Audio By Vocalize COGWU Secretary General, Roba Duba. [File, Standard] County Government Workers Union – Kenya (COGWU) has condemned what they termed an unacceptable and illegal declaration, pointing to a reduction in their workforce. COGWU Secretary General, Roba Duba, yesterday dismissed remarks they attributed to the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), reportedly suggesting to sack county workers, freeze recruitment, and enforce punitive fiscal controls under the guise of managing the wage bill. The union has warned CRA and any County Governments that may be tempted to implement these illegal recommendations to brace themselves for a vigorous battle. Duba termed the…
Author: By Irene Githinji
Audio By Vocalize The repeal is intended to wind up institutions which have already fulfilled the mandate for which they were established, while aligning national development functions with the Fourth Schedule. [File, Standard] The process to dissolve all six regional development authorities has commenced as the proposed Development Authorities Laws (Repeal) Bill, 2026 is now being subjected to public participation. The National Assembly Committee on Regional Development Committee commenced public participation on the proposed law on Friday. The six include the Coast Development Authority (CDA), the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA), the Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA), the Tana and…
Audio By Vocalize Currently, there are two bills in the Senate, the first one being the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill sponsored by Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot. [File, Standard] The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said it will keenly scrutinise party lists submitted to it ahead of next year’s elections to ensure they comply with the two-thirds gender principle. Commissioner Ann Nderitu said the commission intends to ensure that political parties’ lists meet the minimum gender requirement, as part of increasing the number of women on the ballot papers. As the country gears towards the next general…