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  Research scientists have asked the government of Kenya to hasten the process of approving two new drugs that study have the highest efficacy of preventing HIV. The researchers at the Kenya Medical Research institute (KEMRI) want the pharmacy and poisons board to approve Cabotegravir and Lenacapavir to ease the burden for HIV in the country.
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  Kenya has marked climate action as a national imperative, with President William Ruto positioning sustainability as a top agenda. Read More

  These discussions could bring significant changes to daily life worldwide, from energy costs to economic policies. Read More

  Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has urged the Anti-Corruption Court to convict former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife, Susan Wangari Ndungu, for the alleged embezzlement of Kes.588 million from Kiambu County. Ingonga accused the couple and three others, including county officials, of using their positions to illegally secure a multi-million-shilling road upgrade contract for their close associates. The charges, including theft, corruption, money laundering, and abuse of office, stem from the Kes.588,198,328 tender awarded in February 2018. The tender, intended to upgrade roads to bituminous standards, was controversially awarded to Testimony Enterprises, a company believed to
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  A police officer shot and killed one man and injured another in a bar altercation on Saturday night in Runyenjes, Embu County. The incident, involving an officer from Nthagaiya Police Post, occurred at a popular bar in Ugweri Market. According to police, the officer and a colleague entered the bar and ordered patrons to leave. Witnesses said that some patrons resisted, prompting the officer to open fire. Catherine Nyaga, mother of 43-year-old Ephantus Muriithi Nyaga, reported that the officer shot her son in the head. A second victim sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and was rushed to Embu
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  Kenya’s external debt payments in the financial year ending June 2024 reached Kes.756 billion, as the government sought to limit its domestic borrowing. This increased demand for foreign credit came as domestic borrowing squeezed private sector access to financing. A significant driver of the surge in external debt payments was the maturity of a $2 billion Eurobond (valued at Kes.260 billion at the current exchange rate). This debt matured in the first half of the 2023-24 fiscal year, straining the country’s fiscal position and raising concerns over a potential default. The National Treasury’s new report on public debt revealed that
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  The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has filed an appeal to overturn a High Court ruling that allowed Wilson Nashon Kanani, a City Hall employee, to retain assets worth KES 643 million. The EACC expressed its dissatisfaction with the decision, requesting the Court of Appeal to set it aside entirely. The agency had previously sought for the assets to be forfeited to the state. The ruling, issued last Thursday by Justice Nixon Sifuna, lifted an order that had frozen the assets and funds in five bank accounts owned by Kanani and his wife. The judge accepted the couple’s explanation regarding
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  Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja dismissed rumors claiming there was a plot to remove Moses Wetang’ula as National Assembly Speaker. Speaking at a church service in Khwisero, Kakamega County, Sakaja assured the public that there were no such plans and urged those eyeing the position to abandon their ambitions. “I was concerned when I heard the rumors about Wetang’ula. Wetang’ula is here to stay as the Speaker of the National Assembly,” Sakaja stated, adding, “Those hoping to take his seat should stop. We must not be a country that always brings people down.” The service, which was attended by President William
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  President William Ruto has announced a radical shift in his administration’s policy, with plans to fulfill campaign pledges starting in 2025. Speaking in Kwisero, Kakamega County on Sunday, November 10, 2024, Ruto revealed that his government would now take a new direction after addressing key challenges within his administration. The President expressed confidence in his leadership, highlighting his success in stabilizing the economy and reducing inflation. He noted that the country is now on the right track, with a focus on continued progress. In a subtle jab at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, Ruto pointed out that the Kenya Kwanza
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  Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has declared his readiness to wrestle it out with his…
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