President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday presided over the swearing in ceremony of two new Cabinet Secretaries and six Principal Secretaries, ushering them into Government. The Cabinet Secretaries sworn in were Betty Chemutai Maina (Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development) and Mutahi Kagwe (Health). The new Principal Secretaries included Amb Johnson Mwangi
The High Court has ordered all 239 passengers who arrived in Kenya aboard China's Southern Airline Plane to be quarantined at a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) facility. The order was issued on Friday. The respondents (government officials) have been tasked to ensure that the passengers are traced,
By Daisy Okanga | A court in Nairobi has ordered an immediate suspension of all flights to Kenya from China. Justice James Makau issued the conservatory order on Friday pending hearing and determination of a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya. The suspension comes in the wake
The Board of Directors of Kenya Airways PLC has appointed Mr. Allan Kilavuka as the airline’s Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2020. The airline’s Chairman Michael Joseph thanked the board for supporting the appointment of kIlavuka terming him as a man with
Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has recorded a 98 percent increase in profits to Ksh8.17 billion from Ksh4.12 billion for its half-year period ending December 31, 2019. The growth has been attributed to capital allowances arising from the completion of 165MW Olkaria V, geothermal project which also
Lawyer Nelson Havi won the harshly contested Law Society of Kenya (LSK) presidential election which was held on Thursday. The provisional results showed Havi registered a landslide victory against the three other contestants Harriette Chiggai, Maria Mbeneka and Charles Kanjama. A total of 10,764 lawyers with valid practice certificates
The Kenyan shilling edged up on Thursday as demand for dollars from importers remained subdued, traders said. Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 100.80/101.00 per dollar, compared with 100.95/101.15 at Wednesday's close.
By Daisy Okanga | Kenyan millers are currently staring at a debt to a tune of Ksh90 billion, according to the recent report released by the national sugar task force. The report was released on Monday by the sugar task force chair, Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya who
The government through the Ministry of Health has allayed fears over "importation' of coronavirus into Kenya following the arrival of a China Southern Airlines flight to Nairobi on Wednesday. According to the statement issued by the ministry, all 239 passengers aboard the flight were screened onboard,
Kenya Power has announced a 92.1 percent profit drop in the year to June 30, 2019 to Ksh262 million down from Ksh3.268 billion the previous year. The drop in profitability was attributable to higher non-fuel power purchasing costs which grew by Ksh.18.1 billion to Ksh.70.9 billion in part, from new
