Nairobi County Launches Night Crackdown on Churches, Clubs and Events

Nairobi County Chief Officer for Environment, Geoffrey Mosiria, has issued a stern warning to clubs, event organisers, and churches over noise pollution. In a statement on Saturday, July 9, Mosiria announced that they have launched a crackdown on...

Kisumu TikToker heartbroken as granny she's named after, relatives die in Coptic road accident

A TikToker mourned her grandmother and relatives after the tragic road accident that claimed several lives She shared her emotional connection to her grandmother, Adani, and the impact of the loss on her life and business The young lady revealed...

Governor Nyong'o calls for redesigning of Kisumu-Kakamega highway after accident kills 26

Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o has called for the redesigning of the Kisumu-Kakamega highway after a Friday evening accident killed 26 people. The crash involved a school bus which was ferrying mourners from Nyahera to Nyakach in Kisumu...

Gachagua Warns Kenyans Over CBK's Diaspora Remittance Survey

Rigathi Gachagua, who is currently touring the United States, has called on Kenyans in the diaspora to resist a proposed survey aimed at determining how much households have received from Kenyans abroad. He warned that this could lead to further...

ETA Awards 2025 set to celebrate Kenya’s brightest youth

Susan Syombua Kioko, CEO of the Syombua Kioko Foundation, and Cosmas Nzomo, Head of Partnerships at ETA Kenya Awards, during the launch in Nairobi. The prestigious ETA Awards 2025 are set to take place on September 5 in Machakos County, with the...

Bus in Kenya overturns killing twenty-five mourners

(MENAFN) A tragic accident occurred on Friday in western Kenya when a bus carrying mourners overturned, resulting in at least 25 fatalities, officials reported. According to local police, the 51-seat bus was transporting people returning from a...

Region's rising economic potential draws trade exhibitors to Nairobi

Flower exhibitors at the International Floriculture Trade Expo (IFTEX 2025), held at the Oshwal Centre, Westlands in Nairobi. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Countries including Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania continue to demonstrate robust gross...

Revealed: Inside the borrowing trends in Kenya

Woman holding a mobile phone with loan application approval. [Courtesy/GettyImages] A new report offers an analytical look into the borrowing habits of Kenyans, revealing that digital credit is not just a financial tool but a catalyst for improved...

e-Citizen scam: How Kenya perfected the art of losing billions

President William Ruto and Citizen Services PS Prof. Julius Bitok at the first anniversary of the e-Citizen Directorate, KICC Nairobi. [PHOTO | EDWARD ALUSA | 28/11/2024] If there was a Nobel Prize for fighting corruption, Auditor General Nancy...

School-age Italian Brainrot fans can be found from Kenya to Spain and South Korea

25 killed as bus carrying mourners crashes in Kenya

Kenyalang Journalism Awards open for submissions

‘Active’ members refers to those who have renewed their membership for the 2025 fiscal year, said the organisers in a statement. — Bernama photo KUCHING (Aug 10): The Kenyalang Journalism Awards (KJA) 2025 is now open for submissions, with this...

Kenyan man says he’s Elon Musk’s son — social media debunks in seconds

Synopsis A Kenyan man’s claim that he is Elon Musk’s eldest son went viral but was quickly disproved on social media. He stated that his mother met Musk in Kenya in the early 1990s, yet timeline facts don’t add up. Musk would have been just 12...

Kenyan govt fails to release SHA payments, private hospitals demand civil servants pay cash

Private healthcare providers across the country are set to suspend SHA services for civil servants, citing massive debt The Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) wrote a letter to the SHA CEO, Mercy Mwangangi, explaining the dire situation SHA is...

NPS announces closure of 3 roads in Nairobi during CHAN matches on Sunday

The National Police Service (NPS) has notified motorists in Nairobi of an oncoming traffic disruption this Sunday 10. The city will be holding another round of the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) matches. The roads to be closed are;s 1....

David Maraga Mourns 50 Kenyans Killed in Road Accidents 3 Days Apart

Former Chief Justice David Maraga has regretted the tragic accidents that separately claimed at least 50 lives in a span of three days. Mourners travelling in a school bus met their tragic end after the vehicle overturned at the Coptic roundabout...

Insensitively mute: Chirchir silent as Kenyans die on roads

Seven people died in an accident that involved two vehicles at Koromboi area in Kitengela Kajiado county on Saturday morning. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard] As Kenya’s highways turn into pathways to hell, where more than 100 have died in horror...

Kenya Police paired with Somalia’s Mogadishu City in CAF draws

Brian Okoth of Kenya Police FC heads to score past Shabana FC defenders during their FKF Premier League match at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County on June 15, 2025. Photo/Sportpicha Kenya Police, making a return to Africa’s top-tier club...

25 Killed In Kenya Bus Crash

Sat 09 Aug 2025 | 10:28 PM At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying mourners from a funeral overturned in western Kenya, according to local authorities. Police reports indicate that the driver lost control of the vehicle on Friday...

Why forcing civil servants to resign before elections harms Kenya’s democracy

Editor's note: In this article, Brian Mwiti, a youth and human rights activist, challenges the law requiring civil servants to resign before contesting elections. Drawing on the law's detrimental impact on political leadership quality and...