President Samia Suluhu Hassan spent millions of shillings on a Kenyan public relations firm to repair her image after deadly post-election violence, but the campaign has collapsed and deepened public anger. Failed attempt to rewrite the narrative The contract went through Tanzania Intelligence and Security Service soon after the 29 October vote that sparked nationwide…
President William Ruto on Tuesday unveiled plans to construct 900 new police stations across the country by 2027, saying the move will bring security services closer to the people and address decades-old infrastructure deficits. The announcement was made at State House in Nairobi during the launch of the Jukwaa la Usalama report, compiled after months…
David Kimutai Too, the newly elected Orange Democratic Movement member of parliament for Ainamoi, was shot dead in Eldoret on 31 January 2008 in what police described as a crime of passion involving a traffic police officer. Coming only 48 hours after the killing of another opposition MP, the incident deepened the post-election crisis and…
Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday declared the end of an era for the Orange Democratic Movement in the capital’s cutthroat politics. Speaking at a thanksgiving service for his Democracy for Citizens Party recent by-election win, Gachagua painted a bold vision of his upstart outfit, allied with veteran politician Kalonzo Musyoka Wiper party,…
Kenya has once again found itself in the crosshairs of US scrutiny, this time over its deepening space cooperation with China, according to a recent congressional report that highlights growing tensions in the geopolitical rivalry between Washington and Beijing. Report flags strategic risks The 2025 Report to Congress by the US-China Economic and Security Review…
Arsenal announced the end of its eight-year tourism partnership with Visit Rwanda, with the African nation’s logo set to disappear from club sleeves at the end of the current season. Groundbreaking deal launched in 2018 The partnership, unveiled in May 2018, was worth around GBP10 million per year. Visit Rwanda branding appeared on men’s, women’s…
At least 19 people have died and dozens remain missing after a passenger boat capsized on Lake Mai-Ndombe in western Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities confirmed on Saturday. Winds cripple engine, boat overturns The wooden vessel left Kiri village for Kinshasa late Thursday when strong winds disabled one engine, causing it to overturn, Mai-Ndombe provincial…
Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has been crowned Company of the Year 2025 after scoring 7.1 out of 10 on the Overall Performance Index in awards organised by the Kenya Institute of Management. The state-owned firm beat a strong field, with Tata Chemicals Magadi taking second place in the prestigious Company of the Year Awards (COYA)….
Kenya’s ruling coalition delivered a commanding performance in Thursday’s by-elections, sweeping all seven parliamentary seats and most county assembly wards to hand President William Ruto a major boost ahead of the 2027 general election. Clean sweep for broad-based alliance The results, announced by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission late Thursday, underlined the resilience of…
A high court in Machakos has declared unconstitutional parts of a 2012 seed law that criminalised the sharing of traditional seeds, removing the threat of prison and heavy fines for thousands of smallholder farmers. The ruling delivered on 27 November by Justice Rhoda Rutto strikes down sections of the Seed and Plant Varieties Act that…
