Fredrick Lorent Obuya Stories

John Okoth Ogutu’s killing in Tanzania exposes grim reality for jobless Kenyan teachers
Barack Oduor  |  Nov 08, 2025

Ogutu, a teacher at Sky Schools in Dar es Salaam, was shot dead on October 29, 2025, while his compatriot, Fredrick Lorent Obuya, was unlawfully arres...

Tanzanian civil society groups decry killings, arrests following election protests
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Among those killed were journalists Master Tindwa of Clouds Media, who was shot at his home in Temeke, and Kelvin Lameck Mwakangondya of Baraka FM, wh...

Rights groups demand repatriation of Kenyan teacher shot dead in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 07, 2025

Amnesty International Kenya, Vocal Africa and Defenders Coalition condemned the ongoing violence, human rights violations and breakdown of the rule of...

The hidden danger in crushed pills: Why altering children’s medicine can be risky
Charity Kilei  |  Nov 07, 2025

Health experts warn that crushing tablets or opening capsules to make medicine easier for children to swallow can alter dosage, reduce effectiveness,...

Expatriate exodus reshapes Nairobi housing market, driving rents down and property prices up
Alfred Onyango  |  Oct 30, 2025

A surge in expatriate departures following aid cuts has eased rental prices across Nairobi, yet strong local demand continues to push up the cost of d...

Sudan expels two senior World Food Programme officials amid escalating tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 29, 2025

Laurent Bukera, head of the WFP office in Sudan, and Samantha Chattaraj, the agency's operations director, were summoned by the ministry and formally...

Government recurrent spending surges by Sh86.4 billion despite Ruto’s austerity pledges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 27, 2025

Government ministries, departments, and agencies spent Sh366.5 billion between July and September 2025 on recurrent votes such as salaries, wages, adm...

Ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo makes historic bid to become Ivory Coast’s first female president
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 21, 2025

Ehivet, who will be contesting under a Movement of Skilled Generations party ticket, faces four other candidates, including current president Alassane...

Airbnb boom drives up Nairobi rents by 10 per cent, leaves long-term tenants struggling for space - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

According to the report, about 15 per cent of homes in mid and high-end neighbourhoods have shifted to short-let platforms, squeezing traditional rent...

Kenya’s urban slum schools: Why access doesn’t guarantee better learning outcomes
The Conversation  |  Sep 14, 2025

The study points to the need to pay more attention to boys during the literacy sessions and to girls in the numeracy sessions during the implementatio...

Sony's PlayStation launches new app for parental controls
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Sep 11, 2025

The launch marks an expansion of PlayStation’s existing parental control ecosystem, which already includes playtime limits and age restriction setting...

Laurent Gbagbo, opposition leader barred from Ivory Coast presidential race
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 09, 2025

Other high-profile figures, including former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and ex-youth minister Charles Blé Goudé, were also barred from running.

How Muthurwa’s young mothers are fighting child malnutrition with simple home-cooked meals
Charity Kilei  |  Sep 04, 2025

The approach helps families rehabilitate and prevent child malnutrition using affordable, locally available foods. Mothers are taught to prepare nutri...

Thinking of moving houses? Here are 10 tips that will save you stress, time and money
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 31, 2025

To make your move less stressful, start at least two weeks in advance so you have enough time to declutter, organise, and pack in an orderly way inste...

Kenya’s prime office rents stagnate for fourth quarter despite rising demand, Knight Frank report shows
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 06, 2025

In more than half of the surveyed African cities, high-grade office occupancy rates in central business districts have surpassed 90 per cent in some k...

Businessman Chris Obure claims life in danger days after winning Sh1.3 billion property dispute
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The threats, according to the businessman, began shortly after the Business Premises Rent Tribunal (BPRT) ruled in his favour and ordered his return t...

Let parents be parents: Ruto cautions against using police for children’s moral upbringing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

President Ruto insisted that raising responsible citizens is a shared responsibility between parents, the church and the government.

Nairobi rent up 10 per cent as 15 per cent of homes shift to Airbnbs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

This transformation of long-term housing into short-stay units has made it harder for residents to afford homes in a market where salaries are not kee...

CBK: Gaps in digital lending sector fuel risk of money laundering, terror financing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

While 71 per cent of digital lenders screen their customers against global sanctions lists and 62.7 per cent offer some form of staff training, only 4...

Call for equal paid parental leave as ILO reveals mothers get five months more leave than fathers
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 02, 2025

Recent reports suggest that this growing conversation is set to transform family policies and workplace culture across both public and private sectors...

High Court suspends new KRA tariffs on used car imports over public participation concerns
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 30, 2025

Justice Joe Omido on Monday certified as urgent and granted interim orders in a case filed by Faith Akinyi seeking to stop the rollout of the revised...

Car importers sue KRA over new tax formula, warn of 145 per cent price hike on used vehicles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

CIAK argues that the revised tax structure could raise the cost of some used vehicles by as much as 145 per cent, unfairly burdening ordinary Kenyans.

WFP warns of looming famine in Sudan’s capital as aid efforts falter amid funding crisis
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 11, 2025

Laurent Bukara, WFP’s Country Director in Sudan, described the hunger and desperation unfolding in parts of Khartoum as “severe.”

Court rules picking a child's name must be jointly agreed on by both parents
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 09, 2025

Justice Hillary Chemitei observed that excluding one parent from the naming process could have psychological consequences for the child, either immedi...

Ocean currents can generate electricity – and our study shows Africa’s seas have some of the strongest
The Conversation  |  Jun 06, 2025

We’ve identified high energy areas in the waters off Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. They have some of the most energy dense currents on Eart...

Kenyans warned of rent hikes, stalled housing if Finance Bill 2025 taxes pass unchanged
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

RESA called on Parliament to urgently amend or suspend these measures, warning that their combined effect represents a policy shock to the property ma...

Building Kenya’s financial future: Wealth through smart saving and spending
Margaret Wanjiru  |  May 26, 2025

According to Thakar, the antidote to lifestyle creep is developing a disciplined financial mindset focused on delayed gratification and prioritising l...

KICC locks out MPs over Sh50 million rent arrears
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 12, 2025

The Parliamentary Service Commission has now requested KICC to restore access to the facilities as it works to clear the arrears before the financial...

Nairobi County to clamp properties, evict rent defaulters from Monday
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

The move comes after the expiration of a waiver period that ended on April 30, during which landowners were allowed to regularise their accounts witho...

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