By Janet Nyanchoka The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) is intensively deliberating on the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026. Members of the committee have spent several days in Mombasa, and have, among other things already focused on agencies falling under the Governance, Justice, Law, and Order Sector (GJLOS). […]

 By Nyang’au Araka Adoption of virtual learning got a boost on Friday following the launch of the Huawei ICT Academy at the Open University of Kenya (OUK). The Academy is an outcome of a partnership involving Huawei Kenya, Equity Group Foundation and OUK, and, is envisioned to empower thousands of learnes through flexible, self-paced digital […]

By KPC Reporter The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has honoured veteran broadcast journalist and member of Kisii Press Club (KPC), Josephine Karani with the Lifetime Award. Karani bagged the award Friday evening in Nairobi during the Annual Journalism Excellence Awards (AJEA), 2025 edition. “This is surely a memorable evening for me, and I thank […]

By Nyang’au Araka Kenya now has a revised Code of Conduct for Media Practice. The launch of the document the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) is a pivotal step to strengthen ethical standards in the nation’s evolving media landscape. Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy, William Kabogo, unveiled the document at the […]

By Nyang’au Araka A ten-year plan to save the world’s rarest tortoise, the Pancake Tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri), whose population is under severe threat in its last remaining strongholds will be launched on Friday. The National Recovery and Conservation Action Plan (2025-2035) will be launched in Chiakariga, Tharaka-Nithi County, to also mark the World Endangered Species […]

By Dennis Kirwa The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) President, Dr Erick Rutto, has called for urgent reforms to make the country more business-friendly. Dr. Rutto is particularly focused on removing barriers that hinder entrepreneurship and stifle innovation. During an interview on Spice FM, he warned that the current regulatory and tax […]

By Janet Nyanchoka The crisis-ridden County Assembly of Nyamira featured prominently during Senate proceedings on Wednesday, as Senators expressed dismay over ineffective service delivery arising from internal squabbles. During the afternoon session, the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations tabled a progress report following its investigation into the prolonged operational and leadership crisis […]

By Nyang’au Araka Many migrant Kenyan women hired as domestic workers in Saudi Arabia endure gruelling, abusive and discriminatory working conditions, a new report by Amnesty International (AI) report. AI describes the unfolding situation as a classic example of forced labour and human trafficking.  “The women are subjected to extreme exploitation in private homes, often […]

By Victor Bwire It’s always been time—but now, more than ever, media employers, editors, and journalists must wake up and smell the coffee. It’s no longer business as usual, and we’ve pushed ourselves to this point. We cannot continue abdicating our responsibility to ensure professionalism, ethics, and accountability in our newsrooms. The primary responsibility for […]

By Dr. Ezekiel Mutua The media in Kenya is widely seen as one of the most corrupt institutions. The reason they often unite against me is because I confront them directly and expose the corruption within. As a trained journalist, I worked at the Nation Media Group (NMG) for nine years between1994-2002. NMG was then […]