Parliament faces mounting pressure to scrap controversial inheritance tax exemptions that have protected the estates of Kenya’s first two presidents for decades Kenya’s National Assembly is facing renewed calls to abolish a contentious legal provision that shields the estates of former Presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel arap Moi from inheritance taxes, following a petition that […]
A Political Analysis of Kenya’s Evolving Power Dynamics In the complex chess game of Kenyan politics, few predictions carry as much weight as those from seasoned political analyst Professor Peter Kagwanja. His latest forecast that President William Ruto and impeached former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will likely “shake hands” before the 2027 elections has sent […]
Rigathi Gachagua’s two-month American odyssey tells a story of calculated political arithmetic wrapped in the familiar rhetoric of ethnic solidarity. The former Deputy President’s strategic targeting of Mt Kenya diasporans across Seattle, Baltimore, Boston, and Washington DC reveals a campaign blueprint built on demographic realities and financial pragmatism rather than mere tribal nostalgia. The numbers […]
Residents of Umoja Innercore were left with more questions than answers after a woman who vanished from her marital home eight months ago returned unannounced—carrying twin babies in matching blue sweaters and walking straight back into her husband’s house like she had never left. Her husband, Kennedy Muriithi, a boda boda rider known for never […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Former Central Police Station OCS Samson Taalam will remain behind bars until at least September 26 after the High Court declined to release him on bond in the murder case of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang. Taalam, charged alongside five junior officers, is accused of the brutal killing of Ojwang while in […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Detectives from the Operation Support Unit (OSU) have arrested a Cameroonian national in connection with an elaborate fake gold scheme that defrauded a Canadian investor of KSh 79.9 million (USD 618,000). Francis Talla Oufa, who also goes by the alias “Allain,” was apprehended following an investigation into the sophisticated scam that played […]
Police have detained two members of the Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) movement on terrorism-related charges, with one already appearing in court and another set for arraignment Thursday. Patrick Nyambaka Osoi, described as a founding member of the activist group, was arrested during what authorities called a “well-coordinated operation” along Lang’ata Road. Osoi, a former […]
I used to laugh at people who said dreams have meaning. I thought those were just superstitions passed down by scared grandmothers. But I’m no longer laughing. Because a dream nearly destroyed my life. My name is Joyce, and I live in Umoja, Nairobi. When I moved into my own bedsitter last year, it felt […]
Stephen Munyakho, the Kenyan man who spent more than a decade on death row in Saudi Arabia, has finally shared the real story behind his shocking imprisonment. While appearing on JKL Live on Citizen TV, Munyakho revealed that a salary dispute with a colleague is what spiraled into a deadly altercation that changed his life […]
Kenya has taken a bold step in the war against tobacco use. On July 30, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced a total ban on tobacco imports, sending a clear message that the government is serious about protecting public health. This decision follows growing concern over the rise in tobacco-related illnesses and the flood of […]
Mediheal Hospital chairman’s emotional denial comes as government investigators detail systematic exploitation of vulnerable donors Dr. Swarup Mishra, the embattled chairman of Mediheal Group of Hospitals, made a desperate appeal to divine authority yesterday as mounting evidence of systematic organ trafficking at his facility threatens to unravel what investigators describe as a sophisticated international operation […]
Nairobi, Kenya – Proceedings at the Kibera Law Courts were briefly thrown into disarray on Thursday morning after a dramatic interruption by a human rights activist protesting what he claimed was a cover-up involving Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat. The disruption unfolded in Courtroom 3 before Justice Diana Kavedza, as an advocate was […]
