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31 May 2025 - Former DP stole the thunder from Wiper leader’s high-profile gathering

31 May 2025 - High Court judge Byram Ongaya on Thursday, May 29, 2025, nullified more than 200 promotions made at the Office of the Attorney-General last year, citing gender and ethnic imbalance. The judge directed the Public Service Commission (PSC) to address the…

31 May 2025 - Opta's supercomputer has predicted the Champions League winner, pitting PSG and Inter Milan. The two giants will meet on May 31 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

31 May 2025 - As a foreign policy student, I read the story “Somaliland inaugurates liaison office as Nairobi ducks diplomatic storm” with interest. Indeed, the situation surrounding Somaliland’s attempt to establish a full diplomatic office in Nairobi is a complex…

31 May 2025 - A single mum of five from Nairobi county said her father in law made a move on her after burying her husband. Esther Wambui shared her story with TUKO.co.ke.

31 May 2025 - Equity Bank MD James Mwangi has advised customers against giving tips or buying lunch for bank staff, emphasising the importance of maintaining professionalism.

31 May 2025 - Kenya is staring at yet another diplomatic standoff with Somalia following the inauguration of a new Somaliland liaison office in Nairobi—a move that risks reigniting tensions with the Federal Government of Somalia. Somaliland President Abdirahman…

31 May 2025 - The Employment and Labour Relations Court upheld the dismissal of 61 staff from former DP Rigathi Gachagua’s office, ruling that their jobs ended with his ouster.

31 May 2025 - Ruto Scouting

31 May 2025 - In a significant development in Kenya’s electoral landscape, the High Court has lifted its earlier suspension of the vetting process for President William Ruto’s nominees to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), allowing the…

31 May 2025 - Kenya’s Competency-Based Education (CBE) marks a bold departure from the traditional approach to schooling, ushering in a transformative shift in how education is delivered and experienced. Unlike the old system that prioritised content mastery, rigid…

31 May 2025 - The 2024/2025 season was a sobering one for KCB Rugby, a club synonymous with domestic rugby excellence. Knocked out of both the Kenya Cup and Enterprise Cup semifinals, falling to Menengai Oilers and Kabras Sugar, respectively, the team finished…

31 May 2025 - The Finance Bill 2025 in Kenya has sparked public outcry, with citizens rejecting proposals to scrap critical tax incentives and infringe on personal privacy.

31 May 2025 - In Kenya, calls for free sanitary products continue to gain momentum, but beneath this urgent demand lies a deeper, often overlooked crisis-menstrual stigma.   This persistent shame is not limited to rural schools or low-income communities—it exists in…

31 May 2025 - Long before colonial borders and modern political systems, African communities practised communal prayers that were deeply rooted in their daily lives. After a bountiful harvest, during times of drought, or when hunger threatened, elders and community…

31 May 2025 - Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to immediately investigate and apprehend individuals posing as Kazi Majuu agents, following a rise in fraud cases during the program’s recruitment…

31 May 2025 - With less than two years to the 2027 General Election, electoral experts and lawyers are now warning that the country could be hurtling towards a mega constitutional and political crisis as a result of the delay in reconstituting the Independent…

31 May 2025 - The Institute of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) is urging the government to expedite the digitisation of land records, citing it as a crucial step toward eliminating widespread land fraud in the country. Speaking during the ISK Pre-AGM Conference at a Mombasa…

31 May 2025 - Turkish police have seized a cache of counterfeit foreign currencies worth around $115 million (Ksh.14.8 billion) in Istanbul and arrested five foreign nationals suspected of planning to circulate the fake banknotes, the interior minister said Friday.

31 May 2025 - The government owes retirees a staggering Ksh108.1 billion in unpaid pensions and gratuities, even as new data reveals that Ksh9.5 billion was spent on both local and foreign travel in the first half of the 2024/2025 financial year. This was revealed in…

31 May 2025 - “(Ngugi) never just wrote books,” celebrated journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo wrote in his X tribute to Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o. “He staged revolts, each title a well-aimed Molotov hurled at the colonial cannon, the neo-colonial bureaucrat, and the post-…

31 May 2025 - Education stakeholders have raised serious concerns over the escalating exodus of skilled Kenyan professionals to foreign countries, warning that the trend could jeopardise service delivery and hamper national development. Speaking during the seventh…

31 May 2025 - The death toll in central Nigeria flash floods has risen to at least 88 after rescuers recovered more bodies, an emergency services official said on Friday.

31 May 2025 - In the remote, nomadic pastoralist communities of Turkana, menstruation remains shrouded in silence, shame, and deeply rooted cultural taboos. For many adolescent girls, a natural biological process often means isolation, missed opportunities, and…

31 May 2025 - Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has intensified his charm offensive in his Ukambani background, where he criticised the policies of President William Ruto’s Government and promised radical reforms should the opposition ascend to power. At a public…

31 May 2025 - Kikuyu gospel artist Ngaruiya Junior has come out strongly against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of manipulation, political deceit, and promoting divisive tribal politics. The celebrated Kigooco singer, known for his energetic…

31 May 2025 - Controller of Budget (CoB) Margaret Nyakang'o has sounded a warning over wastage in government, especially on loan commitment fees and foreign and domestic travel.

31 May 2025 - President William Ruto has announced a Ksh1.5 billion investment in Kenya’s blue economy sector, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to transforming the lives of communities living around lakes and coastal regions. Speaking at the closing…

31 May 2025 - Climate crisis deepens hitting Kenya's most vulnerable first

31 May 2025 - Opposition leaders are asking President William Ruto to clarify the mistakes he made that led to his apology to Kenyan youth.

30 May 2025 - The government has deployed a special team of security officers to deal with gangs terrorizing residents of Embu town.

30 May 2025 - In the face of spirited opposition for the broad-based government, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party chief Raila Odinga has come to the defence of the President William Ruto administration, terming it a partnership to save Kenyans from pre-…

30 May 2025 - Police in Kitale have launched an investigation following the mysterious killing of a 19-year-old youth, who was allegedly murdered for allowing a herd of cows to graze in a maize farm in Bidii village.

30 May 2025 - The family of 7-year-old Tamara Blessing Kabura, who was found murdered in Nyeri, is now calling for justice as investigations continue.

30 May 2025 - Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has cautioned against the misuse of abduction claims for political or personal gain. The CS warned that such actions undermine the credibility of genuine victims and strain national security resources. “We…

30 May 2025 - US President Donald Trump said Friday that he would double steel import tariffs to 50 percent, speaking in Pennsylvania at a US Steel plant where he also touted a partnership between the American steelmaker and Japan's Nippon Steel.

30 May 2025 - His controversial books and plays—which often ruffled feathers within Kenya’s power structure—led to his arrest, detention, and a forced exile that lasted 22 years.

30 May 2025 - These are the stories making the headlines.

30 May 2025 - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday marked the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers with pleas for lasting peace in the country. The ceremony, held in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, saw participants acknowledge…

30 May 2025 - A 21-year-old woman was on Thursday attacked, raped, and left for dead at Ol-Kalou’s Huruma estate in Nyandarua County.

30 May 2025 - Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila made a rare public appearance on Thursday at his private residence in the country’s eastern North Kivu Province. He began meeting with local community representatives, just…

30 May 2025 - The government will employ a further 24,000 teachers by the end the year to boost teacher-learner ratio in public schools.

30 May 2025 - "It will be a holiday for Kenyans to celebrate new freedom brought to them by Gen Z."

30 May 2025 - NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30 – The government has deployed a special team of security officers to deal with gangs terrorizing residents of Embu town. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki visited the town on Friday evening and assured residents the government has…

30 May 2025 - Liverpool have completed the signing of Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen for 35 million euros (approx. Ksh5 billion) on a five-year deal. Just hours after the Anfield club confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold would be joining Real Madrid in time to…

30 May 2025 - Bishops called for speedy investigations.

30 May 2025 - About half of the world’s population experienced an additional month of extreme heat over the past year due to human-caused climate change, according to a new study. The extreme heat caused deaths and illnesses, damaged agricultural crops and strained…

30 May 2025 - Omanyala v Wazala: Who will blink first at Kip Keino Classic ?

30 May 2025 - Keep off politics or face action, Kindiki warns public servants

30 May 2025 - President William Ruto has announced that all government services will now be available to the people of Homa Bay County after he officially opened the Rangwe Sub-County Headquarters on Friday.