Several essential public service sectors are set to receive reduced funding under the proposed 2025/26 national budget, sparking fears over the government’s ability to implement reforms and deliver on its Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel A report by the National Assembly’s Budget and …
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Farouk Kibet, a close aide to President William Ruto, has claimed that the Kenyan activists recently deported from Tanzania are too intimidated to take on Ruto in the 2027 presidential race. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel While speaking in South Mugirango on Thursday, May 22, 2025, Farouk accused …
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A Catholic priest was fatally shot on Thursday afternoon in a violent ambush by armed bandits in the troubled Kerio Valley region, known for recurring insecurity. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The priest had just finished leading a small Christian community (Jumuiya) mass in Kakbiken village and was …
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The Senate is considering a move to initiate a parallel constitutional amendment aimed at solidifying its role as the Upper House amid ongoing tensions with the National Assembly. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Backing the senators’ plan, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga called for the Senate to have …
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Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has retracted his earlier remarks regarding the custody of Kenya’s Public Seal, now affirming that it remains with the office of the Attorney General (AG). Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel On Monday, Mwaura had claimed that the seal had been lawfully transferred to the …
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Environment Chief Officer Geoferry Mosiria has refuted reports claiming that Neno Evangelism Centre, led by Apostle James Maina Ng’ang’a, was shut down over a KSh10 million land rate debt. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Taking to his X account, Mosiria clarified that the county’s aim is not to …
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Authorities in Costa Rica have apprehended a black-and-white cat that was being used to smuggle drugs into Pococí Prison. Nicknamed “Narcomichi” by amused internet users, the cat was noticed behaving strangely near a grassy area close to the prison perimeter on May 6, 2025. Alert prison guards moved in and …
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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced that Kenya will raise its assessed contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO) to 20 percent over the next four years. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, Duale affirmed Kenya’s backing of …
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President William Ruto has pledged that the Lower Eastern region—comprising Machakos, Makueni, and Kitui counties—will receive its fair share of national resources and development opportunities. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking at State House, Nairobi, during a meeting with over 1,500 professionals and grassroots leaders from the three …
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Police in Thongoni, Makueni County, are investigating a suspected case of patricide after a 31-year-old man allegedly strangled his 76-year-old father to death. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The incident, reported on the evening of May 20, 2025, was brought to the attention of authorities around 4:51 p.m. …
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The Lower Eastern Times Opening The Third Eye
