Juma Mukhwana Stories

Kenya, Sweden partner to curb billions lost in post-harvest food waste
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2025

Trade and Industry PS Juma Mukhwana said the initiative is designed to create a stronger, more reliable food system by promoting value addition and su...

Kenya reopens diplomatic channels with Belarus after two-year lull
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 12, 2025

Kingi's visit signals a renewed engagement with a sanctioned Eastern European state eager to rebuild diplomatic relevance beyond Europe—and increasing...

UN warns human rights face growing threats worldwide in 2025 as funding for activists falls
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The UN warns global human rights are under growing threat in 2025, citing funding cuts, escalating conflicts and attacks on defenders, even as youth-l...

National Assembly urges swift ratification of UK-Kenya defence pact amid BATUK legal uncertainty
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 10, 2025

The committee proposed that Article 6(5) should be revised to include murder as an offence under the jurisdiction of Kenya.

Tukuza Talanta Season 9 kicks off with 165 teams across four sports
Erick Kariuki  |  Dec 10, 2025

Tukuza Talanta Season 9 has drawn 165 teams across four sports in Kenya, turning a former neighbourhood event into a key scouting stage for young athl...

Kamukunji set for major water supply upgrade as MP Yusuf Hassan meets Athi Water officials
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Dec 09, 2025

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan says Athi Water will replace ageing water mains with 15km of larger HDPE pipes in Eastleigh North and Airbase from January 2...

Budget shortfalls stall administrative units in Samburu, Turkana and Baringo - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 08, 2025

According to the Jukwaa la Usalama assessment report, the government’s plan to operationalise all gazetted units has been slowed by funding delays, le...

Malindi community turns to sports to shield youth from drug abuse during school break
Farhiya Hussein  |  Dec 08, 2025

The programme is running weekly sessions at Buntwani Waterfront Park, where children and teenagers are taking part in cycling, skating, beach football...

Soukous icon Kanda Bongo Man honoured with lifetime achievement award in UK
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Congolese Soukous legend Kanda Bongo Man has received a Lifetime Achievement MTM Award in Bristol, England, recognising his role in promoting Soukous...

MPs push progressive mental health reform, dropping jail terms for suicide survivors
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 06, 2025

Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed a bill to scrap Kenya’s law criminalising suicide attempts, urging a shift to health-based care and stronger...

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan announces skills programme to fight poverty in Kamukunji
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 05, 2025

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan has launched a NITA-certified skills program for youth in the constituency’s five wards, offering free training, certificati...

Uwezo Fund disburses Sh2.2 million to 14 community groups in Kamukunji
Charity Kilei  |  Dec 05, 2025

The Uwezo Fund has disbursed Sh2.2 million to 14 groups in Kamukunji, piloting a fully digitised application and repayment system aimed at boosting tr...

Kenya secures deal with Russia to free citizens recruited to fight in Ukraine
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2025

Kenya has reached an agreement with Russia to release Kenyans recruited to fight in Ukraine, after months of talks, with its Moscow embassy already he...

IEBC blames police officers for by-election violence, maintains poll largely successful
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

IEBC Commissioner Alutalala Mukhwana said the commission’s role was largely executed, while the five per cent of unfulfilled responsibilities fell to...

NGEC backs Interior Ministry ban on mediation, informal settlements in SGBV cases
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 03, 2025

Kenya’s Gender Commission has backed the Interior Ministry’s ban on mediating or withdrawing sexual and gender-based violence cases, citing rising def...

Report links Batuk soldiers to rape, abuse and impunity in Laikipia and Samburu
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2025

A Kenyan parliamentary committee has linked British Army personnel in Laikipia and Samburu to sexual violence, UXO deaths, injuries and environmental...

Ruto orders sweeping security reforms after Jukwaa la Usalama forums
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 02, 2025

Twenty-four sub-counties, 88 Divisions, 318 Locations, and 675 Sub-Locations will be operationalised in the next one year.

Jukwaa la Usalama report flags corruption, terrorism and gangs as key threats
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 02, 2025

Western Kenya is affected by organised criminal gangs and SGBV. North Eastern continues to grapple with terrorism and land conflicts. Central Kenya fa...

Murkomen warns politicians over hired goons, rising SGBV cases
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 02, 2025

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has warned politicians over hiring criminal gangs and raised alarm over rising sexual and gender-based violence in West...

Tough decisions stabilised the economy, saved Kenya from shame – Ruto
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2025

President Ruto says scrapping subsidies and delaying some debt payments were painful but necessary steps to stabilise Kenya’s economy and avoid a sove...

Landmine casualties rise to 6,279 as treaty withdrawals loom
UN News  |  Dec 02, 2025

The report warns that the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty faces its most serious challenge in decades, with several States Parties taking steps that “concretely...

Global arms sales hit Sh87.8 trillion in 2024 amid wars in Ukraine and Gaza
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

Global arms sales by the top 100 producers rose 5.9% to a record Sh87.8 trillion in 2024, driven by wars in Ukraine and Gaza, higher defence budgets a...

Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu ‘isolated’ in Ukonga Prison, claims Chadema
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Dec 01, 2025

Tanzania’s Chadema party alleges its chair Tundu Lissu is being isolated at Ukonga Prison after officials were denied visits, a claim the Prisons Serv...

Hong Kong tower fire kills 146 with 150 still missing as outrage grows over safety failures
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Nov 30, 2025

The blaze, which erupted at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in the Tai Po district, has been described as the deadliest in the city in more than 70...

Mombasa sets January deadline for tuk-tuk operators' SACCO registration
Farhiya Hussein  |  Nov 30, 2025

Mombasa County mandates tuk-tuk operators to register under SACCOs by January 1, 2026, aiming to enhance transport safety and accountability.

Zuma’s daughter resigns from Parliament amid claims she sent South African men to fight in Russia-Ukraine war
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 28, 2025

MK officials insisted her decision was not an admission of wrongdoing. MK national organiser Nathi Nhleko told reporters that the party had no role in...

UDA’s Leo Wa Muthende wins Mbeere North parliamentary seat
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2025

Wa Muthende secured 15,802 votes, narrowly surpassing his closest rival, Newton Kariuki of the Democratic Party (DP), who garnered 15,308 votes.

Bribery allegations, drama mar Mbeere North by-election
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 27, 2025

Duncan Mbui alleged that unmarked vehicles had been stationed across various parts of the constituency, distributing money and packets of flour to uns...

Over 400 young entrepreneurs in Kamukunji get Nyota support to grow businesses
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Nov 26, 2025

The Nyota programme in Kamukunji Constituency aims to support youth entrepreneurship, especially for those facing challenges in accessing capital, bus...

High Court sets December 16 mention in Agnes Wanjiru murder case as UK confirms suspect in custody
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 24, 2025

ODPP informed the court that they had received official confirmation that Purkiss is being held by British authorities, and that the UK courts will co...

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