10 Best Side Hustles in Kenya You Can Start With Less Than Ksh 5,000 in 2025
Are you searching for profitable side hustles in Kenya in 2025? Whether you’re employed, unemployed, or a student, this guide outlines low-capital businesses in Kenya that you can start with under Ksh 5,000. These ideas require little to no experience and can help you earn passive or daily income fast.Continue Reading
Inside the Dirty Paper Trail: Fake Credentials Fuel Public Service Looting
Nairobi — The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested five public officials in a widening crackdown on academic credential fraud in Kenya’s public service, signaling growing concern over the integrity of recruitment and promotions in government institutions. The suspects—drawn from five different public entities—are alleged to have forged universityContinue Reading
Safaricom Denies Involvement as Public Outrage Mounts Over Albert Ojwang’s Death
June 11, 2025, Nairobi — Safaricom PLC has come out strongly to distance itself from allegations linking the telecommunications giant to the arrest and eventual death of blogger Albert Omondi Ojwang. The company’s CEO, Dr. Peter Ndegwa, issued a public statement addressing claims made by former Attorney General and CabinetContinue Reading
PRWG-K Demands Deputy IG Eliud Lagat Step Aside Over Albert Ojwang’s Death
The Police Reforms Working Group–Kenya (PRWG-K) has issued a powerful call for the immediate stepping aside of Deputy Inspector General of Police Eliud Lagat, citing grave concerns over conflict of interest in the investigation into the suspicious death of 31-year-old Albert Ojwang. The group, a broad civil society alliance ofContinue Reading
DCI Ramps Up War on Financial Crime with Multi-Agency Push
Kenya has sharpened its arsenal in the fight against financial crime, as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reaffirmed its commitment to aggressively pursue money laundering, terrorism financing, and organized crime through smarter, more coordinated investigations. Speaking on behalf of DCI Director Mohamed I. Amin, Mr. Komesha, Director of theContinue Reading
Sh39M Fraud Case: Treasury Officials Ordered to Refund Millions in Major EACC Win
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
Kenyan Leaders face Charges : Leaders Arrested Over Theft, Kajiado Counterpart Charged with Firearm Misuse
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
TRANSFER ALERT: European Giants Set Sights on Bruno Fernandes as United Face Defining Summer – Casemiro Hails Him as the “Heartbeat” of the Team
Manchester United’s captain and creative force, Bruno Fernandes, is at the center of a transfer tug-of-war as some of Europe’s biggest clubs line up to test United’s resolve in what could become the defining move of the summer window. With the market now officially open, interest in the Portuguese starContinue Reading
BIC Launches Environmental Education Legacy Initiative
In Celebration of 75 Years of BIC Cristal, BIC Plants 75 Trees to Create Opportunities for Kenyan Students and Communities (Nairobi, Kenya, 4th June 2025) — BIC, a world leader in stationery, lighters, and shavers recently announced its environmental education legacy initiative in commemoration of 75 years of the BIC Cristal pen.Continue Reading
International Sex Workers Day | When we ignore sex workers’ mental health, we ignore our shared humanity,” says Valerie Aura
On International Sex Workers Day, the Nguvu Change Leader also advocates for the destigmatisation of this vulnerable group Human Rights Watch, in its World Report 2025, states that violence against women and girls, including high femicide rates, is seeing a disturbing spike in Kenya. It adds that 15 percent ofContinue Reading