A screengrab of Donald Trump while he announces executive order launching ‘self-deportation’ program for undocumented immigrants, May 10, 2025. PHOTO/@realDonaldTrump/XPresident Donald Trump, it would seem, is not one for a “TACO.” The taco in question is not a dish made with tortillas, but rather a reference to how markets are responding to his tariff policies….
Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura. PHOTO/@SpokespersonGoK/XGovernment Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has dismissed the recent TIFA survey, which reported that more than half of Kenyans do not support the broad-based government formed by President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The survey established that 54 per cent of Kenyans oppose the broad-based government, with only about…
BBC 30th May, 2025 02:36 AM Sean Diddy Combs. PHOTO/@nicksortor/XA former assistant of rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has told a New York court that he repeatedly sexually assaulted her while she was employed by him for eight years. The witness – who testified anonymously under the pseudonym “Mia” – also tearfully said she…
Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka speaking on Thursday, May 29, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentKEWith the opposition continuing to set the tone for the 2027 general election in the country, Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has moved to ensure all areas are fully addressed and made transparent. Onyonka, who has been popularising former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i’s presidential bid…
US President Donald Trump at a past event. PHOTO/@POTUS45/xThe Trump administration has set aggressive new goals in its anti-immigration agenda, demanding that federal agents arrest 3,000 people a day – or more than a million in a year. The new target, tripling arrest figures from earlier this year, was delivered to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) leaders by Stephen Miller,…
US President Donald Trump at a past event. PHOTO/@realDonaldTrump/XThe Trump administration is racing to halt a major blow to the president’s sweeping tariffs after a US court ruled they “exceed any authority granted to the president.” A US trade court ruled the US president’s tariffs regime was illegal on Wednesday in a dramatic twist that could block Trump’s controversial global trade…
Rolls and unprocessed bhang that was recovered by the police in a Kiambu County crackdown on Thursday, May 29, 2024. PHOTO/@NPSOfficial_KE/XPolice officers from Ruaka Police Post have arrested one man and seized approximately 2 kilograms of unprocessed bhang following an operation in the Gacharage area of Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu County, on Thursday, May 29, 2025….
Close-Up Photo of Brown Potatoes in a Red Sack. Image used for representational purposes only in this article. PHOTO/Pexels Over the past few days, Kenyans online have been drawn into a discussion regarding the safety of potatoes after a report suggested that unsafe pesticide residues were found in potatoes grown in Nyandarua County. The findings…
Actors from the Nairobi Performing Arts Studio rehearses for the performance of ‘The Trial of Dedan Kimathi’. The production will be shown at the Kenya National Theatre from June 19 to 29th 2025. [Courtesy] Ngugi wa Thiong’o was heavily involved in the production of a theatre show based on one of his plays in the…
Murang’a County Governor Irungu Kang’ata at a past event. PHOTO/@HonKangataMurang’a County Governor Irungu Kang’ata has faulted the police over the manner in which they arrested Kanyenya-ini ward MCA Grace Nduta Wairimu, alias City. Taking to his official social media accounts on the night of Thursday, May 29, 2025, Kang’ata stated that it would have been…
Idaho Senator Jim Risch at a past event. PHOTO/@SenatorRisch/X Jim Risch, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, has raised concerns over the spate of abductions and torture in East African countries. In a statement on Thursday, May 29, 2025, Jim Risch, who also doubles up as Idaho senator, argued that the rising cases of abductions…
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malalah at a past address. PHOTO/@Cleophasmalala/X Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malalah has announced a second rally in Kakamega for the party, just days after the police thwarted a similar event. Taking to his official social media accounts on the…
DCI boss Mohamed Amin speaking at a past event. PHOTO/@DCI_Kenya/XThe Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed the arrest of Murang’a Member of County Assembly (MCA) Grace Nduta Wairimu. DCI, in a statement issued on the evening of Thursday, May 29, 2025, confirmed that the Kanyenya-ini ward MCA was in their custody over her links…
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi engages in high-level talks with a United States delegation on the sidelines of the London–Sudan Conference on April 14, 2025. PHOTO/@MusaliaMudavadi/X Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, has come out to state that the government did not greenlight Somaliland…
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta at a past event. PHOTO/@4thPresidentKE/XFormer President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a heartfelt message of condolence to the family of renowned Kenyan author and scholar Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who passed away on the morning of Wednesday, May 28, 2025. His daughter, Wanjiku wa Ngugi, confirmed the sad news in a Facebook post,…