The government has reversed its earlier plan to exclude mathematics from certain senior secondary school pathways under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba confirmed the change on Thursday, revealing that mathematics will now be compulsory for all senior school students, regardless of their academic track. The decision comes after widespread backlash from…
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka is standing by his belief that the fatal helicopter crash that killed Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla “was not an accident” and says he is ready to give a statement to detectives. Speaking on Thursday, the former vice-president dismissed last week’s Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) report…
Niamey has handed controversial Kenyan businessman Kamlesh Pattni a fresh lifeline, signing him up to build the country’s first home-grown gold refinery and gemstone hub. The agreement, inked on Wednesday, 23 April 2025, creates Royal Gold Niger SA, a joint venture between Niger’s government and Dubai-registered Suvarna Royal Gold Trading LLC, where Pattni is chief…
East Mumias MP Peter Salasya has joined Mulamwah’s relationship with Ruth K, questioning why the comedian let him go Salasya praised Ruth’s beauty and cheated on the humor that if Mulamwah had ended her, she handed her over Her bold views sparked a lively emotion online, with fans whispering and others cheering on how Ruth…
Kenya’s bid to shift more than 360,000 public-school teachers to the new Social Health Authority (SHA) has stalled, after the insurer admitted it does not yet have the country-wide network needed to look after them. Teachers Service Commission (TSC) chief executive Nancy Macharia told the National Assembly’s Education Committee that the Commission had approached SHA…
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta shakes hands with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday, April 24, 2025. PHOTO/@KagutaMuseveni/X Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday, April 24, 2025, met with Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni after attending a governance summit where he challenged the youth to forge their own destinies. In a statement on Thursday, April…
Kenya has turned to Beijing for a fresh push on its busiest transport corridors, sealing a deal that will see Chinese financiers dual the Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit–Malaba highway, expand Kiambu Road, and build the Eldoret Bypass alongside the accident-prone Nithi Bridge. State House spokesperson Hussein Mohamed said the agreement emerged from President William Ruto’s four-day state…
On Friday, April 25, Kenyan newspapers focused on contracts signed by the President William Ruto On his official trip to China. Daily newspapers also reported that teachers were left out of unconsciousness after the Community Health Authority (SHA) refused to keep them insurance. Main News in Kenyan Newspapers on Friday, April 25. Photo/Screen: DN, PD,…
Mohammed Abduba Dida, the fiery former Kenyan presidential contender and one-time high-school teacher, is free on parole after spending just over three years at Illinois’ Big Muddy Correctional Centre. He left the medium-security prison on 3 March 2025, two years and four months into a seven-year term handed down for stalking, transmitting threats and breaching…
Interior PS Dr. Raymond Omollo. PHOTO/@ray_omollo/X The Mau Mau Road in Murang’a County is 60 per cent complete, Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo has revealed. In a progress update on Friday, April 25, 2025, Omollo said the construction of the road, which had stalled, had resumed, offering hope to the people of Kinyona, Mununga,…
Oscar Sudi said Rigathi Gachagua was nominated as William Ruto’s running mate and was considered an adult, and not wealth Sudi claimed Gachagua had financial problems during the 2022 campaigns and ignored rumors that money had affected his nomination He said the Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro was a candidate for the position, but was passed…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has ordered an immediate multi-agency meeting to address the devastating floods and landslides that have caused widespread destruction in Nairobi County. The meeting aims to coordinate rapid response efforts to protect residents and mitigate further damage. During a visit to Drive-In estate in Ruaraka, where floods tragically claimed the…
Photo used for illustration purposes. PHOTO/Kindel Media/Pexels A professional footballer has been jailed for causing the death of a cyclist in a car crash. Mansfield Town forward Lucas Akins crashed into Adrian Daniel in his Mercedes G350 in Huddersfield on 17 March 2022, while taking his daughter to a piano lesson. Leeds Crown Court…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has pointed to outdated drainage systems and inadequate funding as key challenges hindering the city’s ability to manage the ongoing heavy rains. During an interview with Citizen TV on Wednesday, Sakaja explained that Nairobi’s drainage infrastructure was never designed to withstand the intense downpours currently overwhelming the city. He said the system catered…
Comedian Mulamwah’s baby mama Ruth K. PHOTO/@aruthk/Instagram Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has stirred social media once again, this time after publicly expressing interest in Ruth K, the ex-girlfriend of comedian David Oyando, alias Mulamwah. In a light-hearted comment on his social media channels, Salasya referred to Mulamwah as his…