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Intrigues Behind Raila's Foul Mood at State House Meeting - Insiders 27 February 2021 - 8:59 am President Uhuru Kenyatta (in white) with other political leaders during an address at State House on Thursday, February 25, 2021. PSCU Insiders have shared the intrigues that occurred at State House when former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga met his National Super Alliance (NASA) counterparts, Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper) and Musalia Mudavadi (ANC) on Thursday, February 25.  The three were among the party leaders called by President Uhuru Kenyatta to thank Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) for passing...

Stashed inside pickup trucks and guarded by armed militias and jihadists, every year billions of illicit cigarettes wind their way through the lawless deserts of northern Mali bound for the Sahel and North Africa. The profits from their long journey fuel north Mali’s many armed conflicts, lining the pockets of offshoots of al-Qaida and the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, as well as local militias, and corrupt state and military officials. This violence is now spilling out across West Africa, displacing more than two million people in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger. Cigarettes made ...

THE STANDARD By Fredrick Obura | February 26th 2021 at 14:28:42 GMT +0300 NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Revenue Authority will tax car grants extended to Members of County Assemblies after intervention by President Uhuru Kenyatta. In a notice, the taxman said the Sh2 million grant fits into the tax bracket. It plans to take away 30 per cent of the allowance leaving the politicians with about Sh1.4 million. The decision has already attracted criticism from some MCAs noting that taking away a whooping Sh600, 000 from President’s offer will leave them with little money to buy their dream cars. ...

THE STANDARD By Dominic Omondi | February 27th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 The taxman has deflated the spirits of Members of County Assemblies after confirming that the car grants they received from the State will be taxed. In an advisory to the chairman of the Council of Governors (CoG) Chairman Martin Wambora, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) said the loan, which had been converted into a grant following a presidential decree, would attract a 30 per cent income tax before hitting the accounts of MCAs. “On the issue of ‘car grant,’ since it is payable to the said employees in form of...

The DP had reportedly attended the meeting at State House earlier.