On Tuesday, October 28, local newspapers highlighted the growing power struggle within political circles as allies and opponents of the late former prime minister Raila Odinga jostle for influence and control, citing uncertainty about his legacy after his death.
Source: UGC
1. Daily Nation
Kenya is following it Tanzania in the business mix, relying heavily on exports of raw materials which slows economic growth and increases poverty, according to the African Continental Integration Report 2025.
The report notes that the economies of East Africa, including Kenya, remain less modern and rely on unprocessed goods, thus slowing the growth of industries and factories.
This has resulted in fewer jobs and less economic resilience. Kenya’s composite score is below the African average of 0.4072, with the region’s export mix dominated by raw materials at 0.68, with manufactured exports at 0.3420 compared to imports at 0.5986.
Tanzania leads with a score of 0.4457, followed by Burundi and Kenya, while UgandaRwanda, and South Sudan being at the bottom.
AU warn that weak trade in intermediate goods and poorly developed regional production networks continue to hinder economic transformation and the integration of East Africa into the continental trading system.
4. Nation Today
According to the newspaper, a high school student from Central Lamu, Lamu county, is expected to sit for his KCSE exams under police custody after he was arrested and detained for undisclosed reasons.
Form four candidates started their national exams last Tuesday with practical papers.
In a separate case, a sixth form student from Faza Comprehensive Boys School is taking his KPSEA exam at King Fahd County Referral Hospital, where he is recovering from surgery on a broken arm.
Lamu county Director of Education Zachary Mutuiri confirmed both cases, saying arrangements have been made to ensure affected students sit their exams without disruption.
He said the situation has remained calm and the exams are going well.
Meanwhile, thirty-six KPSEA and KJSEA candidates from the Boni Forest area were transferred to other centers because their schools did not meet the minimum requirement of fifteen candidates to qualify as examination centers.
Mutuiri added that the transfer was aimed at ensuring justice and compliance with the Kenya National Examination Council regulations.
This year, Lamu county has 3,498 KPSEA candidates and 4,432 KJSEA candidates taking their national exams in various centers, while education officials ensure that all students, including those in exceptional circumstances, get a chance.
5. People Daily
According to this newspaper, after 24 years in prison, Peter Kihiu Mwaniki has been released, marking a new chapter in his life. Sentenced to death in 2002 for aggravated robbery aged just 22, he walked out of Murang’a GK Prison on October 24 ready for a new start.
Before his arrest, Mwaniki worked for an Indian employer in Nairobi whom he trusted.
However, youthful recklessness led him to steal gold, cameras, and cash worth over KSh2 million, leading to his conviction and death sentence.
His 2005 appeal was unsuccessful, but in 2009 the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Another appeal in 2019 reduced it to ten years.
During his imprisonment, Mwaniki embraced education, achieving a grade C in KCSE and completing courses in accounting, business, warehousing, and theology.
His transformation attracted the attention of the Defenders of Rights, who sponsored him to study law at the University of London.
He graduated in 2023 with a law degree, a milestone he says gave him purpose and redemption.
Mwaniki now hopes to join the Kenya School of Law to qualify as a lawyer and use his legal skills to help prisoners and marginalized groups get justice.
Acknowledging the stigma associated with ex-convicts, he appealed to the public to accept, saying he has changed and is determined to rebuild his life and contribute positively to society.
3. The Star
The newspaper says, Kenya follows Tanzania in trade mix, relying heavily on exports of raw materials which slows economic growth and increases poverty, according to the 2025 African Continental Integration Report.
The report notes that the economies of East Africa, including Kenya, remain less modern and rely on unprocessed goods, thus slowing the growth of industries and factories.
This has resulted in fewer jobs and less economic resilience. Kenya’s composite score is below the African average of 0.4072, with the region’s export mix dominated by raw materials at 0.68, with manufactured exports at 0.3420 compared to imports at 0.5986.
Tanzania leads with a score of 0.4457, followed by Burundi and Kenya, while Uganda, Rwanda, and South Sudan are at the bottom.
AU warn that weak trade in intermediate goods and poorly developed regional production networks continue to hinder economic transformation and the integration of East Africa into the continental trading system.
4. Nation Today
According to Kiswahili newspaper, a high school student from Central Lamu, Lamu county, is expected to sit his KCSE exams under police custody after he was arrested and detained for undisclosed reasons.
Form four candidates started their national exams last Tuesday with practical papers.
In a separate case, a sixth form student from Faza Comprehensive Boys School is taking his KPSEA exam at King Fahd County Referral Hospital, where he is recovering from surgery on a broken arm.
Lamu county Director of Education Zachary Mutuiri confirmed both cases, saying arrangements have been made to ensure affected students sit their exams without disruption.
He said the situation has remained calm and the exams are going well.
Meanwhile, thirty-six KPSEA and KJSEA candidates from the Boni Forest area were transferred to other centers because their schools did not meet the minimum requirement of fifteen candidates to qualify as examination centers.
Mutuiri added that the transfer was aimed at ensuring justice and compliance with the Kenya National Examination Council regulations.
This year, Lamu county has 3,498 KPSEA candidates and 4,432 KJSEA candidates taking their national exams in various centers, while education officials ensure that all students, including those in exceptional circumstances, get a chance.
5. People Daily
After 24 years in prison, Peter Kihiu Mwaniki has been released, marking a new chapter in his life. According to the newspaper, he was sentenced to death in 2002 for armed robbery at the age of just 22, he was released from Murang’a GK Prison on October 24 ready for a new start.
Before his arrest, Mwaniki worked for an Indian employer in Nairobi whom he trusted.
However, youthful recklessness led him to steal gold, cameras, and cash worth over KSh2 million, leading to his conviction and death sentence.
His 2005 appeal was unsuccessful, but in 2009 the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Another appeal in 2019 reduced it to ten years.
During his imprisonment, Mwaniki embraced education, achieving a grade C in KCSE and completing courses in accounting, business, warehousing, and theology.
His transformation attracted the attention of the Defenders of Rights, who sponsored him to study law at the University of London.
He graduated in 2023 with a law degree, a milestone he says gave him purpose and redemption.
Mwaniki now hopes to join the Kenya School of Law to qualify as a lawyer and use his legal skills to help prisoners and marginalized groups get justice.
Acknowledging the stigma associated with ex-convicts, he appealed to the public to accept, saying he has changed and is determined to rebuild his life and contribute positively to society.
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