Africa
Truck overturn kills 22 migrants in Ethiopia
A cargo lorry packed with about 85 Ethiopian migrants overturned on a highway in the northern Afar region on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people…
Lydia Ogutu
Articles by Lydia Ogutu
Politics
Oburu Oginga rejects claims ODM already sold to Ruto
Oburu Oginga, leader of Kenya’s Orange Democratic Movement, has rejected persistent rumours that the opposition party has been sold to President William Ruto, declaring that…
News
Bondo Town observes Christmas without Raila Odinga
Residents of Nyamira village in Bondo gathered quietly at St Peter’s Anglican Church of Kenya on Thursday for Christmas celebrations, marking the community’s first festive…
Magazine
Inside Kenya’s State House Sh50 million daily spending budget
Kenya’s State House spent a startling KSh50 million daily in the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, the latest Controller of Budget report reveals.…
News
Nairobi County announces land rates waiver for landlords
Nairobi County has announced a limited-time waiver on penalties and interest for unpaid land rates, giving property owners until 31 December to settle principal arrears…
News
EACC probes Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo over graft allegations
Nyamira Governor Amos Nyaribo appeared before Kenya’s Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday to answer questions about alleged corruption and economic crimes, including the irregular…
Magazine
How Cyrus Jirongo went from Moi ally to bankrupt politician
Cyrus Jirongo, a flamboyant Kenyan politician who rose to prominence as a close ally of former President Daniel arap Moi before a series of financial…
Business
Kenya medical engineers seek to block Philips East Africa sale
A group of Kenyan medical engineers has filed a lawsuit to halt the sale of Philips’ East African operations to an Egyptian company, arguing the…
News
US brands 15 Kenyans ‘worst of the worst’, orders deportation
The Trump administration has placed 15 Kenyan nationals on a public deportation list, branding them the “worst of the worst” criminal offenders as it begins…
Africa
US-mediated peace deal falters as 400 civilians killed in DR Congo
A US brokered peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda was teetering Thursday after more than 400 civilians were killed in a renewed offensive by the…