Andriy Portnov. PHOTO/@BabakTaghvaee1/XA man who served as an aide to a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid, local authorities have said. An unidentified gunman – or gunmen – shot former politician Andriy Portnov outside the gates of an American school in the Pozuelo area of the Spanish capital on Wednesday morning,…
Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba degazatted. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] The Senate has declared the seat held by Gloria Orwoba vacant following her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party. In a gazette notice dated Wednesday, May 21, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi confirmed the vacancy, effective immediately. This comes after UDA’s National Executive Committee ratified a decision…
Nandi senator Samson Cherargei during a past event. PHOTO/@scherargei/XNandi Senator Cherargei has challenged members of parliament to consider running for presidency or governor if they wish to retain control of state funds. Speaking during the revision of the Revenue Bill 2025 in the Senate on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the senator defended the call to…
People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua at a past event. PHOTO/@MarthaKarua/XPeople’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has joined Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye’s legal team in a show of Pan-African solidarity, just days after she was deported from Tanzania. Karua arrived in Kampala on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, to support Besigye, who is…
Tina Alai. PHOTO/https://www.linkedin.com/in/tina-alai-5237ab142/Human rights advocate Tina Alai has delivered a blistering critique of Kenya’s political establishment, accusing it of deliberately frustrating the implementation of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) report to protect powerful figures implicated in past atrocities. “There is no political will to implement the TJRC report because the perpetrators and the…
Taku Eto, the agriculture minister who resigned after remarks about rice prices. PHOTO/Screengrab by K24 Digital of X video by @PhoenixTV_NewsJapan’s agriculture minister has resigned after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a remark that drew public fury in a country facing soaring food prices. Taku Etō’s resignation has added to…
An image of a DCP hood. PHOTO/@DCP/XDays after former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua unveiled his new party, the Democratic Citizens Party (DCP), the party on Tuesday, May 21, 2025, released a wide range of official attire and merchandise. With just a few days left to its official launch on June 4, 2025, DCP has introduced…
ODM secretary general Edwin Sifuna. PHOTO/@edwinsifuna/XNairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has criticised Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi for defending Tanzania President Samia Suluhu’s remarks on the conduct of Kenyan activists. This follows the deportation of the People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua and former Chief Justice (CJ)…
Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu. PHOTO/@HonNyutu/X Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu has become the latest politician in defense of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, who came under fire over his recent controversial remarks on election rigging and post-election violence. Gachagua, in a media interview on May 16, 2025, warned that electoral malpractice in the 2027 elections could lead to a…
A Jersey-based recruitment firm has signed a landmark agreement with the Kenyan government to streamline the hiring of Kenyan professionals into jobs across the UK Crown dependencies, marking a significant step in global labour mobility. GR8, a leading recruitment agency in the Channel Islands, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kenya’s State Department…
President William Ruto installs the public seal of the Republic of Kenya for the conferment of City status to Eldoret Municipality at the Eldoret Sports Club in Uasin Gishu County. [PCS] A law signed by President William Ruto mid last year quietly moved the Public Seal from the Attorney General’s office to the president’s Chief…
Migori Senator Eddy Oketch, Sponsor of the Creative Industry Support Bill, 2024 Kenyan content creators may soon receive direct support from county governments if a new proposal in the Senate becomes law. The Creative Industry Support Bill, 2024, sponsored by Migori Senator Eddy Oketch, is currently in its second reading and seeks to establish a…
Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu. PHOTO/@HonNyutu/XMurang’a Senator Joe Nyutu has claimed that President William Ruto is fearful of the emergence of a new kingpin in the Luhya nation, terming it a factor behind the drama surrounding the arrest and arraignment in court of Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya. Speaking to a local TV station on Wednesday,…
Mumias East Member of Parliament Peter Salasya did not hold back as he sharply criticized top police officials just a day after securing his release on cash bail. Speaking to a crowd in Limuru, Kiambu County, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Salasya accused Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)…
Huawei, in partnership with Zuku and the Boma Yangu initiative, has launched a groundbreaking high-speed internet service priced at just Ksh10 a day, or Ksh300 a month. The service specifically targets residents of Kenya’s affordable housing units, a key project under President William Ruto’s administration. This initiative seeks to close the digital gap by making…