Emmanuel Too

April 16, 2026 07:40 (EAT) • 14 hours ago

MPs pass VAT Amendment Bill 2026, slashing fuel tax to 8%

The move, which seeks to cushion Kenyans against rising fuel prices, will once assented to by President also regularises the price reduction effected on Wednesday night by EPRA, which saw the price of petrol lowered by Ksh.9 and diesel by Ksh.10.

April 03, 2026 09:00 (EAT) • 1 week ago

Mt. Kenya set to hold over 7 million votes in 2027 as IEBC ramps up registration

Projections by the electoral body show the Mt. Kenya region could emerge with the largest share of votes in the 2027 General Election, with more than 7 million voters, accounting for over 25 percent of the national voter roll.

April 02, 2026 07:55 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

Ruto fights back in Mt Kenya after Uhuru urged voters to reject his re-election bid

The president campaigned in Nyeri a day after his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta, asked residents to reject Ruto’s re-election bid, in what appeared to be a closing of ranks with Ruto’s former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua.Ruto, who had attended the AIPCA Holy Oil consecration at Mukaro South Diocese i...

March 30, 2026 09:22 (EAT) • 2 weeks ago

Odinga allies reveal dual strategy within ODM as questions linger over 2027 bid

Speaking to Citizen TV, Odinga’s former legal advisor Paul Mwangi and longtime spokesperson Dennis Onyango described a deliberate balancing act within the ODM party, involving both diplomatic engagement and a parallel hardline faction.

March 26, 2026 07:47 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

MPs question Ksh.42B cost of constructing new Bomas complex amid delays

The total overhaul of the popular Bomas of Kenya and construction of a new international meetings, conferences and exhibitions centre, dubbed Bomas International Convention Centre (BICC), is touted as part of Kenya Kwanza government’s flagship projects.

March 25, 2026 08:46 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

MPs raise alarm over Ksh.6.3B diverted from e-Citizen platform

The Auditor General raised concern over massive discrepancies and irregularities in the payment of Ksh.6.3 billion, comprising Ksh.68.7 million and USD 48 million, from an undisclosed account named ‘Pesaflow’.

March 24, 2026 08:55 (EAT) • 3 weeks ago

KWS denies role in disappearance of Nakuru fisherman

KWS Director General Erastus Kanga told the Senate Security, Defence and Foreign Relations Committee that the organisation’s formal records do not have the name of the fisherman.Petitioners who put KWS officers to task over rising cases of abductions and disappearances within the park now want fishi...

March 17, 2026 08:08 (EAT) • 4 weeks ago

Mudavadi rules out compensation for Kenyans in Russia-Ukraine war

Speaking in Moscow, Musalia Mudavadi, however, reiterated that the Kenyan government will help those who want to be repatriated back home, calling on Kenyans to remain vigilant against the allure of such jobs.

March 12, 2026 09:13 (EAT) • 1 month ago

No fuel... No vehicles: Police seek over Ksh.20B in urgent funds ahead of elections

The money, comprising Ksh.20.16 billion for recurrent expenditure and Ksh.1.5 billion for development, was presented to Parliament on Thursday.MPs raised concerns over the rising cost of settling pending bills for the National Police Service Referral Hospital – Mbagathi, whose construction cost has...

March 11, 2026 08:41 (EAT) • 1 month ago

MPs question IEBC’s Ksh.888M supplementary budget request as commissioners demand new cars

Members of the National Assembly Justice and Legal Affairs Committee have raised a red flag over the commission’s priorities, which also include the construction of a Ksh.3.5 billion Uchaguzi Centre.The commission is also seeking Ksh.168 million for the purchase of commissioners’ motor vehicles, Ksh...