Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mihika Linturi. speaking during a past function PHOTO/@mithika_Linturi/X Former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has come out strongly to reject claims by President William Ruto that the two are in constant communication and that plans are underway for him to be appointed to a government position. Speaking during an exclusive…
Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria at KICC, Nairobi on December 16, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria, has singled out Pipeline estate as one of the city’s worst areas for noise pollution, citing the proliferation of strip clubs in residential areas and loud church services. Mosiria, speaking on…
PS Basic Education Julius Bitok before the National Assembly’s Education committee on May 13, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] A new placement formula into senior secondary school is being used to ensure equity, fairness and transparency. This emerged yesterday when the selection exercise targeting 1.1 million learners who did the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA)…
Five people were killed and more than 200 were injured when a car drove through a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. The right-wing party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), organized a rally in the city on Monday. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser on Wednesday urged the AfD not to use…
Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba. PHOTO/@gloria_orwoba/X Nominated senator Gloria Orwoba on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, walked out of the senate chambers after she refused to read a pre-written apology statement. The legislator, whose 79-day suspension which was to end on May 1, 2025, was revised to 30 days, was invited to read an apology…
Cherotich, who delivered bronze for Kenya at the Paris Olympics in the 3000m steeplechase as she lost to Kenyan-born Baharani Winfred Yavi, has revealed what she learnt about herself by beating the 24-year-old in the Diamond League final Faith Cherotich, Kenya’s 20-year-old steeplechase sensation and reigning Olympic bronze medalist, has issued a bold warning to…
President William Ruto during NYOTA disbursement programme in Wajir Stadium, Wajir County. [PCS] A man in a white shirt and blue jeans emerged from behind the podium and sprinted directly towards the President. The incident, the third one in less than a year, has sent shockwaves among security circles. For a few gut-wrenching seconds at…
Teso South MP Mary Emase at a past function. PHOTO/https://www.facebook.com/maryemase Teso South MP Mary Emase has sharply criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s newly unveiled Democracy for the Citizens’ Party (DCP), warning that Kenya must reject divisive tribal politics and focus on unity and development. Speaking during a church service in Teso North Constituency, Busia…
President William Ruto's caravan killed a foreign citizen near Adams Arcade and is said to leave the body in the scene The accident happened when the expedition left Lang'ata to Kibra area while Ruto continued to visit Nairobi The incident sparked emotions from some Kenyans who narrated the losses recorded during the presidential development visit…
Margaret Ndung'u was sacked from the Ministry of ICT in December 2024 and handed over the role of chief commissioner He was to take up the post of Kenya's High Commissioner to Ghana after being vetted by the National Parliamentary Department's Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations Ndung'u mentioned his personal and necessary issue…
Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto presents the trophy to Takamoto Katsuta after powering to victory during the 2026 WRC Safari Rally Kenya in Naivasha on March 15, 2026. [PCS] Mastery of route counted for nothing for local drivers at the end of the four-day Safari Rally in Naivasha. It was another tough…
Moderate to high rainfall will continue in various parts of the country in the next seven days, from November 12 to November 18, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. This marks the continuation of the short-rain season, which commenced last week in some parts of the country, including Nairobi; however, the weather predicted isolated heavy…