Civil service group set to receive security risk allowance and salary increases under proposed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, with village elders being integrated into the structure.
… The rifle, loaded with five rounds of 5.56×45mm ammunition, was recovered in the Kakili area of Burat Location during a multi-agency operation involving police, National Police Reservists (NPRs) and National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs). …
… Murkomen said the government was also strengthening the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) by increasing operational funding for chiefs and assistant chiefs. …
… t the local police station, where officers compile a report and make recommendations before forwarding it to the sub-county level for further scrutiny by a multi-agency team comprising the National Police Service, Administration Police, National Government Administration Officers …
National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) will earn the long-sought security risk allowance and have their basic salaries significantly increased if the proposed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) sails through the remaining stages. …
National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) will earn the long-sought security risk allowance and have their basic salaries significantly increased if the proposed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) sails through the remaining stages. …
… The operation involved local administrators, police officers, operational intelligence officers from the regional headquarters, members of the peace committee, and the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO). …
… The elders will be part of the National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) under the Interior Ministry.Mbadi said that the elders will enhance local administrative capacities and the stipend is for the appreciation and recognition of the roles they play in addressing secu …
… To deal with the challenge, the NCRC has recommended that the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, through the KFS, county governments, NGAO and non-state agencies, should enhance alternative strategies to promote alternative income sources and livelihood strateg …
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations recovered an M16 rifle suspected of being used in four murders reported in Isiolo and Meru County between January 2025 and February 2026, believed linked to bandit Aloise Lochuchu. In a separate operation in Machakos County, detectives recovered an AK-47 rifle stolen during an armed robbery in Mavoko in November 2025.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations recovered an M16 rifle suspected of being used in four murders reported in Isiolo and Meru County between January 2025 and February 2026, believed linked to bandit Aloise Lochuchu. In a separate operation in Machakos County, detectives recovered an AK-47 rifle stolen during an armed robbery in Mavoko in November 2025.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called on village elders to resist divisive politics and ethnic divisions ahead of the 2027 General Election, and to protect young people from recruitment into criminal gangs and political goonism. President William Ruto announced that village elders will receive a monthly stipend of Sh3,000.
President William Ruto announced that village elders across Kenya will receive a monthly stipend of Sh3,000 as the government formally places them on a structured payment programme to strengthen local governance. The President also directed that village elders and their families be enrolled in the Social Health Authority, with the government covering contributions, and announced plans for digital literacy training and legislation to anchor the position in law.
Court of Appeal Judge Justice Aggrey Muchelule and five others, including family members and domestic staff, have recorded statements with detectives investigating the disappearance of his Beretta pistol from a locked safe. The firearm was later recovered from a suspect linked to the Chaiiwala Café robbery that occurred two weeks prior.
The Kenya School of Government graduated 432 Assistant County Commissioners and celebrated its centenary by launching a push to equip public servants with AI skills as part of efforts to position Kenya as a continental leader in digital governance.
National Government Administration Officers and other civil servants would receive a security risk allowance and significantly higher basic salaries if the proposed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement is approved, with increases ranging from Sh6,990 to Sh55,364 across salary bands.
A proposed 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement would give National Government Administration Officers a security risk allowance and increase civil servants' basic salaries, with the lowest earners rising from Sh21,700 to Sh28,690 and the highest from Sh396,130 to Sh451,494.
Security agencies in Narok County recovered two illegal firearms and ammunition following a government amnesty campaign initiated by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen. The weapons were voluntarily surrendered in Trans Mara South Sub-County, with authorities urging further public compliance.
The National Crime Research Centre reports that illegal logging, extraction of forest resources for domestic and medicinal use, and wildlife trafficking are major threats to Kenya's forests. Poverty, lack of livelihoods, and construction-industry demand are the top drivers of these crimes, which involve networks of individuals, businesses, officials, and community groups trading indigenous tree species.