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20 Jun 2025 - The political truce between President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga – commonly referred to as the broad-based government – was never meant to be a bed of roses. Like most uneasy alliances, this one has been quietly rocked by internal discord…

20 Jun 2025 - Kenyans should now brace themselves for the official return of the controversial alcoblow as part of a series of wide-ranging proposals aimed at transforming the country’s transport regulations. The draft rules, published in a special issue of The Kenya…

20 Jun 2025 - Journalists were yesterday asked to take control of their own data in the wake of increased cyber security crimes including data breaches which poses a threat to journalism. At the Data Privacy Immersion Session hosted by the Kenya Editor’s Guild, it…

20 Jun 2025 - Seven women die every day in Kenya from complications of unsafe abortions. That’s not a rumour. That’s a cold, bloody fact. Here we are in 2025, yet Kenya’s reproductive health policies still read like they were written in the 1800s by a committee of…

20 Jun 2025 - Russia on Thursday warned the United States not to take military action against Iran, amid speculation over whether Washington would enter the war alongside Israel.

20 Jun 2025 - A religious leader from my children’s school recently shared a reflection on contentment that struck a deep chord with me. His weekly, biblically inspired messages guide learners and parents alike, but this particular message stirred a desire to explore…

20 Jun 2025 - “Mali si pesa, mali ni akili” (Wealth is not money, it is an idea). This old Swahili adage, often repeated by village elders, might be the most radical advice for young Kenyans navigating today’s brutal economy. Everywhere you go in Kenya, you hear the…

20 Jun 2025 - Kenya’s Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development issued a directive recently, giving senior civil servants to attain master’s degrees in two years or lose their jobs. The directive affecting senior officers of grade CSG5 and above,…

20 Jun 2025 - President William Ruto’s admission that his communication team may not align with his desires rings true. The Albert Ojwang tragedy offered an opportunity for emotional public engagement during collective national grief, an opportunity the president…

20 Jun 2025 - The findings of the Council of Governors (CoG) through the Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA) study are not merely statistics – they are a national call to action. Undernutrition, particularly among children under the age of five, is not only killing our…