Residents of Nairobi, represented by the Metro Alliance advocacy group, have voiced growing alarm over the proliferation of illegal buildings across the Kenyan capital, sharply questioning the effectiveness of the National Construction Authority then NCA in enforcing construction regulations. The association claims numerous structures currently under construction in various estates lack essential approvals, including planning…
Residents of Nyamira village in Bondo gathered quietly at St Peter’s Anglican Church of Kenya on Thursday for Christmas celebrations, marking the community’s first festive season without former prime minister Raila Odinga, who died on 15 October in India. Odinga, a longstanding opposition leader and key figure in Kenyan politics, had made it a tradition…
More than half of Kenyans plan to skip Christmas and New Year celebrations this year as economic pressures bite, a new survey shows. An opinion poll by Infotrak Research & Consulting released on Wednesday found that 55% of respondents will not mark the holidays, while 45% intend to celebrate. This is a slight improvement from…
Busia senator Okiya Omtatah has moved to court to stop Kenya’s National Treasury from releasing Sh2.824 trillion for various railway projects. Omtatah, together with activists Bernard Muchiri Muchere and Naomi Nyakerario Misati, wants the government restrained from proceeding with the 12.5-kilometre Riruta-Ngong commuter metre gauge railway project worth Sh11.5 billion and other initiatives. Omtatah’s reputation…
The Legion Maria of African Church Mission Episcopal Conference has issued warm Christmas greetings to its members and people of goodwill, urging Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ as the ultimate source of peace, joy and salvation. In a message released ahead of the festive season, the church’s bishops expressed gratitude for the…
Thousands of Kenyans who dreamed of a new life in the United States are now facing uncertainty after the Trump administration announced a sudden pause on the Diversity Visa lottery program DV lottery program. The move, linked to a recent deadly shooting, has halted the issuance of green cards through the popular initiative, leaving many…
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru launched a nationwide campaign on Thursday to mobilise support for President William Ruto re-election bid in 2027, vowing to tour the country while urging Kenyans to remain aligned with the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition. The announcement came during a gathering of around 2000 women from all regions of Kenya, where Waiguru…
More than 84,000 people have fled to Burundi from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since early December, escaping intense fighting as the M23 rebel group seized the strategic border city of Uvira. The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR warned on Friday that Burundi had reached a critical point, with thousands crossing the border…
Kenyan High Court has ordered the forfeiture of assets worth KSh76.2 million linked to jailed former Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu after ruling that he failed to explain their legitimate source in a civil recovery suit filed by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission. Justice Nixon Sifuna delivered the judgment on Friday in a case that saw…
Kenya’s President William Ruto on 18 December handed over keys to more than 4,500 families at the New Mukuru estate in Nairobi, turning a former informal settlement into a modern housing development complete with essential services. The ceremony, attended by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and Housing Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome, saw…
