By Nyang’au Araka A not very new microblogging social networking service modeled after and inspired by Twitter (now X) is gaining numbers lately, particularly in the United States. Bluesky was launched in 2019. Just like X, users of Bluesky can share text messages, images, and videos in short posts. The service is primarily operated by […]

By Nyang’au Araka The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has conferred an Honorary Doctor (Honoris Causa) of Business Administration degree to business magnet Jared Kangwana. “The conferment is recognition of Kangwana’s distinguished contribution to entrepreneurship and a free independent media in the country,” the University said in a statement. The conferment occurred during the university’s […]

By OMBOKI MONAYO Nestled near the border of West Pokot and Marakwet County, Lomut Township is a vibrant hub of activity, particularly on market days when the community gathers to trade goods and share stories. For Ruth Ngeiywa, a mother of two and a determined farmer, life took a dramatic turn on an ordinary Saturday […]

By Nyang’au Araka and FAO Esther Munani Kyalo, a mother of three from Miambani ward- Kitui County changed her routine three months ago and she is not looking back. She has a new ritual every Tuesday since the Kavakaky Farmer Field School was launched. Together with around 35 other women from her area, she walks […]

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 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 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 […]