Mau Mau freedom fighters from Kakamega, Bungoma blast Kenya government for neglecting, seek reparations Britain
The families have condemned the manner in which they neglected and forgotten in favour of their compatriots from central Kenya despite the legacy of their forefathers who fought for independence and are still remembered as heroes today.
Controversial SHIF and SHA taxes ramps up government revenue collection to $19.9 billion
Despite collecting Ksh560.963 billion from pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax, a 3.3 per cent increase with a 99 per cent performance rate, KRA attributed the slower growth in this category to recent adjustments in SHIF and Housing Levy deductions, noting that the sluggish growth stemmed from taxpayers leveraging adjustment vouchers to offset their tax liabilities.
Corruption: Clubs pile pressure on Kenya Rugby Union over financial fiddling as performance worsens
Speaking on behalf of the clubs, Victor Wachira, chairman of Ngong Warriors RFC, stated that the clubs were acting well within their constitutional rights and that their concerns stemmed from a desire to safeguard the integrity and future of rugby in Kenya.
Anglican schism over homosexuality force Church of England to relook at status Archbishop of Canterbury
For centuries, the man who crowns British monarchs as the senior-most bishop in the Church of England, which formed after Henry VIII’s 16th-century split from Rome, has also been the titular head of 85 million Anglicans across 165 countries.
Journalism and democracy are conjoined twins and when they die, they are buried in same grave
Independent journalism is one of the strongest defences we have against polarisation, extremism and authoritarianism. But in many parts of the world, it simply cannot survive without support. Advertising doesn’t work in conflict zones. Subscription models don’t sustain outlets serving rural, low-income communities.
Covid fraud: Scientists tell leading European public broadcaster ‘Never seen science so compromised’
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that censorship extended to intelligence agencies. In August 2021, the Biden administration excluded the FBI from a White House intelligence briefing, preventing the bureau from presenting evidence supporting the lab-leak theory.
UN: HIV catastrophe looms in poor countries unless hole left after US funding pause is plugged
The $4 billion that the United States pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January when US President Donald Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspended and later moved to shutter the US AID agency.
Kenya’s president orders police to fracture protesters with gunfire against backdrop of building $9.3 million church at Sate House
The president’s order to police to shoot to maim (viewed as permission to kill) protesters has shocked the East African nation of about 55 million people as it comes barely a week after he announced that he was putting up a Ksh1.2 billion church at State House – the seat of government – as testimony of his commitment to justice and moral uprightness.
Kenya poised to retain status as world geothermal power production leader as GDC strikes steam at Baringo Geothermal project
Interviewed, Ngugi expressed GDC’s commitment to ensuring timely delivery of renewable energy projects that will greatly support the country’s development vision and plans. The director said that at Paka field, where most of the work had been done, was slated to start production of the first 100 megawatts by 2028.
Shunning suicide for Jesus Christ: How meeting God at the point of need healed my migraine
In 2022, I joined the University of Nairobi, hopeful that campus life would usher in a new lease of life. Instead, the agony intensified. I visited Kenyatta National Hospital and was prescribed spectacles to reduce light sensitivity. They cost 6,000 Kenya shillings, but even that brought no respite. At this point, I was on the cups of surrendering to unknown force. Death!
