By Mirimba Angella Students in public universities are wasting precious time once again as lecturers stay away due to a pay hike dispute among other demands. In some universities, students were scheduled to take their last semester exams which were delayed due to a similar strike by their lecturers late last year. The dons announced […]

Mole, Diversity– By Shem Onderi You live beneath our feet, a secret life unseen, Yet your destruction is loud, a tale of ravaged dreams. Little is known of your ways, no social moments shared, No rest days recorded, just an endless, underground lair. Your body is tender, fragile to the touch, But your teeth, sharp […]

OPINION By OMBOKI MONAYO Journalism has not allowed me the luxury of evading the gritty realities of life, including the frequent occurrences of violence. This particular scene remains etched in my memory: a hotel room in Kisii Town, awash with gruesome bloodstains, the air thick with the chilling silence following a brutal attack. As our […]

By Nyang’au Araka Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley, House Representative Elect for Minnesota, United States has told KPC that she is elated as she returns to Kenya today, Tuesday 10th. Momanyi and her entourage will be received at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday 10th, at 11:15 am. “My heart is filled with gratitude and […]

By Vincent Ongore Times Higher Education has just released their latest ranking of universities and research institutions. Other ranking agencies unveiled theirs’ a little earlier in the year. This annual exercise is usually highly anticipated by university administrators and other stakeholders in the higher education sector, as it offers insights into how universities are perceived […]

Title: Basic Education in Kenya: A Reality Check Publisher: Nsemia Inc. Publishers Year of Publication: 2024 Author: Henry L.N. Onderi Reviewer: Nyang’au Araka/ babahezel@gmail.com Basic Education in Kenya: A Reality Check is about what works and what doesn’t in Kenya’s basic education setup. It is an expose of a kind that delves into critical issues […]

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 […]

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 […]