Youth Council voter registration opens ahead of elections
Principal Secretary for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy Fikirini Jacobs speaking during a media briefing on 27 August 2026. Photo/ Courtesy The government has opened voter registration for the National Youth Council elections, paving the way for young Kenyans to participate in the long-awaited polls scheduled for October. Principal Secretary for Youth Affairs and Creative…
Government spokes person Charles Owino warns misinformation could become 2027 election ‘time bomb
Government spokes person Charles Owino speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi. Photo/ Courtesy Kenya risks entering the 2027 General Election with voters making critical political decisions on the strength of misinformation and disinformation, Government Spokesperson Charles Owino has warned. Owino said the rapid growth of social media and increased access to smartphones, including in…
Government vows tougher LPG crackdown despite political pressure
Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi on 26 August 2026. Photo/Courtesy The government has vowed to intensify its crackdown on illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) operations, warning that it will not yield to political pressure or cartels benefiting from illicit trade in the increasingly popular cooking fuel. Energy and…
Kenya Wins Three Gold Medals as ANOCA Zone V Youth Games Athletics Begin
Kenya made a strong start to the athletics programme at the ANOCA Zone V Youth Games, winning three gold medals on the opening day at Kenyatta University in Nairobi on Wednesday. World Under-20 champion Wilson Chepkwech led the hosts’ charge, winning the boys’ 1,500 metres in 3:46.81 after producing a well-timed finish. Chepkwech, fresh…
From the newsroom to the ballot: Journalists line up for 2027
Kenya’s newsrooms could lose several familiar faces as journalists and media personalities increasingly signal plans to join the 2027 political race. Former Citizen TV journalist John Wanyama is among the latest to make the jump, quitting journalism as he prepares to contest the Malava parliamentary seat in Kakamega County. Veteran journalist Tony Gachoka is eyeing…
EAC pushes for regional recognition of education qualifications
EAC officials and education stakeholders during a press briefing on the 2nd EAC Regional Education Conference in Nairobi, where delegates are discussing harmonisation of education standards and strengthening regional education systems. Photo/ Courtesy East African Community countries are stepping up efforts to harmonise education standards and qualifications to allow students, teachers and researchers to move…
Kenya targets Rwanda market for 500 MSEs
Co-operatives and MSME Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya speaking during the commissioning of the National Organising Committee for the 26th EAC MSMEs Trade Fair in Nairobi on August 25, 2026. Photo/Courtesy Kenya is seeking to expand its footprint in Rwanda by taking 500 micro and small enterprises to the 26th East African Community MSMEs Trade…
Tanui faces backlash over practitioners Bill
Representatives of the Interior Designers Association of Kenya (IDAK), Association of Construction Managers of Kenya (ACMK) and The Architects Alliance during a press briefing in Nairobi, where they called for the resignation of Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works Committee chairperson Joseph K. Tanui over the Architectural and Quantity Surveying Practitioners Bill, 2026. Three built-environment…
Church urges leaders to govern before campaigning
FEICCK chairman Archbishop Dr Samuel Njiriri (centre) addressing the media alongside other church leaders during a press briefing on the state of the nation on August 23, 2026. The Federation of Evangelical and Indigenous Christian Churches of Kenya (FEICCK) has urged political leaders to focus on governance and development rather than early mobilisation ahead of…
Eldoret City: The City of Champions Emerging as a Tourism and Investment Hub
Eldoret City is fast emerging as one of Kenya’s most dynamic urban centres, combining a strong sporting heritage with growing opportunities in tourism, healthcare, education, hospitality, logistics and investment. In Uasin Gishu County to the west of Kenya, Eldoret is one of the country’s major cities after Nakuru. It has built a distinctive…
