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03/06/2025

UPDATE: Former Interior CS Fred Matiang’i is expected to jet back to Kenya within three weeks after officially handing over his duties as a World Bank staffer in Washington.

The former CS is set to return by June 21 to continue his 2027 presidential campaign, following his May 2 declaration that he is ready to vie for the top seat.

Matiang’i left the country on May 18 and travelled to the United States to formally resign from the World Bank, where he has served since September 2022.

Insiders confirms that Matiang’i handed over his responsibilities at the World Bank on May 30 and could return to Kenya at any moment.

03/06/2025

UPDATE: TSC CEO Nancy Macharia proceeds on terminal leave ahead of her retirement on June 30; Evaleen Mitei appointed acting Chief Executive Officer in the interim.

The appointment comes amid court order suspending recruitment of new CEO over alleged constitutional violations.

UPDATE: Activist & Software developer Rose Njeri charged with unauthorised interference with a computer system; accused ...
03/06/2025

UPDATE: Activist & Software developer Rose Njeri charged with unauthorised interference with a computer system; accused of creating program that sent mass emails to the address of House Finance Committee, spamming it.

Njeri was allegedly arrested for creating a platform that allowed citizens to reject specific clauses in the controversial 2025 Finance Bill.

03/06/2025

UPDATE: State corporation employees must now apply competitively for promotions after further studies.

Promoting staff without degrees just because of new qualifications hurts fair hiring, according to the State Corporations Advisory Committee.

03/06/2025

UPDATE: Office of the registrar of Political parties(ORPP) is in the process of provisionally registering two political parties in Kenya.

1. Forty-Seven voices of Kenya Congress Party(VOICES) with a Symbol of "Silver Bell" and Slogan of "Sauti Kila Mahali"

2. Reformed Patriotic Democratic Party(REPA) with a Symbol of "Wall Drill" and slogan of "Securing Of Our Future"

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03/06/2025

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02/06/2025

UPDATE: Police in Kilifi are investigating an incident where five men broke into pastor Ezekiel Odero's New Life Church and Prayer Centre last night and stole a covenant box.

Security Officers confirmed the incident saying two security guards and one suspect aged 24 years have been arrested in connection to the robbery as investigations continue.

Other items stolen are an item known as 'Chuma ya meno saba’, One tray with a kettle and six cups all gold-plated whose value has not been established.

Police report that five men who were dressed in police jungle fatigues armed with pangas jumped over the perimeter wall into the church compound and went inside the church hall where they found three men praying.

They blindfolded them, tied their hands using sisal ropes and made them lie down facing the floor.

via The STANDARD

02/06/2025

UPDATE: The government is advancing a new bill that proposes major gambling & gaming reforms.

Key among the changes;

The introduction of a "cooling system" that would restrict individuals to placing only one bet per day across all platforms.

Additionally, betting companies would be required to contribute a portion of their profits to a state-managed rehabilitation fund aimed at supporting addiction treatment

The bill seeks to tighten control over the gambling industry by expanding the powers of the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). Operators will now face heavier penalties for violations, including large fines for non-compliance.

The bill proposes a real-time, nationwide monitoring system to track all gambling activity. This system would allow regulators to detect suspicious betting patterns, enforce daily bet limits, and crack down on illegal operators.

Initially, lawmakers considered raising the legal gambling age from 18 to 24, but this faced strong opposition from industry stakeholders and civil liberties advocates.

Instead, the bill now focuses on strengthening consumer protections, such as stricter advertising rules and measures to prevent predatory lending to gamblers.

02/06/2025

UPDATE: Former DP Rigathi Gachagua has called for the immediate release of activist and software developer Rose Njeri; says her arrest over Finance Bill tool shows state is silencing GenZ voices again.

Njeri was arrested for creating a digital tool to help Kenyans oppose the Finance Bill 2025.

Her tool, known as Civic Email, was designed to make it easier for citizens to send objections to the proposed Bill.

Police handling the case said they feared the campaign could incite protests ahead of the reading of the Finance Bill.

02/06/2025

They took me to a wall, then a man came and started putting his fingers in my a**s - Boniface Mwangi narrates his ordeal in Tanzania.

02/06/2025

One police officer shot dead, 2 others seriously injured by armed robbers while on duty last night at Free Area, Nakuru town.

02/06/2025

Iran demands "guarantees" from the United States on the lifting of sanctions after the Nuclear deal.

The Nuclear deal negotiations, ongoing since April 2025 per CBS News, involve Iran agreeing to limit uranium enrichment to civilian levels (3.67% as per the original JCPOA) in exchange for sanctions relief, but Tehran seeks assurance Trump won’t renege again, a concern heightened by his recent threats of airstrikes.

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