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Kenya Power is now announcing planned electricity Maintenance that may cause blackout in 5 Counties.The move is aiming at reliability and stability of the power network for dependants. The counties to be affected include Nairobi , Kericho ,Kisii,Nyeri and Laikipia...
President William Ruto is preparing for his first visit to the United States since Donald Trump began his second term, a journey that he says will focus on placing Kenya’s creative industry on the global stage.The visit, scheduled to...
Baba has been right on many things, but his recent softening on protecting devolution was unusual and unexpected.When he called for more functions to be assigned to Governors, including devolving basic education, many thought it was a bold idea....
Kenya’s football dream is alive, and the boys have already done the country proud by booking a place in the quarterfinals of the CHAN tournament. But if there is one truth in football, it is that the journey is...
The State Project QuestionIf indeed Maraga was a state project, then the strategy is working at equilibrium level. His quiet but steady rise has the hallmarks of deliberate engineering. In politics, nothing just happens. It is always designed, funded,...
Uganda Airlines in Turmoil: Outdated Aircraft, Supply Chain Woes, and Alleged Fraud Drive Massive LossesKampala, Uganda — Uganda Airlines is under intense scrutiny after a series of operational missteps and financial losses tied to its Bombardier CRJ900 fleet. Industry...
Enock Andanje, a former principal of Bungoma High School and a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) aspirant for the Malava Constituency parliamentary seat, tragically passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025.Andanje collapsed while attending a widows’ empowerment forum in West...
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro is soon expected to make an official visit to the United StatesThis week, Somaliland's Foreign Affairs Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adam confirmed that the president will embark on an official trip in the coming...
In politics, the opposition is not a place to relax. It is a battlefield where survival depends on being twice as aggressive, twice as disruptive, and twice as organized as the President you are trying to unseat.When Moi finally...
The United States has voiced concern over Kenya’s worsening human rights situation in 2024, citing reports of killings, enforced disappearances, torture, and restrictions on the media during the Gen Z protests that took place between June and July.According...
No new cholera or malaria cases have been reported for over 28 days, the threshold for declaring an outbreak over, Esperance Luvindao announced.The malaria outbreak, which began on December 23, 2024, originated from Angola and resulted in 95,412 cases...
Rigathi Gachagua, Former Deputy President, has announced that he will be cutting short his trip to the United States and returning to the country.In a statement early Thursday morning, August 14, Gachagua relayed that his decision was anchored in...
The Standard Group PLC has officially announced that it has acquired the exclusive radio broadcast rights for the 2025/2026 English Premier League (EPL) season in Kenya.In a public notice, the media group stated that the license grants it sole...
The proposed privatisation of the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is facing stiff opposition in Parliament, with legislators calling for full transparency before granting any approvals. Members of the joint parliamentary committees on Energy and on Privatisation and Public Debt have...
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have entered into a landmark infrastructure sharing agreement across key African markets, including Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This collaboration marks a significant step toward enhancing digital inclusion and expanding...
William Ruto is on a charm offensive like no other. He is going deep into political strongholds that once rejected him, shaking hands, smiling for the cameras and making promises. In Homa Bay they say Otedo Rech Asego which...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a direct message to the people of Iran, pledging that Israel will assist in solving the country’s severe water shortages if its current leadership is removed.“Once you are free from this regime,...
Kenyan prisons are facing severe overcrowding, with more than 58,000 inmates crammed into facilities designed to hold just 38,000 people — an occupancy rate of about 173%. Among those behind bars are about 200 children, most of them under...
NATO foreign ministers are attempting to use Donald Trump much as they did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to advance economic interests and antagonize Russia — according to Tafadzwa Ruzive, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of the Free...
Italy has sharply condemned Israel’s ongoing military actions in Gaza, with a senior government official declaring that the Israeli leadership has “lost humanity” in its conduct of the war.The statement comes as civilian casualties in Gaza continue to rise,...
Colombian Senator and Presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay has died, two months after being shot during a campaign rally in Bogotá.Uribe Turbay, 39, was critically wounded on June 7 when an assailant opened fire as he addressed supporters in...
President William Ruto has sweetened the deal for the Harambee Stars ahead of their CAF quarterfinal showdown against Zambia next Sunday.Ruto announced that each player will receive $19,250 (KSh 2.5 million) if they secure victory in the crucial match....
Controversial Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat argues if fully back into the office. This has sparked reactions from the public minding that he was accused in the death of Albert Ojwang. However to make more worse,  Lagat...
Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas al-Sharif, 28, was killed on Sunday, August 10, in an Israeli airstrike that struck a journalists’ tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The attack also claimed the lives of four other reporters; Mohammed...
Kenya, 10 Man Harambee Stars were at the best of their defensive beating the fancied Atlas Lions of Morocco 1-0 in an explosive Group A match at a sold-out Kasarani Stadium to storm to the quarterfinals in CAF competitions...
In Kenya’s governance architecture, independent commissions were designed as safeguards for democracy, accountability, and service delivery. The law is clear: a commissioner’s tenure in any such body is capped at six years. Six years, and not a day more,...
Former Deputy President and DCP party leader Rigathi Gachagua has hit back at Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, defiantly stating he will not record a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations over his remarks linking President William Ruto to...
Claim: Social media posts and blogs allege that Jessica Radcliffe, described as a marine trainer, was killed during a live show after being attacked by a dolphin or killer whale. Verdict:  False – The story is a hoax with no...
A new twist on Ukraine Peace talks as European allies earth up support behind Ukraine insisting that any Peace talks with Russia Must include Kyiv.A joint statement issued by UK, France , Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland and the European...
Former international Suleiman Al-Obeid, nicknamed the "Palestinian Pelé," was killed on Wednesday 06 August 2025, during an attack by Israeli forces against civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the south of the Gaza Strip.Aged 41 and a father of...

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