- Football Kenya Premier League side Kariobangi Sharks have confirmed the acquisition of Wayne Dalvine Otieno. The midfielder, also known by his peers as Messi, joins the club from Sofapaka FC following the expiry of his contract. First signing “Wayne Dalvine Otieno is our first addition. Blessed…
- Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has taken to X to celebrate the extraordinary achievement of 18-year-old Kenyan athlete Phanuel Koech, who stunned the athletics world with a commanding victory in the men’s 1500m at the 2025 London Diamond League. Posting on July 20, 2025, Passaris…
- In a bold move toward financial inclusion, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will allow investors to buy and sell single shares starting August 1, 2025. The announcement, made by NSE Board Member Frank Mwiti via X on July 19, signals a major shift in Kenya’s capital markets. “We listened and…
- Kenyan athlete Mary Moraa emerged the winner of the 400m race held at the Stadion De Veen, Belgium, on Saturday, July 19, 2025. The 2023 800m world champion clocked an impressive season best of 50.49 seconds in the night of athletics event, outpacing a star-studded field to victory. “Season’s best…
- Prominent lawyer Willis Otieno has launched a scathing attack on the Kenyan government and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) over the latest surge in fuel prices, calling it economic banditry in a suit and tie. His remarks come amid public outrage following EPRA’s latest price…
- Dancan Omalla, Enock Machaka, and Isaac Omweri were among those feted as Nairobi United FC held its end-of-the-season awards gala on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Mombasa. The trio were among the players recognised following a stellar campaign that saw the club earn promotion to the Football Kenya…
- As a respected statesman, former Vice President, and current Wiper Democratic Movement leader, you have earned a reputation as a measured, principled, and seasoned politician. For decades, you have navigated Kenya’s volatile political waters with resilience and strategic tact. But today, I write to…
- Kenyan star Michael Olunga scored a goal as Al Arabi edged out Club Costa City 2-0 in a pre-season friendly tie on Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Valencia, Spain. Olunga and the team touched down in the Spanish city for the pre-season camp on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. This comes after the Kenyan…
- As Kenya heads toward the 2027 general elections, it faces both a challenge and a rare opportunity to revolutionise its electoral process. With adequate funding and political will, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) can embrace some of the most advanced election technologies…
- A boat carrying dozens of tourists capsized in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay on Saturday, leaving at least 34 people dead, according to state-owned media. The boat, carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, was on a sightseeing tour when a sudden thunderstorm with strong winds created high swells that…
- A 10th person has died after a fire engulfed an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, last Sunday, according to officials. The victim, Brenda Cropper, 66, died at a hospital Friday after being in critical condition all week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said…
- President William Ruto has reappointed Feisal Abass as the non-executive chairperson of the Privatisation Commission. Through a gazette notice uploaded on the Kenya Law website on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Ruto confirmed Feisal Abass’s reappointment to that state agency. The Privatisation Commission…
- Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga on Saturday, July 19, 2025, revealed predictions made by the late former Karachuonyo Member of Parliament Dr. Phoebe Muga Asiyo. Speaking after visiting her family, Wanga described the late Asiyo as a trailblazer who paved the way for women leaders to rise to top…
- Democracy for the Citizens’ Party (DCP) deputy party leader Cleophas Malala has expressed confidence that lawyer Edgar Busiega would win the Malava Constituency by-election. In a statement, Malala revealed that Busiega was officially unveiled on Saturday, July 19, 2025, and presented to the…
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua continued with different engagements with Kenyans in the US on Saturday, July 19, 2025. As part of his itinerary, the former DP held talks with the diaspora business community in Boston. He reiterated that the money they wire back home plays a significant…
- The family of Edward Maingi Ndegwa, a man who was murdered at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) on July 17, 2025m has broken silence. Speaking to a local TV station, Ndegwa’s mother, Margaret Muthoni, stated that her son was admitted to the facility on July 11, 2025. The family was optimistic…
- Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has sustained his criticism of the broad-based government arrangement with their recent calls for dialogue sponsored by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Speaking on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Khalwale openly rejected the national conclave as proposed by the Orange…
- Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has added his weight following a raid and search at Boniface Mwangi’s home and offices on Saturday, July 19, 2025. In a lengthy statement, Eugene Wamalwa claimed that the operation is part of a well-choreographed scheme aimed at…
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has dismissed claims that it has received 60 recall petitions. In a statement on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the electoral body flagged a social media post shared on TikTok, claiming that it had received 60 petitions seeking to recall members…
- Kenya U20s and MOFA striking pair Lawrence Ouma and Rodgers Ouma are set to depart the country for trials with Swedish side Vasalund IF. The news has been confirmed by the Michael Olunga-owned National Super League outfit this Saturday, July 19, 2025. According to the club, their pair will leave on…
- Kenya U20s and MOFA striking pair Lawrence Ouma and Rodgers Ouma are set to depart the country for trials with Swedish side Vasalund IF. The news has been confirmed by the Michael Olunga-owned National Super League outfit this Saturday, July 19, 2025. According to the club, their pair will leave on…
- Kenya’s dominance and fine showing in the London Diamond League continued after 18-year-old Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech stunned Briton Josh Kerr to win the 1500m race. Koech powered to an impressive time of 3:28.82, the feat setting a new meet record by the teenager who left the London field stunned…
- Kenya’s dominance and fine showing in the London Diamond League continued after 18-year-old Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech stunned Briton Josh Kerr to win the 1500m race. Koech powered to an impressive time of 3:28.82, the feat setting a new meet record by the teenager who left the London field stunned…
- Politician and renowned lawyer Mugambi Imanyara has attributed Kawira Mwangaza’s political predicaments and subsequent ouster as Meru governor to her independent candidate status. Speaking during the unveiling of the former governor’s new political outfit, Umoja na Maendeleo Party (UMP), on…
- Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi lit up the London Diamond League on Saturday, July 19, 2025, by storming to a commanding victory in the men’s 800m final with a meeting record of 1:42.00. Wanyonyi, 20, left no doubt about his elite status on the global stage, outpacing a strong field that included Canada’…
- Former Senior Advisor in President William Ruto’s administration, Moses Kuria, has strongly dismissed remarks made by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of bankrolling former Mungiki leader Maina Njenga to destabilise Mt Kenya politics. Responding via his X account on Saturday,…
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has predicted the Maasai community will vote overwhelmingly for President William Ruto’s camp in the 2027 polls. Speaking during an event at Kajiado on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Kindiki termed the assertion on the growing influence of UDA in the region, citing…
- Kenya Simbas fell to a 15-5 defeat against Algeria in the Rugby Africa Cup 2025 third-place playoff held in Kampala. The match, played on Saturday, July 19, 2025, ended Kenya’s campaign in disappointment as their hopes for a backdoor entry into the 2027 Rugby World Cup faded away. Algeria struck…
- ODM Secretary General and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has condemned President William Ruto’s administration for what he termed as a continuation of repression and fear across the country, despite earlier promises for reform. Speaking at Chungwa House during a meeting on Saturday, July 19, 2025,…
- The Kenya National Football Team, Harambee Stars, landed in Arusha, Tanzania, this Saturday, July 19, 2025, for the Four Nations Tournament. According to an update from the team on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Benni McCarthy’s team landed in Arusha Airport at midday after departing Kenya earlier on for…
- The recently sworn-in IEBC chairperson, Erastus Ethekon, has unveiled the commission’s plan to meet the constitutional timelines despite the prolonged delay in its reconstitution. Speaking during a press briefing held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Ethekon acknowledged the setbacks caused by the late…
- Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary-General and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has called on young Kenyans to register as voters and take an active role in shaping their political future. Speaking at Chungwa House on Saturday, July 19, 2025, Sifuna addressed a group of young women leaders…
- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has assured Kenyans of its full preparedness to deliver credible, transparent, and peaceful elections in the upcoming August 10, 2027, general election. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi on Saturday, July 19, 2025, IEBC…
- Kenya’s national football team coach, Benni McCarthy, has named a 25-man squad for the upcoming CECAFA Four-Nation Tournament, scheduled to take place in Tanzania from July 21 to July 27, 2025. The tournament will serve as a key preparation platform for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN…
- Former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s Umoja na Maendeleo Party held a large-scale delegates recruitment drive on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at her ranch in Ntumbiri. Hundreds of supporters were seen donning the party’s branded attire as they lined up to be registered under the Kawira-led political…
- Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando has raised concerns over the rising deaths linked to toxic illicit brews and suicides among young men in Central Kenya. His remarks come as the region grapples with an escalating public health crisis, amid accusations that its political leadership has…
- Former Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando has raised concerns over the rising deaths linked to toxic illicit brews and suicides among young men in Central Kenya. His remarks come as the region grapples with an escalating public health crisis, amid accusations that its political leadership has…
- Kenya’s junior athletics team is dominating the CAA U18/U20 Championships in Abeokuta, Nigeria, after securing eight gold medals in a sensational show of talent and determination. Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris was among the first leaders to congratulate the young champions, praising…
- In a bold step toward financial inclusion, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) will allow investors to buy and sell single shares starting August 1, 2025. The move was announced by NSE Board Member Frank Mwiti, who confirmed the groundbreaking development via X on July 19, 2025, noting that…
- I navigate past colourful motorbikes and tuktuks blaring their horns as I head to Mishomoroni, north of Mombasa. The potholes along this road are unbearable. I’ve learned to dodge some of them, but each journey reveals new craters that weren’t there before. For short men like me, the drive means…
- Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has suggested that Kenyans hold what he describes as an “inter-generational conclave” to reflect on the challenges facing the country at the moment and therein seek to provide solutions. Raila’s political opponents – mainly from his former political tavern,…
- Kenya has proudly launched its journey to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, slated for July 23 to August 2, 2025, with the ceremonial unveiling of the King’s Baton, the iconic symbol bearing His Majesty the King’s message to all 74 nations and territories of the Commonwealth. The colourful…
- Let’s start by asking and answering a simple question: Who is getting empowered through the handouts from politicians on the government’s side? The answer is the politicians themselves and never the people. A quick count of the amounts involved and the actual amounts trickling down to the…
- Harambee Stars midfielder Austin Odhiambo has assured Kenyans that the team’s aim is to reach the final of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (Chan) and lift the trophy on home soil. Kenya is co-hosting the biennial competition, reserved for players who play for clubs in their…
- Urgent systemic transformation and a surge in climate and nature-related investments are needed in a rapidly changing world grappling with intensifying environmental crises. Writing in the World Economic Forum (WEF) newsletter early this year, Lord Nicholas Stern, chair of the Grantham Research…
- Three years after the 2022 election, President William Ruto’s administration continues to govern through lofty words and hollow promises. While his aides crisscross the country telling citizens what the government is “planning to do”, Kenyans are left wondering when these plans will translate into…
- A humidor is an airtight room where cigars are locked up. I thought this was just a fictional place seen in movies, where club proprietors have to be called from their homes to show up and go walk their VIP guests through the humidor where cigars are kept. Little did I know that this has […]
- In a scathing attack, St Anthony’s Boys High School head coach Peter Mayoyo has branded Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) ball games as a hotbed of corruption, accusing officials of bias and age cheating, even as he insists the school’s focus has shifted from local trophies to…
- At a time when the global innovation landscape is strained by rising tech protectionism, a widening innovation divide between the Global North and the Global South, China is advancing a distinctive model of innovation through a three-dimensional approach. As the global economy is being tested by…
- As global EV companies, particularly from China, pivot toward Africa to offset rising trade barriers in Europe and the United States, a local assembly industry is quietly gathering pace, hidden behind the hype of EV adoption. From electric cars and motorcycles to charging infrastructure and e-…
