To Uplifting the Poor and Vulnerable, Let Us Do More To Improve Social Protection Service Delivery
The Kenya National Safety Net Programme (NSNP) has listed a number of successes since the scheme was rolled out to empower the elderly and vulnerable members of society with cash. Before introducing a national safety net program, Kenya was experiencing a high...
How President Uhuru Kenyatta Did It, To End Kenya’s Dark Nights; The Last Mile Connectivity
A majority of Kenyans love the rural areas and have for years enjoyed its tranquility, the fresh environment free of noise but loathed one thing, having no access to electricity, no power to charge phones or even listen to the local radio that was at least reachable....
Somalia President Farmaajo’s self-cleansing drive will be his waterloo
Somalia’s Mohamed Farmaajo, whose term expired on February 8, continues to ignore the writings on the wall. And as things go, there may be a small window left to rescue both his career and the destiny of Somalia. On Tuesday, the latest ominous sign came from a...
Leave Fred Ngatia alone, even Maraga acquitted Kiambaa Church massacre perpetrator- Shamalla
Popular Nominated MP Jennifer Shamalla yesterday moved to throw a spanner in the works as regarding debate on Lawyer Fred Nga’tia who, hours earlier, had been interviewed for the Chief Justice position by the Judicial Service Commission’s vetting panel. Jennifer...
Unchartered Territory! Uncertain future for Chad as slain leader’s son takes power
Chad woke up to an uncertain future on Wednesday as the son of slain president Idriss Deby Itno took charge following the death of his father, who had ruled the country with an iron fist for three decades. The presidency moved swiftly to put the reins of power in the...
New twist as Royal Media Services Boss SK Macharia’s security is Withdrawn
Royal Media Services boss SK Macharia’s bodyguards and the security manning the gates of his media house (Citizen Tv) has been withdrawn. Sources at the media house alleged that the Wednesday morning, April 21, 2021 incidence was done with a motive of retaliating...
DP Ruto’s presidency bid in jeopardy; Kenyans unmask his circles of Evil
William Ruto is an evil genius, he's a dictator and all around surrounded by thugs and hard-boiled fans. This was very clear from a top trending hashtag #KarenCirclesOfEvil, where angry Kenyans have strongly called out DP Ruto criminal associates. Kenyans on Twitter,...
TRAGIC! Boda boda gang shoots, kills KDF officer in Utawala
A Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldier was on Tuesday night shot and killed by a motorcycle gang in Utawala, Nairobi. The soldier, who was on his way home, was accosted at around 8pm by a gang of three on a boda boda who demanded his backpack. Police said a scuffle...
Leaving no tea leaf unturned; Government ups fight with embattled tea agency bosses
The government has vowed not to leave any ‘tea leaf’ unturned in its effort to reform the tea sector even as it continues to push for implementation of the Tea Act 2020. This, it notes, will ensure tea farmers get their fair share of the crop and do away with...
Miscalculations that cost DP Ruto special place at Uhuru’s side
Political observers who had predicted that Uhuru Kenyatta would by now be a lame-duck president operating in the shadows of his ambitious deputy William Ruto may have been forced to reassess their prediction by the recent turn of events. Never before in Kenya’s...
Song and dance; Uhuru receives heroic welcome in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has left the country for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on President Felix Tshisekedi's invitation. The two leaders are expected to discuss how to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries as well as the role of African...
Jubilee Turf Wars! Uhuru’s Jubilee Party declares total war on DP Ruto’s UDA
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee has taken on Deputy President William Ruto-backed United Democratic Alliance (UDA), with a plot to terminate a pre-election agreement with the rebranded party. Jubilee has insisted it signed a pre-election pact with Party for...
One Kenya Alliance Seeks To Widen The Coalition even as DP Ruto says its no match for his UDA
One Kenya Alliance principals Gideon Moi (KANU), Musalia Mudavadi (ANC), Kalonzo Musyoka (Wiper) and Moses Wetangula (Ford Kenya) have agreed to widen the coalition with like-minded political players ahead of the 2022 high stake General Election. The leaders held a...
DCI Kinoti Censures Citizen TV Over ‘Poor Job’ on ‘Guns Galore’ Expose, Its Bosses to be Summoned
Police have summoned top Citizen TV bosses over an investigative report on an alleged guns syndicate in the service that was aired by the station on Sunday. Director of Criminal of Investigations George Kinoti said they want the editorial director, head of strategy...
Deeply Entrenched In Crime; How William Ruto Operates
Beyond reproach, uncouth, insolent and self-centred individuals. They lack respect, are deceitful and work towards sabotaging good while glorifying evil. They have become grand conmen and grandmasters in corruption be it in acquiring fictitious tenders, fraud and...
International Community Must Reject Mogadishu Power Grab
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, alias Farmajo, has extended his stay in office for a further two years. His term ended on February 8, after four years, and elections for a new president were supposed to have been held. Farmajo used the deadlock over the...
This man Fred Ngatia; From the Bar straight to the head of the Judiciary
If Fredrick Ngatia were to be nominated by the Judicial Service Commission for appointment as Kenya's Chief Justice, he would have made a rare leap that is from the Bar straight to the head of the Judiciary. Only Maluki Kitili Mwendwa, Bernard Chunga and Willy Mutunga...
The Muruatetu Case: Kamiti Convict Whose Name Has Featured in Every CJ Interview
If you have been watching the ongoing interviews for Kenya's next Chief Justice, one name has frequently popped up in the engagement between every candidate and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel - Muruatetu. Some non-lawyers have come to understand the term...
Parliament has no power to alter Wanjiku’s BBI views
A few days ago, the promoters of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitutional amendment bill announced the referendum would be in August. This is after it dawned on them the initial June date was no longer realistic. They cited the delay by the National...
DP Ruto’s congratulatory message to Eliud Kipchoge backfires as ‘Hustlers’ call him out for hypocrisy
Deputy President William Ruto is under siege from members of his hustler movement. The DP found himself on the receiving end on Sunday when he took to social media to congratulate Kenya’s marathon legend, Eliud Kipchoge, following another routine victory. Kipchoge,...