By Mandere Onyinkwa Two Kenyan citizens, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, are finally free and back on home soil after their release from detention in Uganda late Friday night. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei confirmed the development on X, saying the two were handed over to Kenya’s High Commissioner in Uganda, Joash Maangi, following […]

By Nyang’au Araka Truth be said, the discovery of DNA’s double-helix structure is one of mankind’s most fascinating discoveries. It is a breakthrough that transformed science and forever changed how humanity understands inheritance, identity, and even guilt. The discovery lost one of its architects, James Dewey Watson recently. The American molecular biologist often described as […]

By Nyang’au Araka If you were born into a world of buzzing clippers and barber shops, remember this: there was a time when a simple pair of scissors or a razor blade was all it took to get the job done. Now, a video showing a man getting a haircut from a sleek, automated street-side […]

By KPC Reporter Kisii University has launched investigations into claims that some students have been asked to pay unauthorised fees to access their academic transcripts. In a statement, the university said it had received reports through social media that a few students allegedly paid between KSh100 and KSh150 to individuals purporting to fast-track the release […]

By Ongaga Ongaga Human rights organisations have condemned the killing and detention of two Kenyans in Tanzania amid a wave of post-election violence that has reportedly claimed an unknown number of lives. In a joint statement, VOCAL Africa, Defenders Coalition, and Amnesty International Kenya decried the killing of John Okoth Ogutu, a Kenyan teacher at […]

By KPC Reporter After 50 days of paralysis in Kenya’s public universities, the long-running lecturers’ strike has finally come to an end. This followed the signing of a Return-to-Work Formula between the Kenya Universities Staff Union (KUSU) and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) on behalf of employers. The breakthrough agreement, signed in Nairobi […]

By KPC Reporter Kenyan public universities have begun shutting down operations as the lecturers’ strike enters its 50th day, paralysing learning across campuses. Notices from Egerton and Pwani universities show a system buckling under pressure as industrial action by dons drags on with no end in sight. Egerton University on Tuesday ordered students to vacate […]

By KPC Reporter Directors of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) West of Rift have called for an urgent investigation into privately owned tea companies allegedly flouting industry laws. They said this is undercutting smallholder farmers, even as concerns mount over dwindling tea bonuses across the country. Speaking in Kisumu, KTDA Vice Chairman Omweno Ombasa […]

By KPC Reporter Kenya’s deaf golf ace Isaac Makokha is determined to turn his 2022 Brazil Deaflympics bronze medal into gold at the forthcoming Tokyo 2025 Summer Deaflympics, set for November 15–26. The recent string of victories on the fairways by the 33-year-old heavy hitter has buoyed his spirits ahead of his second appearance on […]

By Linda Tsungirirai Masarira I am a woman leader. I believe, with every fibre of my being, in the power of women to heal our nations, to lead with compassion, and to build a more inclusive and just Africa. It is precisely because of this belief that I can not remain silent as a sister […]