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Exposed: Kenya’s Billion-Shilling Education Heist—How Ghost Students and Phantom Schools Are Bleeding the Taxpayer

When the government rolled out the National Education Management Information System (NEMIS), it was hailed as a gamechanger—an airtight database that would seal loopholes, stop fraud, and ensure that every…

Varsity Lecturers Down Tools, Dismiss Government “Empty Promises”

Kirinyaga University lecturers have joined the swelling wave of unrest sweeping across public universities, declaring that they will no longer be pacified with promises while their pockets remain empty. The…

Exposing Homa Bay’s Dark War on the Press: How a Journalist’s Exposé Triggered Violence and a County HR’s Day in Court

When Habil Onyango Oloo, a soft-spoken but dogged reporter for People Daily, filed his latest investigative piece on September 12, 2025, he knew he was walking into dangerous territory. The…

Orengo, Oburu Break Political Ranks to Laud Murkomen’s Role in Siaya Projects

In a rare show of bipartisan goodwill, Siaya Governor James Orengo and Senator Oburu Oginga have openly praised Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, a key figure in President William Ruto’s…

Mbekse of the City: How Johnson Sakaja Transformed Nairobi in Two Years

On a chilly Monday morning in Kawangware, Mama Awis ladles hot mandazi from her wok as children in crisp uniforms hurry past her stall. She pauses, squints at the laughing…

CS Kipchumba Murkomen Draws Ire of LSK on Plainclothes Police Remarks

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has launched a blistering attack on Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over remarks he made defending the deployment of plainclothes police officers during protests.…

Court of Appeal Judge Frederick Ochieng Andago is Dead

The Judiciary has been thrown into mourning following the death of Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Fredrick Ochieng Andago. Chief Justice Martha Koome, in a statement released on Wednesday, September…

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…

6 Dead as Lorry Ploughs Into Pedestrians on Kericho-Kisumu Highway

The Kericho-Kisumu Highway turned into a scene of horror Tuesday night after a speeding lorry lost control and ploughed into a group of pedestrians, killing at least six people. The…

Oh Ye of Little Faith, Ruto Laments as Faith Kipyegon Blasts into 1500m Victory in Tokyo

When Faith Kipyegon lines up for a 1500m final, the rest of the field may as well be racing for silver. On Tuesday night in Tokyo, she once again turned…

Who is Tyler Robinson — Suspect in Killing of Right-wing Activist Charlie Kirk?

The man accused of fatally shooting right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was charged with aggravated murder on Tuesday, with prosecutors saying they will seek the death penalty. Tyler Robinson, 22, was…

Charlie Kirk’s Killer Texted Roommate

Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, allegedly texted his roommate the day of the shooting and discussed his rifle, possible motive and other details on the planning surrounding the event,…

Managing Musk: How to Solve a Problem Like Elon Musk

How do you solve a problem like Elon Musk? He is at once the most valuable asset in corporate America and its greatest liability. A man with an almost supernatural…

Climate Change Champion David Oremo to Petition Interior CS Murkomen During Jukwaa la Usalama Siaya Edition on Wednesday 

When Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen sets foot in Siaya for the upcoming Jukwaa la Usalama forum, he may find himself fielding more than the usual security briefs. At the…

Siaya County Employment Saga: Assembly Must Tread Carefully — Where Are the Missing 123 Medics?

When 382 health workers stormed the streets of Siaya protesting their dismissal, the picture seemed straightforward: hundreds of desperate medics demanding justice after months of unpaid labor. But this afternoon,…

Zambian Court Jails Two Men for Trying to Kill President Hichilema with Witchcraft — and a Chameleon

In what may be Africa’s strangest assassination attempt since someone threw a shoe at a president, a Zambian court has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting…

Brace for Heavy Rainfall — Met Department Issues Alert

The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has released its latest forecast, outlining rainfall expectations across the country between September 16 and 22, 2025. The outlook points to a mixed pattern, with…

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…

KURA Moves to Dismantle Illegal Billboards Along Eastern Bypass

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) has launched a crackdown on illegally erected signboards along the Eastern Bypass, warning that the mushrooming advertisements have turned the key transport corridor into…

Orengo Seals Deal with Kakuzi Ahead of Siaya Investment Summit

Murang’a, Monday, September 15, 2025 — Siaya Governor James Orengo has scored a major win ahead of the upcoming Siaya International Trade and Investment Conference (SITICO), after striking a strategic…

“He has Taken Many Bullets on my Behalf” — Ruto Hail’s Ichung’wah at Father’s Burial

President William Ruto on Monday paid glowing tribute to both Kikuyu MP and National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, and his late father, Isaac Ichung’wah Ngugi, in a funeral that…

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…

Orengo’s Bold Bet: Siaya’s Investment Summit Pitches County as Kenya’s Next Big Frontier

Siaya County is about to take the national spotlight, once again. From October 14–17, 2025, Governor James Aggrey Bob Orengo will host the Siaya International Trade and Investment Conference (SITICO)…

Babu Owino Breaks Silence: Viral Photo With Nick Ruto Was Taken in 2018

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has moved to set the record straight after a photo of him alongside President William Ruto’s son, Nick Ruto, went viral over the weekend, igniting…

KDF Sounds Warning as October Recruitment Kicks off —Fraudsters on the Prowl

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has sounded the alarm ahead of its nationwide recruitment exercise set for October, warning Kenyans not to fall prey to fraudsters who have in recent…

Death in the Stadium: Was Missing Worker a Victim of Talanta’s Billion-Shilling Cartel?

The death of 35-year-old construction worker Sammy Kyengo, whose body was discovered inside a hidden water sump at the Talanta Sports Stadium site on Saturday, September 13, is fast morphing…

Karura Forest Grab? Political Elites Circle Nairobi’s Green Jewel Amid KFS–FKF Row

The leafy trails of Karura Forest may still be teeming with joggers, cyclists, and birdwatchers, but beneath the calm canopy lies a storm with deep political roots. What began as…