NAIROBI, February 21, 2026 — The Kenya University Debt Crisis has officially reached a breaking point, with the total outstanding liabilities of public institutions surging to a historic Sh85.28 billion. This financial hemorrhage has left at least 11 public universities in a state of “technical insolvency,” threatening the academic futures of hundreds of thousands of…
London, UK — February 20, 2026 The Prince Andrew arrest has sent shockwaves through Britain and the wider world. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was detained on suspicion of misconduct in public office, linked to his ties with convicted U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Police confirmed that the former Duke of York was…
Babu Owino Linda Mwananchi Tour is set to make its next major stop in Kakamega County, as Babu Owino intensifies his grassroots outreach campaign against the backdrop of rising political uncertainty within the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). The Embakasi East legislator, who represents Embakasi East, has positioned the Linda Mwananchi (Protect the Citizen) initiative as…
A trailer donated to Nairobi Senator and embattled ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi campaign has been stoned after an attack in Kisumu. This has been revealed by the embattled SG who disclosed that the trailer was pelted with stones and suffered damage to its windshield. The trailer donated by those in support of Sifuna’s…
Senior Counsel Charles Kanjama will lead the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) for the next two years. This after he garnered 3,728 votes being elected as the new President of LSK. Kanjama beat Peter Wanyama, who came second with 2,616 votes in the election held on Thursday, February 19 as the current LSK Vice President came…
NAIROBI, February 20, 2026 — The highly anticipated Gachagua 100,000 man march to the Inspector General of Police’s office faced a sudden strategic pivot today, leaving an eerie silence across the capital. While the streets remained empty of demonstrators, the political atmosphere grew more toxic as the United Opposition—comprising Rigathi Gachagua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, and Dr. Fred Matiang’i—launched a scathing legal offensive…
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have intensified investigations into a chilling series of murders linked to 23-year-old Joseph Njoroge Weru. Under the stewardship of Homicide detectives, augmented by experts from the Crime Scene Investigations Unit (CSI), the Photographic Imaging and Acoustics Unit, and the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) at DCI…
Makini Schools will officially unveil a refreshed brand identity tomorrow, in a move aimed at repositioning the institution beyond a Kenya-focused school network and establishing it as a broader African education brand. The rebrand is intended to reflect Makini’s expansion and its ambition to operate and be recognized across multiple African countries rather than primarily…
A Thai national has been sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment by Senior Principal Magistrate Irene Gichobi at the JKIA Law Courts for trafficking narcotic drugs. Netima Ngamsap was charged and found guilty of trafficking 2,092 grams of cocaine valued at Sh8,368,000. The court heard that the drugs were concealed in a false bottom of a…
Nominated Senator Veronica Maina has sought a Statement from the Senate regarding the urgent need to protect the children of Kenya from grievous harm, violence, negligence, and abuse. Citing a disturbing rise in cases of defilement, disappearance, and brutal murder, Senator Maina emphasized that the nation remains deeply shaken by recent tragedies, most notably the…
