By Nyang’au Araka As the bright sun danced overhead, sometimes playing hide and seek with the clouds, a deep sense of grief enveloped Rangenyo Primary School grounds, Nyamira County on Friday. Hundreds came from far and wide, then gathered for the joint burial of nine members of one family killed in a tragic road accident […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha President William Ruto’s proposal to establish a National Infrastructure Fund is framed as a bold pathway to transform Kenya into Africa’s Singapore. The promise is attractive. Modern roads, railways, ports and energy systems appeal to a country eager for visible progress. Yet the real danger is not in building infrastructure. It […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha Kenyans possess an extraordinary zeal for excellence. What we lack is not talent, ambition, or courage. What we lack is timely institutional support. Again and again, the state appears only after the struggle has been privately won, when applause is cheap and association politically convenient. Consider David Munyua. He requested government […]

By Dr. Wanjohi wa Makokha There is a quiet paradox that manifests itself across our motherland each time Xmas comes calling. It is a relational and social phenomenon which reveals itself because the cities we inhabit as the middle class throb with work and ambition while the villages we originate from as Kenyans, hold memory, […]

By Prof. Maurice O. Okoth The release of the 2025 Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) results and the subsequent Grade 10 placements has once again ignited anxiety among parents, learners and education stakeholders across the country. For many families, placement is not the end of the journey. It is the beginning of a stressful, […]

By the Idler-in-Chief You definitely know that it is Christmas time again in Nyagenke, that generous city which welcomes millions from everywhere and then watches them flee at the mere sight of 25th December approaching. One minute, the upcountry Nyagenkeans are stuck in lifts together, pretending not to notice each other’s breath. The next minute, […]

By KPC Reporter A Kenyan has impressed sports fans worldwide with his breathtaking debut at the 2026 Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Darts Championship in London. The story that feels almost too cinematic to be true is all about David Munyua, a veterinarian from Murang’a County, who has become a global star. Munyua had never […]

By Courtesy Kenya has emerged as a leading voice in global digital policy after high-level United Nations talks in New York charted the future of digital cooperation. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) Outcome Review High-Level Meeting, marked twenty years since governments committed to building an inclusive, people-centered information society. The discussions set […]

By Ng’wono Bw’Otwere As Kenya grapples with recurrent droughts, climate shocks, and a rising food import bill, the government is pursuing a major shift in how the country produces food. Irrigation and large-scale farming are now at the heart of its strategy to ensure long-term food security. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi […]

By Janet Nyamwamu The Milimani Law Courts cleared journalist David Nyakang’i of cybercrime charges, ruling the evidence presented didn’t prove he committed the alleged digital offences. Delivering the ruling, Senior Principal Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhubi said the prosecution’s evidence did not sufficiently connect Nyakang’i to the digital publication and domain at the centre of the […]