By KPC Reporter The nationwide protests against soaring fuel prices on Monday descended into chaos, leaving four people dead, more than thirty injured, and businesses across the country counting heavy losses. What began as a demonstration over the unbearable cost of living quickly spiraled into violence, looting, arson, and widespread disruption of transport. The Ministry […]

By Ongaga Ongaga Former Chief Justice David Maraga has called for urgent intervention to cushion Kenyans from soaring fuel prices and the crippling nationwide transport strike that disrupted movement across the country on Monday. In a statement shared on his social media platforms, Maraga blamed what he termed “bad governance” for the paralysis in the […]

By Francis Orina Members of the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET) Nyamira branch say they will join a nationwide strike next week if their demands are not met. Branch officials said unresolved issues, including unpaid allowances, teacher welfare concerns, and policy grievances, had forced the union to issue the protest ultimatum. KUPPET […]

By Mandere Onyinkwa Operations at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and other key aerodromes have resumed. This is after the government and the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) reached an agreement to end a brief but disruptive industrial action that affected Kenyan airspace. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority […]

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 Nyakundi Bw’Otwere The Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) has yet again issued a 26-day strike notice, demanding immediate action from the national and county governments to address long-standing grievances. Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi on Thursday, KNUN Secretary General Seth Panyako announced that nurses across the country would begin a nationwide […]

By Mirimba Angella Students in public universities are wasting precious time once again as lecturers stay away due to a pay hike dispute among other demands. In some universities, students were scheduled to take their last semester exams which were delayed due to a similar strike by their lecturers late last year. The dons announced […]