Stephen Letoo
161 Articles
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Heroine of the newsroom: Veteran journalist Rita Tinina buried in Narok
Hundreds of mourners thronged her home to bid farewell and celebrate the life of the decorated journalist.
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Wavinya, Badilisha, Kawira among Governors fingered for wastage of millions
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has questions to answer over a 12-storey building that the county allocated Ksh.399 million for, yet the Auditor General says the construction cost Ksh.230 million and wants to know why the extra expenditure of Ksh.169 million.
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President Ruto to sign Affordable Housing Bill on Tuesday
Ruto affirmed yet again that he will be signing into law the bill that was passed by both chambers of parliament in concurrence.
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MPs okay amendments on composition of Assumption of Office of the President Committee
The National Assembly has passed critical amendments to alter the composition of the Assumption of Office of the President Committee membership.
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Revealed: Inside Raila, Ruto campaign calendar for AU Commission Chair seat
The AU permanent representatives on Friday cleared hurdles for Mr. Odinga ahead of the 2025 AU vote in Addis Ababa.The former premier has since crafted a detailed cross Africa campaign that starts with visiting South Sudan to hold a meeting with President Salva Kiir in Juba....
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Counties face funding shortfall as Parliament unveils 2024 division of revenue Bill
In the Bill tabled in the National Assembly, out of the total Ksh.2.9 trillion sharable revenue, the national government will have the lion's share of Ksh.2.5 trillion while counties will get Ksh.391 billion and an equalization fund amounting to 7.8 billion shillings.
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Impeached Kisii Deputy Governor Robert Monda to know his fate next week
Attempts on the floor of the Senate to have the trial go to a committee of 11 senators flopped, with the Kisii Deputy Governor set to face the full Senate plenary.The motion failed to get a seconder with Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna who was to second the motion tabled by Majority Leader Aaron Cherui...
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Auditor General raises alarm over inflated govt expenditure in building 4 stadia
A report from Nancy Gathangus office shows that Wang'uru Stadium in Mwea, Kirinyaga County, for instance, cost the taxpayer Ksh.696 million but the price was increased by Ksh.76.5 million.
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CoB report reveals counties used only 12% of funds allocated June to December 2023
July to December 2023 marks the close of the first half of the budget cycle; the Controller of Budget authorised withdrawals of Ksh.174.6 billion for counties to withdraw from both county revenue funds and county operational accounts.
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Raila accuses Parliament of passing bills that undermine devolution
Mr. Odinga said the Legislature should not be used to claw back the gains made in the Constitution.He further wants the national government to devolve KeRRA and KeNHA to be fully under county governments.