- Kathiani Member of Parliament Robert Mbui has offered a sobering explanation on why Parliament has remained largely silent on cases like the brutal killings and the broader issue of police brutality, insisting that most Kenyans do not understand the bureaucratic hurdles MPs face when trying to…
- Kenya Police FC head coach Etienne Ndayiragije has revealed plans to strengthen his squad ahead of the club’s historic debut in the CAF Champions League later this year. The law enforcers concluded the 2024/25 season with a 1-1 draw against outgoing champions Gor Mahia to finish the campaign on 65…
- Parenting in Kenya is undergoing a quiet revolution. Where once the guiding principle was “spare the rod and spoil the child,” a growing number of parents are rethinking this traditional wisdom. Many Kenyan families are now turning to gentle parenting, an approach that emphasises empathy,…
- Each year, African governments and development partners channel millions of dollars into job creation programmes aimed at solving youth unemployment. In Kenya, over 800,000 young people enter the job market annually, yet only a small portion secure formal employment. The majority are left to…
- Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has shed light on Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s next move in solidifying the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) as a national political force. Speaking during an interview in a local TV station on June 24, 2025, Gakuya revealed that Gachagua intends to…
- Maturing loan repayments and a high budget deficit will likely eclipse the delivery of key government services in the Finance Bill 2025 as the Treasury grapples to honour and refinance outstanding debt obligations, Deloitte has said. “Although Kenya’s GDP is projected to grow by 5.3 per cent in…
- Atletico Madrid will have to pick themselves up again as they pack their bags to travel back home earlier than most expected from the Club World Cup, after being knocked out of the tournament in the group stage. Diego Simeone’s side were eliminated despite a 1-0 victory over Brazil’s Botafogo in…
- United Nations climate summit (COP30) President-designate André Aranha Corrêa do Lago has urged the international community to deliver on the old commitments before making new ones. In his fourth open letter this year, Corrêa do Lago said that as this year’s climate summit host, Brazil is…
- In Kenya, the creative industry – spanning music, fashion, film, gaming, photography, visual arts, and digital content creation – has quietly grown into a sleeping economic giant. At its peak, this vibrant sector has contributed between five to seven per cent of our national GDP, a significant…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Buildup to June 25 As the anniversary of the June 25, 2024, protests approaches, various stakeholders are expected to issue a way forward on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The Nairobi police bosses are expected to give direction…
- Recently, I was having a conversation with an elderly couple whom I sat at the same table with during a wedding reception. We talked about many things, but one of the questions that kept coming up was why our young people are not staying long in marriage. Some of the reasons they give for quitting…
- The country has yet again recorded a revenue shortfall in the financial year 2024/25, this time missing Ksh253 billion to reach its previous set target of Ksh2.508 billion for the financial year. As at the end of April 2025, the total revenue collection amounted to Ksh2.255 billion, a shortfall…
- For months, there has been a national outcry about increasing police brutality that has led to deaths and pain to families. The killing of an influencer in police custody was a grim reminder that our law enforcers were still stuck in a rut, seriously requiring reforms to transform into a…
- Lydia Jebichii of Nandi Bears Club edged a fierce field of more than 100 golfers to clinch the Lady Captain’s Prize at Kakamega Sports Club, carding 42 points on countback in a tournament that celebrated excellence, inclusivity and the future of golf in Kenya. Playing off a handicap of 17,…
- Kenya is conspicuously absent from the list of top-performing African destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, even as inflows to the continent rose sharply. According to the latest World Investment Report 2025 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),…
- Tomorrow, June 25, 2025, is a milestone in Kenya’s history as citizens mark the day one year ago when courageous young Kenyans, called Gen Z, dramatically recalibrated the nation’s political trajectory. This day will forever remain etched in the country’s torturous journey for democracy and…
- Senators have barred Governors and Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) from branding public projects and government vehicles that promote individual identities. The Senate Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, in its report, argues that branding public projects and vehicles with…
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was the 32nd president of the US, the longest-serving. He faced the challenges of the Great Depression and World War II and their consequences. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in…
- Battery manufacturing began to take off in the United States in recent years after Congress and the Biden administration offered the industry generous incentives. But that boom now appears to be stalling as the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers try to restrict China’s access to the…
- According to French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss, the world operates on the basis of a duality of opposites – the good and the bad, the fresh and the stale – or what he called in his book the raw and the cooked. Politicians and police honchos appeared to be applying this duality last week…
- The Administration and National Security committee is expected to meet with top security chiefs ahead of the planned June 25 Gen Z protests. Committee chairperson and Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo disclosed that they have summoned the security agencies to appear before them on June 24, 2025, to…
- As Kenya braces for the first anniversary of the June 25, 2024, Anti-Finance Bill protests, political tension is reaching fever pitch, with ODM leader Raila Odinga and his party’s so-called “experts” facing a defining moment that could reshape their influence in President William Ruto’s…
- In a major move to enhance South-South cooperation and support global trade equity, China’s decision to eliminate tariffs on a range of African products marks a new chapter in its engagement with the continent. This policy shift is more than symbolic – it represents a meaningful commitment to…
- On a chaotic afternoon in Nyeri town, tear gas hung heavy in the air, and angry chants echoed through Kimathi Street. It was June 25, 2024 — the day thousands of Kenyans took to the streets to protest the controversial Finance Bill. For many, it was a day of defiance. For Daniel Ndirangu, it […]
- Former Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu has attacked President Ruto’s administration of putting the country in limbo, tied to tribulations and anxieties which paint Kenyans at war with themselves, 62 years after independence. Addressing a congregation at the Africa Inland Church, Kathukini in Kitui…
- Long before the introduction of modern contraceptives, many African communities practised traditional birth rituals that served not only spiritual purposes but also functioned as forms of family planning. Among these practices was the placenta ritual mixed with herbs, a method believed to…
- The fallout between President William Ruto and his former deputy Rigathi Gachagua has thrown their supporters into a huge dilemma on which side to take and the ‘political consequences’ likely to follow. Ruto enjoyed massive support from the Mt Kenya region during campaigns and elections, but after…
- Private sector employers across the country owe the government Ksh21 billion in unremitted contributions to the Social Health Authority (SHA), the Ministry of Health has revealed as it launches a phased recovery initiative. “If you are an employer who deducts money from employees’ salaries but…
- Fear and uncertainty have rocked the country as human rights activists and Gen Zs plan to mark one one-year anniversary since last year’s protests that culminated in an invasion of Parliament. The demonstrations left scores of people dead and property destroyed. A number of businessmen and matatu…
- Fifteen per cent of the population in Kilifi are carriers of the sickle cell gene, with the prevalence of the SS genotype being about 20 per 1,000 births, the county’s health department says. Addressing locals at Vipingo Sports Ground in Kilifi South, the county health director, Hassan Leli, said…
- The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has defended its recruitment and deployment procedures, asserting its commitment to fairness, transparency, and inclusivity following concerns raised by Homa Bay MP Joyce Bensuda and other members of the National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Education.…
- The Colombian army says more than 50 soldiers have been seized by civilians in a southwest mountainous area. A platoon of soldiers was the first to be seized on Saturday during an operation in El Tambo, a municipality that is part of an area known as the Micay Canyon, a key zone for cocaine…
- The National Police Service (NPS) on Monday, June 23, 2025, officially flagged off its athletics team ahead of the highly anticipated National Track and Field Championships set for June 25, 2025, to June 27, 2025, at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi. Speaking during the ceremony, Director of…
- AFC Leopards has officially unveiled plans for the second edition of its annual Player Awards Gala and Cultural Week, scheduled to run from July 21, 2025, to July 26, 2025, in Bungoma County. The announcement was made during a colourful ceremony on June 23, 2025, led by U45 Unit Branch Chairperson…
- The Kenyan government has signed a Ksh16.484 billion ($126.8 million) concessional loan agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to fund a programme aimed at protecting natural resources and strengthening rural livelihoods. The loan, signed on Monday, June 23, 2025…
- Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has sparked sharp debate online after claiming that tribal factions have taken over the Gen Z protest movement. In a statement posted on X on Monday, June 23, 2025, Kaluma urged young Kenyans to shun what he termed “chaos and anarchy” and instead focus on rebuilding…
- Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has held a meeting with Wiper Party aspirants from all over the country. In a statement posted on his social media platforms on Monday, June 23, 2025, Kalonzo stated that he met with Wiper Democratic Movement aspirants from across the country passionate, fearless young…
- The President of the Kenya School of Law (KSL), Joshua Okayo, has rebuked President William Ruto for referring to Kenyan Gen Zs as his children. Speaking during an interview on a local TV channel on Monday, June 23, 2025, Joshua Okayo stated that he is often pained when he hears the president…
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku on Monday, June 23, 2025, toured the National Youth Service (NYS) Training College in Gilgil to assess the institution’s preparedness for a planned double intake of recruits in 2026. The government aims to absorb 40,000 recruits into the NYS programme…
- The former Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, has come out to unveil a plan on how he intends to manage all Democratic for Citizens Party (DCP) aspirants who fail to clinch elective political seats. While speaking to a delegation from the Maa region at his Wamunyoro residence on Monday, June 23,…
- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has officially announced a major shift in how employers will file Pay As You Earn (PAYE) returns, with the new system set to take effect on July 1, 2025. In a notice on Monday, June 23, 2025, the taxman indicated that the new system is aimed at improving the user…
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has firmly dismissed any claims that the government intends to reverse the gains made through devolution, insisting that no regime, current or future, can undo the progress achieved over the last 15 years. Speaking on Monday, June 23, 2025, during the opening of the…
- The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has approved murder charges against three police officers and three other individuals implicated in the killing of teacher and blogger Albert Ojwang. In a statement released on June 23, the ODPP confirmed that following its directive to the…
- ODM Party Leader Raila Odinga on Monday, June 23, 2025, held a meeting with party staff and officials at Chungwa House, where he engaged them in discussions centred on the progress and direction of the party. The meeting brought together various cadres of the party’s internal team, led by Executive…
- Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya has pledged to prioritise football development if elected president in the 2027 General Election, vowing to transform the sport into a major economic contributor. In a post shared on his X account dated June 23, 2025, Salasya unveiled an ambitious plan…
- Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has renewed calls for urgent reforms to curb rising cases of gender-based violence (GBV), urging police officers to exercise restraint and uphold the sanctity of life. Passaris spoke in Mwiki, Kasarani, on June 23, 2025, where she visited the family of…
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander capped a dominant season as he led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA Championship after beating the Indiana Pacers in game seven of the playoff finals. The Canadian, 26, scored 29 points and had 12 assists in their 103-91 success over the Indiana Pacers in Oklahoma to…
- Kajiado Senator Seki Lenku has today assured former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of full support from the Maa community ahead of the 2027 General Election. Speaking during a visit to Gachagua’s Wamunyoro residence by a delegation from Kajiado on Monday, June 23, 2023, the senator dismissed…
- Kajiado North Member of Parliament Onesmus Ngogoyo has sent out a warning to President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja ahead of the planned march for June 25, 2025, in Nairobi. Speaking on Monday, June 23, 2025, the legislator cautioned against attempts to interfere with the youths…
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna has lauded the East Africa Law Society (EALS) for its bold decision to strip Tanzania of the hosting rights for its upcoming 30th Annual Conference and General Meeting, scheduled for later this year. In a post on his X official on…
