Category Archives: Opinion
Kenyan Women Trapped in Toil, Abuse in Saudi- Report Reveals
May 13, 2025 at 04:08 PM
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 […]
Kenya’s Media Mess: Time To Clean House
May 12, 2025 at 02:58 PM
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 […]
Unified Gov’t Messaging Strategy Loading, PS Isaboke Says
May 12, 2025 at 05:00 AM
By KPC Reporter A committee is finalising the Government Communications Strategy and the National Communications Policy. The Principal Secretary, State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications (SDBT), Mr. Stephen Isaboke opened a workshop for finalisation of the critical documents on Sunday. Isaboke said that once approved, the two documents will be vital in enhancing and streamlining […]
Mutua: I’m Not Leaving the Media Just Yet
May 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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 […]
QUOTE OF THE DAY
May 11, 2025 at 09:51 AM
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them.” -Author unknown
Of Smoke Screens and Judicial Truths: The Gachagua Impeachment Case
May 10, 2025 at 06:02 AM
By Kurian Musa Having covered court proceedings as a journalist, I wish to wade my street thoughts into the corridors of justice over the recent ruling that Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) Philomena Mwilu erred in empanelling a three-judge bench to hear the impeachment process of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. As per Article 163(1) of the […]
Ruto’s Party Unamused, Writes To Orwoba Over Link With Matiang’i
May 09, 2025 at 05:16 PM
By Janet Nyanchoka Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba is now facing accusations of disloyalty and unbecoming conduct by the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party. Consequently, Orwoba has been instructed to appear before the party’s Disciplinary Committee on May 16th. The party cites her participation in events involving former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i. A letter […]
POETIC TURN: Neighbour, shut up!
Apr 25, 2025 at 07:46 AM
By Shem Onderi Neighbor, in joy and quarrel, in laughter and grief,We have endured together — shared abundance and emptiness. You’ve heard my visitors gossip about others you know well.Not once, but often, we’ve borrowed cooking oil, lamp gas,A tin here, a spoon there — small things that filled big gaps. Our families have taken […]
POETIC THURSDAY: Mosquito, Declare Your Blood Group
Apr 17, 2025 at 03:23 AM
By Shem Onderi Mosquito,make public your blood group…So we can call for a national blood donation drive.We’ll gather as much blood as we can,focus on a single type,so we can supply it. Tell us—via email, text—let it go viral,so humanity can donate generously,pump it into a blood bank.Then you call your kin.Let them line up […]
Let Atwoli be as unions enjoy autonomy and manage own affairs
Apr 14, 2025 at 07:48 PM
By Suba Churchill A recent post on social media platform, X by immediate former Makueni County governor, Professor Kivutha Kibwana to Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli on the occasion of his new born son has once again brought to the fore an ongoing public debate over term limits for trade […]