Benjamin Sesko: The Slovenian Striker Who Became a Kenyan Football Obsession
Benjamin Sesko became Kenya’s most searched foreign sports figure in 2025, reflecting the country’s passionate and knowledgeable engagement with European football.
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Kenya’s cabinet approves creation of National Infrastructure Fund
Kenya’s Cabinet approved the creation of a National Infrastructure Fund on Monday, structuring it as a limited liability company to finance major projects using proceeds from privatizing state assets instead of taking on more debt. President William Ruto chaired the special meeting at State House. A government dispatch described the fund as the primary mechanism…
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Truphena Muthoni appointed Kenya’s tree planting ambassador
President William Ruto appointed 22-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni as an ambassador for Kenya’s national campaign to plant 15 billion trees, recognizing her recent endurance feat of hugging a tree for 72 hours to raise awareness about conservation and climate change. Ruto hosted Muthoni at State House in Nairobi on Monday, where he also awarded…
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How Cyrus Jirongo went from Moi ally to bankrupt politician
Cyrus Jirongo, a flamboyant Kenyan politician who rose to prominence as a close ally of former President Daniel arap Moi before a series of financial scandals led to his bankruptcy, died Saturday in a road crash. He was 64. Police said Jirongo was killed instantly when his Mercedes-Benz collided head-on with a passenger bus on…
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DynamicNAV ordered to pay Sh95.4 million for breached deal
A Kenyan High Court has ordered technology company DynamicNAV Systems Limited to pay 95.4 million shillings to consultancy firm Nisa Holdings Limited for breaching a 2020 agreement that helped secure a major parliamentary security contract. Justice Helene Namisi ruled Dec. 5 that the consultancy fee agreement was valid and enforceable. She rejected DynamicNAV’s claims that…
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Kenyan tycoon loses Sh374 million bid to restore 17% stake in SportPesa
A London court has ordered Kenyan businessman Paul Ndung’u to pay 374 million shillings ($2.9 million) in legal costs by Jan. 9 after rejecting his bid to reclaim a 17% stake in the holding company behind SportPesa, the prominent betting firm. The ruling intensifies a bitter dispute among the company’s co-founders, who once collaborated to…
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Is CS Alice Wahome eyeing return to active politics in 2027?
Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has stirred intense speculation about her political future with a string of fiery rallies and uncompromising statements in the Mt Kenya region, raising questions about whether she is preparing for a comeback in the 2027 general elections. In recent months, Wahome has shifted from her Cabinet duties to grassroots mobilization…
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Fake job offers lured 82 Kenyans into Ukraine war
Promises of lucrative jobs in Russia have tricked at least 82 Kenyan men into fighting on the front lines of Ukraine, where some have been killed, others gravely wounded and many are desperately seeking escape, diplomatic records and survivor accounts show. The Kenyans, mostly young and without military backgrounds, were drawn in by recruitment agents…
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Kiambu County pledged to back Ruto strongly in 2027 elections
Kenya’s National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah assured President William Ruto on Sunday that Kiambu County would deliver more votes for his 2027 re-election than any other region, reinforcing loyalty from a key stronghold despite visible political tensions at a church event. The pledge came during a fundraiser at the Africa Inland Pentecostal Church Assembly…
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Enigma Meaning: The Word That Defined Raila Odinga and Entered Kenya’s Vocabulary
Enigma topped Kenya’s most searched word definitions in 2025, a direct reflection of the country’s effort to understand and memorialize Raila Odinga’s political legacy.
