County Govts Under Pressure as Pharmacists Issue Demands on Fake Medicine

A permit on the wall may not be enough to tell you whether a pharmacy has met all the required checks.

Oburu arejea kutoka London

KIONGOZI wa ODM Dkt Oburu Oginga amerejea nchini baada ya kukaa nchini Uingereza kwa takriban wiki tatu akipata matibabu, wakati chama hicho kinajiandaa kuadhimisha mwaka mmoja tangu kifo cha kakake, Raila Odinga. Dkt Oburu alirejea Ijumaa, Septemba 25, na chama kikathibitisha kurejea kwake siku iliyofuata. Kurejea kwake kunatokea huku ODM ikipanga shughuli za mwezi mzima kumuenzi Raila, aliyeaga dunia Oktoba 15, 2025 nchini India. Mpango huo unaojulikana kama "Mwezi wa Baba" utaanza Oktoba 2 kwa zoezi la kitaifa la kuwasha mishumaa, kabla ya mikutano na shughuli za kumbukumbu katika maeneo mbalimbali. Shughuli hizo zitafikia kilele kwa mkutano mkubwa Nairobi Oktoba 31. Mkutano mkubwa wa kumbukumbu utafanyika Kakamega Oktoba 9, huku familia ya Raila ikiongoza shughuli za Oktoba 10 hadi 15 zitakazofikia kilele katika ibada ya kumbukumbu huko Kang'o Ka Jaramogi, Bondo. Baadaye, ODM imepanga mikutano Garissa Oktoba 17, Pwani Oktoba 18 na 19, Kajiado Oktoba 21 na Turkana kati ya Oktoba 23 na 25, kabla ya hitimisho Nairobi Oktoba 31. Dkt Oburu alipokuwa Uingereza, Mwenyekiti wa ODM Gladys Wanga aliongoza shughuli za chama, zikiwemo za kisiasa Nyanza. Kurejea kwake sasa kunampa nafasi ya kuongoza chama katika kipindi ambacho ODM inakabiliwa na mjadala kuhusu mwelekeo wake baada ya kifo cha Raila. Wakati huo huo, familia ya Raila imeunda kamati yake ya kitaifa inayoongozwa na Prof Adams Oloo kuratibu shughuli za kumbukumbu. Familia imesema maadhimisho hayo ni ya Wakenya wote walioguswa na maisha ya Raila. Mpango wa familia unaingiliana kwa kiasi na ratiba ya ODM, hali ambayo imeibua mjadala kuhusu uratibu wa shughuli hizo. Kurejea kwa Dkt Oburu pia kunatokea wakati ODM ikikabiliwa na tofauti za kisiasa kuhusu uhusiano wake na serikali ya Rais William Ruto na viongozi wanaounga mkono upinzani. Dkt Oburu amekuwa akitetea ushirikiano wa ODM na UDA chini ya serikali jumuishi, huku baadhi ya viongozi wa ODM wakifuata mwelekeo tofauti. Mwezi Agosti, alihusisha ushirikiano wa ODM na UDA na kuendeleza ajenda ya Raila.

KFS Explains Mass Recruitment of Rangers

The timing is particularly significant as thousands of youth usually wait for the months of September and October to apply for the ranger jobs.

Dangote: Lamu Refinery to source crude oil from East Africa and other markets like the Middle East

Sifuna bid to secure UDP as his political vehicle for the 2027 presidential bid hit new hurdle

Sifuna apata pigo tena katika juhudi za kupata chama

JUHUDI za washirika wa Seneta wa Nairobi Edwin Sifuna kupata chama cha United Democratic Party (UDP) kama jukwaa la kuwania urais mwaka 2027 zimepata  pigo jipya baada ya viongozi wakuu wa chama hicho kuwasilisha malalamishi rasmi kupinga mabadiliko ya uongozi na mpango wa kukibadilisha rangi. Mvutano huo umeibuka siku chache kabla ya Oktoba 3, tarehe ambayo washirika wa Sifuna wanatarajiwa kutangaza rasmi chama atakachotumia katika safari yake ya kuwania urais. Malalamishi mawili yaliyowasilishwa kwa Ofisi ya Msajili wa Vyama vya Kisiasa (ORPP) Septemba 28 sasa yameibua maswali mazito kuhusu uhalali wa hatua zinazolenga kuunda upya chama hicho kufuatia kifo cha mwanzilishi wake na aliyekuwa kiongozi wa chama, Cyrus Jirongo, mnamo Desemba 2025. Katika malalamishi ya kwanza, Makamu Mwenyekiti wa UDP Adow Mohammed Abukar amepinga taarifa za kuteuliwa kwa Mukasa Mwambu Muliro kuwa kiongozi wa muda wa chama. Bw Abukar amesema muundo mpya wa uongozi unaoripotiwa haujatambuliwa na viongozi waliochaguliwa kihalali katika mkutano wa mwisho wa wajumbe wa kitaifa wa chama uliofanyika Februari 24, 2022. Ametaka Msajili wa Vyama vya Kisiasa, John Cox Lorionokou, kubaini ni chombo gani cha chama kilichotoa idhini ya uteuzi huo, kikao hicho kilifanyika lini na wapi, nani walihudhuria na ikiwa kulikuwa na idadi ya wajumbe wa kutosha kufanya maamuzi hayo. Pia anataka msajili athibitishe kuwepo kwa kumbukumbu rasmi na azimio lililoidhinisha mabadiliko hayo ya uongozi. Malalamishi ya pili yaliwasilishwa na mwanachama wa Baraza Kuu la Kitaifa la UDP (NEC), Manasse Kuria Kweya, ambaye pia aliwahi kuwa msaidizi binafsi wa marehemu Jirongo. Katika barua yake, Bw Kweya anahoji hatua zinazochukuliwa kuhusiana na urithi wa uongozi wa chama, nafasi ya viongozi waliopo na mipango ya kubadilisha jina, nembo na rangi za UDP. Kwa mujibu wa katiba ya chama hicho, Bw Kweya anasema kuwa baada ya kiongozi wa chama kufariki au kujiuzulu, mwenyekiti wa kitaifa ndiye anayepaswa kuchukua nafasi ya kaimu kiongozi wa chama hadi uchaguzi maalumu ufanyike ndani ya mwaka mmoja. Kutokana na hilo, amehoji kwa nini mwenyekiti wa sasa wa chama hajachukua nafasi hiyo kama inavyoelekezwa wazi katika katiba. "Kuna mwenyekiti wa kitaifa aliye madarakani. Ni muhimu kufafanuliwa ni kwa msingi gani wa kikatiba hajachukua jukumu ambalo limetajwa wazi katika kifungu husika cha katiba ya chama," amesema. Pingamizi hizo zinatatiza mpango uliotangazwa na Gavana wa Trans Nzoia George Natembeya wa kugeuza UDP kuwa jukwaa la kisiasa la Sifuna kuelekea uchaguzi mkuu wa 2027. Baada ya kifo cha Jirongo katika ajali ya barabarani kwenye eneo la Karai katika barabara kuu ya Nairobi-Nakuru, chama hicho kimekuwa kikivutia  wanasiasa wanaotafuta vyama vilivyosajiliwa tayari kutumia katika uchaguzi ujao. Bw Kweya anasema mabadiliko ya uongozi hayawezi kufanywa kwa kuwateua viongozi wapya bila kufuata masharti ya katiba ya chama. Pia amehoji hatma ya aliyekuwa Naibu Mwenyekiti wa Taifa, akitaka kufahamishwa ikiwa alijiuzulu, aliondolewa au nafasi hiyo ilitangazwa wazi kwa njia halali. Mbali na mzozo wa uongozi, malalamishi hayo pia yanapinga mpango wa kubadilisha jina, nembo na rangi za UDP. Kweya anataka ushahidi kwamba Baraza Kuu la Kitaifa la chama lilijadili na kuidhinisha mabadiliko hayo kwa mujibu wa taratibu zote zinazotakiwa. Anahitaji maelezo kuhusu tarehe ya kikao, ajenda, waliohudhuria, idadi yao, mijadala iliyofanyika na azimio rasmi lililopitishwa. Kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Vyama vya Kisiasa, chama kilichosajiliwa kikitaka kubadilisha jina, katiba, viongozi, nembo au rangi, lazima kimjulishe msajili ambaye naye anatakiwa kuchapisha taarifa hiyo katika Gazeti Rasmi la Serikali na vyombo vya habari vya kitaifa. Wakati hayo yakijiri, washirika wa Sifuna wamekuwa wakitafuta kwa muda chama kitakachotumika katika kampeni zake za urais. Hapo awali walijaribu kubadilisha jina la UDP kuwa Ukombozi People's Party, lakini Ofisi ya Msajili wa Vyama vya Kisiasa ilikataa ombi hilo kwa maelezo kuwa jina hilo linafanana na lile la The Ukombozi Alliance inayohusishwa na kiongozi wa Wiper Kalonzo Musyoka. Kukataliwa kwa ombi hilo kulilazimisha kundi la Sifuna kutafuta mbinu mbadala. Hata hivyo, kiongozi mmoja wa timu yake amenukuliwa akisema kuwa seneta huyo bado hajafichua chama atakachotumia na kwamba ndiye atakayetangaza mwenyewe wakati ufaao. Wakati huo huo, vuguvugu la Linda Mwananchi tayari limemuidhinisha Sifuna kuwa mgombea wake wa urais. Uamuzi huo ulifikiwa katika mkutano uliowahusisha viongozi kadhaa akiwemo Natembeya, Seneta wa Vihiga Godfrey Osotsi, Seneta wa Kakamega Boni Khalwale, Seneta wa Kisii Richard Onyonka, Mbunge wa Embakasi Mashariki Babu Owino na Mbunge wa Suba Kusini Caroli Omondi. Hata hivyo, Gavana wa Siaya James Orengo hakuhudhuria mkutano huo na hapo awali alikuwa amesisitiza kuwa wanaotaka kugombea urais wanapaswa kupitia mchakato wa wazi wa uteuzi badala ya mmoja wao kupitishwa moja kwa moja. Sasa macho yote yanaelekezwa kwa Msajili wa Vyama vya Kisiasa ambaye atalazimika kuamua ikiwa mabadiliko yanayopendekezwa ndani ya UDP yanafuata katiba ya chama na sheria za nchi. Uamuzi huo unaweza kuwa muhimu kwa mustakabali wa kampeni za Sifuna. Ikiwa washirika wake watafanikiwa kudhibiti mifumo ya kikatiba ya UDP, chama hicho kinaweza kuwa jukwaa lake la urais mwaka 2027. Lakini ikiwa viongozi wanaopinga hatua hizo watashikilia usukani wa chama, basi Sifuna atalazimika kutafuta chama kingine au kuanzisha mkondo mpya wa kisiasa.

Revealed: How Dr Mutiso's murder suspects are plotting to poison police informers

Detectives say one of Mbithe and her childrens close associates was arrested at Pangani Police Station while carrying poisoned food allegedly for a person who had been cooperating with police.

From legal concerns to regional fragmentation: Why Dangote refinery project risks straining EAC unity

The Sh2 trillion Lamu refinery project is proceeding amid regional energy rivalries, concerns over imported crude and protests over land and compensation.

Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after hundreds allege brain injuries

Six Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park in California, has announced it will permanently close a popular rollercoaster after hundreds of riders alleged they suffered brain injuries. The X2 rollercoaster, one of the parks main attractions, with long wait times to ride and seats that spin 360 degrees, has been closed since July. Six Flags [...] The post Six Flags shuts down X2 rollercoaster after hundreds allege brain injuries appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas is charged with assault

A Venezuelan man shot in the back by a US immigration agent in Texas has been charged with assault, accused of sideswiping the officer with his car as he tried to drive away. Wilber Rafael Garces Perezs side-view mirror hit the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during the traffic stop on 20 September [...] The post Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Texas is charged with assault appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Historia Kenya ikizundua ujenzi wa kiwanda cha mafuta kitakachogharimu Sh2 trilioni

KENYA leo inaingia katika hatua muhimu ya sekta ya kawi huku ikianza rasmi ujenzi wa kiwanda kikubwa cha kusafisha mafuta kinachotarajiwa kugharimu takriban Sh2 trilioni. Mradi huo unaopangwa kujengwa katika Bandari ya Lamu unatajwa kuwa mkubwa zaidi wa aina yake Afrika Mashariki na unatarajiwa kubadilisha sekta ya mafuta nchini na kufanya Kenya kuwa kitovu cha kawi katika eneo hili. Gharama ya mradi huo ni sawa na takriban asilimia 12 ya Pato la Taifa la Kenya la mwaka 2025, lililofikia Sh17.58 trilioni, kwa mujibu wa Shirika la Kitaifa kuhusu Takwimu Kenya (KNBS). Kiwanda hicho kinatarajiwa kuwa na uwezo wa kusafisha mapipa 700,000 ya mafuta ghafi kwa siku, kiwango sawa na uwezo wa kiwanda cha Dangote kilichoko Lagos, Nigeria. Wiki iliyopita, Rais William Ruto alitembelea kiwanda hicho cha Dangote nchini Nigeria kabla ya hafla ya kuanza ujenzi wa mradi wa Lamu. Kiwanda cha Dangote, ambacho ni kikubwa zaidi Afrika kwa kutumia mfumo mmoja wa kusafisha mafuta, kimegeuka kuwa kituo kikubwa cha viwanda kinachozalisha petroli, dizeli na mafuta ya ndege kwa soko la Nigeria na mataifa mengine. Baada ya ziara hiyo, Rais Ruto alisema kiwanda cha Nigeria kina uwezo wa kusafisha mapipa 700,000 ya mafuta ghafi kwa siku na kuzalisha zaidi ya lita 100 milioni za petroli, dizeli na mafuta ya ndege kila siku. Alisema mradi huo pia umejengwa ukiwa na miundombinu mikubwa, ikiwemo kilomita 120 za mabomba ya chini ya bahari yanayotumika kusafirisha mafuta ghafi kutoka kwenye meli hadi kiwandani. Mradi wa Lamu unalenga kutumia mfano huo kuimarisha uzalishaji wa mafuta nchini na kupunguza kutegemea bidhaa za petroli kutoka nje. Kiwanda hicho kinatarajiwa kuhudumia Kenya pamoja na nchi jirani kama Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan Kusini na Burundi. Aidha, waendelezaji wa mradi huo wanatarajia kutumia mafuta ghafi yanayochimbwa nchini Kenya pamoja na kutoka mataifa jirani, yakiwemo Sudan Kusini. Mradi huo pia unatarajiwa kutoa ajira nyingi. Rais Ruto amesema unaweza kuzalisha hadi ajira 60,000 za moja kwa moja na zisizo za moja kwa moja wakati wa ujenzi na kikianza kufanya kazi. Mbali na mafuta, kiwanda hicho kinatarajiwa kuchochea viwanda vingine, vikiwemo vya kemikali na  mbolea "Mradi huu utabadilisha sekta ya mafuta nchini na katika eneo hili, kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa mafuta, kuimarisha usalama wa kawi, kuongeza uzalishaji viwandani na kuunda ajira 60,000," Rais Ruto alisema. Maandalizi ya ujenzi tayari yameanza. Mwishoni mwa wiki, meli MV Da Yang Bai He ilitia nanga katika Bandari ya Lamu ikiwa na zaidi ya tani 2,900 za vifaa vya ujenzi na mizigo ya mradi. Ujenzi wa kiwanda hicho unatarajiwa kuchukua kati ya miezi 30 na miaka minne baada ya uzinduzi. Kampuni ya Engineers India Limited (EIL) kutoka India, ambayo ilihusika katika ujenzi wa kiwanda cha Dangote nchini Nigeria, imepewa mkataba wa  karibu Sh58 bilioni, kuwa mshauri mkuu wa usimamizi wa mradi wa Lamu. EIL ilisema kiwanda hicho kitakuwa cha kisasa na kitasaidia kukidhi mahitaji yanayoongezeka ya mafuta katika Afrika Mashariki. Kampuni hiyo pia ilisema mradi huo utasaidia kupunguza kutengemea bidhaa za mafuta kutoka nje na kuimarisha usalama wa kawi katika ukanda huu. Kiwanda cha Dangote nchini Nigeria kiligharimu karibu Sh2.6 trilioni, na sasa kinafanya kazi kikamilifu. Dangote pia amepanga kuongeza uwezo wake wa kusafisha mafuta hadi mapipa 1.4 milioni kwa siku ifikapo 2029. Kwa Kenya, mradi wa Lamu unalenga kuiga mafanikio hayo katika pwani ya Afrika Mashariki, huku ukifungua nafasi kwa shughuli zaidi za viwanda na biashara zinazohusiana na mafuta. Iwapo utakamilika kama ulivyopangwa, kiwanda hicho kitakuwa mojawapo ya miradi mikubwa zaidi ya uwekezaji binafsi kuwahi kufanywa Afrika Mashariki.

Caleb Flynn, former 'American Idol' contestant, found guilty of murdering his wife

Caleb Flynn, a former worship leader and "American Idol" contestant, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, and all other charges Tuesday after prosecutors argued he fatally shot her and staged the scene to look like an intruder did it. The jury found Flynn, 40, guilty of all nine charges, including aggravated murder, [...] The post Caleb Flynn, former 'American Idol' contestant, found guilty of murdering his wife appeared first on Kahawatungu.

South Africa to clean up high-risk areas after 12 women killed

South Africas President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced a clean-up of high-risk areas across the country, after the bodies of 12 women were discovered in an area east of Johannesburg in just two months. The deaths sparked a national outcry about the scale of violence against women in South Africa, which has one of the [...] The post South Africa to clean up high-risk areas after 12 women killed appeared first on Kahawatungu.

US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution

The US Supreme Court declined to stop the execution of Tennessee inmate Christa Pike on the eve of the date appointed for her death by lethal injection. Pike, 50, has been awaiting execution since she was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate. Hoping for a last-minute reprieve, [...] The post US Supreme Court denies Christa Pikes last-ditch bid to halt execution appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Key challenges ahead as Parliament resumes

MPs are expected to work on the 2027/2028 Budget before breaking in June ahead of the August 10...

Diaspora voting vital

Estimated at 4 million, the Kenyans living and working abroad can no longer be ignored.

First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named Moroccos first female prime minister, after her centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (Pam) won the most seats in last weeks parliamentary elections. Her appointment makes her only the second woman to lead a government in the Arab world, after Tunisias Najla Bouden. She was named by King Mohammed [...] The post First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Centralise Compliance, Localise Decisions: Gene Grand's Operating Model for East African Growth

Companies expanding across East Africa face a recurring structural question: which decisions belong at headquarters, and which belong with the team on the ground. Gene Grand argues that most operators get this balance wrong in a specific and predictable way, centralising the decisions that should be local and localising the ones that should not be. [...] The post Centralise Compliance, Localise Decisions: Gene Grands Operating Model for East African Growth appeared first on Kahawatungu.

Why Dangote refinery project risks straining unity in EAC

The Sh2 trillion Lamu refinery project is proceeding amid regional energy rivalries, concerns over imported crude and protests over land and compensation.

Manchester City Found Guilty of Premier League Financial Breaches

The Premier League has confirmed that an independent Commission has found Manchester City guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier Leagues financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to cooperate with the Leagues investigation. The club has the right to appeal the [...] The post Manchester City Found Guilty of Premier League Financial Breaches appeared first on Kahawatungu.