Collins Okoth before the High Court in Nairobi on December 2, 2024 Former Gor Mahia and Harambee Stars football star Collins Okoth alias Gatuso now wants the High Court to release him from remand on bond after more than a year behind bars. Gatuso, who is facing murder charges for the killing of three-year-old Pamela Atieno alias Scovian…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during a meeting with Northern Kenya leaders at his official residence in Karen, Nairobi on August 12, 2025/DPCS Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has expressed confidence that every household in Kenya will be connected to electricity before 2030. He noted that while the government planned to achieve this under Vision 2030, the…
Kenya’s CHAN Local Organising Committee chairperson Nicholas Musonye during a past event/COURTESY Kenyan fans intending to attend Sunday’s clash between Harambee Stars and Zambia have been warned to keep off Kasarani Stadium if they do not have a ticket. African Nations Championship (CHAN) Local Organising Committee chairperson Nicholas Musonye stressed that the Confederation of African…
President William Ruto during the International Youth Day in Kakamega on August 12, 2025/PCS President William Ruto has revealed that more than one million youth have registered for the Sh5 billion World Bank-funded grant programme targeting youth entrepreneurs. This is 10 times the initial target of 100,000 in the first phase. “Tayari vijana milioni moja…
President William Ruto presents cheques worth Sh163 million to support 816 young people during the International Youth Day celebrations in Kakamega County/PCS President William Ruto has announced an initiative that will see 100,000 young Kenyans receive Sh50,000 each in startup capital beginning next month in a push to tackle youth unemployment. Ruto said the initiative is…
National football team Harambee Stars players ahead of their clash against Morocco on August 10, 2025. /HARAMBEE STARS National football team Harambee Stars has urged Kenyans to maintain their passionate support when they face Zambia in their final Group A match of the CHAN tournament on Sunday at Kasarani. The Stars currently lead the group…
Corruption-free zone banner. The recently released National Ethics and Corruption Survey (NECS) 2024 findings by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), revealing that graft cases in Kenya’s public offices involve giving and taking bribes at 52.1% and 41.9% respectively, paint a grim picture of a systemic disorder. While disheartening, these findings are not surprising in…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen with Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika in Nakuru on August 12, 2025/X The government has pledged to fully enforce penalties imposed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), restricting attendance at Kasarani Stadium, in a bid to protect Kenya’s standing and avoid future sanctions. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the…
Lang’ata Cemetery /FILE The dead at Lang’ata Cemetery can get anything else but peace and rest. If developers are not ripping their coffins and graves with excavators constructing new projects, the newly dead are being piled over them due to lack of space—or the metal bars surrounding their graves, as well as tombstones and crosses,…
ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna. (Photo: Courtesy) Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) chief executive Oduor Ong’wen has defended Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, following mounting criticism over his persistent objection to the party’s political collaboration with the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA). Ong’wen maintained that Sifuna, in his capacity as Secretary General, remains the official mouthpiece of…