- Former Cabinet Minister Sam Ongeri has called on politicians from the Gusii community to shun divisive politics. Ongeri, a former Kisii Senator, urged the leaders to put aside their differences for the good of the community. He also cautioned against being used by external forces to wreck the unity…
- Health Cabinet Secretary Hon Aden Duale has said that Social Health Insurance Funds (SHIF) will be channelled directly to medical facilities across the country. This will be a departure from the past, when the money from the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) was channelled to the…
- In 2015, the late Pope Francis delivered a bold and poignant message to the Kenyan government during his historic visit in Nairobi. Addressing thousands of congregants at the University of Nairobi, where he celebrated mass that was attended by among others, then President Uhuru Kenya, the Pope’s…
- Inclusive education is a progressive approach that ensures every child, regardless of their physical, intellectual, emotional, or social condition, can access quality education within mainstream systems. It emphasises the right of children with disabilities to learn alongside their peers in…
- Terrorism has become transcontinental and borderless, and there is an urgent need to integrate efforts to cut off the financial resources of terrorist organisations. The Defence Cabinet Secretary, Soipan Tuya, yesterday said robust international cooperation was one of the effective ways of dealing…
- Donald Trump’s tariffs have unleashed a “major negative shock” into the world economy, the International Monetary Fund has said, as it cut its forecasts for US, UK and global growth. In a stark assessment of the impact of the US president’s policies, as global finance ministers prepare to meet in…
- Members of Parliament (MPs) are set to take a break from the session on Thursday to honour the passing of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21, 2025. In a statement on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, National Assembly speaker Moses Wetang’ula indicated that the Thursday session would be forgone as…
- President William Ruto on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, led the nation in mourning the death of Kariobangi North MCA Joel Munuve. Ruto, in a statement shared via his official X account, termed Munuve as a bold, vocal and enterprising leader who served the people of Kariobangi North with focus and…
- Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has accused President William Ruto’s administration of undermining the devolution gains. In a statement issued on Monday, April 22, 2025, Governor Nyong’o called on the national government to allow county governments to manage devolution. While referencing the…
- President William Ruto has landed in China for his state visit scheduled for April 22 to 26, 2025. Ruto’s arrival was confirmed by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. “Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, beginning his state visit to China from April 22…
- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, wooed Chinese investors to take up the modernisation and expansion of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) following the exit of Adani Group. Meeting with Chinese investors, Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), ahead…
- Public Service Cabinet Secretary (CS) Geoffrey Ruku has continued to affirm his commitment to quality service delivery to citizens. Speaking when he made an impromptu visit to Huduma Centre in Thika on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, Ruku who assessed the facility, noted various areas that needed…
- Xiaomi Kenya today announced the launch of the highly anticipated Redmi A5, a smartphone designed to empower users with an immersive display, long-lasting battery, and impressive camera capabilities, all at an unbelievable price of Ksh9,499. Arriving in Kenya on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Redmi…
- John (who sought anonymity for fear of backlash from society, had a troubled childhood. He spent much of his childhood literally hiding from questions whose answers he lacked, and judgment from his peers, relatives, neighbors, the community and most painfully, from himself. “Growing up, I always…
- Leading civil society and research organisations have endorsed a new call-to-action that provides urgently-needed guidance on how governments can revive stalled efforts to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation worldwide. In a report titled 2030 Global Forest Vision: Priority Actions…
- President William Ruto’s state visit to China comes at a time of growing global complexity and evolving economic priorities. For Kenya, this trip is not merely symbolic, it’s a well-calculated geopolitical and economic maneuver that could shape the country’s trajectory for decades. In a multipolar…
- Debate is raging within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) – Kenya’s oldest political party since the advent of multiparty politics after the “second liberation struggle” in the early 1990s. It is no surprise that the debate revolves around a party stalwart and one among the country’s most…
- National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says that Kenya will not face any external debt obligations between 2032 and 2048, attributing the current pressure on debt repayments to the fact that most loans are now reaching maturity. He gave the assurance while responding to Kiharu MP Ndindi…
- Construction work for the long-awaited Sh1.2 billion regional centre for Marine Transport and Port Logistics in Chitsakamatsa, Matuga, Kwale County is finally taking shape. The first phase of the flagship institution, which involves putting up and equipping tuition blocks, is 82 per cent complete,…
- Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has continued his sustained criticism of President William Ruto’s governance. Speaking during a live interview on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the senator chastised Ruto’s administration, affirming that Kenya was being ruled by a broken system with poor management and…
- In the goldfields of Kenya’s Migori County, where artisanal and small-scale gold mining sustains nearly 40 per cent of the population, mercury, the toxic heavy metal used in gold processing, is silently poisoning water, soils and the environment. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom – Kenya…
- A 15-year-old minor died under unclear circumstances inside a pit latrine at Bamba Police Station in Kilifi County. Chrispus Kitsao was being held at the police station in connection to claims of having assaulted his girlfriend. Ganze sub-county police commander Paul Yator stated that the minor is…
- Embakasi North MP James Gakuya has warned that President William Ruto’s administration is on course to accumulate more debt than the previous regime of former President Uhuru Kenyatta, despite having campaigned on a platform of fiscal discipline and reduced borrowing. Speaking during a media…
- Kenya Haemophilia Association (KHA) has called on the government to allocate more funds for the national supply of clotting factor concentrates. While joining the global community in marking World Haemophilia Day on April 17, the association said that adequate funding is the only way to save more…
- Every morning as light filters into his hotel room in Nairobi, Godoua Imendji Jesus Pierrot, a diplomat and businessman from the Central African Republic, prays that he gets back even half of the millions he has spent on nothing. He takes stock of an unknown torturous journey where he has forked…
- At least three Haitian soldiers were killed in an ambush on Sunday in a town on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince. Haitian authorities said the attack by the gang coalition known as Viv Ansanm, happened in Kenscoff which has been under heavy fire in the last few days. The team was…
- Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Pope Francis has become one of the most influential and transformative leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the modern era. He was the first pontiff from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, in a journey that was…
- The country’s ambitious plan to set up County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) across all 47 counties is facing significant headwinds, as funding shortfalls threaten to derail the project’s rollout timeline. Launched in July 2023 as a key pillar of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation…
- Known for his humility, progressive leadership and tireless advocacy for social justice, Pope Francis left journalists in stitches when he brushed off security concerns during his visit in Kenya on November 25, 2015.#When asked if he was concerned about security risks, the Pope quipped: “To tell…
- Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata is set to visit the US for two key investment conferences to promote the county as an industrial hub. Kang’ata told People Daily the conference will focus on investment opportunities available in the county, particularly in manufacturing, healthcare, technology,…
- Leads United and Mali Mali Ladies were crowned national football champions on Sunday evening, capping off a high-stakes, drama-filled Bingwafest finale at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Kisumu. The Nairobi-based Leads United edged out Nyanza’s Julu Nyabango 3-1 in a tense post-match penalty shootout…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Church services to honour Pope Francis Following the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025, various catholic priests are expected to lead masses in honour of the late pontiff. “As good children of this common…
- Mombasa County Government is on the spot for failing to allocate houses to former tenants of Buxton Estate after they were evicted to pave the way for construction of new units. The Senate had resolved that the county government should allocate the tenants houses. The Roads, Transport and Housing…
- The battle to succeed the late Baringo Senator William Cheptumo has started in earnest with at least 10 aspirants eyeing the seat. The duel has been left open after President William Ruto appointed Hanna Wendot Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary. Those seen to be the front runners…
- As Catholics worldwide mourn the death of Pope Francis, it is probably a moment for many who admired the pontiff to reflect on his legacy. His ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts. He was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere. He was also the first Jesuit to be elected…
- Kenya’s hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Japan now rest on the shoulders of seven rising golf stars who were officially flagged off yesterday at the Royal Nairobi Golf Club ahead of the All Africa Junior Team Championship (AAJTC) in Tunisia. The team including four…
- Nairobi City Thunder (NCT) basketball team has received a major boost ahead of the upcoming Basketball Africa League (BAL) championship, after being assigned a Senegalese NBA G-League player to reinforce the squad. The team is also eyeing continental glory, with the head coach confident they can…
- It was a good day for business for Kenyan athletes during the Boston Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, on Monday, April 21, 2025, as Sharon Lokedi and John Korir won the female and male races, respectively, in historic times. Lokedi shattered an 11-year-old course record by…
- President William Ruto will jet out of the country for his highly anticipated state visit to China on Monday night, April 21, 2025. In a statement by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohamed, the head of state is expected to use the visit to the Asian nation to strengthen the comprehensive…
- Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi and his Energy and Petroleum counterpart Opiyo Wandayi are in the United States of America for a series of high-level meetings. The two are leading the Kenyan delegation that is attending the 2025 International Monetary…
- Manchester City’s Premier League game against Aston Villa has been billed as “a final” by Pep Guardiola because Champions League qualification is on the line. The Premier League’s top five will qualify for Europe’s elite club competition next season and with Arsenal in a strong position to seal…
- The People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader, Martha Karua, has indicated that the country is ripe for a woman president. Speaking in Isiolo County on Monday, April 21, 2025, Karua argued that the electorate should entrust a woman with the responsibility of bringing impactful change to the country.…
- A number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK. The US president has suggested Buckingham Palace is “setting a date for September” for him to come to Britain. But some parliamentarians have voiced concerns that it would be “…
- Major political realignments are being witnessed in the country ahead of the 2027 polls, with former Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) board chairperson Irungu Nyakera hinting at having made his mind on his prefered presidential candidate. Nyakera, who recently had a bitter fallout…
- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined the world leaders in mourning the death of the head of the catholic church, Pope Francis. Pope Francis passed on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, hours after making a rare public appearance following months of illness, where he waved at hundreds of faithful…
- Monday’s four scheduled matches in the top flight of Italian football have been postponed following the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced on Monday morning that Pope Francis had died at the age of 88, having recently been discharged from hospital following five weeks of treatment for an…
- Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump’s tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world’s two largest economies. Commenting on recent media reports about the Trump…
- Mathare United tactician John Kamau has offered his blunt assessment of his team’s 2-0 loss to Bidco United on Sunday, April 20, in a match week 27 tie in Machakos County Stadium. Speaking to the club’s media site afterwards, Kamau decried lapses in concentration, especially during crucial moments…
- More than 400,000 Casely wireless phone chargers were recalled Thursday over concerns that they could pose a fire hazard, officials said. Casely, a company based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, received 51 reports of lithium-ion batteries inside the power banks overheating, expanding or…
- The healthcare sector has come up as one of the most targeted sectors when it comes to Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks targeting institutions, losing billions to ransomware attacks, Cyber Security Report 2025 reveals. DDoS attacks involve multiple connected online devices, collectively…
