Siaya Governor James Orengo has called on the Kenya Kwanza government to uphold multi-party democracy. Addressing a gathering in Muhala, Siaya, on Saturday, the governor emphasized that as a democratic state, they will not tolerate any tactics to undermine the opposition leadership of the Raila Odinga coalition. The county boss stressed the need for a thorough and clear examination of any legislation rather than hasty declarations on serious issues. “Kenya is guided by key main pillars like the constitution that includes devolution, democracy, multi-party state, and good governance,” Orengo stated. He underscored that these principles do not permit any leader to impose draconian legislation that infringes on the rights of Kenyans.

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has officially announced the 9th edition of the World Class Kenya 2024 Bartending Competition, presented by Diageo. The competition runs worldwide with more than 60 nations hoping to have one of their own crowned The Top Bartender in the world. This year’s competition promises an excellent display of mixology if previous editions are anything to go by giving mixologists a chance to shine on the global stage. EABL continues its commitment to supporting talent and fostering the growth of the bartending industry in Kenya. Today, they step further into the competition, a challenge tailored for the best of the best at the #worldclasske2024”.

The proposal to introduce the second option of 10 percent excise duty is contained in the Finance Bill, 2024 that is expected to be tabled in Parliament this month for debate and passage before the end of June. “The first schedule to the Excise Duty act is amended by deleting…the corresponding rate of excise duty and substituting thereof the following new description and corresponding rate of excise duty … tariff 10 percent of the value or Sh12,952.83 per unit whichever is higher,” the Bill reads in part. Also Read: Treasury hits bread with VATThe proposal will affect motorcycles priced at Sh130,000 and above and which will see their excise tax payable exceed the current flat rate based on the 10 percent to be introduced. Currently, imported motorcycles attract an excise duty of Sh12,952 per unit with the exception of motorcycle ambulances and those locally assembled. The firms have been targeting the growing demand as more Kenyans eye the units to set up the easy to start boda boda business amid high levels of unemployment.

The National Treasury has proposed slapping value added tax (VAT) on the supply of ordinary bread in changes which would see the cost of the key consumer staple rising by upwards of Sh10. This means that bread will cost more by up to Sh11 for a 400-gram loaf if Members of Parliament are to accept the changes. The proposal to slap VAT on bread, which is charged at the rate of 16 per cent is seemingly the latest push by the National Treasury to increase its mobilisation of taxes to meet an ever-expanding national budget. Ordinary bread, along with other consumer items such as maize and wheat flour, milk and sanitary products have until now been considered important warranting their exclusion from the 16 per cent VAT. Applying VAT on the prevailing retail prices means that bread prices would rise between Sh9 and Sh21, accounting for the final VAT charge alone.

Before the 2022 General Election, Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua made his first public remarks regarding his family. Keith Ikinu (l) with his parents Dorcas and Rigathi Gachagua. Who is Keith Gachagua? Keith Ikinu Gachagua, the politician's secondborn son, is a physician who assists his father in managing the family business. The original treehouse was then burned to the ground by Mau Mau rebels in 1954, leaving a metal plaque, Daily Mail reported.

HULU SELANGOR: A couple in their 60s travelled for nearly 200km on Saturday (May 11) from Kuala Kangsar, Perak, to fulfil their responsibilities as voters for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election. ALSO READ: KKB by-election: Results expected to be known by 9pm, says EC"After voting I will drive home... we came down here because voting is our responsibility. Rodznah cast her vote at SMK Kuala Kubu Baharu. We booked a rental car last night to take us to the polling station since my husband and I can’t drive ourselves. A total of 39,269 voters are eligible to cast their ballots today.

But conversations with British Jewish students reveal that they feel 'threatened' and 'terrified' by the encampments, which they claim are pro-war and pro-violence. Signs and flags bearing the insignia of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the Revolutionary Communist Party are also scattered around the Cambridge camp. On fundraising website Chuffed, the Cambridge student body has attracted more than £10,000 to supply campers with 'aid'. A fourth-year Jewish student at Cambridge tells me: 'I don't think most of these people really understand the violent things they are chanting. The Oxford protesters have six demands, while the Cambridge camp have composed a rather less snappy eight-page letter.

Okutoyi is set to travel to Delaware, USA to gear up for the W35 Bethany Beach Women's Singles tournament to improve her chances of qualifying for the Olympics. The pursuit of an Olympic ticket continues for the African Games champion Angella Okutoyi as she gears up for the W35 Bethany Beach Women’s Singles tournament next week. TENNIS Angella Okutoyi’s Olympic dream dims as she falls short in W35 Boca Raton tournament The African Games Champion faces setback in bid to make maiden Paris 2024 Olympics but still has a chance to qualify with the W75 Zephyrhills Women's singles tournament on the horizon. The Bethany Beach tournament, scheduled to run from May 13th to 19th, marks Okutoyi's return to competitive action after a brief hiatus following her disappointment in Florida. Following her stint in Bethany Beach, Okutoyi, currently a student at Auburn University, will conclude her qualification campaign with a participation in the W15 event in San Diego, scheduled from May 27th to June 2nd.

The country is reeling from the destructive impact of ongoing floods, with the Ministry of Agriculture revealing that approximately 33,000 hectares of crops have succumbed to the deluge. Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh disclosed that last week alone, the Kenya Seed Company lost 2,000 acres of seed in Baringo. Ronoh was accompanied by Senate Leader of Majority Aaron Cheruiyot and area MP Joseph Cherorot, Hillary Koskei (Kipkelion West) and woman representative Beatrice Kemei. Later on, the PS presided over the Coffee Farmers' Field and Empowerment day at Sirigoi Primary School in Kunyak Ward, Kipkelion West. The seedlings will benefit farmers of Kipkelion West and East Constituencies.

[AFP]Haiti's transitional ruling council which is leading the violence-wracked Caribbean nation will rotate its leadership every five months according to a decree seen by AFP Friday, following internal political strife among its members. The new council came to power last month as Haiti's unpopular and unelected prime minister Ariel Henry submitted his formal resignation after armed gangs rose up and demanded his ouster. Among the bloc's intended decisions was appointment of former sports minister Fritz Belizaire as prime minister, an unexpected move which outraged the other three voting members. Leblanc Fils will be the leader of the council until October 7, to be followed sequentially by members Smith Augustin, Leslie Voltaire and Louis Gerald Gilles. "Cohesion within the transitional ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/america/article/2001491572/blinken-says-haiti-transitional-council-will-take-charge-soon">presidential council is an< overriding necessity to guarantee a solution to the multidimensional crisis facing the Haitian nation," the decree read.

Bernice Saroni(left)said she would report Samidoh(centre) to his estranged wife, Edday Nderitu(right). Photo: Bernice Saroni, Samidoh, Edday Nderitu. Source: UGCWhy did Bernice Saroni want to tell on Samidoh? The clip caught the attention of many including Bernice who jokingly said she would inform Samidoh's wife Edday, of his antics. Samidoh praises Edday NderituA few days ago, Samidoh demonstrated his enduring affection for his wife, Edday, despite their physical distance.

Source: UGCThe papers also reported on the Ministry of Education's decision to not extend the second term school calendar as earlier planned. "I married Kibor in 2002. Despite efforts by residents to halt its drift downstream, they were unable to prevent the vehicle from sinking into the river. Divers from Bomet County Disaster Management department later retrieved the vehicle from the river, discovering three bodies entangled in the wreckage. Eyewitnesses reported that the lorry driver lost control of the vehicle due to brake failure as it approached the bridge.

Trump has been charged with 34 state counts related to falsifying business records, which prosecutors say were used to obscure the payments to Daniels. On Monday, Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen, a star witness in the case, will take the stand. Madeleine Westerhout, Trump’s former executive assistant in the White House, returned to the stand Friday morning, after beginning her testimony on Thursday. And a paralegal from the prosecutor's office authenticated payment records made to Cohen from the former president’s personal checking account and revocable trust. Westerhout also testified to not having first-hand knowledge of Trump’s real-time response to the Access Hollywood tape.

Fans react as KOK collects son's first salary, says it's not for pastors. In a new development, Kanayo updated fans about his son collecting his first salary. Why did Kanayo take his son's first salary? According to the actor, he wanted to observe a traditional father’s blessings ceremony with his son. So all you who are going to the pastors to sow your salary, you’re wasting your time, it’s not part of our culture.

They want to be in charge of their own destinies," Ivor Ichikowitz, chairman of the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, says of the survey findings. Some 78 per cent of respondents in the Ichikowitz survey said they planned to start a business within five years. Asked what they would do if given $100 (Sh13,000), half the youth said they would use the money to start a business. An earlier survey conducted by the Aga Khan University in Kenya found that 48 per cent of the youth wanted to get into business, far higher than those interested in getting into law, teaching, medicine or engineering. A similar study done by research firm Geopoll in six African countries revealed that 42 per cent of youthful respondents wanted to invest in small-scale businesses.