President William Ruto assents to three National Assembly Bills, including the Finance Bill, 2025, at State House, Nairobi. [PCS] President William Ruto has assented to three key bills passed by the National Assembly, including the Finance Bill 2025, the Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2025, and the Appropriations Bill 2025. The new laws define the government’s revenue-raising measures, including tax policies, and outline how public funds will be spent in the 2025/2026 fiscal year. MPs quietly approved the 2025 Finance Bill on Thursday last week, with minimal amendments to the original proposals submitted by the National Treasury on May 6. According to…
Author: By Dennis Omondi
Pope Francis appears at a window of the Gemelli hospital before being discharged following a five-week hospitalization for pneumonia, in Rome on March 23, 2025. [AFP] “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow, I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father.” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Apostolic Chamber, announced on Easter Monday. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was by all measures an influential personality. His bold stances on social and moral issues offered hope to many,…