7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (999+ words) UDA party secretary general Omar Hassan addresses journalists at the party offices in Nairobi on September 19, 2024. Hassan Omar is in trouble again. This time, at a political gathering in Mombasa, the UDA secretary-general suggested that even the dead could be…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1301+ words) A girl lights a fire to prepare a meal. For many girls in Homa Bay, responsibilities at home, poverty and family hardship can come at the expense of their education. In January, the firstborn in a family of three packed…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (356+ words) The killing of one person during a violent confrontation at Deputy President Kithure Kindiki’s public meeting in Embu and the stoning of Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s convoy in Garissa Town are terrible incidents that must be strongly condemned. But…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (343+ words) President William Ruto has come under scrutiny over a pledge to enforce strict austerity measures that he made during campaigns and after his election in 2022. Ironically, with just under a year before he seeks re-election, the presidency has emerged as…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1197+ words) Traders and passers-by throng Gikomba Market, Nairobi, on December 23, 2025. Three out of every four Kenyans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, with a majority saying their economic circumstances have deteriorated since President William Ruto came to power…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1446+ words) Sirare-sourced maize grains, packed in sacks after drying under the sun, at the Railways Grounds in Nakuru City on July 8, 2026. By Sammy Waweru & Barnabas Bii The unusually high stocks of maize being held by traders in Kenya’s coastal counties are…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (226+ words) The once vibrant sugar industry remains in deep decline despite reforms that had been expected to turn around farmers’ fortunes. Indeed, the sweet promises from the reforms are not being realised. Sugarcane farmers incurred Sh46 billion in cane-related losses between 2014 and…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1016+ words) Sugar cane farmers harvest cane in a plantation. For generations, sugarcane farming has been the economic backbone for thousands of families in Western Kenya, acting as a source of livelihoods for thousands of people while also contributing to the national…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (279+ words) Young people are struggling to find jobs even after working so hard to get an education and skills training in various fields. Despite obtaining college certificates, university degrees, and other qualifications, there are not enough opportunities in the labour market....

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (725+ words) Rosemary Piranto (left), an apiculture farmer specialising in organic honey, and Christine Leseewa, a livestock trader, at Kisima Livestock Market in Suguta, Samburu West. For decades, two industries in Kenya's arid and semi-arid region (Asal) have belonged almost entirely to…...