By Shem Onderi Too young to be an adult,Too tender to carry the weight of motherhood,A teen mother learns too earlyWhat only time should teach. She is discouraged,The government frowns,The church weeps,And the chief laments in the village square —Yet her heart remains unheard. A national concern,A silent tragedy,A teen mother cannot feed herself,Still clutching […]

By Janet Nyanchoka Nyamwamu The inaugural Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) Sports activities came to an exciting close on Saturday evening at the Ulinzi Sports Complex in Lang’ata, Nairobi, after two action-packed days celebrating teamwork, wellness, and camaraderie among parliamentary staff. The interdepartmental event brought together employees from both the National Assembly and the Senate, who […]

By Nyang’au Araka Every day, humans crisscross the planet with a velocity that leaves the wild world trailing far behind. From morning commutes to cross-country flights, mankind’s footsteps, wheels, and wings trace a restless rhythm that outpaces nature’s own by a staggering margin. Now, a new study from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that […]

By M. Awino and Nyang’au Araka Barely two weeks after Raila Odinga’s passing, Kenya still hums with a single, aching refrain; “Raila come home… Agwambo come home…” The song that fills the streets, radio waves, and social media feeds is not new. It is the late Lady Maureen’s Ohangla ballad, Raila Duogi Dala, recorded over […]

By KPC Reporter Bondo United FC and Magina Girls, both from Siaya County, emerged victorious in the Tujiamini Cheza Dimba on Sunday. The Nyanza region finals at the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay were tournament powered by SportPesa. Bondo United were crowned the new regional champions after edging out Migori-based Awendo FC 1–0, courtesy […]

By Wanjohi wa Makokha The village square waits like a suspended breath,flags now back high on their post, staring limply at the sunset on the low lake of our high ancestors,and I walk between shadowsthat remember his voice before I ever knew mine.Every step is a question,every silence a drum I cannot strike. I touch […]

By the Idler-in-Chief At the Nyagenke Group of DEB Primary Schools, academic creativity has reached a level only the angels can interpret. The other day, a pupil was asked to “write a poem in five lines.” The young scholar, driven by Nyagenke literalism, believed that he obeyed the instruction faithfully. He wrote POEM in big, […]

By KPC Reporter The National Police Service (NPS) has announced a series of temporary road closures and traffic diversions in Nairobi ahead of the 2025 Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon, set for Sunday. The measures, aimed at ensuring public safety and smooth coordination of the event, will take effect from midnight on Saturday, 25 October, until […]

By Wanjohi wa Makokha Above the bowed soul, the fly whisk hovers, threads trembling like the last quiver of a star before dawn. The shadow of the patriarch dissolves into the whispering air, his weight folded into the eloquence of silence, and every fiber becomes a conduit through which the cosmos exhales its memories. The […]

By Wanjohi wa Makokha Now the stately homestead breathes like an emptied elephant drum.The flags that waved have fallen asleep in dusts made by hooves.Their colors bleed into the lost evening wind,and the speeches hang in the bare jacaranda like forgotten promises.All that remains is your grave, my lord,a small island of new stone among […]