Daniel Ole Sambu, deputy secretary general of Kenya’s ruling United Democratic Alliance, died Thursday. He collapsed in Nairobi, and the cause of death remains under investigation. President William Ruto announced Sambu’s death in a social media post, calling him a devoted patriot and effective grassroots organizer. Ruto praises ‘gentleman’ and mobilizer “Daniel Ole Sambu, the…
Hussein Mohammed marked his first year as president of the Football Kenya Federation on Tuesday by doing something unusual in Kenyan football administration: he admitted failure. “I want to begin with honesty, because honesty is essential to any progress,” Mohammed told reporters in Nairobi. He then took direct responsibility for the poor showing of Kenya’s…
Safaricom has obtained a $138 million (18 billion Kenyan shillings) loan from South Africa’s Standard Bank to accelerate its fast-growing operations in Ethiopia, the company announced Wednesday. Standard Bank, operating in Kenya as Stanbic, is the sole lender and arranger of the facility. The funds will be used to expand network infrastructure and digital services…
The death of a nominated Kenyan lawmaker in a car crash has created a rare constitutional headache for the country’s election body: how to replace a member of parliament whose political party no longer exists. Joseph Denar Hamisi, 56, Joseph Denar Hamisi, 56, died Dec. 6 when his vehicle was involved in an accident in…
Kenya’s Ministry of Education released the 2025 Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment results Thursday, allowing Grade 9 learners and parents to immediately access scores and senior school placements. Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba announced the results at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development in Nairobi and outlined two straightforward methods to retrieve them. Online Access…
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has publicly endorsed Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka as the Mt Kenya region’s preferred candidate to challenge President William Ruto in 2027, pledging to deliver millions of votes from his stronghold. Gachagua, impeached in October 2024 and now heading the small Democracy for Citizens Party, told supporters in Murang’a County this…
Kenyan environmental activist Truphena Muthoni completed a 72-hour nonstop tree-hugging marathon Thursday, smashing her own world record and drawing applause from supporters and political leaders alike. The 22-year-old began the challenge Monday outside the Nyeri governor’s office, wrapping her arms around an indigenous tree and refusing to let go — without food, water, sleep or…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency on Tuesday rejected allegations that its factories mismanaged more than Sh26 billion ($200 million) in loans, saying all short-term commodity loans cited by regulators have been fully repaid and longer-term borrowings are being handled properly. The denial follows an audit by the Tea Board of Kenya that accused KTDA-managed factories…
Kenya’s most powerful business lobby has rejected a government bill that would create a new statutory council to coordinate private sector advocacy, calling the proposal unnecessary and poorly consulted. The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) says the Public-Private Engagement Bill, 2025, should be scrapped. Instead, the government should simply grant statutory status…
President William Ruto on Wednesday ordered a government committee to finally settle a 12-year dispute over the division of responsibilities between Kenya’s national government and its 47 counties, aiming to end overlapping roles that have long fueled tensions. Speaking at a summit of national and county leaders at State House in Nairobi, Ruto directed the…
