President Kenyatta nominates NIS boss as new IG, Boinnet moved to tourism
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday nominated National Intelligence Service Assistant Director in Counter Terrorism, Hillary Mutyambai, as the new Inspector General (IG) of police. If approved, Mutyambai will take over from current IG Joseph Boinnet whose 4 year tenure came to an end. In the executive order from State House, Boinnet will now serve as […]
Kenyans hilarious reaction after Uhuru welcomes Macron in French
French President Emmanuel Macron is in Kenya for a two-day state visit. Macron arrived in the country on Wednesday afternoon and proceeded to State House where he was honoured with a gun salute and also inspected the guard of honour. With the French President in the country, Kenyans who know more than the words ‘bonjour’, […]
French company, Rubis, concludes KenolKobil takeover
Nairobi, KENYA: French downstream fuel industry group, Rubis Energie, has successfully concluded its takeover of KenolKobil in a sh.36 billion transaction, making it the largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) deal in recent years. With payments to shareholders who accepted Rubis offer being processed, the French company now has a 97.6 percent stake in KenolKobil after […]
Nairobi to launch Human Milk Bank at Pumwani Maternity
Nairobi, KENYA: Nairobi County is set to launch a Human Milk Bank, HMB, at Pumwani Maternity Hospital. The state-of-the-art public Human Milk Bank will be the first of its kind in the East African region. The UK government has committed sh.66,550,000 to fund the HMB which will help lactating mothers who cannot produce enough milk […]
Voi mother and child detained in hospital over sh85,000 bill
Taita Taveta, KENYA: A mother and her one year old child have been detained in a hospital in Voi over sh.85,000 bill. Agneta Wakio and her baby, Clara Wawasi, have been forced to stay at Tsavo Comprehensive medical annex in Voi for more than four weeks now after failing to pay the child’s medical bill. […]