KMPDC CEO Dr David Kariuki at a past event. PHOTO/@KmpdcOfficial/XThe Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has issued directives to foreign medical practitioners in the country. In a notice published on MyGov in June 2025, KMPDC said that foreign practitioners are only permitted to practice at the location stated on their licence. Additionally, the…
Air India Express plane on the run way. Image used for illustration purposes. PHOTO/@AirIndiaX/X Only the passenger in seat 11A on Air India Flight 171 lived to tell the tale, a survival nothing short of a miracle. When the Air India plane with 242 people onboard crashed into a building moments aPlane fter taking off…
President William Ruto with former US Vice President and environmentalist Al Gore at State House, Nairobi, on June 13, 2025. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/XPresident William Ruto has met with the former US Vice President and environmentalist Albert Arnold Gore Jr, widely known as Al Gore, at State House, Nairobi, during Gore’s visit to lead the first-ever Climate Reality…
Kenya School of Law (KSL) President Joshua Okayo. PHOTO/@okayojoshua/XKenya School of Law (KSL) President Joshua Okayo has broken his silence following an injury sustained during the demonstrations that were staged in Nairobi on Thursday, June 12, 2025, to protest against the killing of teacher and influencer Albert Ochieng. Taking to his official X account on…
Pastor Robert Burale at a past event. PHOTO/@burale1/Instagram Men’s mental health is finally getting the recognition it deserves, but deep-rooted cultural conditioning still keeps far too many men silent. Nairobi-based pastor and life coach Robert Burale has explored why men are hesitant to express emotion and vulnerability. In a candid conversation with a local media…
A Kenya Railways train emerges from a tunnel in Ngong. PHOTO/KenyaRailways_/XKenya Railways (KR) Managing Director Phillip Mainga has announced that the country will fully repay its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) loan by 2028, reassuring that there has been no default on the loan. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Committee on Implementation during a fact-finding visit…
Albert Ojwang. [Courtesy] An innocent post on the ‘X’ platform for Albert Ojwang opened the floodgates to a series of events that culminated with his corpse lying cold at Mbagathi Hospital. Interviews conducted with the family, submissions by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Mohamed Amin, the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the…
YouTuber Nicholas Kioko. PHOTO/ @NicholasKioko/InstagramYouTuber Nicholas Kioko, celebrity DJJackson Kamau, popularly known as DJ Soxxy, and comedian 2mbili have opened up on how becoming fathers turned around their lives. Speaking on the night of Friday, June 13, 2025, during an interview with one of the local TV stations, the trio talked about how they had…
Pastor Robert Burale during a past event. PHOTO/@burale1/InstagramCity preacher and life coach Robert Burale has weighed in on the growing trend of single mothers celebrating themselves on Father’s Day, saying the holiday should remain focused on fathers. According to Burale, motherhood cannot substitute for fatherhood even where single mothers take on both roles. Speaking during a…
INJECT party leader Morara Kebaso at Martha Karua’s People’s Liberation Party on February 27, 2025. PHOTO/@MoraraKebasoSnr/X Inclusive National Justice, Economic & Civic Transformation (INJECT) party leader Morara Kebaso has challenged what he has termed as hypocrisy in the ongoing campaigns against President William Ruto. Taking to his official X account on the night of Friday,…
Diamond Platnumz performing at Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party campaign rally on Wednesday, February 2025,PHOTO/@wcb-wasafi/InstagramTanzanian music sensation Naseeb Abdul Juma, widely known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz, has confirmed his secret Islamic marriage (nikah) to fellow Bongo Flava star Zuhura Othman, alias Zuchu, revealing plans for a grand public celebration in the near future….
US rapper Kanye West. PHOTO/@kanyewestbianca/InstagramYe, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, briefly came to the New York sex-trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs on Friday to support the hip-hop mogul, a longtime friend. Ye, dressed in white, arrived at Manhattan federal court before noon while the trial was on a break. Asked if he was at the…
Former First Lady Margaret Kenyatta speaks during a graduation ceremony at Brookhouse School on Friday, June 13, 2025. PHOTO/@4thPresidentKE/XFormer First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has lauded the young generation for their quest against injustice and their drive to challenge the status quo to make the world a better place. Speaking during Brookhouse Schools’ 17th graduation ceremony…
United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Volker Türk speaking during a session in February 2025. PHOTO/@volker_turk/XUnited Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has raised alarm over the surging crisis in Haiti, which has plummeted to a new low. In a statement issued by the UN Human Rights on Friday, June 13, 2025, Volker Türk…
Halake Elema, The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) CEO. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/IPOAKENYA/photosThe Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has confirmed that Albert Ojwang’ died inside a police cell at Nairobi’s Central police station, contrary to initial claims by the police that he died at Mbagathi Hospital. In a statement released on Thursday. June 13, 2025 evening, IPOA disclosed…