Public gives input on devolved funds to Senate

County Reps are missionaries, not mercenaries – Kidero

May 16 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 - Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero says the recent adjournment of sittings by county representatives has not paralysed operations within the county. Speaking during the opening a Sh160 million health centre in Kibera on Thursday, Kidero pointed out that despite the adjournment, all the committees are working hard and expressed the...

Don’t expect a drop in matatu fares – MOA

May 15 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 15 - The Matatu Owners Association will not reduce fares despite lower fuel prices announced on Tuesday, saying the reduction has no significant impact. Speaking to Capital FM News, Chairman Simon Kimutai said on Wednesday that fuel prices are just one factor in the cost of running a Public Service Vehicle. He stated that the cost...

5 Nairobi County officials in court over fraud

May 14 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 14 - Five Nairobi County officials have been charged in court over alleged involvement in a Sh18.5 million fraud related to non-existent supplies to the authority. The officials also faced abuse of office charges when they appeared at the Milimani Law Courts. They were released on a Sh1 million cash bail and a hearing set for June...

Nairobi transition coordinator killed in crime wave

May 13 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 - The Nairobi County Transition Coordinator Eliud Baraza was shot dead by unknown assailants on Monday morning. Baraza was gunned down shortly after 6am in the city's Eastlands suburb a few minutes after emerging from his house on his way to work. Following the incident, Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero expressed concern over the...

County officials meet SRC over pay demands

May 13 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 13 - The County Assembly Speakers' forum now says all that county assembly representatives are asking for is harmonization of their allowances with that of other State officers as gazetted by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. Speaking to Capital FM News ahead of a meeting with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC)...

Govt wasting millions on obituaries, sycophantic Ads

May 8 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 8 - The government is being urged to cut spending on advertisements after revelation that an average of Sh200 million is spent every month on congratulatory messages and obituaries. The Director of Public Communication in the Ministry of Information Mary Ombara said that the amount was spent in placing such adverts every month from...

New strategy to fight city crime

May 7 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 7 - Nairobi police in plainclothes will now be deployed undercover on various city commuter routes in a new initiative to curb rising cases of robbery in Public Service Vehicles. Provincial Police boss Benson Kibui revealed that other officers will be deployed to the various bus stops in the city to boost security. He pointed out...

Kidero taps ex-Town Clerks into his Cabinet

May 6 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 6 - Former Nairobi Town Clerks John Gakuo and Tom Odongo are among a 10-member County Executive Committee unveiled by Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero on Monday afternoon. Odongo who holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from Oxford Brookes University has been given the Lands, Housing and Physical Planning docket while Gakuo who...

Schools re-open amid teachers’ strike threat

May 6 | NAIROBI, Kenya, May 6 - Public schools re-opened countrywide on Monday with the Kenya National Union Teachers (KNUT) issuing a fresh strike notice from Tuesday next week over unpaid hardship allowances for teachers. KNUT Chairman Wilson Sossion said that they are giving the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) seven days before they formally declare the...