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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has officially regained leadership of the Jubilee Party after the High Court upheld key resolutions from the party’s National Delegates Convention (NDC) held in May 2023. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a ruling by the Milimani High Court’s Civil Division, a consent agreement …

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki appears to be courting Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as tensions rise between the government and the opposition. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking during an economic event in Kitui, Kindiki praised Kalonzo as a respectable, like-minded leader who has been influenced by divisive political …

The Judiciary has been allocated Sh27.8 billion in the 2025/26 national budget—a Sh3.1 billion increase from the previous year’s Sh24.7 billion allocation. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi revealed the figures on Thursday while presenting the Sh4.2 trillion budget, stating the enhanced funding …

Nairobi County has suffered damages after newly installed dustbins in the Central Business District (CBD) were vandalized during demonstrations on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The bins, which had only been in place for a few weeks, were uprooted and damaged by protesters believed …

The agriculture sector will receive Sh47.6 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, marking a decrease from the Sh54.6 billion allocated in the previous year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced the figures while delivering his first budget under the Kenya Kwanza government at …

The education sector has once again received the highest funding in the national budget, with the Kenya Kwanza administration allocating Sh702.7 billion for the 2025/26 financial year—equivalent to 28% of the total Sh4.29 trillion budget. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel This represents an increase of Sh44.5 billion from …

Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has proposed an allocation of Sh405.1 billion to county governments for the 2025/26 financial year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel This amount constitutes 25.79% of the nationally collected revenue for the 2020/21 fiscal year, based on the latest audited financials. The proposed allocation …

Veteran radio host Fred Obachi Machoka has taken legal action against Nairobi MCA Robert Alai, demanding KSh 60 million in damages over what he describes as a defamatory post shared on Facebook. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Machoka, best known for hosting the popular Roga Roga show, filed …

Popular Kikuyu Benga musician Samuel Ndirangu Muchoki, better known as Samidoh, has been declared a deserter by the National Police Service (NPS) and is now facing arrest. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel A police report seen by The Lower Eastern Times reveals that Samidoh, who is a member of …

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has issued a public appeal for relatives to claim 260 bodies currently lying unclaimed at its Farewell Home. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The hospital has given a seven-day window for identification and collection before it seeks court permission to dispose of them. In …