Murkomen Defends E-Procurement Rollout Amid Criticism Over Glitches
KISUMU, Kenya - Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has thrown his weight behind the government’s push to fully digitize procurement, insisting the shift to...
Safaricom to Shut Down M-Pesa for Three-Hour Upgrade on September 22
NAIROBI, Kenya — Safaricom has announced a scheduled upgrade of its M-Pesa platform that will temporarily interrupt services in the early hours of Monday,...
Treasury Defies Court and Parliament in Push for Mandatory E-Procurement System
NAIROBI, Kenya — The National Treasury has insisted that all public entities must migrate to the electronic Government Procurement (eGP) system, brushing aside opposition...
DPP Seeks to Proceed With Agnes Tirop Murder Trial Without Missing Suspect Ibrahim Rotich
ELDORET, Kenya — The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has asked the High Court to allow the murder trial of slain...
Counties Overspend on Salaries as Key Development Projects Suffer – Nyakang’o
NAIROBI — County governments are spending nearly half of their budgets on salaries and allowances, starving critical development projects of funds and raising fresh...