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29/06/2024

UPDATE: A summary of the Land Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which has been passed by MP awaiting to be assented into law by President Ruto.

The bill proposes several amendments to laws that relate to land.

Key issues;

-Annual tax on freehold land

-Lands CS will have authority to forcefully acquire land deem necessary for GOK

-Ksh. 500m license fee to operate a lands selling firm

-Land CS will have authority to lease out GOK land

-Most powers transferred from National Lands Commission to Cabinet Secretary.

- A land acquisition committee will be set up by Lands CS

06/05/2024

UPDATE: KRA's efforts to expand tax collection are being hurt by low business usage of their eTIMS platform.

Only 49% of registered businesses are transacting on the eTIMS platform.

26/05/2023

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21/04/2023

UPDATE: East African Development Bank (EADB) to auction Raphael Tuju's properties to recover Sh2.2 billion loan.

He owns The Entim Sidai luxury homes development, a 20-acre property in Karen worth Sh1.3 billion, and Dari Restaurant, a high-end hotel.

Mr Tuju had obtained temporary orders in 2020 barring EADB from auctioning his property and proceeding with a bankruptcy case against him.

He has also filed another pending case before the Arusha-based East African Court of Justice.

EADB says the debt, which it advanced on July 31, 2015, at $9.19 million (then Sh932.7m), has remained in default since 2017 when it fell due.

24/03/2023

BUSINESS DAILY Reports; The SRC has increased pay for CAS positions to Sh780,000 compared to the previous Sh765,000.

The 50 CASs that were sworn in yesterday will cost taxpayers Sh468 million annually for salaries alone.

A CAS will be provided with an official car with an engine capacity not exceeding 3,000cc and medical cover that includes Sh10 million inpatient and Sh300,000 outpatient.

This is in addition to a car loan of up to Sh8 million, a mortgage of up to Sh35 million, Sh20,000 monthly airtime and Sh50,000 annual leave allowance, all being the same as the entitlements of principal secretaries

The CAS will upon exit be paid a service gratuity at the rate of 31 percent of the annual pensionable pay for the term served.

23/03/2023

UPDATE: Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula says Azimio leader Raila Odinga is very popular on the ground but disorganised.

While addressing Norwegian Ambassador, Wetang'ula says that Raila should blame himself for the loss of the 2022 August polls.

He says that Azimio's call for demonstrations is a way to ask for a Handshake so that they can enter the government through back-door

Wetangula assures the ambassador that all is in control and institutions mandated to protect life and property in the Country are up to the task.

23/03/2023

Mother of all demonstration 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
27/03/2023

23/03/2023

UPDATE: Azimio leader Raila Odinga accuses DP Rigathi Gachagua of engineering a secret meeting at his residence in Karen aimed at disrupting planned protests on Monday.

Raila claims that the meeting was attended by National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah and Kiharu Member of Parliament Ndindi Nyoro.

According to Raila, Gachagua invited several youths to the meeting and instructed them to counter-demonstrators during the upcoming Monday protests.

Raila further claims that the youth will be given uniforms similar to those won by his supporters under the Movement for the Defence of Democracy (MDD) banner enabling them to seamlessly joined the movement without being detected.

The Azimio leader further details that the youth have been instructed to harm people during the protests a move to give a reason for the trial of the arrested Azimio MPs to the International Criminal Court(ICC)

Elsewhere, Raila calls off The Star Newspaper boycott; cites paper’s bias in complaint to MCK.

He condemn the illegal arrest of MP Opiyo Wandayi, Senator Stewart Madzayo, alongside follow MPs, MCAs and activists who have been charged in court with false allegations. He demand that the charges be dropped unconditionally with immediate effect

He call upon all patriotic Kenyans to come out in large numbers for mother of all demonstrations in Nairobi on Monday (March 27), and to do so peacefully. He says, He won't whatsoever allow for a handshake

23/03/2023

UPDATE: DP Rigathi Gachagua tells off religious leaders on a call for dialogue between President William Ruto and Azimio leader Raila Odinga.

This comes after religious leaders on Wednesday mounted pressure on the president and opposition leader to dialogue for peace in the country.

He says, The discussion they can have with Raila Odinga is to let us know when they will return the money that they took to Cayman Island from Kenya and not a discussion of having a handshake

Gachagua says that religious leaders should not ask the government to fall into blackmail instead requests them to pray for Raila Odinga so that God can touch his heart and move away from the spirit of destruction and impunity.

He further says, that religious leaders should not ask the government to fall into blackmail, threats and intimidations from Opposition.

03/11/2022

JUST IN: EACC summons Jubilee party vice-chairman David Murathe COTU Boss Francis Atwoli and former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo

The two have been summoned over over an inquiry into a Sh200 million land saga in Nairobi.

They are expected to present themselves at Integrity Centre where they will record a statement.

EACC has also asked Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa to appear before the agency next week to respond to corruption allegations during his tenure at (KETRACO).

03/11/2022

JUST IN: Global conservation charity Fauna & Flora International (FFI), has announced the appointment of Najib Balala as a new vice-president.

The organization lauded Balala for his significant role in boosting tourism growth in Kenya, adding that he will use the experience to support the organization.

CONGRATULATIONS NAJIBU👏

25/10/2022

William Ruto has asked Kenyans to be patient and give him one year to bring down the cost of Unga which he says was brought up to Ksh. 230 by the previous government where he was the Deputy President.

During the campaign, He pledged to bring down the cost of Unga in the first 100 days to Ksh. 70Bob.

He urges Kenyans to keep praying so that the economy can stabilize for the common mwananchi...

25/10/2022

National Assembly Committee on Appointments unanimously REJECT nomination of Peninah Malonza as CS for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage.

Minority side rejects Aisha Jumwa, Mithika Linturi, who were approved by Majority.

The report will be debated from 3.30 pm and tomorrow when a vote will be put on whether the MPs will agree with recommendations from Vetting committee or not.

20/10/2022

19/10/2022

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Khwisero Technical and Vocational College getting ready for the 1st intake

Glory be to God

16/10/2022

DEVELOPING STORY: The DCI Special Service Unit (SSU) has been disbanded with immediate effect.

This follows a directive from the Ag. IG Mr Noor Gabow. All officers serving in the disbanded unit have been recalled to DCI Headquarters for further instructions.

The change came just hours after President William Ruto appointed Amin Mohammed to replace George Kinoti as the new Director of Criminal Investigations.

The unit was created in the year 1999 as a replacement of Special Crime Prevention Unit. It adopted its new name in 2019

The unit was known for its crucial role in fighting hardcore crimes including robbery, murder, fraud and abduction among others...

07/10/2022

DEVELOPING STORY: Former President Uhuru Kenyatta says he won’t attend AU peace talks on Ethiopia due to other prior engagements; the talks are scheduled for tomorrow in South Africa.

He had been named by the AU a facilitator alongside Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo.

It seems Uhuru didn't want to sully his good name with another conning attempt of Abiy Ahmed Ali & Obasanjo.

They are playing a dishonest role in the so called "peace talk". Not only the leadership in Tigray, but also Pres Uhuru Kenyatta was not consulted!

INTERESTING...

07/10/2022

DEVELOPING STORY: The prices of petroleum products could further increase as oil-producing countries under OPEC umbrella cut export by two million barrels per day

The move is expected to disrupt supply to net-importing countries like Kenya, which was hoping for a reduction in pump prices.

The decision by OPEC countries has dimmed expectations of lower fuel prices in coming months, a projection that partly informed Kenya’s decision led by H.E Ruto to remove subsidy on petrol last month.

Global oil prices have been falling in recent months largely on increased supply by exporting countries, but OPEC’s deal to reverse policy on higher output has raised fears the cost will climb...

INTERESTING

07/10/2022

Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa wants his wife Prof Janet Kassily Barasa be assigned executive roles and a special Office of the County Governor’s Spouse be established to accommodate her.

She’s currently a lecturer at Masinde Muliro University..

Counties have become family businesses, from meru to Kakamega and beyond

But....Why do politicians in executive roles seem to assume that their spouses were elected along with them?

07/10/2022

Burkina Faso's 34-year-old Military Head of State, Captain Ibrahim Traore has become the World's Youngest President.

The military junta appointed him as the President.

The constitution has been dissolved.

He led the coup which took place on September 30, 2022.