Recent content by Waziri Mayai Wa Maradhi

Four police officers, including a bodyguard attached to the office of the Deputy President, have been arrested in connection with a violent robbery in Kitengela Township. The suspects, all police constables, identified as Lincoln Ashioya, Tom Odero Abwoga, Samuel Gathitu Ng’ang’a (attached to...

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Kenya has reached critical levels in early 2026, with reports highlighting an alarming surge in femicide and violence against women. Data from late 2025 and early 2026 indicates that Nairobi, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Kiambu counties report the highest cases...

Narok Senator Ledama Olekina has pledged to support young adults seeking elective positions in 2027, but lacks adequate resources. In a statement shared on his social media pages on Tuesday, March 24, Ledama called on young Kenyans interested in elective leadership to step forward in a move...

The Ministry of Agriculture has directed an immediate reduction in the prices of maize seeds under a new subsidy program aimed at lowering the cost of farm inputs for Kenyan farmers. In order to give farmers access to seeds at affordable rates, the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service...

Kenya is facing a PhD deficit that is affecting the rollout of the human capital necessary to drive development through science, research and innovation. Data from the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) shows that Kenya possesses significant talent and institutional presence...

Former Kirinyaga Senator Daniel Karaba has passed on. In announcing Karaba's passing on Monday 23rd March 2026, Governor Anne Waiguru called him a "distinguished son of Kirinyaga whose life was defined by service, humility, and a deep commitment to education and leadership." Karaba was a...

Former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju's account of his enigmatic disappearance has been rejected by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. DCI Director Amin Mohamed stated that the investigation branch carried out a comprehensive forensic analysis that refutes Tuju's assertions, just hours...

The War Memorial Monument (Native War Memorial), in Kenyatta Avenue, commemorates the service of Africans fighting for the British forces in defense of the British Empire during the East African campaign of the First World War, and in particular the almost 50,000 African soldiers who perished in...

The High Court had declared that registered mobile phone number constitutes a digital identifier linking personal data that relates to an individual’s private affairs hence qualifies for protection under Article 31 (c) & (d) of the Constitution to safeguard the right not have information relating...

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) firms in Kenya, Rwanda, and Mauritius were found guilty of collussion and fraudulent conduct, and the World Bank banned them from taking part in bank-funded projects for 21 months. The World Bank accused PwC Associates in Mauritius, PwC Kenya, and PwC Rwanda in a...

In Westlands, Nairobi County, a collapsed structure has trapped two workmen. Four workers were initially trapped when the structure fell on Wednesday night, according to the Kenya Red Cross. Two people were saved, while two others were stranded within the under-construction structure. The...

Kenya will on Thursday restart a multi-billion-dollar railway extension that was financed ‌through revenue securitization , reviving a project that has been stalled for over six years after initial lending from Beijing dried up. 2017 saw the completion of the railway's first segment, which...

On Tuesday night, the second group of Kenyan officers sent to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) program touched down in Kenya. Kenyan police deployment to bring peace to the war-torn Caribbean nation came to an end with the repatriation. Following UN Security Council...

Tumeshuhudia Rais William Ruto na aliyekua naibu wake Rigathi Gachagua wakitupiana maneno na matusi na wakianika uhalifu wa mwengine. Gachagua amedai rais Ruto amefilisisha makampuni ya umma ili anufaike na pia akaanika mipango ya rais kuiba billioni saba. Rais Ruto nae amedai Gachagua...

Following diplomatic discussions between Kenya and Russia, it was recently announced that Russia would stop recruiting Kenyan nationals through its defence ministry to fight in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Following that, the government of Kenya is fighting for the release of two of...