Emily Chebet
109 Articles
Raila, Karua publicly disagree over broad-based gov't deal with Ruto
Raila defended the broad-based arrangement with the ruling regime and insisted that ODM is not in government.However, Karua dismissed Raila’s assertions, urging the former premiere to come clean on the arrangement and make it legal as a coalition through the Registrar...
48 Kenyans rescued from Myanmar arrive home, 77 still awaiting repatriation
The individuals, who landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 6am on Saturday aboard a Kenya Airways plane, were received and debriefed by a multi-agency team led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Haiti mission funding raises eyebrows as Ksh.2.5B more allocated amid budget cuts
In a supplementary budget currently before the National Assembly, the Liaison Committee has accepted a Ksh.2.5 billion request by the national government to support the peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean nation.Earlier, the government had sought Ksh.2.1 billion, with the Treasury Cabinet Secretar...
Ministry of Health seeks additional Ksh.6B to boost SHA services
Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai defended the ministry’s budget allocations and pushed for more funds to support SHA and other operations.
CS Miano issues warning after numerous fires in national parks
The wildfires have been attributed to the ongoing extreme heat in the country, with Nairobi National Park experiencing two fire outbreaks on Friday evening.
Wildfires erupt at Nairobi National Park as dry season intensifies
According to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), two fires erupted at the Nairobi National Park on Thursday and Friday evening.
Kalonzo calls out Ruto for allowing Sudan's RSF group hold Nairobi meeting
Speaking at Rwangondu in Kirinyaga where he attended a wedding ceremony, Kalonzo said the meetings that RSF has been holding with their allies in the capital Nairobi to form a parallel government in Sudan goes against Kenya's role, that of uniting nations in conflict.
Police launch investigations into JKIA fire
The fire, which started on Friday evening, consumed most of the airport’s grassland section towards 75 Airport North Road.Emergency response teams from the Kenya Police, Kenya Airports Authority, Kenya Defense Forces, Kenya Pipeline, the Nairobi County Government, G4S, and KK Security were dispatche...
Health Ministry faces Ksh.59B budget deficit amid USAID freeze
The Ministry, speaking before the National Assembly’s Committee on Health on Wednesday, highlighted that it had requested Ksh.426.8 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year budget estimates but only got 172.6 billion in the just released budget policy statement.
Schools left struggling as Gov’t releases less than 50% of capitation funds
Principals say only Ksh.4,000 per student has been released, far below the required Ksh.8,000 for this term.The Ministry of Education was expected to have disbursed Ksh.28 billion by this time, representing 50% of total capitation funds.