National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula speaking at the Apostolic Nunciature in Nairobi. PHOTO/@HonWetangula/X National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula will be flying out of the country on Thursday, April 24, 2025, to represent President William Ruto at the funeral of Pope Francis at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Wetang’ula…
Former UDA Secretary General Cleophas Malala with DAP K party leader Eugine Wamalwa in Nakuru few hours after Malala was released from police cells in Eldama Ravine on April 10,2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Months after his dramatic ouster, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment remains a hot-button issue. Just recently, President William Ruto denied claims that he initiated the plan…
BBC 24th April, 2025 01:31 PM Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a past event. PHOTO/@TheBlueHouseENG/X Prosecutors have indicted former South Korean President Moon Jae-in on charges of bribery related to his former son-in-law’s job at an airline. Prosecutors argue his former son-in-law, identified only by his surname Seo, had little…
A woman, whose face has been blurred, is seen taking a selfie next to Pope Francis’ body. PHOTO/www.facebook.com/DailyMail Mourners who flocked to the Pope’s lying-in-state on Wednesday have blasted ghoulish social media users for snapping selfies next to his open casket. After passing away aged 88 on Easter Monday, Francis’ body has been carried…
Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna at a past event. PHOTO/@edwinsifuna/Instagram In a sharply worded rebuke that has further exposed deepening rifts within the country’s political establishment, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has accused Members of Parliament (MPs) of weaponising a crucial infrastructure fund to advance political agendas and undermine devolution. At the centre of the controversy…
President William Ruto leads Kenyans in mourning Malava Mp Malulu Injendi at Lugusi village in Malava on March 4, 2025.[Benjamin Sakwa/ Standard] Among the Luhya community, the burial of respected leaders or elders is not just any other ordinary affair. Since time in memorial Luhyas have had a special way of interring their leaders who are accorded unique rituals and rites. For instance, it is…
Heads of Departments and Chief Executive Officers in the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications have been called upon to ensure the sectors they head deliver their mandates, presidential directives and key pillars of the Kenya Kwanza government. The new Broadcasting and Telecommunications Principal Secretary, Stephen Isaboke, pledged to the members of staff that they…
Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu. PHOTO/@karenzo.nyamu/Instagram Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has dismissed the existence of frictions between the ruling party, United Democratic Alliance (UDA), and coalition partners Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). Speaking during a live interview on Thursday, April 24, 2025, Nyamu emphasised that the criticism of the broad-based system of government by a section…
President William Ruto and Raila Odinga shake hands after signing MoU between their parties UDA and ODM at KICC, Nairobi on Friday, March 7, 2025. PHOTO/@ODP_KEofficial/X The political tension in the country continues to mount as Nandi Senator Samson Kiprotich Cherargei delivered a sharp rebuke to key figures in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM),…
President William Ruto’s five-day visit to China is already paying off. By the close of business on 23 April, his delegation had signed seven investment pacts worth well over Ksh 100 billion – cash earmarked for farms, factories, hotels, and even Kenya’s first “smart” traffic hub. The biggest slice – Ksh 51.8 billion – will…
Kenya’s teacher recruitment system has been thrown into turmoil by claims that some MPs are charging Ksh 200,000 for Teacher Service Commission appointment letters. The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) says it has evidence of this practice taking place at funerals and community meetings, where desperate graduates are being targeted. KNUT Secretary General Collins…
Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has doubled down on his controversial proposal to extend Kenya’s presidential term limit from five to seven years. Speaking during a radio interview on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Cherargei backed the idea with both religious and practical arguments, despite facing strong resistance from his own party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA)….
The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) is intensifying its diplomatic efforts in China as it builds strategic international alliances ahead of Kenya’s 2027 General Election. Led by Secretary General Hassan Omar Hassan, the party dispatched a high-level delegation to Beijing to strengthen its ties with the Communist Party of China (CPC). Omar, who arrived in China…
Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja during a past media address. PHOTO/@SakajaJohnson/X Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has assured residents that major improvements are coming to the city’s road and drainage system once the rainy season subsides. Speaking on a local TV station on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, the Governor acknowledged the longstanding complaints about the…
President William Ruto lays a wreath at the Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes at Tiananmen Square in honour of the martyrs of the struggle for the founding of the Peoples’ Republic of China in 1949, on April 23, 2025. [PCS] President William Ruto on Wednesday slammed the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, terming…