Babu Owino speaking at a past event. PHOTO//@babuowino/XEmbakasi East Member of Parliament Babu Owino is now pushing the government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to update the country on the status of Kenyan security officers taking part in the Multi-National Security Support mission in Haiti. In a video shared on X on Tuesday, May…
US President Donald Trump addressing a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. PHOTO/@POTUS/XPresident Donald Trump issued a pardon on Monday for a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted last year of federal bribery charges, averting prison time for the officer. “Sheriff Scott Jenkins, his wife Patricia, and their family have been dragged through HELL,”…
National Assembly in session. PHOTO/@katibainstitute/XThe National Assembly’s Education Committee has proposed a Ksh35 billion reallocation in the 2025/26 financial year budget to support key education sector priorities, including national examinations, university scholarships, school infrastructure and teacher recruitment. Appearing before the Budget and Appropriations Committee on Monday, May 26, 2025, Education Committee Chairperson and Tinderet MP…
Job vacancy. Image used for representation purposes. PHOTO/PexelsBritain will spend a record 3 billion pounds ($4 billion or Ksh517,616,964,000) to boost training opportunities, the government said on Tuesday, part of a broader strategy to train locals to fill gaps in the labour market and reduce reliance on foreign workers. The investment will “refocus the skills…
Matatus and other vehicles in Nairobi. PHOTO/@RoadSafetyNGOs/XThe National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has decided to rein in the public transport sector, targeting matatus with artistic enhancements and graffiti. In a notice published on MyGov on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, the authority noted with concern how some public service vehicles (PSVs) were modified with graffiti,…
Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. PHOTO/@Vatican MediaPope Leo XIV has sent a message to Christian faithful in Africa in the Swahili language. Taking to his official X account on the night of Monday, May 26, 2025, Pope Leo praised Africa’s strong Christian faith. While thanking Africans for keeping their…
Handcuffs. Image used for representation purposes. PHOTO/Pexels Two people have been arrested after Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives raided a home in Tetu, Nyeri County. DCI, in a statement issued via social media on the night of Monday, May 26, 2025, said that a three-year-old boy was rescued during the raid. According to the…
Kenyan singer Bien and his wife Chiki Kuruka. PHOTO/@bienaimesol/X Kenyan hitmaker Bien-Aimé Baraza has opened up about how the decision to pick his wife, Chiki Kuruka, whose real name is Chikwere Onwukwe, as a manager saved their marriage. Speaking to The Breakfast Club, an American syndicated radio show, on Monday, May 26, 2025, the award-winning…
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah at a past function. PHOTO/@Okiyaomtatah/XBusia County Senator Okiya Omtatah has expressed his confidence in winning the 2027 presidency by over 50 per cent. Speaking on the night of Monday, May 26, 2025, during an interview with one of the local TV stations, Omtatah said that he is expecting around 70 per…
Aldai Member of Parliament Marianne Kitany speaking on Sunday, May 25, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/KitanyMarianneAldai Member of Parliament Marianne Kitany has broken her silence after her bill seeking to compel telecommunication companies and internet service providers (ISPs) operating in Kenya to introduce meter billing systems that assign all subscribers unique identifiers to monitor their usage attracted criticisms….
A crime scene tape barrier. Image used for representation purposes in this article. PHOTO/PexelsPolice have arrested a 53-year-old white British man after a car hit several pedestrians during Liverpool FC’s trophy parade through the city. The incident happened as thousands of fans lined the streets of the city to celebrate the club’s Premier League title…
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah at a past event. PHOTO/@Okiyaomtatah/XBusia County Senator Okiya Omtatah has said that President William Ruto should have been arrested after goons infiltrated his tour of Nairobi County in March 2025. Speaking on the night of Monday, May 26, 2025, during an interview with a local TV station, Omtatah, who has since…
Akani Simbine has had a dominant start to the 2025 campaign as he continues to lineup against the likes of Ferdinand Omanyala, Letsile Tebogo and Fred Kerley. Akani Simbine remains a towering figure early in the 2025 campaign with a blistering start to the season. Currently on a hot winning streak, Simbine holds the world-leading…
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna during a past address. PHOTO/@Senate_KE/X Nairobi County Senator Edwin Sifuna has given a proposal for the parliament to conduct its business on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the Swahili language to clap back at Tanzania’s Members of Parliament (MPs). The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General, in a statement issued via…
President William Ruto and his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh at State House Nairobi on October 23, 2024. [PCS] The Kenyan government has pulled the brakes on a planned inauguration of the Somaliland Liaison Office into a diplomatic office citing the country’s “unwavering recognition” of the federal government of Somalia. In a statement released on Monday…