Kenya Mourns Raila Odinga: A Champion of Democracy and Reform

Kenya is mourning the passing of Raila Amolo Odinga, a veteran politician, former Prime Minister, and one of the country’s most influential political figures. Odinga, aged 80, died today, Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at an Ayurvedic eye hospital...

Tiny market town could be the best place to charity shop in the country

The historic town of Selby might be the best place in the UK to thrift shop(Image: Heritage Images, Getty Images) The charming town of Selby in North Yorkshire, known for its historic market and the grand Selby Abbey, has become a haven for...

Security tightened in Kenya as violence breaks out at ex-PM Odinga's funeral events

Heavy security has been deployed to Kenya’s western city of Kisumu ahead of the final public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after five people died in the last two public funeral events. Mourners and supporters of...

The Enigma Has Fallen; Kenya must rise in his memory and honor

JOWI! (A Luo word that means buffalo, an animal symbolizing strength, courage, and fearlessness. The chant is used at funerals for people considered “giants” or “greats” to declare that the person was no ordinary soul. I met Baba (Rt. Honorable...

Nairobi to tax informal traders to raise revenue

Governor Johnson Sakaja /X Nairobi County aims to expand its tax base and revenue by formalising informal street-side business and strengthening digital payment systems. These efforts are intended to meet the county’s own-source revenue target of...

Huge crowds mourn Kenya politician Odinga

KISUMU: Vast crowds gathered in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that had already claimed at least five lives this week. There were cries of "Baba" (father)...

Nairobi garbage menace: Sakaja rules out transfer of county functions to national gov’t

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja during a past meeting. | FILE Audio By Vocalize Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has ruled out any plans to transfer county functions to the national government, insisting that his administration will retain full...

Kenya banks on foreign-based swimmers to post food results in Africa Zone 3 show

South Africa-based Neo Olengo /HANDOUT Kenya is banking on the foreign-based swimmers to post impressive results in the Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Championship, starting tomorrow at Moi Stadium, Kasarani Aquatic Centre. South Africa-based Neo Olengo,...

Kenya eye Dakar 2026, LA Olympics as youth project takes shape

Iman Kaiza during the Africa Duathlon and Triathlon Cups held in Kilifi/CHARLENE MALWA Triathlon Kenya (TK) will focus on youth development and technical growth as they target the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic...

Kenya’s ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies at 80

Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement, is dead. Mr Odinga died of cardiac arrest in an Indian hospital. He was 80. Indian newspapers Mathrubhumi and The Hindu first broke the news of Mr...

Kenya’s veteran opposition figure Raila Odinga dies in India at 80

NAIROBI, Kenya Kenya’s veteran opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Amolo Odinga has died Wednesday in India at age 80 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a morning walk at an Ayurvedic treatment facility in Kerala’s...

MWAURA: Tribute to Raila the patriot used by God to build Kenya

ODM leader Raila Odinga and the author at a past meeting /FILE I am deeply saddened and mourn the loss of a great leader, icon and patriot of our great country Kenya. I have been stuck thinking, is it real? Coming to terms with the passing on of...

Family of first-year university student who collapsed and died during KDF recruitment pleads with Government for ‘compensation’ - “He was our only hope”

Friday, October 24, 2025 - A family in mourning has called on the Government for support after their son, a first-year student at Garissa University, tragically collapsed and died during a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment exercise in Wajir....

Kenya: Pioneering arts festival to demand reparatory justice for Africans and people of African descent

Africans and people of African descent whose lives continue to be shaped by the discriminatory legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism must receive reparatory justice, Amnesty International said ahead of the Wakati Wetu Festival,...

Kenya President Announces Seven-Day National Mourning For Raila Odinga

Kenyan President William Ruto announced seven days of national mourning and a state funeral for opposition leader Raila Odinga, who died on Wednesday. Ruto described him as “Kenya’s foremost statesman and one of Africa’s greatest sons… a giant of...

Huge crowds as body of Kenya politician Odinga heads home

KISUMU, Kenya: Vast crowds gathered in western Kenya on Saturday to see the body of a beloved politician, Raila Odinga, for the biggest day of mourning ceremonies that have already claimed at least five lives this week. There were cries of “Baba”...

The United States halted the adoption of the Net Zero Framework

The Net Zero Framework (NZF) is the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) plan for decarbonising the maritime transport sector, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% by 2020 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050....

Kenya’s Opposition Leader Raila Odinga Dies At 80

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, one of the most influential and enduring figures in Kenya’s political history, has died at the age of 80. Family sources confirmed that Odinga passed away on Wednesday while receiving medical treatment at...

Kenya’s opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga dies in India hospital

Raila Odinga, Kenya’s former Prime Minister and a towering figure in national politics, has died at the age of 80 while receiving treatment in India His passing marks the end of a decades-long career defined by fierce opposition, mass...

Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga dies at 80

By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga, who was imprisoned while fighting one-party autocracy and ran five times unsuccessfully for the presidency, has died at the age of 80, sources close to him said...