Cargo Containers in Harbor,image used for representation purposes in this article. PHOTO/Pexels Sudan on Thursday suspended all imports from Kenya for the latter’s hosting of activities involving the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in late February. “The import of all products from Kenya via all ports, crossings, airports, and entry points is suspended starting…
President William Ruto serves lunch to students of Toi Primary School under the Dishi Na County programme in Kibra Constituency, Nairobi, on March 13, 2025. [PCS]. President William Ruto never seems to run out of promises; big, bold, and some bordering on the absurd. He has not only mastered the art of roadside declarations, but…
A police cruiser used for illustration. PHOTO/Martin Oduor A foreign national has been fatally struck by a government vehicle in President William Ruto’s motorcade along Ngong Road, police have confirmed. The fatal accident occurred as the presidential motorcade was heading to Kibra from Lang’ata constituency. In a press statement on Thursday, March 13,…
President William Ruto with Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja serve Chapati to Pupils during his tour of Nairobi on March 13, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/williamsamoei President William Ruto has officially embraced a new nickname, ‘Chapo,’ as given to him by Kenyans following his promise to Nairobi pupils to buy a chapati-making machine that can produce one million…
ODM Secretary-General Edwin Sifuna. [Collins Kweyu, Standard More than 25 political leaders from across Southern Africa, including Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, have been denied entry into Angola ahead of a two-day political retreat in Luanda. Speaking to The Standard, Sifuna confirmed he was among those barred from entering the country. “We have…
President William Ruto speaking in Kibra on Thursday, March 13, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/williamsamoei President William Ruto has declared that no Kenyan should be required to pay any fee to obtain an identity card, officially abolishing ID issuance charges in a landmark announcement made today, Thursday, March 13, 2025. Speaking during his visit to the Ayany…
Ruto serving Chapos t Toi Primary. PHOTO. Screengrab by K24 Digital of Facebook post by @Williamsamoeiruto Just two days after becoming a trending topic across social media in the country following his promise to purchase a machine capable of producing one million chapatis per day, President William Ruto has impressed students at Toi Primary…
A vehicle in President William Ruto’s motorcade is reported to have run over a man, killing him instantly. According to an eyewitness account, the elderly man – said to be a foreign national – was crossing the busy Ngong Road at the Greenhouse Mall, near Adams Arcade, when a loud thud was heard. The said…
Individuals arrested in connection with a series of robberies along Thika Highway on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. PHOTO/@DCI_Kenya/X Police have launched a crackdown following a series of robberies along Thika Highway on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, where a group of rowdy youth attacked motorists and pedestrians after a rally by President William Ruto….
President William Ruto speaking in Langata on Thursday, March 13, 2025. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/williamsamoei President William Ruto has subtly expressed his unease regarding the burgeoning trend among Kenyans to bestow upon him a plethora of nicknames, urging citizens to exercise restraint in this burgeoning practice. Speaking during the fourth day of his Nairobi tour in Lang’ata…
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi. PHOTO/@HonJBMuturi/X Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development, Justin Muturi, has refuted claims that he has resigned from his position. This comes after a fake letter announcing his resignation went viral. Taking to his official X account on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Muturi dismissed the letter…
President William Ruto engaging construction workers at the ongoing Shauri Moyo affordable houses project on Monday, March 10, 2025. PHOTO/@WilliamsRuto/X President William Ruto has promised to transform the Kibera slum into a better estate with proper sanitation and housing. Speaking during his tour of Nairobi County on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Ruto also revealed…
As more than 60 Kenyans were killed in protests and dozens abducted in alleged police operations, a Nairobi lawyer emerged at the forefront of a fight against the “tyranny” she fears is overtaking the country. Faith Odhiambo took over as head of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) in February 2024 just a few months…
Public Service CS Justin Muturi. PHOTO/@HonJBMuturi/X Public Service CS Justin Muturi has addressed his recent absences from Cabinet meetings amid speculation about a potential rift between him and President William Ruto. Speaking on a local TV station on Wednesday, March 12, 2024, the CS, who has notably missed three Cabinet meetings, revealed that he requested to…
President William Ruto launches the last mile connectivity project accompanied by deputy president Kithure Kindiki in Shinyalu, Kakamega County on January 21, 2025. [PSC, Standard] If there is one thing President William Ruto never runs out of, it’s promises—big, bold, and often bordering on the absurd. He has not only mastered the art of roadside…