- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Super Metro suspension to start Super Metro is expected to start serving its three-day suspension following a decision by the Transport Licensing Appeals Board (TLAB). This follows a meeting between Super Metro and the…
- Thirty-three-year-old Pisoi Kijabe was born a normal child in a family of six in the Naroosura area, Narok South sub-county. While in class four, however, she developed a sickness that affected her backbone, imposing a permanent disability on her at that tender age. “I was a brilliant girl and I…
- Police in Eldoret are holding a 34-year-old man accused of pretending to be a General Service Unit (GSU) officer attached to President William Ruto’s mother. The suspect was booked at the Central Police Station following investigations into complaints from a victim of extortion said to be a…
- Kenya, under President William Ruto, is fast declining into a dictatorship leaning towards a failing state. Civil society organisations yesterday issued a damning midterm assessment of Ruto’s administration, painting a bleak picture of deteriorating governance, rampant human rights violations,…
- Siaya County is set to host a star-studded meet this Easter Friday Eve as top Kenyan athletes – including Ferdinand Omanyala’s wife Levante Amutavi (100m) and World 5,000m champion Viola Cheruiyot – headline the Betika Bingwafest national athletics finals at the newly built Jaramogi Oginga Odinga…
- Kasarani Stadium, Kenya’s iconic cathedral of sports, is inching closer to completion and will be ready to host test matches by June; setting the stage for the country’s historic debut as hosts of the 2025 African Nations Championship (Chan). With major refurbishments nearly done and final touches…
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has criticized President William Ruto’s recent meeting with religious leaders from Kiambaa, Kabete, and Thika, calling the event part of a familiar political strategy. Gachagua, in a statement shared on his social media account on Monday, April 14, 2025,…
- Hanna Wendot Cheptumo, Nominee for Cabinet Secretary, Gender, Culture, The Arts and Heritage, has declared her family’s net worth at Ksh420 million Appearing before the Committee on Appointments on the vetting of Cabinet Secretaries’ nominees on Monday, April 14, 2025, Wendot explained that the…
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale on Monday, April 14, 2025, convened a high-level consultative meeting with the Council of Governors (CoG) Health Committee to align on key national health priorities and strategies. The Ministry of Health, in a statement shared via social media, noted that key…
- The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has reduced fuel prices for the period from April to May 14, 2025. In a statement on Monday, April 14, 2025, the regulator announced that retail prices of Super Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will reduce by Ksh1.95/litre, Ksh2.20/litre and Ksh2.40…
- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has revealed details of a meeting with Saboti MP Caleb Amisi, as he continues to build momentum for his 2027 presidential bid. In a statement shared on his X account on Monday, April 14, 2025, Maraga said their meeting focused on key national issues affecting…
- Nandi County Senator Samson Cherargei has turned up the heat on Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya, calling for his ouster from office. In a statement on Monday, April 14, 2025, Cherargei boldly claimed that Natembeya deserves to be impeached, citing various reasons for his push. The vocal Kenya…
- Cabinet secretary nominee for the Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development Geoffrey Ruku has declared his net worth at Ksh377 million. Speaking when he appeared before the Moses Wetang’ula-led Parliamentary Committee on Appointments on Monday, April 14, 2024, the Mbeere North Member…
- Kenya has returned to the discussion table to explore the financing model for the ambitious Nairobi Railway City, a multimodal transit-oriented urban development that seeks to establish a new beating heart for the capital and boost the economic and social development of the country. In the latest…
- Butere Member of Parliament (MP) Tindi Mwale has stated that it is too early to predict whether the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) will maintain its alliance with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) as the country approaches the 2027 general elections. He cited Kenya’s unpredictable political…
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed the details of his meeting with a delegation from Turkana County, which paid him a visit at his private resident in Karen, Nairobi. Taking to his official social media accounts on Monday, April 14, 2025, Gachagua stated that the Turkana…
- Former Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) board chairperson Irungu Nyakera has held a meeting with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Nyakera and Gachagua met on Monday, April 14, 2025, days after President William Ruto fired the former from his plum job after skipping his Mt…
- The new kid on the block of generative artificial intelligence, OpenAI, has laid claim to a bold attempt to develop its next AI model using a team of fewer than 10 people in a move that marks a major shift in how cutting-edge technology is developed and governed globally. While this initiative…
- Even before this year’s economic turmoil hit, financial anxiety among Americans was running high. Really high. Four of 5 Americans in a survey for Discover last year said they were worried about their money situation, with inflation, everyday expenses, and the state of the economy leading a litany…
- Emily Moen, a coffee shop manager in Omaha, Nebraska, was scrolling through TikTok this past week when she came across a video informing her that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could lead to higher prices for essential baby products. Moen, who is pregnant, said she had not planned to buy a car…
- Playwrights across the world, like other artists, have long borne the moral burden of society. They challenge societal ills, elevate virtues and heroic activities of heroes and heroines, and most importantly speak truth to power. Unlike musicians or novelists, playwrights and poets possess a…
- Aware of the government’s promotion of the TVET Dual Training Model and Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET) system, a friend of mine – a trainer at public technical institutions for 27 years – recently observed that while the TVET movement is gaining traction, more still needs to be done…
- Kenya’s private security sector has undergone significant transformation, evolving from traditional manned guarding services to tech-driven, intelligence-led operations. Particularly in the last decade, the industry has shifted from a sector once dominated by baton-wielding watchmen and rudimentary…
- With climate change causing water risks to increase, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has launched a new strategy aimed at securing water resources, building resilience, and boosting sustainable agriculture in the East African region. Speaking during the launch, IWMI Director…
- The body of a man who went missing while house hunting at the 11-storey building at Fayaz Kilifi Corner in Mombasa has been retrieved. The recovery of Yusuf Ali Abdi’s body brought to an end 12 days of search operations following the demolition of the building last Wednesday by the Kenya Defence…
- Moi University administrators have sparked controversy with the University Academic Staff Union (UAUSU) over plans to lay off lecturers due to declining revenues from falling student enrolment. UASU opposes the redundancy move, claiming it violates the Employment Act, the Constitution, and…
- Former NTV journalist Silas Apollo was killed in a road traffic accident along Valley Road in Nairobi on Thursday night, April 10, 2025. By Sunday, April 13, 2025, details remained scanty, but police records indicate the journalist was not immediately identified, and the driver of the vehicle that…
- Kenya’s economy is likely to suffer a $100 million (Ksh 12.9 billion) dent from exports to the US as a result of the United States’ new tariffs on imports, Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Kamau Thugge has hinted. According to the governor, the country exports goods worth $650 million (Sh83.85…
- The exemption of smartphones, laptops and other electronic products from import tariffs on China will be short-lived, top US officials have said, with Donald Trump warning that no one was “getting off the hook.” “There was no Tariff ‘exception’, Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. “These…
- President William Ruto on Sunday, April 13, 2025, toured his North Rift backyard, where he was at pains to defend his administration against accusations of not delivering its manifesto to Kenyans. There have also been murmurs in the North Rift that despite Ruto launching multi-million shillings’…
- Kenya has terminated a Ksh190 billion (€1.3 billion) road construction agreement with a French consortium and is in the process of onboarding a Chinese contractor to take over the project. The decision comes amid renewed scrutiny of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models and the state’s appetite…
- Agriculture Principal Secretary Kiprono Rono and Pest Control Products Board Chief Executive Fredrick Muchiri faced the wrath of MPs for failing to implement a House directive to withdraw harmful pesticides. The MPs, who are members of the committee on implementation chaired by Budalang’i lawmaker…
- Ukambani leaders on Sunday, April 13, 2025, challenged President William Ruto to hasten the completion of the Kibwezi-Kitui-Kabati-Migwani Mbondoni road ahead of his visit to the region in October. Led by Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka, the leaders said they were aware the president is to visit Kitui…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Cabinet Secretaries’ nominees vetting exercise The vetting process of individuals proposed for the position of various Cabinet Secretaries position by the President on March 2025 is set to commence today, Monday, 14th April…
- Lawmakers have opened a probe into the State Officers and Public Officers Motor Car Loan Scheme Fund after it emerged that over Ksh3 billion is lying idle in the fund. The MPs who are members of the Special Funds Accounts Committee chaired by Migori Woman Representative Fatuma Zainab questioned…
- Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has yet again revealed the sorry state of projects funded by the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), days after she unearthed massive irregularities in the issuing of bursaries. A review of some of the projects that have gobbled up millions of…
- Questions have emerged over the ownership of 74 acres of land where the SGR terminus in Nairobi sits after lawmakers were informed that the land could have been irregularly acquired. The claims came after MPs were informed that the right documentation such as titles or allotment letters cannot be…
- Senators have passed the Energy Act Amendment Bill 2023 to provide for transparency in energy purchase agreements. Should the National Assembly pass the proposed legislation as it is, then Independent Power Producers (IPPs) will not be granted generation licences if they do not disclose their…
- Road carnage in Kenya is on a roll. In the past 10 days alone, there have been horrendous accidents almost daily. Seven people were killed at the Kamandura junction in Kiambu County on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway when the driver of a 14-seater matatu lost control and the vehicle overturned. Four…
- The legality of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) has been the subject of litigation in courts. Indeed, there was a verdict that the fund that is entrusted with Parliament is unconstitutional. The courts held that the kitty primarily violated the principle of…
- When the Global AI Summit convened in Kigali last week, it wasn’t just another tech gathering—it was Africa’s declaration of intent to lead the AI age. With $2.9 trillion (Ksh 377 trillion) in projected economic value on the table, over 30 countries signed the Africa Declaration on Artificial…
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are blanketing the Earth, leading to global warming and climate change. The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history, with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) declaring 2024 the hottest year on record. The recent devastating floods in…
- Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revisited his verbal attacks against President William Ruto. In his latest attacks, Gachagua has vowed that he is ready to make Ruto a one-term president, a first in Kenya’s history. In a statement on Sunday, April 13, 2025, Gachagua said his bid to…
- Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has cast doubt on the official explanation given by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) regarding the helicopter crash that killed former Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General Francis Ogolla, and nine other military officers in April 2024. In a statement shared on…
- Ambrose Rachier has defended his chairman’s position at the Football Kenya Federation Premier League club, Gor Mahia. During the election that was held at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday, April 13, 2025, Rcahier garnered 658 votes against his closest rival, Dolfina Odhiambo, who garnered 456 votes. Rachier…
- Mogotio MP Reuben Kiborek has hit out at Mt Kenya residents, accusing them of being the ringleaders in the growing “Ruto must go” movement that has swept across the country in recent months. Speaking during a church service in Kiambaa, Kiambu County on Sunday, April 13, 2025, the vocal lawmaker…
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki now says all the promises President William Ruto made during the 2022 campaigns will be fulfilled. In a statement on Sunday, April 13, 2025, Kindiki highlighted the construction of 400 markets across the country as one of the achievements of the Kenya Kwanza…
- President William Ruto has once again defended his continued financial support to churches across the country, even as criticism grows over churches becoming venues for political discourse. Speaking during an interdenominational church service on Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Kapng’etik, Elgeyo…
- Mary Moraa and Ferdinard Omanyala have been selected for the World Athletics Relays competition that will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11, 2025, in Guangzhou, China. Moraa, the reigning Olympic bronze medalist and Omanyala, the Africa’s 100m record holder, are among the high-profile…
- The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday condemned the killing of 52 civilians during the night from Friday to Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, reportedly carried out by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23). In an official statement signed by Vice Prime…
