- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Easter celebrations Kenyans are expected to continue travelling to different destinations to join their families and friends in celebrating the Easter holiday. As they continue to travel, leaders have urged them to exercise…
- Earlier this week, the National Transport and Safety Authority said that at least 12 lives are lost on Kenyan roads daily, and I remembered a lesson I learnt on road safety when I was younger. Those many years ago, the chap who used to drive my pensioner father around complained about pedestrians…
- Drama has long been a powerful societal mirror. From its ancient roots, it has served not only as a form of entertainment but as a vehicle for reflection, moral inquiry, and constructive critique. It need not be adversarial to power, but it has always been concerned with responsibility—both of the…
- Passenger transport company Super Metro, whose operations had been suspended by regulators, announced on Thursday that it was returning to the roads. The back-and-forth between the company and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) had gone on for weeks. The saga exposed a shocking…
- The United States has been waving the ‘tariff cane’ to the world, with President Donald Trump wielding it and swirling it like a pendulum against any country that he feels must be taught a lesson. In Trump’s latest stings, China has been on the receiving end. Will hiking tariffs work for China or…
- Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League champions Gor Mahia will have a chance to close in on the leading pack when they take on Sofapaka in a crucial fixture at Dandora Stadium today. The record champions, who are sitting third on the 16-team table, will keep pressure on leaders Kenya…
- Gor Mahia coach Sinisa Mihic has rallied his charges for a bruising battle as the Football Kenya Federation Premier League enters the decisive phase, starting with their match week 27 game. Speaking ahead of the clash with Sofapaka this Saturday, April 19, 2025, the Croat underscored the importance…
- Football Kenya Federation (FKF) Premier League Police FC coach Etienne Ndayiragije has maintained that the team’s hunt for the league are on course, despite the setback suffered against Ulinzi Stars in the match week 27 league tie played on Friday, April 18, 2025. The defeat inflicted by Boniface…
- A U.S. judge barred the Trump administration from rapidly deporting hundreds if not thousands of migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to show they fear being persecuted, tortured or killed there. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s preliminary injunction on Friday…
- The Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, has assured his daughter, Tamara Wetang’ula, of his blessing following her wedding on Friday, April 18, 2025. Tamara tied the knot with her fiance, Anthony Njoroge, in a colourful ceremony that not only celebrated the beginning of marriage but…
- Kenya’s U17 National Team, Junior Starlets, has been hard at work ahead of the crucial tie against Cameroon this Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Nyayo Stadium. Starlets are chasing qualification to the FIFA World Cup tournament following their 2024 achievement, with the West Africans standing…
- Ahmed Farah, the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Chief Executive Officer, has announced his exit from the chamber. In a statement dated Friday, April 18, 2025, Farah stated that he leaves the chamber proud of what he helped achieve in transforming the enhancing the business…
- Days after the organ transplanting saga was exposed, raising concerns in the country, President William Ruto has taken action. In a communique shared by State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed on Friday, April 18, 2025, the head of state suspended Dr. Swarup Mishra as chair of the Kenya BioVax…
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has gazetted new additional state lodges in the country. The newly recognised state lodges will provide accommodation to the president whenever he is touring various parts of the country. In a gazette notice, CS Murkomen elevated the official residences…
- Gor Mahia skipper Philemon Otieno has spoken on the importance of a winning result ahead of the team’s league clash against Sofapaka on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Speaking ahead of the tie, Otieno termed the match a must-win for the reigning Kenya Premier League (KPL) champions, who will be out to…
- A newly published survey by the Central Bank of Kenya has given a mixed signal in the retail and wholesale sectors for the coming days. The Agriculture Sector Survey report summarises findings from the study conducted from March 10 to 14, 2025. It was performed to obtain indicative information on…
- Male asylum seekers who are single and healthy will be deported back to Greece after arriving in Germany, a top court has ruled. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig decided that migrants will not face inhumane or degrading conditions if they are sent back. Judges were ruling on a case of…
- Posta Rangers head coach Sammy ‘Pamzo’ Omollo has warned AFC Leopards of their threat ahead of the Football Kenya Federation Premier League match. Rangers and Ingwe have been scheduled for a showdown at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos on Friday, April 18, 2025. Rangers enjoy a fully fit squad, and…
- Digital currency investors are reeling from massive losses after the CBEX, an artificial intelligence-powered cryptocurrency trading platform abruptly wiped out their accounts. The development has raised fresh questions about the security and legitimacy of online trading platforms promising sky-…
- President William Ruto is on Tuesday expected to begin a five-day State visit to China as Kenya begins to search for new friends in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s decision to cut down on foreign funding. The visit also comes in the wake of the move by Trump to impose “reciprocal” tariffs…
- The government is looking to raise over Sh80 billion from the local market through a tap sale of long-term Treasury bonds for ‘budgetary support’. These include 15, 20, and 25-year bonds that were originally issued as far back as 2012. This reflects the State’s growing need to rely on domestic…
- Only 1.4 million Kenyans from the informal sector are contributing to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale (pictured) has said. Responding to questions from MPs, Duale revealed that in the formal sector 4.9 million people are paying their contributions,…
- Football Kenya Federation Premier League match week 27 games have been spread from Friday, April 18, to Sunday, April 20, 2025. On Friday, two matches have been scheduled to take place, with Kenya Police hosting Ulinzi Stars for the first match in South C. Police will be keen to collect three more…
- The world economy is expected to grow slower this year and experience higher inflation than previously anticipated, according to new forecasts to be released by the International Monetary Fund that will show the global fallout of the US trade war. The growth projections, to be released early next…
- Parliament has just concluded one of its constitutional responsibilities. This week, it forwarded two names of individuals for appointment to the Cabinet – one to fill the Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage docket, which has been vacant for some time, and the other for the Public Service and Human…
- Trans-Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has hinted at the possibility of working with former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in the 2027 elections. Speaking during a live TV interview on Thursday, April 17, 2025, Natembeya revealed that they were not enemies with the former deputy president and…
- A community in Nairobi has petitioned the Senate over what they term inhumane evictions, carried out without adequate compensation and public participation, in an ongoing eviction along the Nairobi River. In a petition tabled before the Senate, the Korogocho Community Forum wants the House to…
- Enterprises operating in Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and Special Economic Zones (SEZ) will now benefit from a 35 per cent import levy exemption on nuts and oil crops brought in from East African Community (EAC) partner states. This follows the enforcement of Legal Notice No. 26, which was…
- A coalition of young Kenyan leaders under the banner of New Generation Aspirants yesterday announced plans to chart their new political course for the country in 2027. In what they described as a “necessary take over”, the youth-led movement said it would no longer remain silent in the face of…
- With the adverse effects of climate change becoming more prevalent every day, a silent revolution is underway as electric automobiles begin transforming the way people commute. Compared to gas-powered automobiles, the electric ones are cost-effective and eco-friendliness with a touch of modern…
- A silent transformation is taking place above Kenya—one powered by algorithms, not altitude. From facial recognition at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to predictive maintenance on Kenya Airways jets, artificial intelligence (AI) is reengineering how the country flies. This shift isn’t a…
- Newly-elected Gor Mahia Secretary General Nick Arum has hit out at the foreign players at the Football Kenya Federation Premier League club. Arum is among the officials who were elected into office on Sunday, April 13, 2025, and even before the election dust settled, he has questioned the quality…
- The raid on Kiambu governor Kimani Wamatangi’s residence and arrest by ant-graft detectives is once again causing a political storm in Mt Kenya region amid claims of the government targeting governors perceived not to be toeing the line. Questions have emerged on why detectives pursuing a case…
- After years of intense negotiations, countries have struck a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global shipping, along with financial penalties for failing to meet the obligations. In the deal reached last Friday in London, the countries agreed to set mandatory fuel standards…
- Commission for University Education (CUE) is a toothless watchdog responsible for the deteriorating state of Kenya’s higher education sector, lawmakers claimed yesterday. CUE had failed to regulate the proliferation of unaccredited universities, delayed programme accreditations, poor honorary…
- When Mumias East MP Peter Salasya engaged in a fistfight in November 2024, his Democratic Action Party leader Eugene Wamalwa rightly observed that the youthful legislator needed mentoring, something that Wamalwa undertook to do. In a video recording that featured as a news item on national TV…
- For far too long, there have been cries from teachers who stagnated in the same job groups for a period exceeding 10 years. This was worsened by harrowing tales from teachers who had unsuccessfully attended interviews in the same job group for over four times, each time coming out with teary eyes.…
- Here is what you need to know to keep up to speed with today’s happenings. Easter Holiday messages With the onset of Easter holidays, leaders across various sectors are expected to send their wishes to Kenyans and all individuals around the world who are celebrating the festivities. President…
- Policing is one of the most psychologically taxing professions. The men and women who don the uniform of Kenya’s National Police Service operate in a crucible of relentless stress. Tasked with maintaining law and order, they are the first responders to violence, crime, and social unrest, often…
- A controversial amendment to Section 90 of the Land Act, currently before a Senate committee, poses a grave threat to the rights of beneficiaries under the Affordable Housing Scheme. Kenyans have until 18 April to voice their views on these proposals, which seek to drastically curtail the legal…
- Jubilee Party’s preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections, Fred Matiang’i, on Thursday, April 17, 2025, jetted back into the country after spending weeks in the United States. Matiang’i, who was received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by a host of leaders,…
- In the days before his crucifixion, Jesus found himself entangled in a muted conspiracy between religion and the empire. The religious leaders of the day, fearing the disruption of their authority, brought him before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. Their accusations were not just about theology…
- Ruben Amorim says he never lost hope in a Manchester United comeback against Lyon after being inspired by watching back the famous 1999 Champions League final win ahead of the Europa League quarter-final second leg. United produced a turnaround to rival any other in the club’s history in extra-time…
- The Trump administration has unveiled its plan to impose port fees on Chinese ships as it tries to revive shipbuilding in the US and challenge China’s dominance of the industry. The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement is less severe than a plan floated in February to hit Chinese vessels…
- There are 309 criminal gangs in the country with Mombasa and Nairobi having the highest number -73 and 56, respectively –of such gangs. A recent survey by the National Crime Research Centre (NCRC) released on Wednesday says the gangs are distributed across the counties variably in terms of growth…
- For decades, they have been the quiet custodians of Kenya’s community life, mediating conflicts, guiding moral conduct, and holding families together with nothing more than wisdom, respect, and a deep sense of duty. Kenya’s village elders have long served as the unspoken foundation of grassroots…
- Sudan’s is witnessing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The war entered its third year on April 15, displacing more than 11.3 million people internally, according to International Organisation of Migration. An additional 3.9 million have fled across borders into neighbouring countries in the…
- Kenyans should brace for tougher times as the cost of essential food items is expected to rise this month. Data from Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) points to a looming increase in the prices of cereals and vegetables, a move that could burden households amid reduced disposable incomes and weakened…
- Sudan has implored MPs to use their constitutional mandate to stop President William Ruto from interfering with its internal affairs. Sudan, while lamenting the hosting of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), alleged that Kenya is set to invite the paramilitary force to Nairobi once again. The country…
- Zambia on Thursday confirmed its second mpox-related death as the cumulative cases reached 49 in the southern African country. Minister of Health Elijah Muchima said the second mpox-related death, involving a 10-year-old child, was recorded in Mpika District, Muchinga Province. The country recorded…
