- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that if fiscal revenues and economic output decline more significantly than current forecasts due to rising tariffs and weakened growth prospects, debt levels may exceed existing “debt-at-risk” estimates. “The series of recent tariff announcements by…
- Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has reaffirmed his support for former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s presidential ambitions, calling for unity and political tolerance ahead of the 2027 General Election. In a statement shared via his official X account on Friday, April 25, 2025, Onyonka…
- The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, in front of St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Preparations have begun for the conclave, the process by which cardinals will elect the next Pope. What will happen at the Pope’s funeral? The Pope’s body is lying in state inside St Peter’s…
- The Association of Gaming Operators of Kenya (AGOK) has reaffirmed its commitment to responsible gaming and ethical business conduct. The move comes at a time when industry players are facing intensified scrutiny, with calls for tighter regulation and better consumer protections growing louder.…
- In the early 2000s, Kenya’s economy ran mostly on coins and crumpled notes. Small traders counted change on wooden stalls. Matatu conductors stuffed fare into socks and shirts. People saved money under the mattress. Then came the mobile money revolution. It did not start in boardrooms. It started…
- On August 9, 2022, Kenyans went to the polls to elect leaders of their choice, in keeping with the country’s long-held tradition in which citizens delegate part of their sovereign power to leaders at the ward, constituency, county and national levels. Article 1 of the Constitution provides that “…
- In November 2015, during the visit of Pope Francis to Kenya, I had the rare privilege of serving as personal assistant to Matteo Bruni, the Vatican’s director of the Holy See Press Office. This role allowed me close interaction with the Pope throughout his stay. Before his arrival, I studied his…
- Defending champion Alexander Munyao and returning Eliud Kipchoge are among the elite athletes that will carry Kenya’s flag during the London Marathon set for Sunday, April 27, 2025. Kipchoge is returning to the London course, hoping to beat his younger rivals and etch his name in history books. Six…
- MPs have ordered a forensic audit of Meru National Polytechnic following the alleged loss of Sh120 million due to payroll irregularities caused by a faulty Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. The Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education, chaired by Bumula MP Wamboka Wanami,…
- Education is one of the most powerful tools for breaking the cycle of poverty, reducing inequality, and driving sustainable economic growth. Yet, while governments and policymakers often focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary education, pre-primary education remains critically underfunded,…
- The world of conservation joins the rest of humanity in mourning Pope Francis who leaves a legacy as a strong defender of the oppressed and advocate for the protection of the planet. During his visit to Kenya in November 2015, one of his first ones abroad shortly after his ordination in 2013, he…
- Kenya’s new National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2025–2030 was launched in March 2025 with pomp by the government—but behind the fireworks is a sobering reality: This isn’t a roadmap to the future. It’s a glossy distraction from the present. Nelson Amenya, a Kenyan whistleblower and activist…
- Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, April 24, 2025, met with Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni after attending a governance summit where he challenged the youth to forge their own destinies. In a statement on Thursday, April 24, 2025, Museveni indicated that Uhuru’s message to the…
- A packed weekend of competitive golf is set to unfold across three major courses in Kenya, as the seventh leg of the 2025 NCBA Golf Series, the prestigious Trans Nzoia Championship and the Coast Junior Open get underway today. More than 100 golfers are expected at Nairobi’s Golf Park course for the…
- Former Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) board chairperson Irungu Nyakera has voiced deep concerns over the state of democracy in Kenya, following a high-level meeting with fellow party leaders George Wajackoyah of the Roots Party and Godfrey Kanoti of the DNA Party. In a statement…
- The search for new faces expected to help steer the Central Bank (CBK) toward financial stability and policy reform took centre stage as Parliament vetted four nominees for the institution’s board of directors. In a joint session held by the Finance and Planning Committee of the National Assembly…
- Two Australian firms RareX and Iluka Resources have formed a consortium to pursue development of the Mrima Hill project in Kwale county, coast region. The project is notable for its deposits of rare earth elements, niobium, phosphate, and manganese. RareX Limited, an Australian-based company…
- Chinese manufacturers are flooding TikTok and other social media apps with direct appeals to American shoppers, urging people to buy luxury items straight from their factories. And amid the threats of sky-high tariffs on Chinese exports, Americans seem to be all in. The pitch in the videos is that…
- Football Kenya Federation Premier League defending champions Gor Mahia are set to have a grand stadium in the near future, at least according to their deputy patron, Eliud Owalo. The new stadium is set to be built in Lukenya, Machakos County, and the patron listed amenities that the facility will…
- Kenya’s national debt now stands at Sh11.02 trillion, with Treasury still actively seeking and securing new loans from external lenders, while being active in the local bond market. The country secured a €60 million (Sh8.86 billion) facility from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Catholics to continue to pay tribute Thousands of Catholics are expected to gather at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome to pay their last tributes to the late Pope Francis, who died on April 21, 2025. The pontiff’s body was…
- Most of the security sector reforms are already being implemented as only 16 out of the 271 reform recommendations proposed by the taskforce headed by former Chief Justice David Maraga have been affected by the recent court ruling. The Interior ministry has said reforms in the National Police…
- A Senate committee has requested for more time to conclude investigations and prepare a conclusive report on the wrangles at the Nyamira County Assembly. In a report tabled in the Senate, the Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee chaired by Wajir’s Sheihk Abbas recommends that the…
- President William Ruto embarked on a high-profile trip to China this week, his third to the Asian nation in his nearly three-year presidency. In many ways, this could prove to be the most consequential trip in terms of how his presidency will shape up and be judged. The President has been accused…
- Experts reckon that the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) could be a game changer. It was established in 2018 as one of the flagship projects of the African Union Agenda 2063 with the main mandate of creating a single continental market comprising the 55 member states of the…
- An autopsy planned for Thursday on Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve’s body was delayed until today, as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) took over investigations into the cause of his death. Munuve collapsed and died outside a Kiambu Road hospital on Tuesday. His body is lying at Lee…
- The government has backtracked on its plans to make mathematics in senior school optional. Basic Education PS Julius Bitok yesterday clarified that the subject will remain compulsory up to senior secondary. He announced that the government has formed a technical committee to operationalise the…
- Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the youth to seize the moment in shaping the destiny of the continent, noting that they are the last line of defence. Speaking during the Guild Leaders Summit 2025 at Makerere University on Thursday, April 24, 2025, Uhuru urged African countries to forge…
- The Ministry of Health and the Council of Governors (CoG) have agreed to jointly identify and support indigent Kenyans under the Social Health Insurance (SHI) Act, 2023, as part of efforts to expand access to quality healthcare for the most vulnerable. In an official document signed by Health…
- The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Council of Governors (CoG) on Thursday, April 24, 2025, signed an Intergovernmental Participatory Agreement with all 47 counties in a move aimed at transforming the country’s healthcare system and enhancing service delivery. According to a document signed by…
- Members of Parliament on Thursday, April 24, 2025, put Kenya Power and the chairperson of the energy committee on the spot over the recent spate of electricity outages in the country. Moiben MP Phyllis Bartoo, reading a request by Vihiga Woman Representative Beatrice Adagala for a statement…
- Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has hailed Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, Siaya Governor James Orengo and his Kisumu counterpart Anyang Nyong’o for their sustained criticism of President William Ruto’s administration. Issuing a brief statement expressing his…
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo and a coalition of militias including the Rwanda-backed M23 have agreed to work toward a truce to end the fighting that has engulfed the eastern part of the country since January. In similarly worded statements released on Wednesday night, the government and…
- Jamie Vardy will leave already-relegated Leicester City this summer after 13 years at the club, but has no plans to retire from football. Vardy departs as the club’s greatest-ever player after he scored 24 goals in their 2015/16 Premier League title-winning season under Claudio Ranieri and lifted…
- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki now says that no leader should be prevented from issuing bursaries in the country. Addressing a section of Nakuru residents on Thursday, April 24, 2025, Kindiki emphasized that all bursaries should be issued to those in need regardless of who is issuing them. He…
- Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto, fingering his administration for failing in its mandate to live up to the expectations of its citizen. Speaking during a live TV interview on Thursday, April 24, 2025, the lawyer refuted claims of his onslaught on…
- Former United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary General Cleophas Malala has revealed that he personally warned President William Ruto against plans to impeach former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, saying the move would have destabilised the government and the ruling party. Speaking during an…
- A normally busy border crossing between Tanzania and Malawi was quiet on Thursday morning as a trade row in the region deepens. From midnight, Tanzania banned the entry of all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa in response to what it sees as restrictions on some of its exports. South…
- Pope Francis’ funeral will be held Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, with simpler rituals than in the past, followed by a burial in a relatively unadorned tomb, in keeping with his desire to draw the Catholic Church closer to the people, the Vatican said Tuesday. The…
- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has launched a scathing attack on President William Ruto, accusing him of weakening Kenya’s Constitution and undermining independent institutions. Speaking during a radio interview on Thursday, April 24, 2025, Sifuna expressed concern that key democratic structures,…
- Vihiga Senator Godfrey Osotsi has thrown his weight behind the Sports (Amendment) Bill, 2024, describing it as a timely intervention that could revitalise Kenya’s sporting ecosystem and unlock the vast, untapped potential of the country’s youth. The Bill, tabled by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna,…
- Kenya’s Junior Starlets are bracing for a do-or-die clash in Yaoundé this Friday, April 25, 2025, when they face Cameroon in a high-stakes FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier, just days after suffering their first defeat in seven matches. With a ticket to Morocco hanging in the balance, the…
- The price of Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency has soared after the US president promised to host two special events for its top investors. The website for the $Trump meme coin says its 220 biggest holders will be invited to a private gala dinner with the president on 22 May, describing it as the “most…
- China and Kenya have agreed to cooperate on multiple development fronts following President William Ruto‘s meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Ruto is in the Asian country for a five-day state visit and has so far held talks with various figures of the Chinese government. His latest…
- The humanitarian crisis and security in Haiti has reached critical levels and the only viable alternative remaining is increasing support to the Haitian security forces and the Kenya police-led security mission. The UN Special Representative for Haiti, Maria Isabel Salvador, has said the magnitude…
- Muhoroni and Chemelil Sugar companies have temporarily shut down operations amid an acute shortage of mature sugarcane and operational challenges that continue to plague the struggling sugar sector. This comes as tensions rise across the industry, with farmers, suppliers, and regulators raising…
- A critical meeting on forests opens today to discuss whether these vital ecosystems will survive in a warming world, or supercharge the climate crisis as they die. The two-day Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) in Bonn, Germany, is considered the biggest event on forests in 2025, involving 2,000…
- A woman is in custody over the deaths of nine members of the same family in Upanda village, Ugunja sub-county, Siaya, on Tuesday night. The family had recently won a long-standing land case at the Ukwala Law Courts, and the other party was expected to be evicted today; it is believed the fire was…
- As a schoolboy in the early 1980s, I knew a family man who grew cannabis openly. He would lay out harvested branches to dry on the roof of his grass-thatched dwelling. Sacks of the dried plant would sit in a corner of the sitting room, waiting to be sold. Customers would come from near […]
- President William Ruto’s upcoming eight-day visit to China offers a pivotal opportunity to recalibrate Kenya’s long-standing partnership with Beijing. For more than two decades, China has been instrumental in Kenya’s infrastructural transformation, financing and building signature projects such…
