Nairobi MCAs in high spirits as they append signs to impeach Sakaja: "Siri ni numbers"

Nairobi MCAs have intensified efforts to impeach Governor Johnson Sakaja and his deputy Njoroge Muchiri The county lawmakers have already drafted more than 20 charges and are rapidly collecting signatures to support the twin motions Allegations of...

Kenya’s Foreign Service Academy Graduates First Cadet Cohort

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 2 – The Foreign Service Academy (FSA) has marked a historic milestone with the graduation of its first-ever cohort of 57 Third Secretary cadets. The first cohort of 57 Third Secretary cadets have graduated from Kenya’s Foreign...

Kenya’s export earnings fall in H1 2025 as tea sales decline by US$135.5M 

KENYA – Kenya’s export earnings declined in the first half of 2025 for the first time in six years, following a steep drop in tea sales that cut revenues by Kes 17.5 billion (US$135.5M) and widened the country’s trade deficit. Data released by the...

Kenya More Peaceful Than the United States, Study Finds

Kenya has been ranked as a more peaceful country than the United States, according to a new global study. The 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), places Kenya at 127th globally, just ahead of the...

Art as activism: The music and murals of Kenya’s youth-led protests

Running through their work is a consistent theme: young people remain determined to change the status quo. “Music throughout history has influenced social and political revolution,” said Njuki Githethwa, a Kenyan activist and scholar. What’s...

Kenya’s Ryan Ogam seals dream move to Austria’s Wolfsberger AC

Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s fast-rising striker Ryan Ogam has completed a move from Tusker FC to Austrian Bundesliga side Wolfsberger AC, marking a major milestone in his blossoming career. The 20-year-old, born in Nairobi in December 2004, will...

Why Kenya leaders should 'dehustlise' the economy

Nairobi MCAs set to present Johnson Sakaja’s impeachment motion to clerk on September 3

A section of the MCAs' meeting ended with members uniting behind the looming impeachment of Governor Johnson Sakaja The members explained their next step after their push gained momentum, with several MCAs appending their signatures Another...

Safaricom and Meta Invest $23 Million in New Kenya–Oman Subsea Cable

Safaricom, in partnership with Meta, is building a new subsea Internet cable that will connect Kenya and Oman. The $23 million investment, backed by Meta’s infrastructure affiliate Edge Network Services, is set to cut Internet costs, improve...

Kenya Under Pressure to Expel Alleged Jubaland Forces in Mandera

Kenya Under Pressure to Expel Alleged Jubaland Forces in Mandera MANDERA, Kenya - The government of Kenya is under increasing pressure to flush out Jubaland regional forces allegedly training in Mandera, with the country’s opposition joining the...

Kenya's Gwendo in American Youth Athlete of the Year Award finals

Kenyan youngster Ethan Gwendo juggles with the ball during a light warm up session in the us. [Ethan Henry Gwendo] Kenyan youngster Ethan Henry Gwendo has set his sights on a dream many boys in the country have — wearing the Harambee Stars jersey...

Kenya Fraud Cases Put AfDB Under US Pressure

The African Development Bank is facing renewed pressure from Washington after a confidential US Treasury report accused the institution of weak governance and rising fraud. The report, prepared by the Trump administration in July, calls for...

Kenya faces shortage of physicians as NCD among kids in Nairobi rise, experts say

Out--patients at Coast General Teaching and referral Hospital in Mombasa. Jan. 16, 2025. [Omondi Onyango,Standard] Kenya is grappling with a biting shortage of physicians, with all level four and five hospitals operating without one, respected...

Kim Kardashian and Kenya Barris’ La La Anthony Pilot ‘Group Chat’ Adds Four to Cast

Yaya DaCosta, Melanie Liburd, Rebecca Rittenhouse and Stephanie Suganami have joined La La Anthony in the cast of “Group Chat,” a Hulu pilot produced by Kim Kardashian and Kenya Barris based on Anthony’s 2014 book “The Love Playbook: Rules for...

WCQ: Gambia coach McKinstry wary of stubborn Kenya

Former Gor Mahia FC head coach Johnathan McKinstry looks on during their FKF Premier League match at the MISC, Kasarani on February 8, 2023. PhotoSportpicha Audio By Vocalize The Gambia national football team has arrived in Kenya as they gear up...

Eight suspects arrested in Makueni over series of robberies in Nakuru, Nairobi, Mombasa

A collage of the arrested suspects. PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested eight suspects believed to be behind a wave of violent robberies across the country in Mtito...

Kenya Aquatics unveils new tiers for coaches and officials in bold overhaul

Kenya Aquatics Technical Director Omar Omari addressing coaches in a past event. Photo/Luqman Mahmoud Audio By Vocalize Kenya’s swimming fraternity is entering a new era after Kenya Aquatics Technical Director, Omar Omari, announced sweeping...

Samidoh named in petition filed in Kenya over 2021 US rape allegation

Kenyan Mugithi musician Samuel Muchoki Ndirangu, popularly known as Samidoh, has been accused of committing a sexual offence while on tour in the United States in 2021. A petition filed at the High Court in Nairobi by a woman identified by her...

Eight months after launch, Bolt Market records 300% growth in Kenya

Bolt Market, the food and grocery delivery arm of the e-mobility company Bolt, has reported a 300% increase in orders since its launch in Kenya in December 2024. The company attributed the development to the increasing adoption of doorstep...

Kenya targets 20,000MW from nuclear power by 2040

Kenya’s proposed nuclear power plant is expected to generate more than 20,000 megawatts of electricity by 2040, positioning the country as a power-sufficient economy. According to the Kenya Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) Chief Executive...