By Ashford Kimani Listening to Prof. Laban Ayiro, the Vice Chancellor of Daystar University, deliver the keynote address during this year’s Archdiocese of Nairobi Teachers Day at St. Mary’s School, Msongari, was nothing short of transformative. His message was not just about systems or institutions – it was about values. It was about modelling leadership […]

By Ongaga Ongaga Last week, Kenya lost two pioneering women whose lives were synonymous with the struggle for gender equality: Catherine Nyamato and Dr. Phoebe Asiyo. Their passing is not just a moment of mourning. It is a moment of reckoning. As plans to lay them to rest get underway, the question that looms is […]

By Faith Nyabuto Sometimes, you must let things be—Accept that fate and destinyFlow beyond our reach,That change is life’s one certainty. You must come to know:Even voices once familiarCan fall silent,Conversations once comfortingCan curdle into dreamsYou’d rather not revisit. But still,There is hope for new beginnings. Let it go—Make room for rediscovery,New paths to wander,New […]

By Shem Onderi My mouth—You are my everything.You feed me:With food,With words,With everything in between. You taste it all,Chew it,Shape it for swallowing—Long before I think to digest. Your placement is no accident:Front and center,Where all humanity’s interest rests.What you speak comes to pass.Your voice carries command—Be it song, rebuke, or blessing. Through you, I […]

By KPC Reporter in Arusha Tanzania’s former presidents Mwalimu Nyerere and Hassan Mwinyi were today honoured at the Pan-African Media Councils Summit in Arusha, in recognition of their foundational roles in shaping the country’s media landscape and championing press freedom across Africa. The awards, presented to the duo posthumously during the Media Council of Tanzania’s […]

By Chipanga Daniel “Not today,”My dancing master always said,In the twilight of his years—Still believing he had more time to live. He rose with his walking stick,Hoping to command nature’s pace,A smile creasing his wrinkled faceAs memories of better days flickered behind his eyes. When the sun dipped low,He’d step out to admire God’s brushwork,Knowing […]

By Chipanga Daniel Like the phases of the moon, I will rise again— Fiercer and brighter than before, To prove I cannot be silenced forever. It doesn’t matter how long it takes, For I am not destined for the underworld; My destiny is to shine upon the world, Like a rekindled fire atop the rock. […]

By Dories Kwamboka I was raised where dreams spoke in hush,In a home where love wore modest hush.My mother stitched hope into every thread,With hands that shaped the life we led. She knocked on doors with weary feet,Took any job to make ends meet.She pieced together school fees owed,And bore our grief with strength she […]

By Nyang’au Araka Some gestures pierce through our cluttered lives with such quiet dignity, they leave you wordless. A few weeks ago, I shared an urgent appeal on my WhatsApp status about my friend Eric Ong’uti Ayuka, whose hospital bill had soared past Ksh.6 million following a life-saving kidney transplant. Many reacted, a few responded […]

By Nyang’au Araka Some gestures pierce through our cluttered lives with such quiet dignity, they leave you wordless. A few weeks ago, I shared an urgent appeal on my WhatsApp status about my friend Eric Ong’utiAyuka, whose hospital bill had soared past Ksh.6 million following a life-saving kidney transplant. Many reacted, a few responded but […]