The government has set aside Ksh3.2 billion this financial year to expand electricity access in Nakuru County, targeting about 33,000 households under the last mile connectivity programme. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi said the projects will be implemented by the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) and Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) as…
The political temperature in Kenya continues to rise as the United Opposition launches a fierce counter-offensive against President William Ruto. The move follows a series of public attacks by the head of state, who has repeatedly dismissed his rivals as having “no tangible achievements” to show the Kenyan electorate. Opposition leaders have now turned the…
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja appeared before the Senate’s Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee on Wednesday to protect the legality and intent of a landmark cooperation agreement between the city county and the national government. Facing intense scrutiny from senators over financial accountability and public participation, Sakaja framed the partnership not as a surrender of power…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino when he met President William Ruto in August 2025 [FIFA] Today marks exactly 10 years since Gianni Infantino stepped into office as FIFA President. The Swiss-Italian, who formerly served as Secretary General of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), was quite adamant about “bringing football back to FIFA, and FIFA…
President William Ruto hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa at State House Nairobi. [PCS] It has emerged that Kenya’s immigration officials aided one of Sudan’s most powerful warlords to secure a Kenyan passport to facilitate his movements internationally while evading existing sanctions. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has stepped into the center of a brewing national debate, defending the right of state officers to remain active in political spheres while serving in the Cabinet. As the country looks toward the 2027 elections, Wandayi argues that holding a ministerial position does not strip a citizen of their fundamental…
ODM lawmakers who oppose the broad-based government lost their influential committee slots on Tuesday after party leaders reshuffled positions in the National Assembly. The leadership removed them from powerful committees and reassigned them to less influential ones, as the pro-government faction asserted control. Suba South MP Caroli Omondi lost his seat on the influential Constitution…
Months after her high-profile appointment to Kenya’s ambitious environmental mission, the official Ambassador for the 15 Billion Tree Planting Campaign, Truphena Muthoni, reveals she is still waiting for her marching orders. Despite the fanfare surrounding her selection by President William Ruto in late 2025, the 22-year-old climate activist claims she has yet to receive a…
President William Ruto hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa at State House Nairobi. [PCS] It has emerged that Kenya’s immigration officials aided one of Sudan’s most powerful warlords to secure a Kenyan passport to facilitate his movements internationally while evading existing sanctions. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has officially unveiled the six applicants vying to join the Supreme Court of Kenya. This high-stakes recruitment process seeks to fill the void left by the late Justice Mohamed Khadhar Ibrahim, who passed away on December 17, 2025. In a public notice released on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the JSC…
Senior leaders from Kenya’s United Opposition have stepped up efforts to calm fears of electoral malpractice ahead of the 2027 General Election, assuring supporters that their votes will remain secure. Speaking to a packed congregation at PCEA Embakasi Parish in Nairobi, three of the coalition’s most prominent figures, including Fred Matiang’i, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Rigathi Gachagua, declared…
William Ruto has announced that construction of the long-awaited Nairobi–Thika Expressway will begin in September 2026, marking a major step in efforts to ease traffic congestion along one of Kenya’s busiest transport corridors. The president linked the project’s rollout to the completion of the ongoing JKIA–Westlands road expansion, positioning the new 60-kilometer highway as the…
CS Murkomen at an interdenominational church service at AIC Kapng’etik, Elgeyo Marakwet County. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has cleared the police of any role in the tear gas incident that disrupted Edwin Sifuna’s rally in Kakamega. He dismissed the accusations as a deliberate effort to tarnish the reputation of law enforcement and stir up…
Audio By Vocalize Kanana Muthomi takes part in the Absa Beat the Pro Challenge in Karen. [Stafford Ondego, Standard] The 57th edition of Magical Kenya Open (MKO), Presented by Absa, concluded at the par 70 Karen Country Club in Nairobi at the weekend with South Africa’s golf sensation Casey Jarvis winning the 2026…
President William Ruto hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Algoney Hamdan Daglo Musa at State House Nairobi. [PCS] It has emerged that Kenya’s immigration officials aided one of Sudan’s most powerful warlords to secure a Kenyan passport to facilitate his movements internationally while evading existing sanctions. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…