KENYA NEWS

In what could be a major relief for Kenyan taxpayers, President Uhuru Kenyatta has proposed a reduction of the contentious Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products from 16 to 8 percent. Speaking at State House during his address to the nation on Friday, the President said he has returned back to…

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered officers living in police houses to vacate within 90 days and seek private tenancy with property owners. This follows the abolishment of the policy of mandatory and free housing for police officers by the government. On Thursday, the President announced the…

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday avoided the raging debate on hiked fuel prices when he made his first public appearance since returning to the country after a 10-day foreign trip. Kenyans thought the President would at least break the silence on the contentious 16 percent Value Added Tax (VAT…

The Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police (AP) have been merged into General Duty Police under the command of the Inspector General of Police, President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced. Kenyatta, who spoke during the launch of a policy framework and strategy for reorganizing the National…

Education qualifications for the 349 MPs in the 12th parliament have been revealed in Curriculum Vitae (CVs) published by Parliament on its website. The information published by the August House on Tuesday shows that two thirds of MPs have at least a bacheloer's degree, while a third (116 MPs)…

Ugandan police have reportedly lowered a Kenyan flag at the contested Lake Victoria's Migingo Island in a move that is likely to further escalate the long-standing conflict between the two nations over its ownership. The Ugandan security forces pulled down the flag hoisted on the fishing island in…

Kenyan social media users have criticised the new police uniform for the General Duty officers unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday. The General Duty Police was formed after the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police (AP) Units were merged. The new uniform consists of…

Kenya Airways (KQ) is set to receive the final permit allowing it to operate nonstop flights to the United States from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Kenya Airways said TSA, which oversees the security of those traveling to the US, will issue it with the permit on Thursday. “The…

Retired President Mwai Kibaki has returned to the country following a three-week medical trip to London, United Kingdom. Kibaki undergoing a routine medical checkup in a London-based hospital and jetted back to the country on Tuesday, reports The Standard. A source within the family told the…

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called off his scheduled visit to the United States. This comes after a weather advisory from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina following the extreme weather conditions expected in North Carolina. The US institution was set to host the Orange Democratic…