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Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance coalition party has listed a fresh list of demands for the government. In a statement on Sunday, the opposition said the most important issue is the high cost of living. “Our priority in the discussions is the high cost of living which has only gotten worse with lifting the conservatory order on the Finance Act 2023 last week. We want to see immediate actions by the regime that will lead to the lowering of the cost of living,” said PNU leader Peter Munya. Munya noted that the opposition is still demanding an audit of…

Busia senator Okiya Omtatah has filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision lifting the restrictions on the execution of the Finance Act 2023. Omtatah and three others; Brian Angima Oigoro, Eliud Karanja Matindi, Benson Odiwuor Otieno, have moved to the Supreme Court. The four expressed their dissatisfaction with the Court of Appeal’s decision in the notice, which was delivered in Nairobi on July 28. https://twitter.com/OkiyaOmtatah/status/1685621025315155968 On Friday, the Court of Appeal overturned an order made last month suspending the implementation of the 2023 Finance Act after Treasury Cabinet Secretary Prof Njuguna Ndung’u argued that the government was losing…

South Africa’s opposition leader Julius Malema has called on Raila Odinga to accept that he lost in the 2022 presidential election. Speaking on Saturday in Johannesburg during the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) 10th Anniversary rally, Malema said African presidential contenders should not dwell on horrific earlier experiences that were marked by the brutal violence that followed an election. “We want to make a call to Kenya, especially to comrade Raila Odinga. Stop doing what you are doing. Do not disrupt Kenya. We need peace in Kenya. The President William Ruto was democratically elected in Kenya,” he said. Read: Ruto, Raila Finally…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said that he engaged President William Ruto in talks to advance shared interests between Kenya and the US. Blinken said among the issues discussed included ending the conflict in Sudan and advancing the East African Community-led talks on eastern DRC. “Spoke today (Sunday) with President Ruto of Kenya to advance shared priorities, including ending the conflict in Sudan and advancing East African Community-led talks on eastern DRC,” he said in a post. Ruto has been spearheading mediation toward the restoration of democratic rule in the troubled Sudan. Read: US Secretary of State Antony…

The Azimio la Umoja coalition has dismissed a statement released by National Assembly majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah with alleged details on consultations made to resolve the standoff between government and opposition. There has been a standoff over among others the high cost of living and Finance Act 2023. Ichung’wah on Saturday claimed that the decision was made amicably between Kenya Kwanza and the Azimio coalitions and that they agreed to establish a 10-member committee with each side having 5 representatives. “Four members from outside parliament 2 from each side, the Leaders of Majority and Minority from the National Assembly, 4…

Tragedy struck a family and police when a traffic police officer was killed in a road accident at the Kiambu Road/Northern Bypass junction in Kiambu County. Witnesses and police said Constable Kelvin Korir was busy at the said junction on Saturday, evening when a speeding car being driven by a car wash attendant hit him and dragged his body before sandwiching it with another one in front of it. Witnesses said the four-wheel drive Toyota Prado car was moving at high speed from Nairobi direction when it hit Korir at about 6.30 pm. This led to serious head injuries that…

Kenya has committed to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police to restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has said. “Kenya stands with persons of African descent across the world, including those in the Caribbean, and aligns with the African Union’s diaspora policy and our own commitment to Pan Africanism, and in this case to “reclaiming of the Atlantic crossing,” said the CS. “Kenya’s proposed deployment will crystalize once a mandate from the UN Security Council is obtained and other Kenyan constitutional processes are…

The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro was arrested for money laundering and illicit enrichment by the country’s attorney general. Nicolas Petro, a politician in Atlantico province, was detained over allegations he was paid by drug traffickers to fund his father’s peace efforts and election campaign. According to BBC, he has denied the claims and welcomed the inquiry when it was launched. The younger Mr Petro’s ex-wife has also been arrested as part of the probe. President Petro, the country’s first left-wing leader, has denied taking money from Colombia’s drug traffickers and ordered prosecutors to investigate his son in March.…

The government has issued new orders limiting the number of days government officials can travel overseas per year. The days have been capped at 45 days per year, with officials not being allowed to travel for more than seven days per trip. In a communique dated July 29, and released by Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, Cabinet secretaries, PS, chairpersons and CEOs of state corporations will only be allowed to travel for events that have a bearing on policy and will not be allowed to travel for more than 15 days per quarter. The size…

Health CS Susan Nakhumicha has ordered the transfer of Matisi OCS John Thuo. Speaking on Saturday during the burial of Joseph Maranga in Trans Nzoia, the CS ordered the transfer over the rising cases of insecurity in the area. The CS told mourners that the President William Ruto administration has taken a ‘one government approach’, giving her the power to make sweeping decisions and only report actions taken to the relevant minister. “We are using the one government approach. That means that when I stand here, I’m representing President William Ruto’s government and I am ordering the transfer of Matisi…

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have landed at City Hall to uncover loss of hundreds of millions of shillings paid to companies that never supplied ‘air’. Through a letter dated July 21, the DCI boss Mohamed Amin through the head of Investigations Bureau at the DCI headquarters David Birech wrote to Nairobi governor Johnson Sakaja demanding a list of tender documents, requisitions by user department, award contracts, delivery and inspection reports and all local purchase orders issued to profiled nine companies believed to have been used to siphon the money. According to the DCI, the nine listed…

President William Ruto and Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga have resolved to hold talks in a bid to end the political impasse. In a statement, the opposition through National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi stated that they have agreed to set up a ten-member team. “We have, therefore, agreed with Kenya Kwanza to establish a committee of ten, composed of five members each from Azimio La Umoja and Kenya Kwanza,” said Wandayi. “They include four(4) members from outside Parliament; two(2) from each side. The Leaders of Majority and Minority from the National Assembly,  four (4) additional Members of Parliament;…

Kenya has announced a temporary suspension of all permits and licenses for development in key wildlife conservation areas in the country. In an advisory letter by the chief of staff, and head of the public service, Felix Koskei to various stakeholder ministries and key players in the wildlife conservation areas the government advises that priority should be given to implementing pending directives by the president in a past stakeholders meeting. “In a meeting between H.E. the president and the wildlife conservation players, land management matters (ownership, adjudication, change of user) in Kenya were flagged out as some of the issues…

The Ministry of Defence has announced recruitment into Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in August and September this year. KDF is looking to recruit General Service Officer (GSO) Cadets (Regular and Graduate degree holders), Specialist Officers, General Duty Recruits, Tradesmen/women, and Defence Forces Constables. Those looking to join the force must be between 18 and 26 years for GSO Cadets and General Duty Recruits, and not above 30 years for Specialist Officers and Tradesmen/women. Chaplains and Imams must be below the age of 39. Read: We Are Employing 300 Graduates – Police Service Defends Recruitment Of Officers Who Scored D Plus The…

By VOA General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the chief of Niger’s powerful presidential guard who took power after a military coup, is an army veteran who has foiled similar uprisings in the restive West African nation. In his 50s, Tchiani has shunned the limelight despite a stellar military career that saw him lead the elite 700-member unit from 2011 until now. “He is not well known outside military circles. He is a man in the background, powerful,” said Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim, a researcher with the International Crisis Group think tank. On Friday, Tchiani declared himself leader after staging a takeover that began…