Vincent Ongore Raila Odinga’s bid for the African Union Commission chairperson started in earnest when it was officially launched by HE President William Ruto at State House, Nairobi, on Tuesday August 27, 2024. The regional presidents who graced the launch were the East African Community Chair and President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Yoweri […]

This man walking on a pair of stilts was photographed as did a promotion of a new product in Molo Town, Nakuru County on Thursday. Talk of walking tall! Photos/ Nyang’au Araka

By Nyang’au Araka Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Besigye who has been staying in Nairobi was reportedly taken back to his country under unclear circumstances. Media reports indicate that according to Besigye’s wife, Winnie Byanyima, he was kidnapped and sent back home where he is being held in a military jail. In a post on X, […]

By Elias Kayaga Things happen quite fast these days. Some Kenyans have even joked that they are struggling to “catch up with the syllabus.” Chinua Achebe says that when you see a frog jumping in a broad daylight, just know that there is something wrong or something must be after its life. Recently, the Kenya […]

 By Dr George N. Areba Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo is my man of the moment and hero. Though not of my faith, he believes in the God I believe in. I wish all clergy were of such kind of moral standing. Perhaps heaven could have been nearer. Apart from turning down political gifts (freebies) […]

By Vincent Ongore Moi University was launched in 1984 with pomp and high expectations as the second university in Kenya. Until then, Kenya had only one university, the University of Nairobi. As the country’s population grew exponentially, there was a need to expand opportunities for university education to accommodate the thousands of students who were […]

By OMBOKI MONAYO Maggie always thought her daughter was safe from harmful online content. Then one day, shock hit her. Her daughter Cynthia had seen obscene adult video as she mingled with friends in their neighbourhood in the ever busy urban jungle that is Pipeline, Nairobi. That evening, Cynthia came home looking upset. “Cynthia told […]

By Nyang’au Araka The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) has asked member countries and partners to join the newly launched Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. The alliance was launched at the G20 Leader’s Summit in Brazil on Monday the 18th. The outfit is an initiative crafted by the Brazilian presidency […]

By Omboki Monayo Kenya is making significant progress in safeguarding its water resources and biodiversity through proactive measures, including the recent gazetting of five wetlands as Groundwater Protection Zones (GPZs). These steps, formalized under the Wetlands Conservation Regulations of 2022, designate critical areas like DikDik Gardens in Nairobi County and Lake Kenyatta in Lamu County […]

By Nyang’au Araka Kenyans living abroad now want a more robust and structured platform for them to participate as voters back home. Through the Diaspora Technical Working Group (DTWG), they have come up with a legislative proposal aimed at addressing the structural and logistical needs for their participation in the electioneering process. Specifically, the proposal […]