Three days have passed since Kenyan activist Mwabili Mwagodi disappeared in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the silence from both governments is deafening. What began as a routine day for the outspoken critic of President William Ruto’s administration has turned into a desperate search by family members and human rights organizations demanding immediate action. Mwagodi, […]
The government has inducted 25,000 new youth workers into the Climate Worx Programme. The move marks a significant milestone in the scaling-up of Kenya’s urban climate response strategy, which is centred around green jobs, environmental renewal, and community resilience. The Climate Worx Program is a flagship sustainability and youth empowerment initiative implemented under the Ministry […]
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’ssuper powers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade and deny. But the Republican’s well-worn methods of changing the subject when a tough topic stings politically are not working as his White House fends off persistent unrest from his usually loyal base about convicted sex offender […]
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has come out to clarify why public secondary school students are not receiving the full Sh22,000 capitation annually and he says the blame lies squarely with Parliament. Speaking during a thanksgiving event in his Suba South backyard, Mbadi dismissed criticism over delays and shortfalls in capitation disbursements, revealing that […]
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has ignited a firestorm of controversy with damning revelations that over Sh5.2 billion earmarked for development in Busia County was systematically looted during the 2022/2023 fiscal year. In a detailed press statement and forensic audit report released early Saturday, Omtatah accused county officials of orchestrating a deliberate scheme to siphon public […]
The Government has clarified that the free primary and secondary education policy has not been scrapped. Basic Education PS Julius Bitok said that instead, the Ministry of Education will lobby Parliament to enhance the education budget to bridge funding deficit for capitation and national examinations among other expenditures. “I want to assure the country that […]
Civic educator and politician Morara Kebaso has initiated a three-day refund process for citizens who contributed to his political activities, citing concerns about being labeled a conman and the psychological toll of public accusations. In an emotional statement posted on his social media platforms, Kebaso announced that anyone who feels “robbed or conned” by contributing […]
When my mother passed away suddenly last year, I was shattered. She had been healthy, full of energy, and planning to start a small farming project in our village in Kitale. One moment she was here, and the next, gone—after a mysterious illness that no doctor could explain. Something never sat right with me. I […]
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has ordered the immediate closure of Chiromo Group of Hospitals’ Braeside branch following the shocking death of Susan Kamengere Njoki, CEO of Toto Touch, who died under suspicious circumstances just a day after being admitted. In a directive dated July 25, KMPDC gave the hospital 24 hours […]
President William Ruto has appointed Dr. Abbas Gullet as the new Chairperson of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) Board of Directors in a significant shake-up of leadership in Kenya’s key health parastatals. The appointment, announced through a gazette notice dated July 25, takes effect on August 5, 2025, and will run for three years. Dr. […]
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba has appointed Professor Chacha Nyaigotti-Chacha as the new Chairperson of the University of Nairobi Council, in a sweeping shake-up of university councils nationwide. In a gazette notice dated July 25, 2025, Nyaigotti-Chacha was named chair under section 36(1)(a) of the Universities Act. He will serve a three-year term alongside […]
Just a few months ago, Peter Mwangi* was standing on the edge of Nairobi’s iconic KICC rooftop, ready to end it all. Life had thrown him every curveball imaginable — job loss, mounting debts, a collapsed business, and a family that had given up on him. He was tired, broken, and felt hopeless. The buzzing […]
