- 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…
- East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) member David Ole Sankok has heaped praises on Raila Odinga for his record of reconciling with his perceived political opponents. Speaking during a church function in Kilgoris on Sunday, April 13, 2025, he extolled Raila’s exemplary willingness to shelve…
- Chaos has been witnessed at Nyayo Stadium as Gor Mahia conduct their elections on Sunday, April 13, 2025. In a video shared online, the police were forced to lob teargas at a crowd at the stadium, forcing the people who had gathered there to run for their safety. The Premier League giants are…
- President William Ruto has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding Butere Girls High School’s play that encountered obstacles during this year’s national drama festivals. The play was written and directed by former Kakamega Senator Cleophas Malalah. Speaking on Sunday, April 13, 2025,…
- Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has been dropped for Sunday’s Premier League game against Newcastle United. Onana made two errors on Thursday as Ruben Amorim’s side were held to a 2-2 draw by Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final. The Cameroon international has played…
- The Nandi County Assembly is in mourning following the death of Julius Kipruto Keter, the Member of the County Assembly (MCA) for Chemundu/Kapngetuny Ward. News of his demise was confirmed by Philemon Cheruiyot Melly, the County Assembly Speaker who said the MCA passed on in a hospital in Eldoret…
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, who doubles as Kenya’s Foreign Affairs CS, is in London, United Kingdom (UK), to attend the London-Sudan Conference. The conference seeks to bolster peace in the volatile Sudan that has been embroiled in a devastating conflict between the SAF and the…
- Gor Mahia Coach Sinisa Mihic believes the return of Benson Omalais a timely boost for the club’s quest for a double in the 2025 campaign. The prolific striker had a dream return, notching a goal in Gor’s 2-0 win over Bandari Fc in the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Cup on Saturday. The match was…
- When his camera stopped working on his iPhone recently, New Yorker Richard Medina didn’t waste any time. With the threat of tariff-fuelled price hikes on smartphones bearing down, he quickly called his phone company for a new one. “I said, ‘We’ve got to switch this out now,'” the 43-year-old…
- Kileleshwa Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai now wants President William Ruto to disband his United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and seek his reelection in 2027 on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party ticket. The controversial blogger-cum-politician in a statement shared via his…
- The pecking order of the National School competition was redefined as the Brookside KSSSA National Secondary School Term One school games concluded in Mombasa on Saturday, April 12, 2025 games. Schools from the Western region of Kenya cemented their dominance with their near clean sweep of…
- Nairobi United skipper John Otieno has termed a right mental attitude as crucial to the team’s stunning campaign in the 2025 Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Cup. The National Super League(NSL) outfit made headlines with their giant-killing display coming to the fore in a penalty shoot-out win over…
- Kenya has yet again sparked another diplomatic spat with Sudan after reports emerged that it was planning to host the neighbouring country’s Janjaweed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its affiliates in Nairobi for a second conference. Sudan, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has raised…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Gor Mahia elections Gor Mahia FC is expected to conduct its elections at the Nyayo National Stadium basketball gymnasium. Gor Mahia FC elections board on April 12, 2025, cleared the club’s outgoing treasurer, Dolfina Achieng…
- Tanzania’s main opposition party CHADEMA has been disqualified from elections due later this year, a senior election commission official said on Saturday, days after the party’s leader was charged with treason for allegedly seeking to disrupt the vote. Ramadhani Kailima, director of elections at…
- Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has been admitted to hospital and will miss the club’s Premier League fixture with Manchester United on Sunday. The 47-year-old went to hospital late on Friday, having “felt unwell for a number of days”, the club said. A statement said: “Medical staff kept Eddie in…
- US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from reciprocal tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. US Customs and Border Patrol published a notice late on Friday explaining the goods would be excluded from…
- Butere Girls are the 2025 basketball champions in the just concluded Brookside Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) Term One National Games in Mombasa County. The western powerhouse, which stormed into the final after edging out Nairobi Region champions Olympic in a resounding 63-35…
- Former Africa 100m record holder Akani Simbine has beaten Kenya’s sprint star Ferdinand Omanyala to win the Botswana Grand Prix. The 31-year-old, who holds a 100m lifetime best of 9.82, which is also the South African national record that he got at the Summer Olympics, outpaced Omanyala, the Kenyan…
- President William Ruto has fired back at Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, reminding him of his place in the history of the party and cautioning him over recent remarks made against the presidency. Speaking at the funeral of George Odour, Raila Odinga’s longtime…
- President William Ruto has showered praises on former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, recognizing his leadership and support. Speaking on Saturday, April 12, 2025, during the funeral ceremony of George Oduor, Raila’s long-serving bodyguard, Ruto openly expressed his admiration and appreciation for the…
- Wiper Democratic Movement Party has slammed Kericho County Senator Aaron Cheruiyot over his recent remarks chastising the party leader Kalonzo Musyoka after he called out the state following the teargassing of Butere Girls students after their play saga that sparked nationwide controversy. In a…
- Former Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) board chairperson, Irungu Nyakera has launched a scathing attack on Kenyan parliamentarians, accusing them of abandoning their duty to represent the people in favour of serving the interests of the executive. In a statement shared via his X…
- National Assembly minority leader Junet Mohamed has sustained attacks on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua over his shareholding claims, which hounded him out of office. Speaking during the funeral ceremony of the late George Odour, Raila Odinga’s long-serving bodyguard, on Saturday, April…
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has welcomed the Republic of Croatia to start its embassy in Nairobi. The Foreign Affairs CS is in Turkey for an international engagement where he met his Croatian counterpart Gordan Radman. In the meeting, other agenda items, including trade, tourism, and…
- Gor Mahia FC elections board has cleared the club’s outgoing treasurer, Dolfina Achieng Odhiambo, to battle it out with long-serving chairman Ambrose Rachier for the top seat. The Gor Mahia FC elections board chairman, Gichu Wahome, in a press statement dated April 12, 2025, listed the names of the…
- On April 10, police forcefully disrupted “Echoes of War” a play by Butere Girls High School students during the national drama festival in Nakuru County. Reports indicate journalists were assaulted, the venue sealed off, and tear gas deployed indiscriminately – actions that violate freedom of…
- •Continued from yesterday Ma Anifa: Child, you speak in riddles; you are hallucinating! Imam: Mama Anifa, do not interfere. Allow the child to dream. Police: This is juvenile myopia; you must be living in a utopia! All: (They respond in similar slung) Chorea! Chorea! Mama Anifa: And who are these?…
- As a scientist, I am expected to make observations, be curious, be skeptical, be objective, as well as think logically and critically. Is the science we see in headlines closer to a Hollywood blockbuster than the lab? From self-driving cars and humanoid robots to the promise of immortality through…
- Does former powerful Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Okengo Matiang’i want to be President of Kenya? If so so, when, why and how? For almost a year now, Matiang’s name has been on the lips of Kenyans as a possible candidate in the 2027 presidential contest against incumbent William Samoei Ruto. He…
- Along Kenya’s coastline and inland lakes, fishers are sounding the alarm over a worrying trend of shrinking catches and depleted fish stocks. Once teeming near-shore waters are now yielding fewer and smaller fish, threatening both food security and livelihoods for thousands of Kenyans who depend on…
- Saboti Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has called on Kenyans to shift their focus to voter mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Taking to his official X account on Saturday, April 12, 2025, Amisi downplayed the role of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries…
- The Association of National Government Administrators of Kenya (ANGAK) will be transformed into a professional body of seasoned administrators to guide and support younger officers. The association, whose members include Regional, County, and Deputy County Commissioners, as well as retired officers…
- The passing of Pheroze Nowrojee on April 5, at the age of 84 marks the end of an era for Kenya’s legal and democratic history. For those of who have studied the country’s journey toward constitutionalism and justice, his death is not just the loss of a lawyer, but of a moral pillar who embodied […]
- In just a week, the dollar has gone from a safe haven to investors’ whipping boy as U.S. President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariffs on friend and foe alike undermine decades of trust in the world’s reserve currency. The sudden loss of confidence was nowhere more stark than in the Treasury market,…
- Football Kenya Federation Premier League sides Gor Mahia and Bandari are set to clash in a Round 16 duel of the FKF Cup on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The Dockers will host K’Ogalo at Mbaraki Stadium, with the match set to start at 3:30pm. Elsewhere, Kariobangi Sharks will face Denmark FC, and this…
- On Wednesday, the White House clarified that the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods coming into the United States are 145 percent. The total now includes the recent hike to 125 percent from 84 percent that US President Donald Trump announced, as well as a 20 percent fentanyl-related duty that the…
- A federal judge on Friday, April 11, 2025, sided with the Trump administration in allowing immigration agents to conduct enforcement operations at houses of worship for now, despite a lawsuit filed by religious groups over the new policy. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington refused to…
- Questions are now lingering on the lips of political pundits after Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi’s close allies rebranded the Umoja Summit Party (USP) to the Democratic National Alliance party (DNA). The move comes barely five months after Mudavadi’s Amani National Congress (ANC) folded…
- Kenya risks losing one of its brightest sprinting prospects Lydia Barasa after the teenage double gold medallist was controversially placed in a long-distance training camp in Kaptama, Mt Elgon, despite her proven prowess in the 100m and 200m races. Athletics stakeholders now fear that the rising…
- A passenger aboard Kenya Airways flight KQ 003 from New York to Nairobi has died despite emergency medical intervention, the airline has confirmed. In a statement released on Friday, April 11, 2025, Kenya Airways reported that an elderly passenger experienced a medical emergency at approximately 8:…
- The excitement by allies of the opposition chief when he signed a pact with Ruto to form the broad-based government seems to have fizzled out one month later, leaving Kenyans guessing on whether ODM is making a tactical retreat due to the public backlash that met the bromance. The razzmatazz that…
