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Kisumu has announced the closure of CBD to all motorists in the latest move taken by the third-largest city.

The judge noted that the application shall be served to the activist, upon which he should respond within 14 days of service.

Kirinyaga Scores Zero in Latest County Ranking Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru in the Senate During her impeachment hearing in June 2020. Twitter Kirinyaga has been highlighted among the counties with the lowest transparency when it comes to making their budgets public, in a recent report. The survey titled the   County Budget Transparency Survey 2020, stated that the county had an index of zero as it did not publish any budget document. Also ranking low were the counties of Narok, Taita T...

World Bank Pays Electricity Bills for 26 Kenyan Companies Logo at the entrance of World Bank Building in Washington DC, USA. File The World Bank has provided funding for 26 water service companies based in different counties in Kenya as support to settle operations bills including electricity bills. The Chairman of the Health Committee of the Council of Governors Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o, stated that the money would help the companies remain in operation in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemi...

Uhuru Gets Another Job After Taking Over EAC President Uhuru Kenyatta signs the Finance Bill 2018 at State House, Nairobi. PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has landed another crucial role in the African Union just days after taking over as East African Community Chairman.  President Kenyatta will be starting his term as the Chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council on Monday, March 1, Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo announced.  The AU PSC is a decision-making organ that dea...

Multi-Million Scandals That Rocked the country in 2020 KEMSA building (left) and the late Sergeant Kipyegon Kenei. File Judging by the headlines carried by international media houses touching on Kenyan affairs, it is safe to say that the country has secured itself a higher slot on most corrupt countries in the world. In fact, On December 9, the country was downgraded by seven points on the Transparency International corruption perception index(CPI) from position 144 in 2018 to 137 in 2019.  Th...

A bulldozer demolishes a civil servants house in Kisumu County in November 2020 File Kisumu investors, developers, landlords and tenants have raised concern after the County Government initiated the second round of demolition.  Governor Anyang Nyongos administration marked buildings in Manyatta Arab estate for demolition, arguing that the investors had grabbed public land.  It added that some of the buildings were constructed on sewer lines which needed repairs and maintenance.  Supermarkets...