Raila Odinga and President William Ruto in a past occasion. PHOTO/@UDAKenya/xPresident William Ruto’s two-day National Executive Retreat entered its final day today, Friday, June 20, 2025, with a notable addition: his broad-based partner, Raila Odinga, joined top government officials for the closing session at the KCB Leadership Centre in Karen, Nairobi. The high-level retreat, which…
Salasya speaking during a church service at Jesus Teaching Ministry (JTM) on June 1, 2025. PHOTO/@pksalasya/XMumias East MP Peter Salasya is set to kick off his engagement tour in Kenya’s North Eastern region as part of his early campaign for the 2027 presidential race. His goal is to bring Kenyans together, despite the divisions often…
Former Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Secretary-General Wilson Sossion has sounded the alarm over Kenya’s growing political unrest, urging the government to address the root causes of the protests before the country plunges into chaos. In a televised interview on Thursday, June 19, 2025, Sossion emphasized that the ongoing demonstrations are not spontaneous reactions…
Ben Githae, the voice behind Jubilee’s 2017 campaign anthem Tano Tena, spent Thursday on vernacular radio pleading with the very online generation that has spent three weeks roasting him. The Kikuyu gospel star lifted both hands and asked for mercy, saying the backlash over his recent State House visit had turned his phone into a…
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has launched a stinging attack on President William Ruto, accusing him of abusing state power, mismanaging public funds, and treating government like a personal enterprise. In a hard-hitting interview aired on K24 TV on Thursday, June 19, 2025, Omtatah painted a bleak picture of Ruto’s leadership, warning that it threatens both…
President William Ruto is not backing down on his plan to move every shilling of public money through the eCitizen platform. Speaking at the Third National Executive Retreat in Kajiado on June 19, the Head of State told officials that “all government payments will be done on eCitizen,” and singled out school heads who still…
President William Ruto has defended his administration’s performance, reaffirming his commitment to fulfilling all promises made during the 2022 election campaign. Speaking on Thursday, June 19, 2025, during the opening of the 3rd National Executive Retreat at the KCB Leadership Centre in Karen, Ruto addressed growing criticism that his government had over-promised and under-delivered. He…
Crime Scene tape. PHOTO/Pexels.At a market in Tougbo, a small town in northern Ivory Coast, the smell of dried fish and fried dough filled the air. Children ran around the bustling stalls where women sold the corn and cassava they had carried on their heads for miles in the countryside. Muslim elders watched the crowds…
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya at a recent rally during his tour. PHOTO/@pksalasya/XMumias East constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has urged President Ruto not to vie for the presidency in 2027. Taking to his official X account on the night of Thursday, June 19, 2025, Salasya argued that exiting the 2027 presidential contest…
Former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/BAITEFAMILYFormer Meru County Governor Kawira Mwangaza has called for political tolerance ahead of President William Ruto’s planned visit to the county. The head of state will be in Meru on Saturday, June 21, 2025, for the 10th Annual Dairy Farmers Field Day, which Mwangaza says she will attend. In a…
Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i during his consultative tour of the Gusii region on Friday, May 2, 2025. PHOTO/@itskipronohA section of Kenyans thronged Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on the night of Thursday, June 19, 2025, to welcome back former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, who made a return to the country after resigning…
President William Ruto, speaking during the Third National Executive Retreat at the KCB Leadership Centre in Kajiado County on Thursday, June 19, 2025. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/XPresident William Ruto has vowed to take action against learning institutions that have resisted the government’s directive to pay school fees through the eCitizen platform. Speaking during the Third National Executive Retreat…
President William Ruto speaks during a past event. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Ruto has announced that, on average, 50,000 Kenyans register on the Social Health Authority (SHA) healthcare system every day. Speaking during the Third National Executive Retreat at the KCB Leadership Centre in Kajiado County on Thursday, June 19, 2025, he stated that 23 million…
President Ruto speaks during the National Executive Retreat held at the KCB Leadership Centre in Karen on June 19, 2025. PHOTO/State HousePresident William Ruto has announced that the Kenya Kwanza administration will build 1600 laboratories in the country to enhance accessibility to quality education. Speaking during the Third National Executive Retreat at the KCB Leadership…
Kenyan actor Malik Lemmy. PHOTO/@malik_lemmy/InstagramKenyan actor Malik Lemmy, popularly known as Govi, has joined a growing chorus of voices expressing concern over Nairobi’s rapid and unchecked urban sprawl, warning that the city is on the brink of a man-made disaster. In a post on his Instagram stories on Thursday, June 19, 2025, Malik painted a…