Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has revealed that the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) and the funds meant for school capitation are among the key areas being investigated during the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) anti-corruption diagnostic mission in Kenya. Mbadi spoke during a public debate held on Saturday, June 4, where he explained that the
Muslim leaders are now pressuring President William Ruto to encourage religious inclusion at State House by establishing a mosque, after he announced he is personally building a church. The leaders claim that they recognize and appreciate the President’s public support for religious institutions around the country. However, the State House, as the Head of State’s
Kenya is now facing serious concerns under President William Ruto’s leadership, according to recent reports by The Economist and many Kenyans on social media. What was once seen as a stable democracy is now showing signs of growing repression, economic hardship, and social tension. These developments are worrying both locally and internationally as more people
By Billy Gichohi As Kenya currently crackles with a perilous energy, we hardly realise that we are racing against time, against each other and oftentimes, against imagined foes. And as we witlessly entertain needless political flare-ups, we allow accusations and counter accusations to fly like shrapnel thus escalating an already poisoned atmosphere. That is how
By Francis Kimanene In post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable pilgrimage unfolds each summer. A handful of young people from across the Balkans traverse seven cities over two weeks, visiting memorial sites, participating in interfaith dialogues, and designing peace initiatives amidst the region’s haunting beauty. This immersive experience dubbed the “State of Peace Youth Academy”
President William Ruto is reportedly overseeing the construction of a massive church within the grounds of State House in Nairobi, according to Nation Africa. The project has remained largely hidden from the public, and its total cost is estimated at about Sh1.2 billion, which will reportedly come from taxpayers. This revelation has sparked strong opinions,
The story of Ndiang’ui Kinyagia is starting to look like a carefully planned deception, a psychological operation meant to kill public outrage and save face for powerful institutions. This is not just another case of someone going into hiding out of fear. This is something deeper, more calculated, and far more dangerous. A man disappears
President William Ruto has said that over 1,000 health facilities have been closed across Kenya in an ongoing crackdown. He revealed this while speaking to Kenyans living in the United Kingdom on Thursday, July 3. According to the president, the closures are part of efforts to clean up the health sector and remove institutions that
By Jackie Adhyambo There is a time to call a spade a spade and idle moments to toy with conjecture. With Kenya’s demography of under 35 years estimated at 75% and 70% of hospitality jobs being youth-held, social order and decorum are imperatives of economic survival but certainly not vacuous idealism. Come to think of
By Jackie Adhyambo There is a time to call a spade a spade and idle moments to toy with conjecture. With Kenya’s demography of under 35 years estimated at 75% and 70% of hospitality jobs being youth-held, social order and decorum are imperatives of economic survival but certainly not vacuous idealism. Come to think of