- The country currently faces a hidden epidemic because non-communicable diseases from dietary origins such as diabetes along with hypertension and heart disease and obesity are on the rise. Diseases formerly associated with wealth now spread throughout society and fast foods containing excessive…
- Former Deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua is today a regular subject in the media, if not a guest. When he was in power – or is it power itself? – Gachagua despised the media and stated so unapologetically. It is probably a case of the shoe being on the other foot. No sooner had Gachagua […]
- Athletics Kenya has announced its nomination and endorsement of Barnaba Korir for the elective position of First Vice President in the upcoming elections of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) set for next Thursday at the Pride Inn Hotel in Nairobi. “Korir is a dedicated Executive Member…
- When the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) tomorrow convenes for its annual and spring meetings, the Bretton Woods institutions will deeply reflect on the turmoil US President Donald Trump is causing in global financial markets. IMF and World Bank meetings of 191 member countries…
- An estimated 5,300 Kenyans suffer from haemophilia, a rare genetic blood disorder that causes blood not to clot properly. According to statistics from the Kenya Haemophilia Association, one in every 10,000 Kenyans suffers from haemophilia. As World Haemophilia Day is marked, patients in Kenya…
- As Iran and the United States meet again Saturday for diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear activities, few will be watching the outcome as closely as Israel. Israel has long relied on President Donald Trump to take a hard line against Iran, which has called for the destruction of the Jewish state…
- Siaya Governor James Orengo, ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna and Embakasi East MP Babu Owino have found themselves on the receiving end for challenging the political bromance between their party leader Raila Odinga and President William Ruto. While Orengo, Sifuna and Babu have already earned…
- National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has announced that the government will present the budget policy statement and revenue-raising measures for the 2025/26 fiscal year on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Speaking during a media interview on April 18, 2025, Mbadi revealed…
- The clamour to control billions of shillings that will be disbursed to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has continued to lure public servants serving in high-flying government jobs to seek influential positions at the helm of the electoral body. IEBC selection panel on…
- A new law is in the offing to mandate the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to conduct nominations for the political parties in a bid to end malpractices and violence usually witnessed during party primaries. Since the introduction of multiparty democracy in 1991, Kenya has…
- Kenya and Ethiopia have entered into a bilateral agreement to collaborate on implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Senior government officials from both countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fast-track a simplified trade regime between Kenya and Ethiopia.…
- Defending champion Peres Jepchirchir and world record holder Ruth Chepng’etich have pulled out of the London Marathon. The London Marathon is set for Sunday, April 27, and Chepng’etich said she is not ready for the event even though she had been entered as a participant. “I’m not in the right place…
- Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has declared interest in the 2027 presidential race and called on voters from the Western region and across the country to be ready to rally behind his candidacy. Natembeya assured his supporters that he is ready to challenge President William Ruto in the 2027…
- Kenya’s Junior Starlets will be back in action tomorrow when they host Cameroon in the first leg of the third round of the 2025 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers at Nyayo Stadium. The Mildred Cheche-coached side head into the crucial fixture with an impressive six-match unbeaten run in the…
- Kenya’s U20 men’s national team, Rising Stars, will not hold a training camp in Morocco ahead of the 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) has announced. In a statement released on Friday, April 18, 2025, FKF confirmed that the team will instead travel directly…
- Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Friday it could not establish the whereabouts of its leader, Tundu Lissu, after he was moved from a jail where he was being held following his arrest on treason charges last week. Senior CHADEMA party officials, Lissu’s lawyers and family members said they…
- Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has lined up a series of meetings with political and Church leaders as he embarks on his bid for the presidency in 2027. The former powerful CS in the President Uhuru Kenyatta government has reportedly ruled out engaging in open campaigns, which his…
- Gor Mahia captain Philemon Otieno has revealed their desire to win each and every game in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League. K’Ogalo are set to face Sofapaka on Saturday, April 19, 2025, and Otieno says the mood in the camp is positive. Additionally, he has asked the fans to come and…
- Why would a Kenyan opt to sell their wares under a bridge yet a city like Nairobi has over 45 county markets including wholesale, retail, self-constructed and even open-air markets? These markets are set aside for thousands of sellers, mostly small and medium enterprise retailers, to eke out a…
- Nairobi City Thunder lit up the 21st Sports Personality of the Year (Soya) Awards by clinching the coveted Men’s Team of the Year title on a night that also saw Olympic champions Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Beatrice Chebet crowned Kenya’s top sports personalities. Kenya’s Junior Starlets affirmed a bold…
- 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…
