The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has successfully recovered Sh39,180,000 from two National Treasury officials who fraudulently paid themselves illegal and unauthorized allowances. This decisive legal victory follows a detailed investigation and a High Court ruling that is being hailed as a major milestone in Kenya’s ongoing war against corruption.Continue Reading
Two sitting Members of County Assembly (MCAs) are under intense legal scrutiny in separate criminal cases that have sent shockwaves across Kenya’s political landscape. Kitui MCA Arrested in Nairobi Over Theft of Sh1.9M Parcel Cyrus Musyoka Kisavi, the elected MCA for Ikanga Ward in Kitui County, was arrested Tuesday afternoonContinue Reading
In a high-alert operation triggered by a public tip-off, Nairobi police officers arrested four suspects and recovered a plastic replica revolver, six rubber bullets, and a knife engraved with “AK47” during a late-night patrol along Kenyatta Avenue. The incident occurred at approximately 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday, when police on nightContinue Reading
In a bold reaffirmation of the government’s housing agenda, President William Ruto has announced that 20 per cent of all units under the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) will be reserved for members of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), National Police Service (NPS), National Youth Service (NYS) and Kenya Prisons ServiceContinue Reading
NAIROBI – As Kenya marks 61 years since gaining internal self-rule, citizens across the country are pausing to reflect on the meaning of Madaraka Day—a moment of both celebration and reckoning. Observed every June 1st, Madaraka Day commemorates the day in 1963 when Kenya assumed self-governance from British colonial rule.Continue Reading
NAIROBI, June 1, 2025 — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a wave of high-profile housebreakings and thefts that have unsettled residents in Utawala and neighboring estates. The arrests follow a report from a tenant at Haiza Apartments who returned home to find his house ransacked and valuables—includingContinue Reading
In a major crackdown on illicit alcohol, a joint operation involving police officers from Magena Police Station and National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) stormed a homestead in Riokari Village, Magena Sub-Location, recovering a staggering 1,300 litres of chang’aa along with brewing apparatus. The Thursday morning raid, hailed as a successContinue Reading
Nairobi, Kenya – Convicted murderer Joseph Kuria Irungu, popularly known as Jowie, remains on death row, and claims that he has received a presidential pardon are entirely unfounded, according to his legal team. “There is no Power of Mercy application, no pardon has been granted, and we are not seekingContinue Reading
NAIROBI, Kenya — Imagine booking a flight online and, without any extra steps, your trip is automatically protected against cancellations or lost luggage. Or walking out of a phone shop with theft and damage insurance already included in the price. That’s not the future — it’s happening now, thanks toContinue Reading
Early Life and the Wounds of Colonialism Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, born James Ngugi on January 5, 1938, in Kamiriithu, Kenya, grew up amid the brutal repression of British colonial rule. His family bore the deep scars of the Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960): one brother was killed, another—deaf and unable toContinue Reading