Media personality Stephen Letoo has unveiled the programme for the memorial and burial of popular Maasai TikToker Gracious Teyian Meyoki, who passed away recently after a short illness. Through a Facebook update on Friday, September 19, 2025, Letoo said he had met in Kajiado County with Maa Creatives, Meyoki’s partner …
Read More »Senate Summons Governor Sakaja over Nairobi ECDE, TVET status
The Senate Education Committee has issued summons to Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja after he skipped a scheduled appearance to discuss the state of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) centres in the county. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Governor Sakaja, who …
Read More »Zuchu: I am Yet to Receive Full Payment For CHAN Show
Tanzanian star Zuchu has called out organisers of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 for failing to clear her performance fee after the tournament’s closing ceremony in Nairobi on August 30. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a statement shared on Instagram on Thursday, September 18, 2025, the …
Read More »26 Million Kenyans Registered Under SHA, Says CS Duale
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced that 26 million Kenyans have so far enrolled in the Social Health Authority (SHA), crediting the achievement to intensive county-level registration drives since the launch of Taifa Care on October 1, 2024. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking in Ol-Kalou, Nyandarua …
Read More »IEBC Prepares for Crucial November By-Elections
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has reiterated its pledge to deliver free, fair, and transparent by-elections scheduled for November 27, 2025. Chairperson Edung Ethekon gave the assurance on Thursday while meeting gazetted Returning Officers and staff during a planning session to assess preparedness and logistics. Click here to …
Read More »KRA to Shut Down iTax for Maintenance
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced that its online tax platform, iTax, will undergo planned maintenance on Thursday, September 18, 2025. In a public notice issued Wednesday, the authority said the exercise will run from 10:00 p.m. on Thursday to 2:00 a.m. on Friday, September 19. During this four-hour …
Read More »JSC Elevates 117 Magistrates in Major Judicial Promotions
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has promoted 117 magistrates across different levels, in a move aimed at boosting the country’s judicial capacity and improving access to justice. The promotions, which were confirmed during commission meetings on September 11 and 15, 2025, followed interviews held between August 4 and 13, 2025. …
Read More »Ruto Leads Praise for Serem After Tokyo Bronze
President William Ruto has led Kenyans in congratulating 17-year-old Edmund Serem after he claimed a bronze medal in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Serem, the World U-20 steeplechase champion, clocked 8:34.56 to secure his first senior global medal in a dramatic race that …
Read More »Kitengela Residents Voice Concerns Over Severe Water Shortage
Water remains a scarce and precious resource for the residents of the densely populated Kitengela town, who continue to suffer from an ongoing and severe water shortage. The crisis began in February 2019 when the government, through the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, banned the Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) …
Read More »Samburu Residents Celebrate as Yamo Dam Ends Long-Standing Water Shortages
The completion of the Yamo Dam has brought much-needed relief to Samburu County, ending years of water scarcity that have hindered development and caused significant hardship. In April, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki visited the area to inspect the dam and assess progress on the first phase of the Maralal Water …
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