- Westlands MP Tim Wanyonyi has claimed that his withdrawal from the Nairobi gubernatorial race at the request of the Azimio coalition ahead of the 2022 general election played a major role in Governor Johnson Sakaja’s victory. Speaking to a local TV station on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Wanyonyi said…
- President William Ruto declined to assent to the Conflict of Interest Bill of 2023 on Thursday, April 17, 2025, and instead sent it back to Parliament for adjustments. Speaking at the State House, Ruto observed that the bill, which set out to impose stringent penalties on public officials illegally…
- A section of politicians from Kirinyaga County on Thursday, April 17, 2025, decried what they termed as state-sponsored attempts aimed at harassing and intimidating former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Led by Governor Kamau Murango and the area’s Women Representative, Njeri Maina, the leaders…
- President William Ruto has challenged the newly sworn-in Cabinet Secretaries to bring their skills and expertise to the fore while serving Kenyans in their new capacities. Speaking during the swearing ceremony of Hanna Cheptumo and Geoffrey Ruku at State House on Thursday, April 17, 2025, the…
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has accused brokers and middlemen dominating agricultural markets of exploiting farmers while pocketing disproportionate profits. Kagwe singled out the Miraa trade, expressing outrage over the wide profit margins earned by brokers exporting the crop to…
- Kenya’s Under-20 national team captain Baron Ochieng has declared the squad ready to face Africa’s football heavyweights at the upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, boldly stating that they “don’t fear anyone” ahead of their historic debut in the…
- Kenya’s national 3×3 basketball teams, both men’s and women’s, are gearing up for a two-pronged campaign at the upcoming FIBA 3×3 Youth Nations League (FYNL) 2025 in Benin, from June 3-9. They are determined to reclaim the country’s number one ranking in Africa, which was lost last year due to…
- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, held a meeting with Iranian business groups to deliberate on lifting the current ban on Kenyan tea exports to Iran. Speaking after the meeting, Kagwe through a statement shared via the ministry’s official X handle,…
- The business environment is going through a rough patch, and the effects are hitting young people the hardest, as companies shut down every other day. While a few companies are trying to set up shop or scale up operations, the reality is that more businesses are either leaving the country,…
- Dagoretti South Member of Parliament (MP) John Kiarie has termed a crucial infrastructural development as the secret behind the extracurricular success of schools in the region. Speaking during a live TV interview on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Kiarie, who rose to fame as a member of the acting crew…
- The National Assembly has paused the VAT (Amendment) Bill 2025, a government-backed proposal meant to correct a printing mistake in a previous law. The error led to 14 manufacturing companies receiving VAT exemptions worth Sh15 billion. The companies have investments in Kenya valued at about Sh93.…
- The Ministry of Lands, Public Works and Housing has teamed up with the Nairobi County Government to hasten the transformation of the filthy Nairobi River, which will also result in the building of social and affordable housing and other infrastructure along the waterways. In a plan seen by People…
- Margaret Waithira (pictured)from Mathioya Murang’a is seeking for government’s intervention to have the body of her husband which has been lying in the morgue for over two years released. Waithira said her husband died in October 2022 but they have not been able to bury her after the hospital…
- Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Cheptumo have been sworn in as Public Service, Human Capital Development & Special Programmes, and Gender, Culture, the Arts, and Heritage Cabinet Secretaries, respectively. The two, alongside appointed Principal Secretaries, took their oaths of office at State House on…
- Sports enthusiasts will be waiting with bated breath for this evening’s 21st edition of the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) gala set for the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. Sports personalities will be rewarded in 11 categories, including Sportswoman of the…
- Civil Society Organisations on April 16, 2025, raised a red flag on Kenyans returning home after years of failed search for greener pastures abroad as most of them end up in slavery and other illicit activities, calling for targeted support. Confessions by some of the returnees show a lot that end…
- Kisumu County Senator Tom Ojienda has explained why the Members of Parliament (MPs) should not be in charge of the National Government-Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). The first-term senator says the MPs should be solely doing what they were elected to do as per the provisions in the…
- Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has announced plans to lift a 10-year moratorium on licensing new commercial banks, citing an improved legal and regulatory environment. The apex bank said the moratorium, which started on November 17, 2015, after a wave of problems hit the banking sector will be lifted…
- Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua, that former District Officer who clocked just one term in Mathira as a Member of Parliament, somehow pulled a magic trick and became Deputy President. And when he did, he embraced the perks like a long-lost lover. Yes. He enjoyed them. Thoroughly. He savoured every last…
- Every year, billions of Christians and Muslims embark on two significant spiritual journeys – Lent and Ramadhan. Both are meant to be periods of reflection, self-restraint and devotion. However, a closer examination reveals that Ramadhan stands out as a more holistic and superior mode of…
- Individuals who finance terrorism activities will be liable, upon conviction, to a term not exceeding 20 years or a fine not exceeding Sh20 million following the passage of a bill to contain the menaces. The Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025,…
- The government will incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into learning in schools, Information Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo has said. This is even as he acknowledged that ChatGPT is becoming part of daily engagement and that his ministry is working with the Communications Authority to…
- Opposition leader Raila Odinga decision to work with the Kenya Kwanza administration is a boon for national stability and President William Ruto’s re-election prospects in 2027, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said. Yesterday, speaking to People Daily from London where he is attending…
- Opposition leader Raila Odinga decision to work with the Kenya Kwanza administration is a boon for national stability and President William Ruto’s re-election prospects in 2027, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said. Yesterday, speaking to People Daily from London where he is attending…
- Siaya Governor James Orengo is under fire from some members of the Orange party following his remarks on the broad-based government formed by President William Ruto and his party leader Raila Odinga. Orengo, who has been Raila’s ally for decades, seems to be breaking away from supporting what his…
- Siaya Governor James Orengo is under fire from some members of the Orange party following his remarks on the broad-based government formed by President William Ruto and his party leader Raila Odinga. Orengo, who has been Raila’s ally for decades, seems to be breaking away from supporting what his…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings IEBC selection panel interviews The interviews for the prospective members of the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission (IEBC) will proceed on Thursday, April 17, 2025. The Nelson Makanda-led commission is scheduled…
- Lawmakers have ordered a forensic audit on the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) following revelations it has not paid employees since 2013 when it got a university charter. The audit, which will be carried out by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, will take three months and will cover the years…
- President William Ruto has formally announced the appointment of two new Cabinet Secretaries and 14 Principal Secretaries. In a Gazette Notice dated Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the president named Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Cheptumo as Public Service, Human Capital Development & Special Programmes…
- President William Ruto yesterday responded strongly to the debacle that befell this year’s Kenyan Drama and Film Festival when the courts ordered the staging of the aborted Butere Girls’ High School play Echoes of War by Cleophas Malalah. The President warned that the school drama as well as music…
- Rising Stars head coach Salim Babu has named the final squad that will head to Egypt for the U20 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. Acknowledging how tough Group B will be, Babu said he has hopes that his players can fight and progress into the later stages of the tournament nonetheless. The…
- Social media has become a cornerstone of mainstream communication, allowing sharing of information, connection and self-expression. Even as Apps like WhatsApp, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram provide users with platforms to connect and share their lives, police detectives also get a lot of…
- Hundreds of prospective students who had enrolled in a private college in Eldoret City lost money, running into millions of shillings, after it emerged that the institution was not registered by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA). Some of the distraught students reported having…
- Women’s rights defenders have asked President William Ruto not to appoint Gender Cabinet Secretary nominee Hannah Wendot Cheptumo. Representing 15 organisations under the Coalition against Sexual Violence, the activists said Cheptumo’s remarks on femicide during vetting were “worrying”. MPs…
- As expected, members of the National Assembly unanimously endorsed the appointment of Hannah Wendot Cheptumo as Gender, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet Secretary, despite her repugnant belief that victims of femicide are “money-minded” girls. The 13th Parliament has earned itself the ignominious tag…
- The Nairobi Government has rejected the closure of Lang’ata Cemetery, saying the decision can only be made by City Hall when an alternative burial site is provided. Reacting to the recent findings by the Ministry of Health that the facility has deteriorated, Public Health Chief Officer Tom Nyakaba…
- Lawmakers yesterday told off National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi over his explanations that ‘liquidity’ challenges are to blame for the delays in releasing the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF). This is after Mbadi, a former ODM MP, revealed the default in the…
- Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale has announced a raft of measures aimed at enhancing service delivery the country’s health care sector. Speaking from parliament on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Duale disclosed that the government will now ensure monthly payouts for all health facilities;…
- A notorious paramilitary group fighting against the Sudanese military announced that it was forming a rival government, which will rule parts of the country controlled by the group including the western Darfur region where the United Nations says recent attacks by the group have killed over 400…
- Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana will be recalled for the side’s Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon, manager Ruben Amorim has said. The Cameroon international was left out of United’s squad for the 4-1 defeat by Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday, with Turkey…
- Kenyan U20 fullback Jackson Siketi will miss this year’s edition of the Rugby Africa Barthes U20 Trophy through Injury. The absence of the Kabras youngster has been confirmed by Head Coach Simon Jawichre after he left the player out of his 28-man squad that will do duty in Zimbabwe. Kenya is set to…
- The National Assembly has approved nominees for Principal Secretaries alongside the two Cabinet Secretary nominees, Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Wendot Cheptumo. Among the Principal Secretary nominees approved by the National Assembly are Fikirini Jacobs, who was vetted to become the PS for Youth…
- Saboti Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has chastised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, former Cabinet Secretary (CS) Justin Muturi and Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP) Ndindi Nyoro over their sustained criticism of President William Ruto’s administration. In a statement shared via his…
- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has lifted an embargo, restricting the licensing of new commercial banks. In a statement on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the central bank indicated that the lifting of the moratorium will allow new commercial financial institutions to be licensed to operate in the…
- Newly unveiled Gor Mahia deputy patron Eliud Owalo, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, disclosed plans to build houses for Gor Mahia players. Speaking after being confirmed for the new role, Owalo indicated that his primary role would be to help push for the building of the houses, which he argued would…
- Deputy Chief of Staff Eliud Owalo has officially been unveiled as the deputy patron of Gor Mahia football club. Owalo was unveiled on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, by Gor Mahia’s chairperson, Ambrose Rachier, flanked by other party officials recently elected by delegates. Speaking during the unveiling…
- Saboti MP Caleb Amisi has waded into the succession politics of the country, terming former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as an indispensable tool in the bid to oust President William Ruto. Taking to his X account on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the outspoken ODM MP cited the firebrand nature of…
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- Members of the National Assembly have approved the appointment of Geoffrey Ruku and Hanna Cheptumo as Public Service, Human Capital Development & Special Programmes, and Gender, Culture, the Arts and Heritage cabinet secretaries, respectively. National Assembly Majority Leader and Kikuyu MP…
- Two years since the eruption of conflict in Sudan in April 2023, the nation faces an unprecedented humanitarian and protection crisis, with women and girls bearing the brunt of its impacts. The situation in Sudan is a historic catastrophe. As highlighted in a new report by the NGO Forums in Sudan,…
