Chicken brought in Adiedo Mixed Secondary School in Homa Bay County to offset fees. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/trisha.trisha.180Kenyan comedian and activist Eric Omondi has launched a public appeal to find a grandmother who recently tried to pay her grandchildren’s school fees using chickens. The elderly woman, who hails from Homa Bay, made headlines after showing up at Adiedo…
President William Ruto’s Senior Economic Advisor, Moses Kuria. PHOTO/@HonMoses_Kuria/XPresident William Ruto’s Senior Economic Advisor, Moses Kuria, has mocked former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s new political party ahead of its launch on Thursday, May 15, 2025. In a statement on X, Kuria stated that he fought for multi-partism and believes in plurality in politics. “I actively…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has come to President William Ruto’s defense over recent remarks the Head of State made on abductions—a statement that sparked criticism earlier this week. Murkomen accused critics of twisting the President’s words and misrepresenting his intent. The controversy began after President Ruto publicly declared that his administration…
A government-backed affordable housing project in Lang’ata has hit a major legal snag after the National Environment Tribunal temporarily suspended its construction. The decision came after Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah filed a petition challenging the legality of the project, citing serious environmental violations and lack of public involvement. The Southlands Affordable Housing Project, part of…
President William Ruto and his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb at State House, Nairobi. President Stubb is accompanied by First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb and a business delegation are on the first visit by a Finnish Head of State to Kenya. [PCS] President William Ruto is a lesson in contradiction. Occasionally, he makes a diplomatic gaffe that…
Former Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi speaks during a past function. PHOTO/https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057976215291Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has resigned from President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA), calling the party a tower of Babel. In a letter addressed to UDA Secretary-General Omar Hassan on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Linturi laments that the ruling party has deviated…
First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto planting a tree during Kakamega forest tree planting exercise at Shikuse prison on June 8, 2023. [PCS, Standard] A majority of leaders from Baringo County did not attend the rollout of the Mama Kitchen Garden Program, an initiate of the First Lady Rachael Ruto. The national rollout took place at Koibatek Agricultural Centre (ATC) in…
A drug haul seized during a past operation. PHOTO/@DCI_Kenya/XPolice have arrested 286 foreign nationals in a sweeping crackdown on drug trafficking, as the country intensifies security operations in the northern frontier. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen made the revelation during a Jukwaa La Usalama tour in Marsabit on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, where he was…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, during an interview with KTN at his Karen Residence on April 7, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard] Just days after resigning from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is plotting a political comeback. He is expected to launch a new party on Thursday, May 15, which he…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen speaks during a public function. PHOTO/@kipmurkomen/XInterior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has come to the defence of President William Ruto over his recent remarks on abductions, asserting that they have been misinterpreted and taken out of context. Speaking in Marsabit County on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Murkomen stated that Ruto’s comments…
Cooperatives & MSMEs Development CS Wycliffe Oparanya. PHOTO/@DrOparanya/XCooperatives & MSMEs Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Wycliffe Oparanya has revealed that two million Kenyans have been promoted to access a loan limit of up to Ksh150,000 from the Hustler Fund kitty. Speaking when he appeared before the Senate Plenary on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the CS said…
Migori Senator Eddy Oketch in Parliament on May 14, 2025 [Snipping] Migori Senator Eddy Oketch was ordered out of the Senate chambers after a heated exchange with temporary Speaker Catherine Mumma on Wednesday, May 14. Senator Mumma directed that Oketch stay away for the remaining session over disorderly conduct. Trouble began when Oketch sought clarity…
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has decided to extend the internship contracts of 20,000 junior secondary school (JSS) teachers for an additional year. These teachers, who started their one-year internships in January 2025, were expecting to move onto permanent and pensionable terms by the end of 2025. However, the recent 2025-2026 budget did not set…
A three legged stool similar to the one Finland has returned to Benin. Image used for illustration purposes only. PHOTO/PexelsFinnish Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie officially handed over the Katakle — a ceremonial royal stool from the Kingdom of Dahomey — to Beninese Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Jean-Michel Abimbola on…
President William Ruto and former Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi chew miraa (khat) during a meeting of leaders and farmers at Maili Tatu Stadium in Igembe Central Constituency. [FILE, Standard] President William Ruto was on a familiar campaign trail last month in Maua, Meru County, when the crowd shifted the agenda. It was April 2, and…