The principal of Butere Girls High School has issued a show cause letter to a teacher over alleged alterations to the play Echoes of War. In a letter obtained by Kenya Insights, the principal claims that the teacher modified the script without approval. The principal is demanding that the teacher explain why disciplinary action should […]
For weeks, the international media has been buzzing with claims that the Kenya-led Haiti Mission is in disarray. At the heart of the storm? Allegations of a growing fallout between Kenyan Police bosses and their Haitian counterparts. Foreign reports painted a bleak picture — Kenyan peacekeepers withdrawing support, towns falling under gang control, and rising […]
Government has established a Rapid Response Team to provide a multi-sectoral approach to the escalating crisis of online gambling addiction, among young people. This initiative comes as the Ministry of Health, through the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, expressed deep concern over the increasing cases of gambling addiction fueled by platforms like […]
Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, the director of health of the Vatican City State, Andrea Arcangeli, said in a death certificate released on Monday (Apr 21). The 88-year-old Catholic leader died on Monday morning, after he was discharged from a five-week stay in hospital for double pneumonia. Pope Francis died […]
Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday from a stroke and irreversible heart failure, left explicit instructions in his will for a humble burial in Rome’s Basilica of Saint Mary Major, a church he held dear throughout his papacy. The Vatican confirmed his death following a coma, with an echocardiogram sealing the somber announcement. In […]
A troubling exposé from a radio presenter at a leading Kamba media house has revealed a predatory scheme luring vulnerable Kenyans into gambling with promises of quick riches. As calls to dismantle the gambling industry grow louder, leading media houses—including Royal Media Services and its owner S.K. Macharia—face mounting criticism for allegedly fueling a crisis […]
The National Police Service (NPS) has quietly renewed a lucrative private medical insurance contract with APA Insurance, even as a fully equipped Sh1.23 billion police hospital in Nairobi’s Mbagathi area remains unused and the government owes nearly Sh834 million to its contractor. According to a memo dated April 11, 2025, issued by Apeles Chacha on […]
Predicting the outcome of the highly secretive papal conclave is near impossible as cardinals’ positions shift over successive votes and some try to game the system to influence the chances of their favoured – or least-favoured – candidates. In the last conclave in 2013, few predicted that Jorge Mario Bergoglio would be elected as Pope Francis. At […]
Renowned activist Boniface Mwangi has found himself at the center of a controversial case involving allegations of police brutality and what he describes as a miscarriage of justice. According to detailed accounts shared by Mwangi on social media, what began as a routine noise complaint response has escalated into a situation where the activist now […]
Authorities are baffled by the mysterious case of a man who allegedly impersonated a soldier and gained unrestricted access to multiple military barracks across Kenya for days without detection. Wellington Kimtai Kipyego is currently being held at Kilimani Police Station following his arrest on Sunday, raising perplexing questions about security protocols within Kenya’s military establishments. […]
