A grassroots uprising exposes the dark side of Kenya’s carbon credit boom as communities fight back against predatory contracts In the sprawling rangelands of Kajiado County, where Maasai pastoralists have stewarded the land for generations, a new form of colonialism is taking root—one wrapped in the seductive language of climate action and carbon offsetting. What’s […]
NAIROBI, July 30, 2025 – The Kenyan government has announced sweeping reductions in university fees across all academic programs, delivering relief to thousands of families struggling with higher education costs. The new fee structure takes effect September 1, 2025, marking a dramatic policy shift in response to mounting public pressure. Principal Secretary for Higher Education […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Margaret Nduta Macharia, a Kenyan national facing execution in Vietnam for drug trafficking, received a reprieve Thursday when the country’s Supreme Court commuted her death sentence to life imprisonment. The court’s decision in Ho Chi Minh City marks the final judicial ruling in Macharia’s case, following her appeal of […]
Former governor freed pending appeal after High Court grants third bail application Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been released from prison on a Sh53 million bond pending the hearing of his appeal against a corruption conviction. High Court Judge Lucy Njuguna granted the bond application on Thursday, reversing her previous decisions that had denied […]
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 […]
