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JUST IN: Kenya deepens economic ties and regional collaboration at Spring Meetings in Washington D.C.
Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to both international partnerships and regional integration during a series of high engagement on the sidelines of IMF-World Bank Spring meetings in Washington DC. National Treasury Principal Secretary Dr. Chris Kiptoo on Friday, April 25 morning held a bilateral talks with Birgit Pickel, Director-General for Africa at Germany’s Federal Ministry
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JUST IN: MPs to meet over PSC effectiveness, proposed entrenchment of key devolved funds law
Speaker of the National Assembly and PSC Chairperson, Moses Wetang’ula, convened the April 29, meeting following demands by a section of MPs calling for the resignation of some commissioners, citing their failure to adequately represent the welfare of legislators and parliamentary staff. Read More
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JUST IN: Kalonzo Continues To Insist CDF Ogolla’s Plane Crash “Was No Accident”.. Demands Independent Probe
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka is standing by his belief that the fatal helicopter crash that killed Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla “was not an accident” and says he is ready to give a statement to detectives. Speaking on Thursday, the former vice-president dismissed last week’s Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) report that blamed an engine malfunction, arguing only an independent commission of inquiry can settle lingering questions. “Tell DCI Amin to summon me right now; tutaenda kule Kenya nzima kwa miguu, na Gen Z wote … it’s not the CDF’s job to be sent to inspect a primary school,” Kalonzo said, hinting at foul play. He
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JUST IN: Fresh Start: Kamlesh Pattni Makes Major Money Moves in Niger
Niamey has handed controversial Kenyan businessman Kamlesh Pattni a fresh lifeline, signing him up to build the country’s first home-grown gold refinery and gemstone hub. The agreement, inked on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, creates Royal Gold Niger SA, a joint venture between Niger’s government and Dubai-registered Suvarna Royal Gold Trading LLC, where Pattni is chief executive. Nigerien ministers Abarchi Ousmane (Mines) and Mamane Sidi (Budget) presided over the ceremony at Uranium House, as Pattni put pen to paper. “From now on, Niger’s gold will not only be extracted; it will be transformed here, for the benefit of Nigeriens,” declared Mines Minister Ousmane, hailing the pact as a “structural revolution.” Military
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JUST IN: Out on Parole: Abduba Dida Plots a Fresh Start in Minnesota
Mohammed Abduba Dida, the fiery former Kenyan presidential contender and one-time high-school teacher, is free on parole after spending just over three years at Illinois’ Big Muddy Correctional Centre. He left the medium-security prison on 3 March 2025, two years and four months into a seven-year term handed down for stalking, transmitting threats and breaching a restraining order. The remainder of his sentence will be served in the community under supervision until 3 April 2029. Dida’s release ends a legal saga that began in November 2022 when an Illinois court convicted him on two counts, one carrying a two-year term and the other five years, for repeatedly contacting a woman
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