- Does food taste better in a room with great décor? Do you feel better in your favourite colours? Does spotting your favourite colour or touching a velvety soft fabric make your heart sing? The answer is yes, yes and yes. Always. This is the underpinning premise for dopamine décor. Just like last…
- As the world marks Sickle Cell Day, Bungoma celebrates Harriet Nasambu, 25, a resident of Mayanja village who has turned her personal battle with the condition into a mission to help others. Drawing from her own experiences living with the disease, Nasambu is now dedicated to supporting young…
- Senators on Wednesday, June 19, 2025, decried the use of outdated and dilapidated medical infrastructure in Laikipia County. The Senate Standing Committee on Health had carried out an inspection tour of healthcare facilities in Laikipia County to evaluate service delivery, infrastructure capacity,…
- East African golfers have recorded historic gains on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) following the conclusion of the Sunshine Development Tour-East Africa Swing, which wrapped up at the Thika Greens Golf Resort and Ruiru Sports Club. The two high-stakes tournaments, featuring both…
- Prominent lawyer and constitutional activist Willis Otieno has delivered a scathing rebuke of Kenya’s police service, accusing them of abandoning their mandate to maintain law and order to serve the political interests of legacy politicians. In an interview on a local TV station on Thursday, June…
- Experts and community leaders from across the world have gathered in Nairobi for the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa 2025, to explore opportunities for the continent to reverse land degradation, biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. Focusing on how nature can power Africa’s present and…
- In politics, boldness is often praised – until it isn’t. This paradox defines the experience of ODM leaders who first crossed the aisle to support President William Ruto. The pioneers included Kisumu Senator Tom Ojienda, Rongo MP Paul Abuor, Uriri MP Mark Nyamita, Bondo MP Gideon Ochanda, Suba…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Mask vendor shooting Reactions are expected to dominate the news today about the point-blank shooting of an unarmed face mask hawker along Moi Avenue on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Boniface Kariuki, who is fighting for his life…
- Defending East Africa boys’ rugby 7s champions Vihiga High School were stunned 17-0 by Chavakali Boys in the Vihiga County Term 2 ball games final, a shocking defeat that now sees Chavakali lead the charge to the Western Regional Championships slated for July 8-12, 2025. On their road to the…
- The United States (U.S.) has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad will get access to the powerful new option. While a vaccine to prevent HIV…
- The Parliamentary Finance Committee has rejected a controversial proposal in the 2025 Finance Bill that would have given the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) unrestricted access to taxpayers’ financial data. The committee cited privacy violations and constitutional safeguards as the main reasons for…
- Since the eruption of Gen Z-led demonstrations in June last year, almost all subsequent protests have witnessed an alarming rise in two deeply troubling phenomena: unjustified police brutality and the infiltration of peaceful protests by hired goons with a political agenda. These issues not only…
- A new study by the Aga Khan University’s Graduate School of Media and Communications (GSMC) reveals a high prevalence of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against women athletes across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Drawing on data from 748 survey respondents and 18 in-depth interviews across…
- Businesses can now breathe a sigh of relief following the decision by legislators to allow for the extension of five years for losses incurred and carried forward. Previously, the losses were being carried forward indefinitely, however, in the proposed Finance Bill of 2025/26, the National Treasury…
- Who will become the new President of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K)? That is the million-dollar question purists are asking as outgoing Secretary General Francis Mutuku takes on the outgoing First Deputy President Shadrack Maluki today, June 19, 2025, for the hot seat of NOC-K…
- Alcohol manufacturers are set to experience a slight relief in their production costs starting this coming financial year, 2025/26, following the decision by the government to slash the excise duty on Undenatured Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) from ABV-based to volume-based to Ksh500 per litre. This…
- As election campaigns roll around every five years, Coast residents—like many Kenyans—brace themselves for a deluge of lofty promises. Politicians descend with pledges of transformation, only for the same issues to persist long after the ballot boxes are packed away. In Mombasa, surrounded by the…
- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission last week crowed triumphantly that it had completed investigating five civil servants who used forged academic credentials to secure jobs or promotions, and their cases had been forwarded to the chief public prosecutor’s office for processing. The deception…
- Smaller counties have been handed a major boost after Senators unanimously endorsed a Ksh3 billion windfall to spur their economic development and bring them closer to ‘other’ counties. This is after the Senators approved the Fourth Basis for Allocating the Share of National Revenue among the…
- The country is quickly overcoming the anxiety occasioned by the health funding scare following the January Stop-Work order by US President Donald Trump. It has emerged that county governments are taking the lead in forestalling the apprehension by integrating various health programmes. Nandi County…
- In Kenya, the right to picket, protest, or demonstrate is enshrined in the Constitution under Article 37, a powerful testament to the country’s commitment to freedom of expression and assembly. This right is a cornerstone of democracy, allowing citizens to voice dissent, demand accountability,…
- Kenya’s maternal mortality rate stands at an alarming 355 deaths per 100,000 live births, far above acceptable levels and well short of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal of 70 per 100,000 by 2030. With only five years remaining to meet this target, health officials warn that innovative…
- Co-operatives Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi faced intense scrutiny from MPs after admitting he could not account for the Ksh8 billion allocated to the Hustler Fund during the 2022/23 financial year. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Kilemi attributed the missing funds to…
- The body of an unknown man has been retrieved from Kesses Water Treatment Plant in Uasin Gishu County, bringing to eight the number of cases of drowning reported in the county since the beginning of the year. The man is said to have died after he plunged into the dam with his motive yet to […]
- A line-up of events that will culminate in the mega Gen Z protests set for Wednesday next week has been unveiled. According to a poster seen by People Daily, the protests that began this week on Monday are set to continue until Wednesday, June 25, 2025, when there will be nationwide prayers and…
- Details have emerged regarding the injuries sustained by a hawker shot during the youth protests in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, igniting national outrage. This comes after the Kenya National Hospital (KNH) on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, reported that it received 16 victims from the chaos.…
- Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has told government officers who cannot take criticism from the members of the public to quit their positions. Ndindi said any person who holds public office is answerable to the people, and they (people) have the right to question their conduct and working style. He said the…
- Counties will receive Ksh415 billion in equitable share for the 2025/26 financial year following successful mediation on the 2025 Division of Revenue Bill. An 18-member committee comprising Senate and National Assembly members brokered the deal after a deadlock threatened to paralyse county…
- The death of controversial televangelist Gilbert Deya in a road accident on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, has reignited memories of one of the most sensational religious scandals in Kenya’s history— the “miracle babies” saga. For many who followed the rise and fall of the self-declared archbishop in the…
- Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged by the Football Association with violating its anti-doping rules after failing a drugs test and could now face up to a four-year ban. The Ukraine international, 24, was provisionally suspended by the FA in December after an “adverse finding in a…
- Teenagers who show signs of being addicted to social media, mobile phones, or video games are at greater risk of emotional distress and mental health challenges, according to research. A study that tracked more than 4,000 adolescents over four years found that nearly one in three reported…
- The Finnish embassy in Nairobi has condemned the violence meted out on protesters on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in the streets of Nairobi. In a statement on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Finnish embassy stated that Finland was deeply disturbed by the level of violence against unarmed citizens seen…
- Kimilili Member of Parliament (MP) Didmus Barasa has termed the stepping aside of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat as an unfortunate development. The legislator made the remarks during a presser on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the parliament buildings, two days after Lagat bowed to…
- As Kenya stands on the edge of the first anniversary of the June 25, 2024, protests, a familiar and painful story is unfolding again, one marked by police brutality, youth-led resistance, and a government that seems determined to carry on with business as usual. Albert Ojwang died in police custody…
- The United Opposition has accused the government of state-sponsored violence, alleging that the National Police Service is involved in extrajudicial killings and has formed an illegal alliance with militia groups to suppress dissent. The catalyst for the current unrest was the death of blogger…
- Former Minister of Nairobi Metropolitan Area in the Kibaki government, Jamleck Kamau, has joined the Democracy for Citizens Party led by former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua. In a statement from the DCP Party on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Kamau was welcomed to the party by Gachagua, who appears…
- The Catholic Church has expressed its concern over the incidents that marred the protest against the murder of Albert Ojwang on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, within the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). Speaking during a presser on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the clerics led by Nairobi Diocese…
- The National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has formally directed the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen, to appear before the House on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Wetang’ula said the CS will appear to also address growing concerns over the death of…
- President William Ruto has said his coming together with ODM Party leader Raila Odinga is God-sent. Speaking to a delegation from Kisumu County led by Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Ruto reaffirmed his commitment to the broad-based government, stating that it was the surest…
- The Cabinet Secretary for Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced the full-scale digitalisation of pharmaceutical operations in the country, a reform aimed at curbing drug theft, counterfeit medicines, and regulatory loopholes. Speaking on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, during the 45th Annual…
- The National Police Service (NPS) has interdicted and disclosed the identities of two police officers arrested in connection with the shooting and injuring of protesters in Nairobi. In a statement on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Police spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga revealed that two police officers have…
- In what is being hailed as a major victory for Kenyan workers, the Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya), COTU (K), has secured critical commitments from the government on the management and utilisation of the Affordable Housing Levy, following a high-level meeting between President William…
- Members of Parliament (MPs) and senators have finally reached a consensus over the shareable revenue allocation to the counties in the financial year 2025/2026. In a statement on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the mediation committee confirmed settling on a final agreement on a Ksh415 billion allocation…
- In the wake of mounting tension following public protests and a widely reported police shooting incident, the government has made an urgent appeal for calm, justice, and a renewed sense of national unity. Addressing the press on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura…
- The Kenya Women’s National Team, Harambee Starlets, made another statement of intent in the ongoing CECAFA Women’s Senior Challenge Cup with a 4-0 hiding of rivals Uganda Crested Cranes on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 in Tanzania. The win placed Kenya among the early favourites in the regional games,…
- Kenya’s commitment to expanding access to family planning services has received a significant boost, with a fresh consignment of contraceptives delivered through a partnership between the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the United Nations Population Fund (…
- The United Kingdom Embassy in Nairobi has condemned acts of violence meted out on protestors by the police. Demonstrators who were protesting against the murder of Albert Ojwang were faced with a forceful reaction from the police, and the UK has now registered their displeasure over how the law…
- The judiciary has raised concerns over the growing trend of violent disruptions within peaceful protests, calling on the National Police Service to take decisive action against goons who infiltrate demonstrations and endanger citizens. In a statement released on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the…
- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has proposed that member states allocate two per cent of their national budgets to Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure. According to IGAD, the allocation will help combat transnational crime, terrorism, cybercrime, and border management…
- Champions Liverpool will host Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season, with Manchester United playing Arsenal at Old Trafford. Liverpool, who won the league in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, will begin their title defence at Anfield in the curtain-raiser on…
