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4 Jul 2025
The End of an Era as USAID Shuts Down
The United States has officially shut down USAID, once the world’s largest foreign aid agency, following years of budget cuts under President Donald Trump. Over 80% of USAID programs were cancelled ...
27 Jun 2025
Media Gag Sparks Outrage as Court Suspends Communications Authority’s Protest Coverage Ban
In a controversial move, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) issued a directive ordering mainstream media houses, including Citizen TV, KTN, NTV, and K24, to halt live coverage of the protests ...
20 Jun 2025
Goons Admit To Receiving Payment To Disrupt Protesters
Plans to sabotage the protests began late last week, following a directive from a senior Nairobi-based politician to ruthlessly deal with peaceful demonstrators. Much of the mobilisation was carried o...
13 Jun 2025
2025/2026 National Budget Reading
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary, Hon. John Mbadi, delivered his first official Budget Day speech on Thursday before the National Assembly under the theme “Stimulating Sustainable Economic Recove...
5 Jun 2025
World Bank Stalls Loan to Kenya
The World Bank will delay releasing $750 million (KSh 96.9 billion) to Kenya after the National Assembly failed to pass the Conflict of Interest Bill, 2023, which aims to curb graft among public offic...
30 May 2025
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Celebrated Kenyan Author, Dies at 87
Renowned Kenyan author, literary icon and intellectual Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o passed away on Wednesday at the age of 87 in the United States. Born on January 5, 1938, in Kamiriithu near Limuru, Kiambu ...
23 May 2025
Kindiki and Team Splash Millions in Harambees
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s recent whirlwind tours across the country, particularly in the Mount Kenya region, have raised questions about the source of the millions he’s distributing to lo...
16 May 2025
Gachagua unveils DCP Party
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has unveiled the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP). Speaking at the party headquarters in Lavington, Nairobi, on Thursday, Gachagua stated that he had spe...
9 May 2025
Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the first US-born pontiff and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Leo made his first remarks as Pope from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. The Pope is the ...
2 May 2025
Karua, Kalonzo, Matiang’i, Gachagua meet in Nairobi to shape 2027 opposition
Kenya’s political scene is shifting once again, as a new alliance of political heavyweights positions itself as the force to beat President William Ruto in the 2027 General Election. In an unexpecte...
25 Apr 2025
Pope Francis Passes Away
Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, after a papacy widely regarded as one of the most progressive in the history of the Catholic Church. Known for his humility and compassion, he described him...
17 Apr 2025
Kiambu Governor Wamatangi arrested in EACC graft probe
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) detectives arrested Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi over alleged corruption following early morning raids on April 15 at his residence and county offi...
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