House committee nods to CBK Governor nominee Kamau Thugge

The National Assembly’s Finance and National Planning Committee has recommended to the House to approve the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor nominee Kamau Thugge for the position. Thuge, nominated by President William Ruto on May 15, is set to take over from the current Governor Patrick Njoroge who retires in a fortnight. “Having considered […]

Arrests, prosecution expose widening rift in Jubilee Party

Eric Wainaina @PeopleDailyKe The arrest and prosecution of Treasury Cabinet secretary Henry Rotich, Principal Secretary Kamau Thugge and his East African Community counterpart Susan Koech over the Kimwarer and Arror dams graft saga has widened the rift in the ruling party.   While President Uhuru Kenyatta insists the war on graft is sincere and must […]

Rotich, Thugge now charged with Sh51b Kimwarer and Arror dams fraud

Bernice Mbugua @BerniceMuhindi Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji yesterday tabled documents before a Nairobi court to show that National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich conspired with 15 others to defraud the government of Sh51 billion. The 16, who were later released on bond or cash bail, faced charges in relation to the construction […]

Experts ask Uhuru to plug leadership gap at the Treasury

Pres. Kenyatta said the Govt has identified needy families, who will receive weekly stipend to relieve them of burdens arising from COVID-19. [PHOTO | FILE]

Correspondent @PeopleDailyKe The Treasury is too critical a government function to be left without a substantive Cabinet Secretary. These are the sentiments coming from a cross section of experts and politicians concerning the current leadership vacuum at Treasury since the arrest and arraignment of Henry Rotich and a host of other top bosses at the […]