Ayub Abdikadir
57 Articles
Mt. Kenya leaders at loggerheads over Limuru III conference
Karua and Kioni have billed Limuru III ostensibly to give direction to the Mt. Kenya region, which according to the two and organizers drawn from 31 parties will champion its interests.However, simmering divisions have been apparent, fr...
Food shortage looms after floods damage Perkerra Irrigation Scheme
The irrigation scheme has been severely damaged by raging floods after rivers Molo and Perkerra burst their banks.Many of the farmers at the scheme have painfully narrated how the heavy rains have taken a toll on their lives.
Plight of forgotten IDP families as floods wreak havoc in Tana River
These are families whose homes were flooded and farmlands swept away in November last year as floods wreaked havoc.
Parliament rejects President Ruto's nominee for DRC Consul-General
In a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, the committee cited Githinji’s lack of requisite qualities, knowledge, abilities, and experience.The nominee was, during his vetting, at a loss for words when asked to explain the meaning of GDP by Committee Chairperson Nelson Koech.
Audit report flags six counties for financial mismanagement
Among the counties implicated is Tana River, where financial statements showed inaccuracies, undisclosed bank balances, stale cheques in the cashbook, and unsupported legal costs and travel expenses.
Ambassadorial nominees grilled on diplomatic credentials, integrity
David Kiplagat Kerich, the nominee for Kenya Embassy in Washington DC, faced rigorous questioning regarding his diplomatic credentials and ability to navigate delicate diplomatic terrain in America, the global superpower.
Senate committee initiates probe into fake fertiliser syndicate
The committee, which summoned Africa Uncensored over an exposé it conducted, criticized government agencies for negligence and announced plans for committee members to visit all affected counties to hear from farmers firsthand
Crisis as 24 constituencies risk disbandment over population quota
The targeted constituencies are Othaya, Ndaragwa, Budalang’i, Vihiga, Voi, Wundanyi, Mwatate, Galole, Bura, Isiolo South, Samburu East, Laisamis, North Horr, Saku, Kilome, Mukurweini, Mbeere North and Mathioya.
SRC says Kenya living beyond its means as wage bill shoots up
SRC Chair Lyn Mengich says the growing appetite and endless hiring by the government risks pushing up the wage bill further, making it difficult to reserve resources for delivery of services and development.
Haiti deployment: PS Sing'oei now says Kenya seeks to restore order, sanity
A political vacuum and spiralling violence across Haiti's capital is already making a bad situation worse.But despite recent events in Port-au-Prince slowing Nairobi’s planned deployment, the government maintains the mission is still on.