City Digest

08/12/2024

Diamond Platnumz responds to Eric Omondi over his Furaha City Festival no-show

08/12/2024

W***y Paul says he was beaten and denied access at Furaha City festival. He says Kenyan artists were being sidelined in favour of Tanzanian acts. Watch

08/12/2024

Fans disappointed after Diamond Platnumz failed to perform at the Furaha City Festival. Read more below👇

The highly anticipated Furaha City Festival left thousands of fans disappointed after headline act Diamond Platnumz failed to perform

07/12/2024

Hussein Mohamed elected new FKF President. He takes over from Nick Mwendwa

03/12/2024

TRANSZOIA ; KMTC student Benedict Kiptoo was stabbed to death by his girlfriend in Kitale.

Preliminary police investigations indicate that the two lived together as lovers. However, they had argued after Kiptoo allegedly came home late leading to the fight.

Kiptoo was well known in Kitale for his side hustle of doing Pedicure and Manicure.

The deceased was five days away to graduation

30/11/2024

Moi University lecturers sign a return-to-work formula ending a three-month long strike

29/11/2024

River Nyando has burst its banks, forcing families from Kamidumbi and Panadol in Ahero, Kisumu County, to seek refuge along the highway.

28/11/2024

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua scampers for safety after being attacked during a funeral ceremony in Kiambu county

21/11/2024

Dr. Faith Kipyegon😅
Multiple Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has been awarded a doctorate degree by the University of Eldoret. Read more👇

Triple Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon has achieved yet another milestone. The University of Eldoret

21/11/2024

Do you know why President Ruto has terminated all deals Kenya signed with Adani Group? Read below👇

President William Ruto ordered the immediate cancellation of all agreements between Kenya and India's Adani Group.

21/11/2024

UPDATE: President Ruto's Summary on State Of The Nation Address.

-Ruto cancels the contentious Adani deal; directs Energy and Transport ministries to stop the ongoing procurement process for JKIA expansion & KETRACO contract.

-Ruto urges all Kenyans with information about Extrajudicial killings, abductions & Femicides cases to forward the information to DCI and IPOA

-Government has successfully facilitated employment of 105,367 Kenyans in foreign countries since July last year.

-Sh3.7 billion to be disbursed tomorrow to pay 'historical debts' owed to public, private and faith-based medical facilities.

-Kenya's forex reserves have surged to hit a new record $ 9.4B, providing a 4.8-month import cover, the highest in 10 years.

-Government has procured and distributed 7 million bags of fertilizer to boost food production.

-The shilling has stabilized significantly, appreciating from Ksh 162 in Feb 2024 to Ksh 129 today. Inflation has declined from 9.6% in September 2022 to 2.7% in October this year, the lowest rate in 17 years.

-Tax revenues have grown by 11.5% in the year to June 2024, reflecting the success of our tax base expansion measures. We project 5% growth this year and 5.6% growth next year

-All 17 sugar factories across Kenya are now operational, producing at impressive levels. For the first time in recent history, Kenya is producing enough sugar to meet our local demand.

- The ministry of Health has established SHA and SHIF to ensure health challenges facing Kenyans are addressed.

-NHIF served a few salaried Kenyans who could afford to pay but Taifa Care covers every Kenyans regardless of employment or financials status.

-The government has hired 56,000 teachers and are in the process of recruiting 20,000 by January next year.

-The government has have ensured the seamless transition of learners from Primary to Junior Secondary and domiciled Grade 7, 8 and 9 in primary school, optimizing the use of existing infrastructure.

20/11/2024

Did you know Central Bank of Kenya has unveiled new banknotes? Read more below👇

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has released a new version of the Ksh1,000 banknotes, marking the first phase of an updated currency series

20/11/2024

Ever wondered why DCI uses Subaru Outbacks? Well, here is why👇

In Kenya, the Subaru Outback has become a staple for detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

20/11/2024

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua says unmarked cars have been following him wherever he goes, tells Kenyans that State agencies would be responsible should anything happen to him. Read more👇

Kenya’s former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has raised alarm over alleged state surveillance and harassment

19/11/2024

Blow to President Ruto as another high profile official rejects state job

Hussein Debasso has declined President Ruto’s state job appointment to the National Youth Service (NYS) Council

19/11/2024

Uganda's opposition leader Besigye allegedly goes missing after visiting an unknown person in Nairobi

19/11/2024

Anthony Taylor will officiate Ipswich Town vs Manchester United, new manager Ruben Amorim’s debut.

19/11/2024

Kwaheri: President Ruto bids farewell to Ambassador Meg Whitman following her resignation

Kenya's President William Ruto has officially bid farewell to outgoing United States of America Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman