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25 Oct

Endarasha Academy Case Pushed To December Pending Health And Safety Report

KNA0 CommentsNewsEndarasha Academy Case Pushed To December Pending Health And Safety Report

Education Cabinet Secretary, Nyeri County Director of Education, the Attorney General and the Nyeri County Education Board have until December 20 to file a Health and Safety report on the Hillside Endarasha Academy. Justice Kizito Magare issued the fresh orders on Thursday after it emerged that the four respondents in the suit filed by two Civil Society Organizations, had not complied with directives issued by the court on October 9 and October 17. “The 4th-8th respondents (County Director of Education, the Nyeri County Education Board, the National Education Board, the Education CS and the Attorney General) to file reports on the Safety…

25 Oct

Govt Commits To Enhancing Social Welfare For Informal Sector Workers

KNA0 CommentsNewsGovt Commits To Enhancing Social Welfare For Informal Sector Workers

The Government recognises the crucial role played by the informal sector in the country’s economy and is committed to improving the social welfare of all workers in the sector, the Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Dr. Alfred Mutua, has said. Dr. Mutua stated that the government has created a comprehensive manifesto for the Bottom-Up Economic Transformative Agenda (BETA), aimed at enhancing the socio-economic welfare of Kenyans. The CS said, “The manifesto recognises that the informal sector is at the core of economic development. It contributes approximately 33.8% to the GDP.” The CS made the remark at a Nairobi…

25 Oct

Blow to Gachagua as Judges Fail to Recuse Themselves

TIMOTHY CERULLO0 CommentsNewsBlow to Gachagua as Judges Fail to Recuse Themselves

Three High Court judges on Friday declined to recuse themselves from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment case. The three-judge bench consisting of Justices Eric Ogola, Anthony Mrima and Freda Mugambi while delivering the ruling, granted Gachagua's legal team an opportunity to file amended applications of their initial petition within five days. "The applications for recusal are hereby disallowed. The petitioners are hereby granted leave to file and serve amended petitions, if need be, within five days of this order. Likewise, the respondents are granted leave to file amended responses if need be within five days of service," noted the…

25 Oct

High Court blocks Sh95.68bn Adani power deal

Radio Huru0 CommentsBusinessHigh Court blocks Sh95.68bn Adani power deal

A court in Nairobi has issued conservatory orders barring the government from implementing any of the deals agreed between Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) and Adani. Adani had entered into a Ksh96 billion deal with KETRACO that would see the Indian conglomerate operate four electricity transmission lines and two substations in Kenya for 30 years before handing them back to Kenya. "Pending the inter parties hearing and determination of the Application dated 23/10/2024 a conservatory order be and is hereby issued suspending the implementation of any project agreed", the order by judge Nahati Mwamuye partly read. "That any project between…

24 Oct

Execution date of Kenyan jailed in Saudi extended again

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The execution date of a Kenyan jailed in Saudi Arabia over murder has been extended by one year. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oe said the decision followed negotiations between the Kenyan Mission in Riyadh, Saudi authorities and the convict's wife. Stephen Munyakho, also known as Abdulkareem, was convicted of manslaughter in October 2011 by a Saudi court, but later handed the death sentence in 2014 by a Shariah court over the death of a Yemeni national during a fight. This is the third time the execution deadline has been extended to allow the parties solve outstanding issues. Munyakho’s execution…

24 Oct

Judiciary Reports Intermittent Outages on Its Systems

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The Judiciary, on Thursday, announced it had suffered a major hitch in its technological infrastructure, spelling doom for thousands of court users who transact their businesses online. In a statement, the Judiciary noted that the system hitch was majorly affecting the e-filing system which lawyers and the public use when submitting their cases and other important court documents online. The Central Tracking System(CTS) where cases appearing or logged before the court are usually followed up was also not affected by the hitch. The Judiciary, however, assured Kenyans that it had sought the services technicians to ensure that the system was restored. ‘’We…

24 Oct

Ruto’s Lawyers Drop Out of Gachagua Impeachment Case

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President William Ruto's lawyers on Thursday dropped out of the ongoing court case touching on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment. While appearing before the three-judge bench consisting of Justices Eric Ogolla, Anthony Mrima and Fridah Mugambi, President Ruto's lawyer Adrian Kamotho Njenga argued that the Head of State's appearance was inconsistent with the law. In his argument, Njenga referenced a previous Supreme Court judgement that ruled that the president could not be enjoined in any legal proceedings such as the one filed by the former deputy president. Njenga informed the court that a notice had already been filed seeking to…

18 Oct

High Court Issues Orders Stopping Gachagua From Being Replaced

RADIO HURU0 CommentsAfricaHigh Court Issues Orders Stopping Gachagua From Being Replaced

The High Court has suspended the appointment of a new Deputy President hours after Rigathi Gachagua's ouster was upheld by the Senate. Justice Chacha Mwita said there will be no appointments to replace Gachagua until October 24. He certified the application filed by his Advocate Senior Counsel Paul Muite as urgent and remitted the file to Chief Justice Martha Koome. Koome will now appoint a bench that will hear and determine the weighty constitutional issues he has raised. "In the meantime, a conservatory order is issued suspending Senate resolution to uphold the impeachment charges against the Deputy President," said the…

18 Oct

Senator Tabitha Karanja Clarifies Remarks On Rigathi Gachagua’s Impeachment

Radio Huru0 CommentsBusinessSenator Tabitha Karanja Clarifies Remarks On Rigathi Gachagua's Impeachment

Nakuru County Senator Tabitha Karanja has issued a statement to clarify her remarks made during the recent impeachment motion against ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. In her address on the Senate floor, Karanja's comments were interpreted by some as a call to revert to the dictatorial regime of former President Daniel Moi, a characterization she vehemently denies. "I wish to correct the insinuations of the statement which I made on the floor of the Senate yesterday during the impeachment motion and which has now been misinterpreted intentionally by my detractors for the purposes of tarnishing my intentions and meaning," she…

18 Oct

Former Tharaka Nithi Woman Rep Beatrice Nkatha passes away.

Radio Huru0 CommentsBusinessFormer Tharaka Nithi Woman Rep Beatrice Nkatha passes away.

Former Tharaka Nithi Woman Representative Beatrice Nkatha passed away on Thursday, October 17. Nkatha is reported to have passed at Kiirua Mission Hospital in Meru where she had been admitted following a long illness. Her family has yet to make any official communication. Taking to social media to mourn the ambitious Mount Kenya East Politician, the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) hailed her as a visionary leader and a dedicated servant of the people. “It is with deep sorrow and profound sadness that we join in mourning the passing of former Tharaka Nithi Woman Representative, Beatrice Nkatha, a visionary leader…