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Ruto acknowledges SHA, housing project have damaged his approval ratings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 18, 2025

Ruto said the challenges he faces are self-imposed, insisting that these difficult decisions are necessary for Kenya’s long-term development.

Fela Kuti’s legacy on the menu: Nigeria’s Lagos restaurants celebrate music icon through food
The Conversation  |  Aug 17, 2025

In the early 1970s, Fela fused jazz, highlife, funk, and Yoruba rhythms with politically charged lyrics attacking corruption, oppression, and postcolo...

Best biriyani in Eastleigh: Esli Hub Restaurant at Yare Towers delivers a flavour explosion
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 17, 2025

Tucked away on the first floor, Esli Hub Restaurant is fast becoming Eastleigh’s hidden gem, famed for what many consider the best biriyani in town.

Nairobi Hospital suspends fee hike after insurance pushback
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 16, 2025

Leading insurance companies had temporarily suspended services at the hospital, citing a sharp increase in treatment costs that followed the hospital’...

Counties urged to ditch costly overseas benchmarking tours amid fiscal constraints
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 15, 2025

Keprecon Chief Executive Director Fred Were underscored the urgency of investing directly in health systems instead of spending millions on internati...

Raila pushes for expanded devolution, says counties should run schools and local infrastructure
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 14, 2025

Speaking in Homa Bay County on Thursday during the second day of the 9th Devolution Conference, Odinga argued that governors should have full responsi...

Court slashes forest land allocation for Kiambu Road project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The decision comes after months of legal battle following a petition filed by the Greenbelt Movement in December last year, challenging the government...

MPs unlock funds to revive 13 mini-grids in six remote counties
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

The affected counties, Mandera, Samburu, Wajir, Turkana, Marsabit, and Lamu, will finally see a boost in rural electrification following the Public In...

High Court quashes Aden Duale's NHIF pending bills verification committee
Joseph Ndunda  |  Aug 13, 2025

Nakuru-based activist Dr Magare Gikenyi had filed a petition before the court to invalidate the committee, and Justice Nyakundi granted the orders sou...

Côte d'Ivoire’s sacred talking drum is coming home: Lessons from Kenya on how it could transform lives
The Conversation  |  Aug 13, 2025

The Djidji Ayôkwé’s return is part of a broader movement to right colonial wrongs around looted artefacts, from Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes to Ethiopia’s...

Family rejects police suicide account in Kenol station death
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 13, 2025

According to the officer, Mwangi allegedly “sneaked” into the police station, entered one office, then moved into another, locked himself inside, and...

KURA gives Garissa encroachers 30 days to vacate urban road reserves
Issa Hussein  |  Aug 12, 2025

KURA has identified critical violations along several roads in Garissa Town, including Bashal-Sambul Road, Sambul-Mikono Road, Miraa Road, Garissa Ndo...

Nairobi businessman charged with robbery, assault of comedian Bella Comedy at Kutit Festival
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The viral video footage shows Bella kneeling before being pulled up and punched repeatedly in the stomach, an incident that sparked widespread public...

Senate faults SHA over delayed Sh8 billion payment to families of deceased civil servants
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Among the affected is the family of a senior government dentist who died treating Covid-19 patients and is still owed Sh29.9 million five years after...

KEMRI to conduct free DNA tests for AMREF plane crash victims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Songok noted that KEMRI’s facilities and expertise would be mobilised immediately to carry out the tests.

Nairobi Hospital freezes fee increases after insurers threaten to suspend coverage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

Last month, the hospital announced price hikes of up to 61 per cent on key services such as scans, ultrasounds, and bed charges, citing rising operati...

How just 10 minutes of morning sunlight boosts brain health, mood and focus
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 10, 2025

Research confirms what ancient wisdom and simple intuition have long suggested: just 10 minutes of natural sunlight can powerfully boost the brain, sh...

The harsh reality of maternity leave, breastfeeding challenges for Kenya’s informal workers
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 10, 2025

In Kenya, exclusive breastfeeding rates for infants under six months have stalled at around 60 per cent for the past decade—below the 70 per cent glob...

Nairobi Hospital Board, CEO in bitter clash over hiked treatment costs, governance
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 09, 2025

This follows the announcement by eight leading insurance companies of a temporary suspension of their services at Nairobi Hospital, citing a sharp inc...

Eight insurance firms suspend cover at Nairobi Hospital over soaring treatment costs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

The firms involved include Madison Insurance, First Assurance, Minet, Old Mutual, Britam, AAR, CIC, and Pacis Insurance.

Antonio Guterres leads global commemoration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

According to the United Nations, indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environ...

Mwihoko plane crash leaves 22 families reeling from loss, displacement
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

Speaking at the crash site on Friday morning, Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi said the extent of damage to people’s homes suggested the aircraft had...

Ruto signs laws to regulate gambling, shorten tenure of roads agency bosses
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

A key highlight of the new law is the introduction of a minimum bet threshold of Sh20. Any operator who permits bets below this amount risks a fine of...

Schools warned against transporting students outside legal hours during Meru music festivals
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 06, 2025

The restricted hours were introduced following a spate of deadly accidents involving school buses and were intended to enhance road safety for student...

Schools forced to fundraise after Ministry of Education fails to release festival funds
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 06, 2025

The national event has been marred by reports of last-minute fundraisers, stranded learners and schools withdrawing from the festival due to a lack of...

Treasury under fire for snubbing MPs over Sh30 billion rural electrification debt
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 06, 2025

The exchequer was to appear before the House committee on Tuesday, August, but failed, a reason the committee believes is a deliberate act of inaction...

MCAs to pay NSSF Tier II contributions after senate rejects exemption
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 06, 2025

Initially introduced in the Senate in February last year by Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot, the Bill seeks to set up a new pension plan for MCAs whil...

Isiolo County Assembly revokes Clerk Salad Boru’s appointment over gross misconduct
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 05, 2025

The report, which was tabled before the House by Select Committee Chairperson Nicholas Lorot Ewoton, painted a troubling picture of systemic abuse of...

Uhuru Kenyatta chairs first NEC meeting since regaining control of Jubilee
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 05, 2025

The party’s strategist, Pauline Njoroge, said the NEC meeting marks a significant step in reaffirming the Jubilee Party’s ideals, strategic direction,...

French Cabinet reviews bill to speed up artefact returns to Africa
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 05, 2025

The proposed law would make it easier to return artefacts taken through force, theft, or looting between 1815 and 1972, when France controlled many Af...

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