Kenya’s Supreme Court will pause regular operations for its annual December recess, Chief Justice Martha Koome announced, ensuring a break for judges amid a demanding year of high-stakes rulings. Recess schedule and legal basis The recess begins Sunday, 21 December 2025, and runs through Tuesday, 13 January 2026, according to a gazette notice dated 21…
In the wake of Raila Odinga’s death last month, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has stepped forward with a bold claim: He is ready to guide Kenya’s Luo community into a new era. Speaking at an empowerment program in Kisumu on Friday, Mbadi invoked biblical imagery, likening the late opposition leader to Moses and positioning…
As President William Ruto signed the Government-Owned Enterprises Act into law on Friday, he painted a vivid picture of Kenya ascending to “first world” status within decades, fueled by a KSh 5 trillion (USD 38.5 billion) infrastructure push. The reforms aim to transform lethargic state corporations into profit engines, injecting private capital while retaining government…
In the softly lit waiting rooms of Nairobi’s fertility clinics, where hope hangs heavier than the antiseptic smell, a quiet revolution has just taken place. On 12 November Kenya’s National Assembly finally passed the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill 2022 — the country’s first comprehensive law governing IVF, gamete donation and surrogacy. For the thousands of…
In the crowded lanes of Mukuru kwa Njenga, one of Nairobi’s sprawling informal settlements, Jackline Moraa used to run a small café that barely broke even. Then, in 2023, she noticed something that changed everything: families lining up for hours at a single communal tap, filling jerrycans with brownish water that often left children with…
Former Roots Party running mate Justina Wamae has accused President Ruto of repeatedly commissioning road projects on television before work is complete, warning that unfulfilled promises risk becoming his political downfall. Wamae fires back after State of the Nation address Wamae’s criticism came less than 24 hours after President Ruto delivered his third State of…
President William Ruto third State of the Nation address on 20 November painted an upbeat picture of education reforms but glossed over deep challenges threatening the Competency-Based Curriculum rollout. The 90-minute speech focused heavily on economic recovery and infrastructure while highlighting the hiring of tens of thousands of teachers and rising TVET enrolment as proof…
Mary Mwangi still remembers the day in 2018 when doctors confirmed she had stage-three breast cancer. The 52-year-old mother of three shut herself away from the world. “I felt like it was the end of me,” she says. “I told my husband I did not want to interact with anyone. The world felt so violent.”…
Jambojet, Kenya’s leading low-cost carrier, is preparing a major expansion into West and Southern Africa and further afield after annual revenue exceeded KSh13 billion. Newly appointed chairman Ayisi Makatiani has set out plans to triple the airline’s fleet within five years as the Kenya Airways subsidiary continues to dominate the domestic market with a 53%…
President William Ruto on Thursday outlined a Ksh5 trillion vision to turn Kenya into a first-world economy modelled on Singapore and Japan, but economists and opposition leaders question whether the country can afford such ambition amid soaring debt. Delivering his State of the Nation Address to Parliament on 20 November 2025, Ruto said the plan…
