The 5th edition of the WRC Safari Rally since its reinstatement in the global championship calendar will be held in Naivasha from 20th to 23rd next month. The Kenyan rally will both serve as the African rally championship leg as well as the Kenya National rally championship for local drivers. The Safari Rally was reinstated…
President William Ruto engages Mandera County leaders on Tuesday. [PCS] President William Ruto has dismissed claims that he will only serve one term, insisting the 2027 General Election will be no different from past polls. Speaking during a three-day visit to Northeastern Kenya, Ruto rejected speculation about his political future. “Sometimes people make threats saying…
Former Prime Minister and African Union Commission (AUC) chair candidate Raila Odinga has expressed his sorrow over the death of billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader, Karim Aga Khan. In a statement shared on his X account on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Odinga highlighted the impact Aga Khan had on communities worldwide, particularly in Kenya. “His…
Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has criticised President William Ruto’s decision to send Kenyan police for a peacemaking mission in Haiti. This comes hours after US President Donald Trump froze the funding for the Kenya-led Mission to the Caribbean nation. Taking to his official X account on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Salasya…
Public Vehicles plying past Nairobi Express way Westlands, that is being constructed by National Government, through The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, KENHA and China Road and Bridge Corporation. [FILE] Plans for the “Usahihi” Expressway project, a 440-kilometre four-lane dual carriageway linking Nairobi and Mombasa, are taking shape. This is after Everstrong Capital, a US-based infrastructure investment…
The U.S. has notified the United Nations that it is freezing some funding to a U.N.-backed mission in Haiti tasked with fighting gangs trying to seize full control of the country’s capital, the U.N. said Tuesday. The U.S. has been the biggest contributor to the mission led by Kenyan police, which was launched last year and…
Elders from Embu, Meru, and Tharaka Nithi counties have implored Public Service CS Justin Muturi to engage in talks with President William Ruto. During a meeting, one elder from the Njuri Ncheke council expressed their support for Muturi but emphasized the need for dialogue. “We love you, Muturi, but we plead with you to talk…
President William Ruto has affirmed that security agents will safely rescue the five Mandera chiefs abducted in Elwak. Ruto revealed that he had instructed Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli to take all necessary measures to secure the chiefs’ release. “Nimekuja na Masengeli hapa, na nishamweleza ya kwamba juu na chini, kulia na kushoto,…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua continued his ongoing attacks against President William Ruto on Tuesday, this time alleging that his former boss offered him Ksh. 2 billion to resign. “The President told me to step down and assured me of Ksh. 2 billion for a comfortable retirement, complete with security and financial benefits. He also…
Milka Moraa, the woman who captured national attention after Pastor Ng’ang’a publicly dismissed her over rent arrears during a church service, has secured an affordable housing unit. With the help of well-wishers, Moraa began the process of acquiring a studio apartment at the Mukuru Meteorological Social Housing Site. The self-contained unit, priced at Ksh640,000, includes…
Mumias East Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Salasya has shocked Kenyans after revealing his net salary. On Tuesday, February 5, 2025, Salasya shared a photo of his January payslip on his Instagram page, showing that despite earning a gross salary of over Ksh1.1 million, he took home only Ksh18,746 after deductions. The MP expressed his…
Wiper Democratic Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka flanked by Kitui Senator Enoch Wambua(Left)and DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa(right) during a media briefing in Nairobi Funeral Home(formerly City Mortuary)on February 1,2025 on abductions and killings of the youth.[Benard Orwongo,Standard] It begins with whispers as families of missing persons gather at the Nairobi Funeral Home after unsuccessful search for their missing kin. In unlucky…
Raila Odinga receives a warm welcome by H.E Mohamed BEN AYED Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad on January 23, 2025. [Emmanuel Wanson, Standard] In about 11 days, former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will know his fate in his bid to secure the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson position. The continent’s…
Court session disrupted as hacker infiltrates hearing on post-election sexual violence case. A hacker on Tuesday jolted the court, advocates and journalists with jaw-dropping images during a hearing of a battle pitting the government and the 2007-2008 post-election sexual violence victims. Justices Daniel Musinga, Francis Tuiyott and George Odunga were keenly listening to the submissions…
Court session disrupted as hacker infiltrates hearing on post-election sexual violence case. A hacker on Tuesday jolted the court, advocates and journalists with jaw-dropping images during a hearing of a battle pitting the government and the 2007-2008 post-election sexual violence victims. Justices Daniel Musinga, Francis Tuiyott and George Odunga were keenly listening to the submissions…