AllAfrica News: Kenya

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intensified investigations into the murder of Reverend Julius Ndumia Ngari and is now appealing to members of the public to help identify a key person of interest believed to possess crucial information that could unlock further leads in the case.

[Capital FM] Tana River -- Members of the Tana River County Assembly and staff have reportedly gone without salaries for three months, raising concerns over the assembly's financial management and triggering tensions between the legislative and executive arms of the county government.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has forgone Sh9.1 billion in tax revenue over the past two months following the government's decision to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products from 16 percent to 8 percent in a bid to shield consumers and businesses from rising global fuel prices.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5-The Ministry of Health has initiated a fresh push to tighten Kenya's tobacco control framework with proposed rules that would completely ban shisha smoking and all waterpipe tobacco products, citing emerging public health risks and new product variations that have outpaced existing regulations.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, June 5 - The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has moved to reassure employers that current pension contribution rates remain in force, dismissing calls to revert to the previous Sh200 employee and Sh200 employer deductions despite ongoing court disputes over the NSSF Act, 2013.