Safaricom Phone Records Place Police Officer at Key CBD Sites in Rex Masai Murder Inquest
The inquest into the controversial death of 29-year-old protester Rex Masai has taken a new turn after mobile phone records linked a police officer under investigation to multiple locations in…
Court Exposes DPP in Oparanya Case: A Blow to Selective Justice and Executive Shielding
The High Court in Nairobi has delivered a stinging rebuke to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), declaring illegal and unconstitutional its decision to withdraw corruption charges…
Tense Moment as Bishop Hits Out at Kenya Kwanza Administration during Ichung’wah Burial
What was meant to be a solemn send-off for the late Mzee Ngugi, father of National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, turned into an unlikely test of wills between Kenya’s…
Inside Homa Bay’s Dark Underbelly: How a Journalist’s Beating Exposed the Rotten Politics of County Jobs
On Friday evening, People Daily journalist Habil Onyango was abducted from a hotel in Homa Bay, bundled into a car, and subjected to hours of beatings. His crime? Publishing a…
Lessons from the Kibagendi–Nyakundi Fight and the Ruto-Raila Influence on Regional Politics
The funeral of Salome Ongwae in Sensi Ward, Kisii County, was meant to be a solemn affair. Instead, it became a theatre of political chaos when Kitutu Chache South MP…
Shocking Details Emerge on What Could Have Led to Death of Michael Mbobu
In a stunning twist to one of the most shocking assassinations in Nairobi’s legal circles, fresh revelations show that slain lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu was deeply entangled in crippling debt,…
ODM at 20: Party of Hope or a Movement in Decline?
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is turning 20, and the party plans to mark the milestone with three days of pomp and festivity in Mombasa from October 10th to 12th.…
Atandi Blinks First in JOOUST Relocation Standoff With Orengo, Calls Off Siaya Protest
Alego-Usonga MP Samuel Onunga Atandi has backed down in his escalating standoff with Siaya Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo over the contested relocation of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science…
Nepal: Gen Z Torch Parliament as Prime Minister Resigns
Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has resigned in the wake of public outrage over the killing of 22 people in police clashes with anti-corruption protesters. His office said he…
76.8 Billion in Mobile Loans: Are Kenyans Trapped by Digital Loan Sharks?
Between 2022 and 2025, licensed digital credit providers (DCPs) issued 5.5 million mobile loans to Kenyans, valued at KES 76.8 billion ($594 million). A new Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)…
Who Wanted Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu Dead? The Shadowy Threads Behind a Lang’ata Road Assassination
Nairobi – The Tuesday evening murder of prominent city lawyer and author, Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, has sent shockwaves through Kenya’s legal fraternity, with investigators, colleagues, and political watchers probing whether…
Exclusive: Could She Be Kenya’s First Female Inspector-General of Police?
For three decades, Senior Assistant Inspector-General Rosemary Sipatan Kuraru has worn the blue uniform of the National Police Service (NPS). From her early days as a constable in the 1990s…
Siaya: No Demonstrations Over JOOUST, County Dismisses Land-grabbing Claims
The County Government of Siaya (CGS) has moved to quell growing public uproar over allegations that it is attempting to seize land belonging to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science…
Why Court Stopped Makau-Odhiambo-led Victims Compensation Panel
A bold government initiative to compensate victims of violent demonstrations and police crackdowns has run into legal headwinds after the High Court in Kirinyaga temporarily halted the work of the…
Man on a Fishing Expedition: Samuel Onunga Atandi’s Risky Gamble for Siaya Governor
When the political history of Alego-Usonga is written, Samuel Onunga Atandi’s name will stand out. For decades, the constituency had gained a notorious reputation as a graveyard for incumbents. No…
The Silent Siaya War: How Orengo and Wandayi’s Rivalry is Shaping Ugunja and Beyond
In Siaya’s political landscape, few contests have attracted as much hushed attention as the one now unfolding ahead of the Ugunja parliamentary by-election. The duel is not between ordinary candidates…
Conservation or Politics? Hard Talk Forum Puts Yala Swamp Debate Back in Focus
The fate of the Yala Swamp — a vast 12,000-acre delta straddling Siaya and Busia Counties — has once again taken center stage after environmental conservationist Alfred Ayiro delivered a…
Police Break Gangster Network, Arrest 14
A quiet mid-morning raid in Kitale has unearthed a grim picture of Kenya’s growing urban insecurity. Police swooped on suspected gang hideouts across Umoja, Kisumu Ndogo, Tuwani, Bondeni, and Mitume…
UDA Governor Hillary Barchok Arrested Over Corruption Claims
Bomet Governor Hillary Kipng’eno Barchok has been arrested by detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) right outside Integrity Centre in Nairobi where he had spent hours being interrogated.…
Betrayal of a Legacy: How Margaret Saitoti Was Skimmed of Billions After Her Husband’s Death
When Professor George Nthengi Kinuthia Saitoti — mathematician, reformist, statesman, and Kenya’s longest-serving Vice President — perished in a mysterious helicopter crash on June 10, 2012, the country mourned a…
Orengo on a Roll, but Accessibility and Weak Grassroots Organisation Could Be His Undoing
Siaya Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo is enjoying a political high. Two years into office, the veteran lawyer and reform icon has turned much of his Nyalore manifesto from campaign…
Wandayi’s Ugunja Dilemma: By-Election Puts ODM Powerbroker in Catch-22
Ugunja constituency has suddenly become the battlefield for a high-stakes power game that could make or break the career of one of ODM’s most ambitious sons, former MP and current…
Investigations Reveal the Truth Behind JOOUST’s Looming Exit from Siaya
Rumours swirling over the fate of the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) Siaya campus have finally been confirmed: the institution is on its way out. An…
FACT CHECK | Orengo and the Nuclear Plant: Separating Rumour from Reality
Rumours have swirled in Siaya that Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo is opposed to the siting of Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in the county. But the facts tell a…
Jolting Shock to Rigathi Gachagua as Poll Shows Presidential Bid Faces Uphill Battle
Nairobi, Kenya – Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua woke up to grim political news on Wednesday after a fresh opinion poll cast doubt on his presidential ambitions, showing a firm…
Hezron Opiyo Junior — Inside the KES100 Million Siaya Corruption Scandal
On the morning of Tuesday, August 26, 2025, anti-graft detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) swooped down on Siaya County’s Finance Department, arresting Hezron Junior Opiyo, a soft-spoken…
Kenya’s Lobbying Scandal: Ruto Government Under Fire Over KES 325M Deal with US Firm
Nairobi, Kenya – President William Ruto’s administration is facing mounting criticism and scrutiny after revelations that the government signed a multi-million shilling lobbying contract with a Washington-based firm in a…
Ghosts on the Payroll: Inside Kenya’s Multi-Billion County Wage Scam
At the heart of Kenya’s devolved governance lies a scandal that refuses to die: ghost workers. Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi’s ultimatum to counties to integrate their payroll systems into…
BIN BANDITS BEWARE: Inside Mosiria’s and Sakaja’s Clean City Crusade
Nairobi, East Africa’s commercial heartbeat, is facing an unusual crime wave—one targeting the very symbol of urban order: public dustbins. In a bold move, Nairobi City County’s Chief Officer for…
MCAs Staring at Impossibility — Mission to Impeach Sakaja a Nonstarter
Nairobi’s political temperature soared on Tuesday after South B MCA Chege Waithera, flanked by several colleagues, declared war on Governor Johnson Sakaja, vowing to kick him out of office. Speaking…