Ahmed Omar
Kwale Clinical Officers resume duty after strike deal
KWALE, County—Clinical officers in Kwale have resumed duty after the county government reached an agreement with their union, ending an industrial action that had...
Sifuna warns Ruto’s ‘Pack and Go’ approach could scare investors
MOMBASA, Kenya—Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has warned that President William Ruto’s approach of ordering companies accused of failing to deliver sufficient economic benefits to...
Mombasa Agents want foreign traders crackdown extended to Port jobs
MOMBASA, Kenya—A Mombasa clearing agent has urged the government to extend President William Ruto’s directive targeting foreign nationals operating small-scale businesses to the shipping...
DEAR PRESIDENT RUTO: When journalists are silenced, Kenyans are silenced too
Dear President William Ruto,There is a question that Kenya needs answered.Not tomorrow. Not after another journalist is attacked. Not after another Kenyan disappears. Now.What...
Nicco movers licence suspended over safety failures
NAIROBI, Kenya—The Transport Licensing Appeals Board has suspended Nicco Movers’ Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operator licence with immediate effect after 45 of the 51...
ODM Leader Oburu Odinga hospitalised, family considers UK treatment
NAIROBI, Kenya—Siaya Senator and ODM party leader Dr Oburu Oginga has been hospitalised in Nairobi, with his family reportedly considering flying him to the...
Aviation strike ends after days of flight delays, cancellations
NAIROBI, Kenya—Aviation workers under the Kenya Aviation Workers’ Union (KAWU) have called off their strike after reaching a return-to-work agreement with the government, paving...
Rights Groups push parliament to criminalise enforced disappearances
MOMBASA, Kenya—Human rights defenders and civil society organisations have launched a nationwide campaign calling for the urgent enactment of a law specifically criminalising enforced...
KQ reschedules, cancels flights as JKIA disruption deepens
NAIROBI, Kenya—Kenya Airways has cancelled and rescheduled some flights after delays at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) stretched beyond six hours as an ongoing...
Police reject claims linking Nalitex to new uniform contract
NAIROBI, Kenya—The National Police Service has denied reports linking Nalitex Limited to the KSh2.8 billion procurement of new Kenya Police Service General Duty uniforms,...
