By Arnold Ageta World Health Day was celebrated on Monday, days after a survey on menstrual products revealed that Kenyan women face a severe lack of accessibility to sanitary pads and a grave risk of exploitation. The survey, Echoing Voices from the Grassroots on Dignified Period for All, on menstrual hygiene products by global women’s […]

By KPC Reporter The High Court in Lodwar has sentenced ex-police officer Wilfred Kibichy Too to 45 years in prison for fatally shooting a bar owner in the year 2021 He shot Susan Nasiru Emure dead over a Sh550 debt. Too, then attached to Kakong Police Post, had refused to pay for alcohol at Emure’s […]

By Isaac Dan Onyancha The 2025/26 national budget proposal, amounting to KSh 3.385 trillion, has arrived with much fanfare from the State—but with growing anxiety from the public. For many Kenyans, the numbers may be big, but the hope is faint. The document, symbolic in its ambition, feels more like a reminder of the widening […]

By KPC Reporter Egesa FM, which is the oldest privately owned radio station that broadcasts in Ekegusii is 19 years old today. Owned by the Royal Media Services (RMS), Egesa FM has a huge fan base in Gusii region, other parts of the country and the Diaspora. On Sunday, the station crackled to life with […]

By Isaac Dan Onyancha “President Ruto’s thunderous reception in Mt. Kenya raises urgent questions about the performative nature of Kenyan politics, the gullibility of an economically burdened electorate, and the looming déjà vu of 2027.” When President William Ruto toured Nyeri, Nyandarua, Murang’a, Embu and Meru recently, he was greeted by a sea of cheering […]

By KPC Reporter Twenty instructors drawn from various Vocational Training Centres in Kisii County have completed a specialized training programme aimed at empowering them with entrepreneurial skills to support youth and enhance local livelihoods. Beneficiaries will cascade the knowledge to others and contribute to reduction of child labour. The training, conducted under the Start and […]

By Nadir Al-Saidi I will never forget stepping into the cadaver lab for the first time. As the doors swung open, a sharp, sour wave of formaldehyde hit me and made my stomach churn. I pulled my thin polyester scrub shirt over my nose, but it did little to block the smell, let alone shield […]

By Shem Onderi Change is here, within me, around me—I am no longer youthful. Old age is no prize to claim,my actions betray my years.Spiced foods are forbidden,the doctor wants to keep me breathing,so I visit the clinic more often than I’d like. Meals are selective, my chewing is slow.My polished designer shoes gleam in […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha President William Ruto’s recent visit to the Mt. Kenya region was nothing more than an extravagant public relations exercise designed to prove a point—that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua no longer holds sway over the region. With massive crowds lining up to welcome him in Nyeri, Murang’a, Kiambu, and Kirinyaga, Ruto […]

By Janet Nyanchoka West Mugirango legislator Stephen Mogaka has advocated for the boda boda industry growth and emphasized the need for structured mechanism to empower young people engaged in the sector. Speaking in Parliament, Mogaka underscored the sector’s role as a major source of employment for the youth across the country. He described the industry […]