africa Summit for Another Summit in Nairobi, Kenya
- [Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has said Malawi is not a poor country as it is sitting on abundance of wealth, most of which he said is yet to be explored.
Anti-Counterfeit Body to Rope in Small Traders in Fight Against Fake Goods
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) has said it is committed to helping small traders fight counterfeits that hurt genuine businesses.
Stop Wasting Our Time and Resign! Wamboka Tells Linturi in Opening Remarks
- [Capital FM] Nairobi -- Bumula Member of Parliament Jack Wamboka has laid out his case on the removal of the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi for gross violation of the constitution and gross misconduct.
