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THE STANDARD By
Peter Theuri |
April 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Meshack Odhiambo Otieno, a Juja based welder during an interview with The Standard. [David Njaaga, Standard]
Outside Beba Beba Trade Centre, along Tom Mboya Street, Nairobi, hundreds of commuters queue, hoping the next bus to Kasarani’s Mwiki will not be that long. It is around seven o’clock in the evening, and panic is setting in. Curfew begins in an hour.
These scenes were last experienced early last year when the night curfew started at seven in the evening. Still, there is a palpable difference.
Back then, bus conductors were armed with sanitisers, and every passenger had to get their hands sprayed with a pint of alcohol before boarding. There was also a handwashing station, where every passenger stopped for a few seconds.
THE STANDARD By
Roselyne Obala |
April 4th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during the launch of the collection of signatures for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
It is now emerging that time is of the essence in passing the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Bill.
Of concern is the proposal to create 70 new constituencies’ which has elicited mixed reactions especially on the legal provisions and timelines.
There is also the proposal to overhaul the Independent and Electoral Commission (IEBC), which is presently not properly constituted after four commissioners resigned.
As per the detailed action plan by the proponents of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, popularly known as BBI Bill, Parliament was expected to consider the Bill by April 5.
Kenya’s Inflation Rate Spike To 5.9 Percent in March
By Juma / Published April 1, 2021 | 8:18 am KEY POINTS
Prices of food and non-alcoholic drinks, which make up a third of the inflation basket, grew 6.7 percent due to increases in the cost of items such as mangoes and beef.
Kenya’s inflation has been rising for 6 months straight. The inflation for the month of March has hit 5.9 percent from 5.78 percent in February according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
The inflation rate is not expected to slow down as the government is planning to increase the price of fuel in the coming days. This means Kenyans will continue paying more for basic commodities and transport.
THE STANDARD By
Correspondent |
April 1st 2021 at 10:45:21 GMT +0300
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya’s year-on-year inflation inched up to 5.90 per cent in March from 5.78 per cent a month earlier, the statistics office said on Wednesday.
On a monthly basis, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said in a statement inflation was 0.40 per cent, down from 0.70 per cent in February.
The inflation rate rose marginally to 5.8 per cent in February from 5.7 per cent in January, which was largely driven by cheap fuel and food prices.
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (Icpak) said the increase in prices has been the highest since 2007, jumping by Sh15.82 in two months and leading to high inflation.