- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has firmly defended his use of contribution websites as a transparent and ethical method of campaign fundraising, as he gears up for a bold 2027 presidential bid. With a fast-growing online support base and a message of clean governance, Maraga appears to be…
- Home boys Phanuel Koech and Emmanuel Wanyonyi delivered stunning performances at the London Athletics Meet on Saturday, July 19, 2025, rewriting records and underlining Kenya’s rising power in middle-distance running. Eighteen-year-old Koech, who was making his mark in his debut Diamond League…
- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has vowed to overhaul the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) if given the opportunity, saying the current political system heavily favours wealthy elites and marginalises the youth. Maraga’s comments come amid growing frustration among young…
- Kenya is poised to gain a significant boost in energy supply following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between two entities from Nigeria and Tanzania. The agreement between Nigeria’s First Exploration and Petroleum Development Ltd (First E&P) and Tanzania Petroleum…
- The 2025 UN Sustainable Development Goals Report is out and reveals that the world has made significant progress in only 35 per cent of the SDG indicators. Notably, about 110 million more children and youth have entered school, with completion levels rising since 2015. By 2023, 92 per cent of the…
- An MP has challenged President William Ruto to fulfil his campaign promises to improve citizens’ lives, saying Kenyans are suffering from rampant poverty, unemployment, and economic hardship. Kitutu Chache South MP Anthony Kibagendi of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) also called on religious…
- Only one-third of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are currently on track to be met, prompting the United Nations to declare a global development emergency. Progress has either stagnated or reversed in several key areas, including poverty, hunger, inequality, and the climate crisis, with…
- Harambee Stars coach Benni McCarthy has tipped Tusker striker Ryan Ogam to be the heir to Harambee Stars skipper and talisman Michael Olunga. Speaking on Sunday, July 20, 2025, McCarthy opined that the striker who made the cut in Kenya’s final squad for the Four Nations tournament in Arusha can go…
- Kenya’s next generation of athletics stars lit up the upgraded MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta, Nigeria, storming to an impressive 23-medal haul, including 10 glittering golds, to outshine continental rivals at the 3rd Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Under-18 and Under-20…
- When President William Ruto extended the olive branch to form a broad-based government, many Kenyans dared to hope. After months of protests, civil unrest, and an economy teetering under pressure, the promise of inclusivity seemed like a breath of fresh air. Yet months later, the air is once again…
- Kenya’s business leaders are raising concerns over the country’s high tax regime, blaming it for escalating production costs and eroding consumer demand. The sentiment, echoed by top entrepreneurs, paints a stark picture of the country’s strained economic landscape, with executives warning of a…
- Local pharmaceutical manufacturers have called on the government to ease regulatory restrictions and create a more conducive environment for local drug production, citing the urgent need to improve access to affordable medicines across the country. The industry players urged the Ministry of Health…
- Kenya’s persistently high cost of energy is fast becoming a national liability and a pain to the economy as it not only stifles growth but also makes life unbearable. At a time when the price of fuel soared above that of landlocked neighbours like Uganda and Rwanda — both of which import their…
- Nairobi’s real estate, hospitality, and education sectors are preparing for a once-in-a-generation boom as the United Nations accelerates plans to relocate more than 800 staff from its headquarters in New York and Geneva to its expansive compound in Gigiri. The relocation, which forms part of UN…
- The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) is finally expected to hold its elections this morning at Ole Sereni Hotel in Nairobi, where stakes will be high as the body seeks to elect officials to run the committee for the next four years. This year’s exercise has been marred by several court…
- As schools nationwide prepare to welcome 1.2 million Grade Nine students, a national crisis looms: severe teacher shortages and crumbling infrastructure threaten to undermine this reform. As a secondary school teacher in rural Kenya, I’m deeply invested in the promise of Competency-Based Education…
- Kenya and China have marked a new milestone in their longstanding partnership with the official launch of the Sino-Kenya Craftsmen Academy at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), with the aim of boosting Technical Training and Global Competitiveness The academy, a collaborative initiative…
- After prolonged and nerve-wracking delays marked by growing tension, mistrust and speculation—including murmurs about a possible postponement of the 2027 General Election—the newly formed Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has finally broken its silence and moved to set the…
- Shrinking loan facilities from the credit market have continued to have a toll on Kenya’s domestic market, particularly the private sector, as the government’s appetite for debt continues to be more imminent. The latest Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) weekly bulletin highlights that the current…
- Last Friday night, the downtown CBD was a MOOD! Huge crowds flocked to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), spilling over to the adjacent roads. The streets were busy, and the Gen Zs had once again reclaimed the CBD, resulting in a huge snarl-up and eventually, a standstill. For a…
- Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has exposed Sports Kenya for issuing irregular tenders for the refurbishment of stadiums amounting to Ksh1.96 billion. The irregular tenders relate to the refurbishment of Kericho Green Stadium, Bukhungu Stadium in Kakamega and Masinde Muliro – Kanduyi in Bungoma. …
- Slogans aside, this regime was always going to be disruptive with its “bottom-up” economic narrative. The promises were grand before the elections, but the timelines were not clear. The Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda seeks to empower small businesses, ‘hustlers’, and grassroots…
- A livestock theft syndicate has been unearthed in Mombasa, with stolen cattle reportedly slaughtered in makeshift abattoirs before the uninspected meat finds its way into local markets, sparking fears of disease outbreaks. At the weekend, detectives arrested seven suspects in Bombo area, Utange,…
- Adelight Khayanje, a resident of Sango in Tongaren constituency, Bungoma County, had relied on the coil as a long-term contraceptive method, believing it would offer her full control over her reproductive health. For 12 uninterrupted years, Khayanje, a mother of six, was on the coil and remained…
- Senators have expressed alarm over what they described as repeated institutional failures by the Ministry of Education and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in enforcing safeguards to protect learners from teachers with predatory tendencies. This comes amid an uproar over the conduct of Peter…
- As news of the untimely passing of comedian and content creator KK Mwenyewe spread across the country, Kenyans from all walks of life were united in grief. But no one felt the pain more deeply than his mother, who now faces the unimaginable reality of losing her only son, who will be laid to rest…
- In its heyday, Elburgon town in Nakuru County was a bustling hub of economic activity, where the rhythmic clatter of trains and the deep growl of sawmill machinery painted the picture of a community on the rise. Farmers once relied on donkeys to transport fresh produce from their farms to the…
- Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has stated that he never runs out of dialogue ideas, noting that it was the surest way to wiggle out of a crisis. Speaking during an interview at his Karen residence in Nairobi on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Raila indicated that whenever a country is faced with a…
- When former Chief Justice David Maraga recently announced that ordinary Kenyans would bankroll his presidential campaign, seasoned political figures who have run high-stakes campaigns likely dismissed the idea as idealistic naivety. During a TV interview, Maraga identified the astronomical cost of…
- Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi, who is vying for the Bungoma gubernatorial seat, has affirmed that his campaign and future leadership style will embrace participatory and people-centred politics. Speaking during a series of consultative meetings with transport sector stakeholders on Sunday, July 20,…
- Will President William Ruto’s ambitious promise to deliver 1,000 dams across the country be achieved before the 2027 polls? The 2022 pre-election pledges seem to be haunting the Kenya Kwanza administration, promises increasingly appearing unattainable, and with revelations emerging that not a…
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has assured President William Ruto of the Somali vote, saying that the president is the only candidate capable of uniting Kenyans. Speaking during the finals of the Eastleigh Peace Cup at the Eastleigh Primary School Grounds on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Duale…
- ODM Party leader Raila Odinga has revealed that his party is compiling a report to assess whether their demands for entering a working agreement with President William Ruto’s UDA Party have been met. In an interview at his Karen residence on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Raila disclosed that ODM had…
- ODM Party leader Raila Odinga has distanced himself from his party’s decision to join President William Ruto’s government under the broad-based administration formed through a memorandum of understanding (MOU). Speaking during an interview on a local television station on Sunday, July 20, 2025,…
- The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) has revised the fixture list for the CECAFA Four Nations Tournament due to logistical delays involving the Senegal national team. The changes were announced through CECAFA’s X account on Sunday, 20 July 2025, just a day before…
- Advocate Ndegwa Njiru has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto following his recent donation at a Machakos church, where he handed over a brand-new Land Cruiser Prado along with Ksh20 million towards the church’s construction. In a post shared on his X account, Ndegwa accused the…
- Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has thrown his weight behind Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga’s appeal for an intergenerational national dialogue. Taking to his official X account on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Cherargei emphasised that Odinga has always considered national interest,…
- Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has made it clear that, if elected president, he will not embrace performative displays of piety. Speaking in Maryland, Baltimore, on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Matiang’i emphasised that his leadership will be guided by honesty and realism rather than…
- Months after being impeached from office, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has begun proving that President William Ruto indeed made a wrong move by orchestrating his removal. What was initially meant to be a punishment or perhaps a seal to his political fate has turned out to be a blessing…
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has assured Kenyans that President William Ruto has no intention of rigging the 2027 General Election, insisting he will win fairly and squarely at the ballot. Speaking after attending Mass at Regina Caeli Parish in Karen on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Ruku…
- Cleophas Malala, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) deputy party leader, has publicly criticised President William Ruto for failing to express condolences to families who lost their children during recent anti-government protests. While addressing congregants at Subukia AIC in Nakuru County…
- Joseph Okumu’s French club, Stade Reims, is angling for a busy pre-season day with two matches scheduled as part of its arrangements. Reims, who were relegated following a crushing playoff defeat to Metz, are now angling for life in Ligue 2. The club has been ramping up preparations at the Raymond…
- Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Leader Cleophas Malala on Sunday, July 20, 2025, led the party’s delegation in attending a church service at AIC Subukia in Nakuru County. Malala was accompanied by Nyandarua Senator John Methu and Kajiado legislator Onesmus Ngogoyo, among other grassroots…
- Nairobi United has congratulated its members honoured for their exceptional performance and service as the club wrapped up the season with an awards gala held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Mombasa County. The event to recognise the team’s impressive double-winning feat in the 2025 season saw…
- Kenya’s 800m sensation Emmanuel Wanyonyi will pocket $10,000 (KSh 1.3 million) after his triumphant run during the London Diamond League series. Wanyonyi was not among the four selected Diamond + Disciplines at the London meet categories that award increased prize money of $20,000 (Ksh 2.5 million…
- Kakamega County Senator Boni Khalwale has raised concerns over recent comments made by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua regarding the state of the economy, sparking fresh political tensions ahead of the next election cycle. Posting on his X account on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Khalwale…
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says that vital economic stabilisation plans will take centre stage in the country once President William Ruto has been removed. Speaking to the diaspora community in the US on Saturday, July 20, 2025, he opined that such crucial engagements will seek to…
- On his high-voltage U.S. tour, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lit up diasporan gatherings with fiery rhetoric in defence of what he calls the Cousin Movement while launching blistering accusations at President William Ruto’s allies for fuelling tribalism and sabotaging economic freedoms…
- Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has hit back at critics over his participation in the Ngemi Cia Ruraya cultural event in Worcester, Massachusetts, defending his actions as a celebration of tradition and diaspora unity. Gachagua, who attended the event alongside his wife, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi,…
- Teachers in Kenya will soon see a significant boost in their payslips following a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed between the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) and three major teacher unions. The landmark agreement, signed on July 19, 2025, awards teachers a salary increment of up…
