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
Watamu locals in Kilifi County are concerned about the increase in insecurity and are urging the government to beef up security over the holiday season. This comes after an incident on Friday morning in which guests were allegedly harassed by security agents. The inhabitants complain that security officers have been neglecting their duties, resulting in
A student died after jumping from the 14th story of an apartment in Nairobi’s Kasarani neighborhood. Police are investigating the suicide of a male Tanzanian student at the United States International University (USIU). He was a second-year student when the event occurred, according to police and coworkers. The victim wrote a suicide note addressed to