10 Jun 2025
- Senators have threatened to summon the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) top officials to explain why corruption charges against governors take so long to conclude. This is after the Senate County Public Accounts Committee raised concerns…
10 Jun 2025
- President William Ruto confronts a formidable challenge as he works to win over the restive Western region ahead of the 2027 elections. Western Kenya, with over two million voters, is crucial to Ruto’s second-term bid, particularly as his popularity in…
10 Jun 2025
- Asian stocks squeezed out more gains Tuesday as the latest round of China-US trade talks moved into a second day, with one of Donald Trump's top advisers saying he expected "a big, strong handshake". Still, he said he expected "a big, strong handshake"…
10 Jun 2025
- Kenyans are increasingly learning foreign languages to secure overseas employment, with German becoming particularly popular following a Kenya-Germany labour migration agreement signed in September 2024. Tom Mboya University in Homa Bay County hosts a…
10 Jun 2025
- Residents neighbouring Matulo airstrip in Webuye West constituency have agreed to relocate, in order to clear the way for the long-awaited expansion of the facility. The project had initially faced resistance from a segment of the community who demanded…
10 Jun 2025
- Kenya’s creative economy got a boost when Hollywood and Broadway came looking for talent, hoping to work with Kenyan creatives and open up opportunities in the hugely lucrative US entertainment market. The US-Kenya Creative Economy Conference identified…
10 Jun 2025
- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has moved to calm growing public anger following the government's plan to phase out the national examination fee waiver, assuring Kenyans that the government will cover the cost of national exams for all students…
10 Jun 2025
- Three nominees for the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) have faced intense questioning from the National Assembly’s Committee on Administration and Internal Security. Prof Collette Suda and retired officers Peris Kimani and Benjamin Juma were…
10 Jun 2025
- The death of Albert Ojwang in police custody has elicited scrutiny of Kenya’s law enforcement practices, with officials and civil society groups demanding accountability for what many view as part of a disturbing pattern of State violence. Ojwang died…
10 Jun 2025
- In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start deep-sea mining but it is planting seeds for such operations in a meticulously planned economic and geopolitical strategy. It will look for resources everywhere," including the…
10 Jun 2025
- Jebichii Bundotich* (not her real name), just 11 years old, writhes on a maternity bed at Baringo County Referral Hospital. Her face is contorted in pain, her small body convulsing with each wave of labour. Around her, nine adult women—also expectant—…
10 Jun 2025
- Court sets hearing date for IEBC nominees
10 Jun 2025
- African payments system taps more States to grow trade, cut forex woes
10 Jun 2025
- The incident, which followed a confrontation between officers and residents, has sparked public outrage and prompted an investigation by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA).
10 Jun 2025
- Senators have raised concerns over the shortage of essential vaccines in hospitals across the country. The lawmakers said babies’ lives were at risk, adding that the shortage undermines the National Immunisation Programme and threatens to reverse…
10 Jun 2025
- Kenya calls for tangible regional action to curb proliferation of illegal arms trafficking
10 Jun 2025
- BAT raises alarm over illicit cigarettes in the market, says vice costing exchequer Sh9b annually
10 Jun 2025
- Forgery claims haunt Sh98m land deal to resettle 2007 IDP victims
10 Jun 2025
- Albert Ojwang didn't commit suicide; he was killed by the State
10 Jun 2025
- A mosquito species capable of transmitting malaria in urban areas has spread rapidly, raising concerns about an increase in malaria risk throughout East Africa, according to researchers. The Asian malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensis has been confirmed…
10 Jun 2025
- The legislators have dismissed the police’s preliminary findings—suggesting Ojwang took his own life in a cell at Central Police Station—as “unconvincing” and “deeply troubling.”
10 Jun 2025
- How newcomers DCI plotted the fall of Kenya Prisons at Kasarani gymnasium
10 Jun 2025
- Kenya exports 103m kilos of tea in 3 months
10 Jun 2025
- There's no letting go as USIU-A Mashujaa stare at league victory
10 Jun 2025
- Auditors want Finance Bill 2025 clauses to have revenue targets
10 Jun 2025
- ccording to the Occurrence Book, he was the 59th suspect admitted to the station, booked at 2:35 a.m. under the charge of false publication. Just one hour and ten minutes later—at 3:45 a.m.—his death was officially recorded and signed off by two…
10 Jun 2025
- Former Minister Kimunya to defend self in Sh60m public land case
10 Jun 2025
- McCarthy asks Harambee Stars to be ruthless
10 Jun 2025
- Is the Finance Bill 2025 about boxing or dancing?
10 Jun 2025
- Why young Kenyans should use social media responsibly
10 Jun 2025
- Commanding the carnage: The men with blood on their hands
9 Jun 2025
- CoG Chairperson Ahmed Abdulahi condemned the incident, describing it as deeply troubling and indicative of a failure in law enforcement protocols.
9 Jun 2025
- A nominated Senator has called for urgent government action to address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that it is fuelling a silent crisis responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children across Africa. In a…
9 Jun 2025
- The Council of Governors (CoG) has once again expressed concern over the ongoing delays in the disbursement of funds to county governments, warning that the issue is severely undermining service delivery and threatening the very foundation of devolution…
9 Jun 2025
- Kenya has once again made its mark on the continental stage as Prof. Emmanuel Mutisya, Chairperson of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has been appointed to two critical committees of the African Forest Forum (AFF). Prof.…
9 Jun 2025
- A section of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) MPs calling for an immediate, independent investigation have condemned the death of blogger Albert Ojwang’ who reportedly died while in police custody. Speaking Monday during a press briefing on Monday at…
9 Jun 2025
- The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has raised alarm over the death of Albert Omondi Ojwang’ in custody at Nairobi’s Central Police Station under unclear circumstances.
9 Jun 2025
- They warn that such profiling puts the lives of innocent officers at risk.
9 Jun 2025
- These are the stories making the headlines.
9 Jun 2025
- "He was my only child": Ojwang's mother mourns son's death in police custody
9 Jun 2025
- Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah has on June 9, 2025, called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Eliud Lagat following the death of Albert Ojwang in police custody. Wajackoyah, in an interview with a local TV…
9 Jun 2025
- he Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has expressed serious concern following the death of Albert Omondi Ojwang’ while in custody at Nairobi’s Central Police Station. In a statement released on Monday, 9 June 2025, KNCHR strongly condemned…
9 Jun 2025
- Kindiki said that it saddening to hear sentiments of division from leaders who have been in higher positions of government.
9 Jun 2025
- The President said the artistes apprised him of the issues affecting their industry.
9 Jun 2025
- The three-judge bench appointed by Chief Justice Martha Koome to hear and determine the petition filed by two activists, challenging the nominees of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), will kick off on June 23, 2025. The bench,…
9 Jun 2025
- National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah has commended Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja for moving swiftly in addressing the circumstances surrounding the controversial death of Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody at Nairobi’s…
9 Jun 2025
- Concerns were raised at a regional forum in Nairobi, attended by senior officials from 15 states.
9 Jun 2025
- Chief Inspector Robert Mugo told court that none of the officers under his command fired live ammunition.
9 Jun 2025
- WHO maintains mpox alert amid West Africa surge
9 Jun 2025
- Speaking with traders at Embu Town Market, Mukunji criticized Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja's statement, calling it inadequate and raising unanswered questions that require immediate police clarification..
