Picture a politician standing before a crowd in Mt Kenya, chest out, microphone in hand, declaring that he speaks for the region. He hasn’t consulted the youth. He hasn’t addressed unemployment, the mental health crisis quietly swallowing young men in…
This Is What Impunity Looks Like A child was snatched from Eastleigh in broad daylight, smuggled across three countries, tortured on camera, and his family was made to watch. Then they were asked to pay for it. This is not…
Picture this: it’s late 2026, and your WhatsApp groups are already on fire. Politicians are making their moves, coalitions are forming, and the noise is deafening. But strip away the drama, the rallies, the slogans — and ask yourself one…
What actually happened at Forest Primary School in Trans Nzoia? A woman named Dona Makena walked into Forest Primary School in Trans Nzoia County with a straightforward question: why was her younger brother being charged lunch fees that nobody had…
Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case, and if you think this is just another government press release to scroll past, you need to stop and pay attention — because what happens in the next few weeks will determine whether…
For years, Africa has watched its own crises unfold while the world debated who should intervene, how fast, and under whose authority. The African Standby Force was supposed to be the answer — a homegrown, continent-wide rapid response mechanism that…
Picture a tout hanging off the door of a matatu on Ngong Road, wind cutting through his jacket, eyes scanning the street for the next passenger. He is not in any tourism brochure. No politician has ever name-dropped him in…
The Work Was Done. The Money Never Came. Imagine showing up to teach, doing the work, marking the papers, and then waiting — not for weeks, not for months, but for an entire decade — to be paid. That is…
The Kenyan government has disbursed Sh1.014 billion in compensation to 1,083 victims of human rights violations — covering deaths, injuries, sexual violence and economic losses — sustained during demonstrations and public protests, the Panel of Experts on Compensation of Victims…
Since mid-May 2026, African Swine Fever has torn through Kiambu County’s pig farms with devastating speed, killing more than 1,470 animals across over 20 farms. If you think this is just a farming story, think again — this outbreak strikes…
