Former district officer (DO) Edward Mwangi Irungu has suffered a huge loss after the Environment and Land Court ordered him to surrender prime property located next to the State House in Mombasa and pay Sh5 million for illegally occupying the public land. According to the reports verified by Kenyadaily.online, the former administrator lost the tussle
QuickMart, once a trusted retail giant in Kenya, is now facing serious allegations of worker exploitation, raising questions about its internal operations. Multiple whistleblowers, primarily employees under Specific Talent Limited the outsourcing firm supplying staff to QuickMart have come forward with disturbing accounts of unethical practices. These revelations paint a picture of a company systematically
According to Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, a total of 23 Kenyans have been barred from traveling to Qatar for international jobs that the government has secured for them. The news came just moments after they had passed their interviews. Mutua claimed that the candidates were rejected when it was discovered that they had initially
The United States has condemned the Kenyan National Police Service (NPS) for reportedly attacking anti-femicide activists yesterday. On Wednesday, December 11, the US Embassy in Kenya accused police officers of violating the Kenyan Constitution’s right to peaceful demonstrations. While taking aim at Kenyan security officials, US Ambassador to Kenya Marc Dillard described yesterday’s events as
Ahmednasir Abdullahi is one of Kenya’s most controversial lawyers, often surrounded by accusations that question his integrity and his contribution to the country. Despite his education and career achievements, many believe he has used his position not to help Kenya but to serve the interests of corrupt individuals and economic thieves. His actions have left
The Law Society of Kenya has threatened to ban Ugandan attorneys from practicing in Kenya after Uganda barred former Justice Minister Martha Karua from representing opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye. In a sharply worded statement made on Tuesday, LSK President Faith Odhiambo described the Uganda Law Council’s decision to refuse Karua a temporary permit to
The controversial Kipchumba Murkomen has been implicated in a corruption scandal involving an alleged Ksh.15.3 billion bribe from a Chinese company. The accusations were made by Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei, who claimed that Murkomen received the bribe from China Wu Yi to secure road construction contracts for Chinese firms at the expense of local contractors.
On Monday, Narc Kenya Party leader Martha Karua sent a critical letter to the Uganda Law Council after being denied a temporary practicing certificate to serve as Kizza Besigye’s main counsel. “I have received with dismay your letter dated 6th December 2024 declining my application for a special practicing certificate,” Karua began in her letter
Kizza Besigye, Uganda’s opposition leader, and his political associate Hajj Obeid Lutale filed a lawsuit against the Kenyan and Ugandan governments at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) on November 16 following their kidnapping in Nairobi, Kenya. According to Uganda’s Daily Monitor, Besigye claimed in his lawsuit filed on December 4 that he was
On Sunday, State House senior economic advisor Moses Kuria began his exposure of ‘rogue’ hospitals that illegally demanded payment from patients. According to Kuria, the hospital in Nyeri has demanded payment from patients who have registered for President William Ruto’s Taifa Care initiative. In addition, the previous CS requested that members of the public with