Garissa Township MP Aden Duale, Kandara MP Alice Wahome, and Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen have bid the National Assembly and Senate houses their goodbyes in emotional speeches as they resigned from their seats to take up their appointments in the Cabinet after being approved by the August house.
The positions attracted a total of 9154 applications which the Public Service Commission cut the figure to shortlist 477 names, the figure later rose to 585 as the commission looked to harmonize the list minding minorities, gender balance, and persons with disability.
The conflict began in 2020 when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to the Tigray region where dissident leaders allied to the TPLF were declaring autonomy. The TPLF had dominated Ethiopia's ruling coalition for about 30 years before Abiy Ahmed an ethnic Oromo took over in 2018
President William Ruto is expected to host parliamentarians allied to his Kenya Kwanza coalition in Statehouse today morning for a Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting. The head of state is expected to use this opportunity with lawmakers as he firms up his stranglehold in the august house after bagging coveted leadership and parliamentary committee positions. These...
This now paves way for the nominees to take the oath of office to affirm their loyalty to the constitution and pledge to do their duties as required. They will then assume their roles in government.
Dr. Ruto had promised to reduce the cost of living within a hundred days of being sworn in but he acknowledged that the past administration had messed things up so badly that he will need a year to reverse the effects.
Adidas whose share price has taken an 8% hit, joins a growing list of companies and organizations that have "cancelled" the multi talented artist. GAP also an apparels company has cut their ties with the rapper.
In a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday 25th October afternoon, the parliamentary Committee of Appointments unanimously rejected the appointment of Penina Malonza as Cabinet Secretary. Malonza had been nominated by President Ruto to head the Tourism docket. The report tabled by Majority Leader and Kikuyu Mp Kimani Ichungwa recommended the approval of all nominees...
Social media users couldn't help but throw some shade to the gifted singer. One user commented ,"Mschana mrembo lakini kizungu ni ya Waititu."
In his characteristic style of ruffling feathers the wrong way with his utterances, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua made unsavory remarks on the nomination of Cabinet Secretaries hailing from the Kamba community.