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  The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has revealed that it needs Ksh.61.7 billion to conduct the 2027 general election, surpassing the last polls by over Ksh17 Billion. Kenya’s 2022 elections cost Ksh.44.6 billion, making them among the most expensive in the world. Speaking before Parliament on Tuesday, Deputy CEO Obadiah Keitany disclosed that Ksh.7 billion has been set aside for boundary delimitation. However, the commission is still awaiting a court advisory before proceeding. Keitany also noted that IEBC expects to register 5.7 million new voters, pushing the total electorate to 28 million in 2027. However, voter registration has stalled
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  Some Internet users in Nairobi may soon experience internet disruptions as the county government intensifies its crackdown on illegally installed fiber optic cables. On Tuesday, February 25, Nairobi County officials began dismantling fiber cables mounted on power poles along major highways. The move is part of Governor Johnson Sakaja’s strategy to boost county revenue, amid an ongoing dispute with Kenya Power over infrastructure use. “Some of these fiber lines are illegal. We have given the affected service providers ample time to pay for hosting them on these poles, but they have refused. They have neither paid for wayleaves nor sought county approval,” said
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  Millions of taxpayer funds collected through the e-Citizen platform remain unaccounted for, raising concerns about potential embezzlement. Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu has flagged discrepancies amounting to at least Ksh.144 million in government agency records for the financial year ending June 2024. The actual balances reported by ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) do not match the amounts recorded in the e-Citizen system, fueling suspicions of financial mismanagement. “Review of the e-Citizen revenue accountability platform and the revenue statements revealed variances between balances reflected in the revenue statements, e-portal system, and the ledger,” stated Gathungu in the latest national audit report. Ministry of
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  Kenya plans to repurchase a $900 million (Ksh.116.7 billion) seven-year tranche of the $2.1 billion (Ksh.271.76 billion) Eurobond issued in May 2019. The government intends to finance this buyback using proceeds from a new bond with a longer repayment period, aiming to ease debt repayment pressure. This will be the Treasury’s second Eurobond buyback. The first occurred in February 2014, when the government repurchased $1.48 billion (Ksh.191.9 billion) of the $2 billion (Ksh.259.3 billion) 2014 Eurobond just four months before its maturity. That buyback was funded through a new seven-year bond worth $1.5 billion (Ksh.194.5 billion). Bond buybacks help governments
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  South African football legend Benni McCarthy is set to officially take charge of Harambee Stars, with sources confirming his appointment as the new head coach. A senior Football Kenya Federation (FKF) official revealed that McCarthy, South Africa’s all-time top scorer with 31 goals, will arrive in Kenya by the end of the week to replace interim coach Francis Kimanzi. “We have a new coach, Benni McCarthy, who will be taking over the team and is expected to arrive before the end of the week. He is a highly qualified coach, and we believe he can guide the national team to success,” said the FKF official, who spoke
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  ODM leader Raila Odinga has hinted at making a major announcement next week, following wide…
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  Speaking to Capital FM News, Amos Ndung’u, the General Manager of Investments at Kenya Power Pension Fund (KPPF), which owns Stima Plaza, explained that the stench from the garbage and the blocked entrances have forced employees to work from home. Read More

  NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 25 – Nairobi is set to welcome some of the world’s leading scientists, policymakers, and agricultural experts as CGIAR Science Week 2025 kicks off from April 7-12. The high-level summit, organized in partnership with the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), will focus on science-driven solutions to food insecurity, climate change, Read More

  Plans to buy land from absentee landlords at the Coast will only benefit genuine squatters, President William Ruto has announced. The President warned of stern action against individuals invading land in the pretext that it will be allocated to them. “We are being told that some people are invading land owned by absentee landlords in
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  Police on Tuesday, February 25 fired tear gas to disperse Technical University of Kenya (TUK) students protesting against the institution’s continued closure due to a lecturers’ strike. The students, demonstrating in Nairobi’s CBD, were marching towards the Ministry of Education headquarters at Jogoo House, demanding the government to intervene and resolve the crisis that has
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