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With the latest revelations about Smartmatic Technology systems, the questions we have all along been avoiding must be confronted.
It is clear Vladimir Putin is determined to defeat Ukraine by all means. But he should not rely on Africans to win this war.
In Kenya, surrogate mothers are paid between Sh200,000 and Sh1 million per pregnancy, while surrogate mothers in America earn about Sh10 million per pregnancy.
As schools buckle under inadequate funding, Kenyans must ask: who benefits from illegal appointments, and who pays the price? The answer is painfully clear.
Headteachers already struggling to keep their schools operational now have the additional burden of accepting students without fees and other prerequisites for admission.
Born out of necessity to fill gaps left by a poor public transport system, boda boda sector created informal jobs for thousands of youth as well as a lifeline for commuters across towns and villages.
Society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable people. On this score, the government of Kenya ranks poorly.
KNDI’s letter to MCK is an unconstitutional attempt to silence the media.
Legislators in this and past Parliaments have been accused of taking bribes, including in the toilets, in order to pass contentious motions, most of which are against public interest.
Kenya’s healthcare system has carried out a silent, shameful stain of detaining patients and dead bodies over unpaid medical bills for several decades.
Revelations that fake or highly ineffective cancer drugs are being administered to patients in four African countries, including Kenya, are alarming.
Street lights must work, water must flow, garbage must be collected and roads must be passable. If the national government has the wherewithal and the money to steady the city.
Absentee governors are accused of undermining Kenya’s devolution agenda, which was meant to bring resources, opportunity and dignity closer to marginalised communities.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, promised Kenyans that henceforth, they would be the only politicians in a Cabinet where CSs would be apolitical technocrats.
The launch of a joint attack on Iran by the United States and Israel, under the so-called Operation Epic Fury, ought to have sparked epic outrage across the globe, but it hasn't.
The tragic loss of more than 25 lives and property during the weekend downpour raises another red flag over our disaster preparedness as a nation.
The revelation that top government offices have been turned into corridors for billion-shilling deals is not just another scandal
Ten universities are effectively insolvent and most of them are drowning in over Sh100 billion in debt, should not just alarm policymakers; it should prick the conscience of every Kenyan.
The conflict in the Gulf is rapidly threatening the global economy as coordinated US and Israeli strikes on Iran have triggered widespread retaliation.
Raphael Tuju’s dramatic disappearance and resurfacing raises serious concerns about the rule of law, personal security, and governance in Kenya.
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