- Two Labour MPs say they are “astounded” to have been denied entry to Israel while travelling to the West Bank. Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang said that it was “vital” parliamentarians were able to “witness, firsthand, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory”. They were refused entry…
- Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma has told off a section of Mt Kenya leaders over their sustained criticism of President William Ruto’s governance. In his statement shared via his official X account on Sunday, April 6, 2025, Kaluma accused the leaders of being dishonest, deceptive and hypocritical due…
- Kenya’s men’s rugby 7s team, Shujaa, has secured a spot in the HSBC Singapore Sevens Cup finals. Shujaa opened the scoring with a try from Patrick Odongo, with a conversion from Nygel Pettersan Amaitsa. Odongo made another try in the eighth minute – his 20th of the entire series, with Shujaa…
- President William Ruto’s week-long development tour of the Mt Kenya region, which concluded on Saturday, April 5, 2025, has left a trail of political controversy, raising questions about his influence and the region’s volatile political landscape. The tour, encompassing Laikipia, Nyeri, Meru,…
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the US is immediately revoking visas issued to all South Sudanese passport holders due to the African nation refusing to accept its citizens who have been removed from the US. Rubio, in a statement on Saturday, added that the US will also block…
- Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti Spokesperson Jack Ombaka has set the record straight on the effectivessness of communication between officers and their families. Speaking during an interview with a local TV station on Saturday, April 5, 2025, Ombaka emphasized that the MSS had…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Reactions to Ruto’s Mt. Kenya President William Ruto on Saturday, April 5, 2025, concluded his week-long development tour of the Mt. Kenya region. The head of state ended his tour by traversing Nyeri and Kiambu Counties.…
- After months of preparations, the 2025 Brookside Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) national term one games are set to get underway, starting on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. This year’s edition, to be held across Shimo la Tewa, Shanzu, and Aga Khan Schools, will see over 1,200 students…
- Hugo Duro’s injury-time winner for Valencia stunned Real Madrid as the hosts lost ground in the La Liga title race. With the clock showing 95 minutes, Rafa Mir put in a sublime cross which Hugo Duro headed home from close range. Mouctar Diakhaby had opened the scoring for Valencia when he rose…
- Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Masika Wetang’ula, has expressed concern following a road accident involving three vehicles along the Kericho-Kaplong road, Bomet County, claiming 13 lives. In a statement on Saturday, April 5, 2025, Wetang’ula noted that he was saddened by the tragic…
- Iliman Ndiaye’s equaliser for Everton in their Premier League draw against Arsenal was “never a penalty”, says Gunners manager Mikel Arteta. Ndiaye’s second-half spot-kick at Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime came after visiting full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly bundled over Jack Harrison inside the…
- US State Department Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos has jetted into the country for a series of high-level meetings. As part of his scheduled engagements in the country, President Donald Trump’s senior advisor met with Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi in Nairobi on Saturday, April 5…
- Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has declared that the Luhya community is officially cutting political ties with the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). In a statement shared via his Instagram page on Saturday, April 5, 2025, the fiery legislator outlined the frustrations felt by the Luhya community,…
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has announced the suspension of the scheduled grassroots elections in the East Kamagak Sub-Branch in Kasipul Constituency, Homa Bay County, and in Embakasi East Constituency due to ongoing disputes in both areas. In an official statement released on Saturday,…
- Suna East Member of Parliament (MP) Junet Mohammed has blasted former Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi over his recent damning exposé about what he described as the irredemable corruption in President William Ruto’s administration. Speaking in Mombasa, where he attendded the Eid…
- The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Raila Odinga has urged party delegates to uphold decorum during the party’s grassroots elections set to commence on Monday, April 7, 2025. Raila made the remarks during his address to the party’s faithfuls at an Eid Baraza function in Mombasa on Saturday…
- Thomas Muller has penned an emotional letter to Bayern Munich fans as he revealed he will leave the club at the end of the season after 25 years. Muller’s deal is due to expire this summer, and he had been expected to sign an extension to keep him at the German giants for another year. However, it…
- President William Ruto has maintained that his tour of the Mt Kenya region is not politically motivated as his detractors claim. Speaking in Lari, Kiambu County on Saturday, April 5, 2025, the president assured residents that his trip is purely developmental. He particularly stated that his focus…
- President William Ruto has opened up on proceeding to farming if voted out in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in Othaya on Saturday, April 5, 2025, the head of state noted that the voters will have the ultimate say during the 2027 polls, where they will evaluate each leader depending on…
- Kenya’s national rugby sevens team, Shujaa, have delivered another spirited performance, edging out France 10-7 in a tightly contested Pool B clash at the Singapore Sevens. The April 5, 2025, victory marked Shujaa’s second consecutive win in the sixth leg of the HSBC Sevens Series, following an…
- Nyeri County Governor Mutahi Kahiga on Saturday, April 5, 2025, joined President William Ruto again, as the head of state conducted an inspection tour of the Ruring’u Affordable Housing Project in Nyeri Town. Speaking at the event, Governor Kahiga commended Ruto for initiating various development…
- Former Gor Mahia head coach Johnathan McKinstry has explained the difference between East African and West African footballers. In terms of hunger to succeed, the two-time Premier League winner with K’Ogalo said the West Africans are hungrier compared to their counterparts in the East. “I think…
- Dentist students at Moi University yesterday caused drama when they stormed the office of acting Vice Chancellor Prof Kiplagat Kotut, protesting over the indefinite closure of a clinic located at the town campus due to lack of practical materials. Speaking to the media at the town campus, the…
- Recently ousted Kenya International Conference Centre (KICC) board chairperson Irungu Nyakera has issued a passionate call for accountability from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) government, urging Kenyans to focus on the promises made in 2022 rather than political posturing ahead of…
- The 2025 NCBA Winston Churchill Championship teed off yesterday at Thika Sports Club with 78 top amateur golfers chasing glory and a Sh500,000 prize purse in one of the most anticipated events of the Kenya Amateur Golf Championship (KAGC) series. All eyes are on Royal Nairobi’s John Lejirma, the…
- Title-chasing Kenya Police and Tusker will hope to stay clear of champions Gor Mahia as the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) enters matchday 26 with eight matches lined up across the country on Saturday and Sunday. Police, who are leading the 18-team league table with 48 points, will take on Nairobi…
- Do you sometimes ever feel like you are sprinting through life at a breakneck speed, barely catching a moment to breathe? If you are not ticking off to dos, or rushing from one task to the other, you are probably checking emails or trying to beat deadlines for projects and assignments. And once you…
- City lawyer Nelson Havi has urged Kenyans to rally behind former Chief Justice David Maraga for the 2027 presidency. This comes after former Attorney General and Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi made some damning revelations against President William Ruto that have continued to spark…
- More than 2,000 finance professionals recently met in Cape Town, South Africa for the Finance in Common (FiC) Summit, with two things on their minds – the dismantling of US foreign aid, and climate finance. Other than drastic cuts to foreign aid and the disbandment of America’s 64-year-old…
- Kenya’s Rugby Sevens team, the Shujaa, has secured a hard-fought 17-7 victory over Ireland in their opening match at the Singapore Sevens, marking a strong start in the sixth leg of the HSBC Sevens Series. The match, held on April 5, 2025, saw a confident performance from the Kenyan side, with key…
- Kenya is set to make basketball history this weekend as it hosts the FIBA Africa 3×3 Lite Quest Championship for the first time, with the coastal city of Mombasa welcoming 15 teams (headlined by Togo’s Famous Basketball Team) for the two-day showdown that tips off today at the Aga Khan Academy.…
- Gone are the days when the workplace had rigid policies and schedules for employees, this is partly thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, which proved flexible work models can increase employee productivity. However, despite the changes, companies still face a set of complex challenges when it comes to…
- Star Field Elite Academy director Robert Muthomi has explained why it would be prudent for Harambee Stars attacker Mohammed Bajaber to sign for a Swedish club as his first European club. Although Bajaber has been shining in the local scene, he sprung to more limelight when he featured for Harambee…
- The creative industry remains a hidden gem as a business, despite music revenues in sub-Saharan Africa reaching a historic high of $110 million (Sh14.2 billion), surpassing the $100 million (Sh12.9 billion) mark for the first time.‘The region recorded an impressive 22.6 per cent growth rate,…
- Kenya’s Basic Education Act, 2013, provides the legal framework for free and compulsory education and defines basic education as encompassing pre-primary, primary, and secondary education. This Act mandates that every child has the right to access education without discrimination and places the…
- President William Ruto yesterday extended his Mt Kenya tour to Tharaka Nithi county, where he praised his deputy Kithure Kindiki for being hard working and respectful as he criticised his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua. Speaking at key locations, including Tharaka Nithi University, Chogoria,…
- Last week, the political class went hammer and tongs at Chief of Defence Forces General Charles Kahariri, after he expressed a personal opinion during a public lecture on intelligence and national security. General Kahariri wondered why the very Kenyans who voted for the Kenya Kwanza alliance…
- President William Ruto has been busy this week earning raucous welcomes in the restive Mt Kenya region, where he has been launching projects ranging from Kenya Power lines and bulk water projects to sewer lines. He has also been to the Coast, Western and his nemesis turned friend Raila Odinga’s…
- China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs that delivered the strongest response yet from Beijing to the American leader’s trade war. The tariffs taking effect Thursday…
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed accusations that Washington was left unable to help in the Myanmar earthquake due to the Donald Trump administration’s shuttering of its humanitarian aid agency. Asked by the BBC why the US had not meaningfully responded, as it routinely has to past…
- The Digital Health System has been integrated with the National Bureau of Registration and the National Education Management System (NEMIS), Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said. Duale said the move is meant to weed out corruption in the Health sector and to ensure “the person receiving…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Ruto in Kiambu President William Ruto is expected to traverse Kiambu County as he concludes his tour of the Mt Kenya region that kicked off on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Ruto is expected to inspect the ongoing construction of…
- Former Attorney General Justin Muturi is on his way to charting his own political path after recently being sacked as the Public Services Cabinet Secretary. Muturi transitions from wielding great authority to navigating political obscurity. The ousted minister, who was formerly a prominent member…
- Ongoing political turmoil in South Sudan, triggered by President Salva Kiir’s decision later last month to place First Vice President Riek Machar under house arrest, has generated a new wave of displacement. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi told senators on Wednesday that Kenya was…
- Slightly over a week ago, Kenyans woke up to the news that Members of the National Assembly and senators would get a pay rise in the form of revised mileage allowances. There was muted uproar and confusion on social media platforms as some Kenyans said it was immoral and others claimed that the…
- Throughout history, political slogans have been powerful tools for mobilising change. From revolutions to protests, the chants encapsulate the frustrations, aspirations and demands of the people. “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) became the defining motto of the French…
- Kenya U20 National team coach Salim Babu has admitted to experiencing a selection headache in settling for the team to represent the nation in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) U20 games. The Rising Stars bolstered their preparations for the crucial continental games to be hosted in Egypt with…
- President William Ruto has praise his deputy Kithure Kindiki as the latter accompanied him on the tour of Chuka and Tharaka Nithi, this time as the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. Speaking on Friday, April 4, 2025, during his ongoing tour in Mt Kenyan, Ruto thanked the people of the…
- Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed he will leave Manchester City this summer, bringing an end to his decade-long stay at the Etihad. De Bruyne’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season, and the Belgian midfielder has confirmed he will not be signing a new deal. Revealing his decision in an…
- The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has raised concerns following President Donald Trump’s decision to slap the country with a 10 per cent reciprocal tariff. Through a statement on Friday, April 4, 2025, manufacturers raised fears that the tariff could have a long-lasting impact on Kenya’s…