By Eddah Waithaka Uber slashes ride fares by 70 percent as thousands of rugby and golf fans prepare to flood Nairobi for two major international sporting events. The ride-hailing giant launches the promotional blitz to help spectators navigate the expected travel chaos during the HSBC SVNS tournament and the Magical Kenya Open over the coming […]
By Eddah Waithaka She vanished from screens at the peak of her fame. Now Celestine Gachuhi is back, not just as an actress, but as a woman transformed.The Kalasha nominee, who spent years as one of Kenya’s most beloved TV heroines in Selina, makes her long-awaited Showmax debut this month. In Adam to Eve, she […]
By Eddah Waithaka Kenya’s largest electricity producer is rewriting its rulebook and turbocharging its expansion plans, with shareholders approving sweeping governance reforms designed to power the country through the next decade of growth. Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) Managing Director and CEO Eng. Peter Njenga announced the landmark changes at a press conference in […]
By Eddah Waithaka Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna fired back at his own party on Thursday, declaring that he remains the validly elected Secretary-General of the Orange Democratic Movement and challenging his accusers to meet him in court. Speaking at a press briefing in Nairobi on February 12, a day after the party’s National Executive Committee […]
By Eddah Waithaka Salome Posho walked into Carrefour supermarket late last year doing what millions of Kenyan parents do each term: restocking pens and essentials for her daughter. Two weeks later, a call came. She almost dismissed it as a mistake. She had won KSh 100,000 in school fees. “I didn’t believe it,” said Posho, […]
By Eddah Waithaka At a major health conference this week, Kenyan officials and international researchers outlined a dual offensive against two of the world’s deadliest health threats: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and vaccine-preventable diseases. The government announced concrete steps toward regional vaccine manufacturing leadership while scientists presented evidence that clean water and immunization form a critical […]
By Eddah Waithaka M-Net joins a massive global content push this week, premiering the sweeping historical series King & Conqueror on 12 February at 21:00 CAT. This launch marks a first for CANAL+, which licenses the series, as it rolls out the show simultaneously in over 40 countries across Europe and Africa. The eight-part British […]
By Eddah Waithaka The INUKA Vocational Youth Empowerment Program launches, offering hands-on training in welding, electrical work, and industrial attachments to bridge the skills gap and champion gender inclusion. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Foundation has launched a new vocational wing of its flagship INUKA initiative, directly targeting youth from communities near its installations with […]
By Eddah Waithaka The Kenyan government has successfully rescued and repatriated 27 citizens who found themselves on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war after falling victim to illicit recruitment networks. Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, confirmed the operation this week. He credited Kenya’s mission in Moscow with […]
By Mathew Mwanzilo An official intelligence document, attributed to Sudan’s General Intelligence Service, has revealed that the convoy targeted in the Al-Rahad area of South Kordofan was not a purely humanitarian aid convoy as officially announced by the Sudanese army. Instead, it was carrying shipments of weapons and advanced ammunition destined for Sudanese Armed Forces […]
