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MPs Grill Prisons Boss Over Phone-Based Scams
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MPs Grill Prisons Boss Over Phone-Based Scams

Kenya’s lawmakers have put the country’s correctional service on notice, demanding swift answers on filthy living conditions, murky finances, and a surge of fraud schemes hatched behind bars. Appearing before the Constitutional…

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MPs Accused of Selling TSC Employment Letters for Ksh 200,000
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MPs Accused of Selling TSC Employment Letters for Ksh 200,000

Kenya’s teacher recruitment system has been thrown into turmoil by claims that some MPs are charging Ksh 200,000 for Teacher Service Commission appointment letters. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) says it has evidence of this…

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Nyong’o: Ruto Administration Taking Kenya Back to Pre-Devolution Era
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Nyong’o: Ruto Administration Taking Kenya Back to Pre-Devolution Era

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has strongly criticized President William Ruto’s administration, accusing it of undermining the gains achieved under Kenya’s devolved system of governance. In a statement released on Monday, April 22,…

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Ruto Secures Over Ksh100 Billion in Chinese Investments
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Ruto Secures Over Ksh100 Billion in Chinese Investments

President William Ruto’s five-day visit to China is already paying off. By the close of business on 23 April, his delegation had signed seven investment pacts worth well over Ksh 100 billion – cash earmarked for farms, factories, hotels,…

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CS Mutahi Kagwe Seeks Public Feedback on New Sugar Levy Proposal
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CS Mutahi Kagwe Seeks Public Feedback on New Sugar Levy Proposal

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has invited public feedback on the draft Sugar Development Levy Order 2025 and its accompanying regulatory impact statement. In a public notice issued on April 22, Kagwe announced that the…

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TSC (Amendment) Bill 2024 Seeks to Streamline Teachers’ Allowances
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TSC (Amendment) Bill 2024 Seeks to Streamline Teachers’ Allowances

Kenyan teachers could soon benefit from a clearer and more consistent system for their allowances thanks to the Teachers Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024. Introduced by Mandera South MP Abdul Haro, this bill seeks to update the…

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Banks Slash Loan Rates After CBK Cuts Base Rate to 10%
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Banks Slash Loan Rates After CBK Cuts Base Rate to 10%

Commercial banks in Kenya have begun lowering their lending rates following the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) recent move to slash its base rate by 75 basis points, bringing it down to 10 percent. The regulator announced the cut as part of…

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