By KPC Sports Reporter More than 8,000 young chess players from across Kenya converged at Mang’u High School in Kiambu County for the 2026 National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship, a landmark event in the country’s mind‑sport calendar. The three‑day championship, attracting participants in 12 age and skill categories, doubles as the selection pathway […]

By KPC Reporter Maasai Mara University (MMU) has kicked off its inaugural athletics competition, the Maasai Mara Run, aimed at promoting tourism and combating climate change. The Narok-based university, in collaboration with partners such as Athletics Kenya, Kenya Red Cross, KCB, KenGen, Medicatia Hospital, and others, organized successful races across multiple distances, including 10km, 6km, […]

By the Idler-in-Chief In the good old days of Nyagenke, the word harambee carried the weight of a grandmother’s walking stick: firm, purposeful, and occasionally used to correct behavior. Those days, the people of Nyagenke said it with a straight back and a cleaner heart, for it meant we pull together, even when pulling was […]

By Ongaga Ongaga The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) has opened its online portal for the 2026/2027 university and college placement cycle. The applications are set to close on May 6, 2026. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced the opening on Tuesday following a meeting with KUCCPS officials led by Chief Executive […]

By Nyang’au Araka In many Kenyan homes, the name Prof. Wangari Maathai still carries deep meaning—of trees planted, streams restored, and communities standing up for their land. Today, that legacy is shaping a new generation of climate champions beyond Kenya’s borders, in Tanzania. A new cohort of the Wangari Maathai Fellowship (WMF) 2026 has been […]

By Hyline Ocharo Residents of Kisii and Nyamira counties should brace for a wet week ahead following a weather outlook forecasting frequent rainfall, thunderstorms, and variable cloudy conditions across the region. In Kisii County, the week is expected to follow a pattern of sunny mornings giving way to afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms in […]

By Josiah Kariuki I often find myself returning, in deliberate reflection, to that Saturday morning nearly a year ago when my phone rang at exactly 5:00 a.m. It was an unexpected interruption—yet one that proved deeply significant. On the line was Stephen Isaboke, the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Ministry […]

By Nyang’au Araka Stakeholders at the First National Conference on the National Interest of the Republic of Kenya have called for urgent action to define and operationalize the country’s national interest. They warned that failure to do so remains a critical gap in implementing the Constitution. The three-day conference, held recently at the ASK Dome […]

By KPC Sports Reporter Harambee Stars left-back Eric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma is edging closer to a long-awaited return to action after nearly nine months on the sidelines, offering a major boost for both his club Raków Częstochowa and the national team. The 29-year-old defender has been out since August 28, 2025, when he suffered a ruptured […]

By KPC Sports Reporter More than 8,000 young chess players from across the country have gathered at Mang’u High School for the 2026 Kenya National Youth and Cadet Chess Championship, which kicked off on Saturday. The three-day tournament has attracted participants from all regions of Kenya, competing across 12 categories in what is shaping up […]