BAHLITA representative led by the secretary general, Bonface Gachoka(center) addressing the media today. A proposed overhaul of Kenya’s tobacco control laws could have the opposite effect of what Parliament intends, with traders warning that additional licences and compliance requirements could drive legitimate businesses underground and fuel the illicit market. The Bar, Hotels and Restaurants Association…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
