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President Ruto to hold media roundtable interview today

4Jan

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President Ruto to hold media roundtable interview today

President William Ruto will on Wednesday evening hold a media roundtable interview with local and international media houses. The interview that will air live across TV and radio stations comes just a few days after he marked his first 100 days in office. The development was announced by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed on Tuesday. The President marked his 100 days on December 22, 2022. A survey released by Infotrak on Ruto's performance in the 100 days said he had scored an overall grade C in fulfilment of pledges on the economy, governance, gender equality and infrastructure. Opposition leader Raila Odinga said President Ruto's first 100 days have been a road to nowhere. He said Kenyans are worse off than they were during the campaigns when the Ru...

IEBC awards ballot papers tender to Greek firm Lykos

19Oct

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IEBC awards ballot papers tender to Greek firm Lykos

The electoral agency has awarded the tender for ballot papers and the voter register for use in the 2022 general election to a Greek firm at about Sh2.8 billion. Documents obtained by the Star reveal that the commission settled upon Inform Lykos (Hellas) as its provider for the materials in a framework contract for three years. The Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission, in a notice to one of the bidders, said Inform Lykos was the bid with the lowest evaluated responsive price at 7,172.85 Euros (Sh921,326) for 3,000 ballot papers. The IEBC in the tender documents said that considering the six elective positions in the general elections, the minimum quantity that shall be required was 117,600,000 ballot papers and a maximum of 180,000,000 ballot papers. Lykos printed t...

BBI judgement to be delivered in open court on Friday

17Aug

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BBI judgement to be delivered in open court on Friday

The much anticipated BBI judgement will be delivered in open court on Friday this week. In a communication to parties, the court of appeal says the judgement will be read by the seven judges in open court. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, only 16 lawyers will be allowed in the court while the rest will follow proceedings online. Court of Appeal Deputy Registrar Lorraine Ogombe says each side should select 8 lawyers who will be in court. The parties have until the end of Wednesday to choose and forward the names of the 16 lawyers to the court. This comes a week after lawyer Evans Ogada wrote to the court asking for the judgement to be delivered in open court due to public interest. The seven-judge bench made up of Court of Appeal President Daniel Musinga, Justic...

Matiang’i warns over possible restrictions in Kisumu & Nearby Counties

16Jun

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Matiang’i warns over possible restrictions in Kisumu & Nearby Counties

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Wednesday, June 16, hinted at a possible lockdown in some Western and Nyanza counties in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 Indian variant. Addressing Regional Commissioners and County Commissioners at the Kenya School of Government, Matiang'i announced that the government was on its last day in deciding measures in the area following numerous meetings held by the National Emergency Committee (NEC). Specifically, he hinted at introducing measures that deal with containment of movement. "The committee has been meeting regularly and by the end of today we will have a position and we will consult closely among ourselves and the president. A decision will be made on how we will enhance containment measures be...